August is . . .
July is
Washington Park, Cincinnati's new, restored outdoor venue, the
Cincinnati Pops at Riverbend and Mozart at the University of Cincinnati
College-Conservatory of Music. Just around the corner is the 2012-2013
season, with program announcements, updates and news of special events.
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Cincinnati Opera
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Cincinnati Ballet
Cincinnati May Festival
John Morris Russell, conductor
Evans Mirageas, emcee
August 3 -- 7:30 p.m.
Washington Park
This collaborative concert by the four tenants of Music Hall celebrates the opening of restored and renovated Washington Park in Over-the-Rhine. The performance, to be led by Cincinnati Pops conductor John Morris Russell, will take place on a large, temporary stage on the Elm Street Plaza just opposite Music Hall. Cincinnati Opera artistic director Evans Mirageas will host the event. Soloists from the Opera's just-completed Summer Festival, soprano Jacqueline Echols, tenor Luther Lewis and baritone Reginald Smith, Jr., will perform excerpts from "La Traviata" and "Porgy and Bess." Cincinnati Ballet will present three selections choreographed by associate artistic director Devon Carney, including the pas de trois from act one of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake." The May Festival Chorus will sing "Shenandoah and "Battle Hymn of the Republic," and Russell will lead the Cincinnati Pops in favorites such as Charles Ives' "Variations on America" and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy." Admission is free.
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Newport Ragtime Band
James R. Cassidy, conductor
"Viva Vaudeville"
Aug. 4 -- 7:30 p.m.
Devou Park Amphitheater
Covington, Kentucky
The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra's Newport Ragtime Band led by KSO music director James R. Cassidy promises an evening of fun with this back-to-the-past blast from the 1920s. Jazz singer Kathy Wade will be heard in tunes by Shelton Brooks and Irving Berlin, actor Deondra Means in tunes by Clarence Muse and Cab Calloway. Close harmony girl trio JetSetGetSet will pay tribute to the Brox and Boswell Sisters. Actor Matt Dentino will recreate Al Jolson in a medley of Jolson hits, and the 1922 silent film comedy "Golf" will be screened with a new instrumental score by KSO arranger and pianist Scot Woolley. There will be an audience sing-a-long of early 1900s classics, too, with projected lyrics. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Concessions will be available at the new concession and restroom pavilion. Park-and-ride shuttle service available from Covington Catholic High School from 6 to 7:30 p.m. before the concert, returning at approximately 9:30 p.m. afterwards, for $1 each way. A $5 donation per person is suggested. Parking is free. For further information and directions, call (859) 431-6216.
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University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
"Making Mozart" Workshop Series
Mozart, "Le Nozze di Figaro"
Mark Gibson, conductor
Aug. 4 -- 8 p.m.
Patricia Corbett Theater
This semi-staged performance of Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro," complete with orchestra, is the culmination of a workshop for young conductors devoted to conducting Mozart operas. Artistic director and conductor is Mark Gibson, head of the CCM orchestral studies department. Admission is $12, $6 for non-UC students, free for UC students. Tickets and information at http://ccm.uc.edu or call the CCM box office at (513) 556-4183.
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Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
John Morris Russell, conductor
"A Lotta Night Music"
Bernstein and Sondheim on Broadway
Aug. 4 -- 8 p.m.
Riverbend Music Center
Vocalists Christiane Noll, Debbie Gravitte and Ryan Silverman perform Broadway favorites by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim with the Cincinnati Pops led by John Morris Russell, including selections from "West Side Story," "Sweeney Todd" and "A Little Night Music." Tickets begin at $20 for adults. Students and children (12 and under) are $13, children free on the lawn. Call (513) 381-3300, or visit www.cincinnatipops.org
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Final Student Concert
Aug. 10 -- 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Gallagher Student Union Theater
Xavier University
The culmination of a week-long cello workshop, this concert will feature a 32-cello ensemble, no less. Hear, also, smaller cello works drawn from different workshop levels and the winners of the Cincinnati Young Artists' first solo competition. Reception to follow. Information at www.CincinnatiYoungArtists.org
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"Making Mozart" Workshop Series
Mozart, "Cosi fan tutte"
Mark Gibson, artistic director
Aug. 11 -- 8 p.m.
Corbett Auditorium
This semi-staged performance of "Cosi fan tutte" is the second of two Mozart operas presented in connection with a new summer workshop at CCM on the art of conducting Mozart ("Le nozze di Figaro" was performed Aug. 4). Participants in the workshop conduct the performances. Artistic director of the workshop is Mark Gibson, head of CCM's orchestral studies department. Admission is $12, $6 for non-UC students, free for UC students. Tickets and information at http://ccm.uc.edu, or call the CCM box office at (513) 556-4183.
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Donald Broerman
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Aug. 12 -- 8 p.m.
Northside Tavern
4163 Hamilton Ave.
Classical Revolution holds its August jam session at Northside Tavern with guitarist Donald Broerman, violinist Tatiana Berman and the Revolution String Quartet. Casual, fun, free. For information, visit www.classicalrevolution.org or visit their page on Facebook.
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Literary Council of Clermont and Brown Counties
Aug. 22 -- 4 p.m.
St. John Fisher Church
3227 Church St.
Newtown
Classical and slightly jazzy music performed by pianist Sandra Rivers, violinist Tatiana Berman, guitarist Richard Goering, bassist Matt Zory, percussionist Rusty Burge, pianists Julia Siciliano and Eun-Joung Kim, and flutist/WGUC host Suzanne Bona. Proceeds benefit The Literacy Council. Post-concert reception with the musicians. Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Students, children $15. http://
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