Boston Landmarks Orchestra Presents Salute the Red Sox Concert August 12, 2007

Who: Boston Landmarks Orchestra, in partnership with the City of Boston, Thomas M. Menino, Mayor, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Boston Red Sox.

What: Salute the Red Sox is an all-American program featuring a special performance of Julian Wachner’s Lifting The Curse: A Story of the Red Sox, with text by Bill Littlefield, commissioned by the Landmarks Orchestra in 2006 and other works by Copland, Sousa and John Williams. The piece will be narrated by NECN’s sports anchor Chris Collins. It will also be performed on August 8 at 7 p.m. at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade.

When: Sunday, August 12 at 6 p.m.
Where: Dorchester Park in Dorchester

Why: Conductor Charles Ansbacher founded the Boston Landmarks Orchestra in 2001 to perform free concerts celebrating historical, geographical and architectural settings. By presenting exceptional music performances in significant settings, the Orchestra fosters a broad appreciation of classical music while bringing together the area’s diverse communities. Five years ago, the Orchestra began the Landmarks Concerts for Children to foster the appreciation of classical music in young audiences, and to sponsor the creation of new classical works specifically developed for children.

Admission: Free and open to the public.
Rain location: Caritas Carney Hospital, 2100 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester

For more information, please visit www.LandmarksOrchestra.org or call 617-520-2200

About Charles Ansbacher, Conductor and Artistic Director:
The orchestra’s founding director, Charles Ansbacher, has been bringing free classical music to diverse audiences around the world for over 35 years. Whether in the parks of Colorado Springs, where he led the orchestra for almost twenty years, the beloved concert halls of Vienna, or in economically troubled countries across Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Maestro Ansbacher has proven that he has a keen ability to organize the myriad elements necessary to bring music to broad and diverse audiences.

Official Website: http://www.LandmarksOrchestra.org