Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Charles Ansbacher conductor, Presents With Liberty and Justice For All Concert at the Hatch Shell on August 29 August 29, 2007

Who: Boston Landmarks Orchestra, in partnership with Boston’s Classical Radio Station 99.5 WCRB and in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, presents Landmarks Festival at the Shell.

What: With Liberty and Justice For All, the eighth of nine concerts, will feature Gospel Music by the Boston Community Choir, Brother Dennis Slaughter, Artistic Director, and a performance of Landmark Orchestra’s 2005 commission, Nkeiru Okoye’s The Journey of Phillis Wheatley, with text by Carolivia Herron. Carmen Dillon will narrate this piece.

When: Wednesday, August 29 at 7 p.m.
Where: The Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade

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.

Admission: Free and open to the public.
Rain location: Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury Street

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