Friday Happy Hour: Music Connects w The RPO
Schedule
Fri Jun 03 2022 at 04:00 pm to 07:00 pm
Location
Record Archive | Rochester, NY
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Music Connects: At the Record ArchiveCelebrate with your RPO on Friday, June 3, 4-7 PM
RPO String Qt. plays Pink, Guns N’ Roses, Coldplay, Hendrix + more
Rochester, NY – To celebrate 16 just-announced summer concerts, and 10 brand-new 2022-23 Season concerts along with Season subscriptions going on sale, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) will present a FREE community event called Music Connects: At the Record Archive in one of Rochester's most unique music venues, the Backroom Lounge @ Record Archive (33 1/3 Rockwood St., 14610), on Friday, June 3 from 4-7 PM.
Performing onstage at 5 p.m. will be the RPO String Quartet, playing music by Pink, Guns N’ Roses, Coldplay, The Beach Boys, Jimi Hendrix, and more. The new Rochester PILSharmonic from Three Heads Brewing will be available, along with RPO Summer and 2022-23 Season/Subscription information, discounts, giveaways, and more.
“The famous quote regarding music that says: “Music is the universal language….” might be overused, but for good reason,” says RPO Violinist Perrin Yang, Quartet organizer. “No matter what music we play, no matter who is in the audience, and no matter what venue we are playing, the goal is the same: to communicate and connect in some way with our audiences through our music.”
Although the Summer Season includes 10 free, outdoor concerts*, tickets for the remaining six summer shows – Jurassic Park in Concert (7/2), The Little Mermaid in Concert Live to Film (7/9), RPO @ Bristol Mountain (7/21), RPO @ Temple B’rith Kodesh (7/27), National Geographic’s Symphony For Our World (7/28), and RPO @ Inlet (7/29) – will go on sale Friday, May 27. Those tickets will be available online at rpo.org, by phone at 585-454-2100 (Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.), and in person 60 minutes prior to curtain at the Eastman Theatre Box Office (433 East Main St.). Tickets for children ages 3-17 start at $18 and are available by phone only.
New subscriptions for the 2022-23 Season – which includes 10 just-announced additional** concerts – also go on sale May 27, via mail order form, online at rpo.org/subscribe, or by phone at 585-454-2100 (Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.). Subscribers have numerous packages to choose from that include incentives such as discounts, seating choices, a free concert, and discounted single tickets before they go on sale to the general public. Single tickets for the 2022-23 Season will go on sale July 19.
*FREE summer, outdoor RPO concerts:
o City of Rochester Parks Series on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 p.m., featuring smaller groups of RPO musicians (supported by the City of Rochester):
· July 5: Susan B. Anthony Square Park (39 King St., 14608)
· July 12: Barrington Street Park (105 Barrington St., 14607)
· July 19: 500 Norton St., 14621 (behind Northeast Quadrant Neighborhood Service Center)
· July 26: Maplewood Rose Garden (250 Maplewood Ave., 14613)
o Full orchestra concerts:
· Thursday, July 7 at 7:30 p.m.: RPO @ I Square (400 Bakers Park, 14607, by House of Guitars, supported by Howard Hanna Irondequoit Office)
· Friday, July 8 at 7 p.m.: RPO Under the Stars (Parcel 5) with Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik (supported by the City of Rochester & Downtown Definitely)
· Wednesday, July 13 at 7:30 p.m.: RPO @ Ontario Beach Park with Herb Smith, conductor (sponsored by Monroe County)
· Friday, July 15 at 8:30 p.m.: RPO @ Geneseo, SUNY Geneseo’s Saratoga Field with post-concert fireworks (free but ticket required: rpo.org or 585-454-2100, sponsored by The Community Foundation)
· Saturday, July 16 at 8:30 p.m. (following ball game): RPO @ Frontier Field with Byron Stripling, conductor (game ticket required: redwingsbaseball.com, 585-423-WING, sponsored by Monroe County)
· Sunday, July 24 at 7:30 p.m.: RPO @ Perinton Center Stage Amphitheatre Concert Series with Neil Varon, conductor (1100 Ayrault Rd, Fairport, 14450)
**New 2022-23 concerts:
o The 2022-23 Sunday Matinee Series at 2 p.m. in Nazareth College’s Beston Hall at Glazer Music Performance Center includes:
· Mozart, Mendelssohn & Martin on Sunday, September 25, 2022
· Haydn, Mendelssohn & Stravinsky on Sunday, December 11, 2022
· Mozart, Rossini & Shostakovich on Sunday, March 26, 2023
· Mozart, Gershwin & Ravel on Sunday, May 28, 2023
o The 2022-23 OrKIDStra Series at 2 p.m. in Hochstein Performance Hall includes:
· Halloween Tricks and Treats on Sunday, October 30, 2022
· Fun Frozen Favorites on Sunday, January 22, 2023
· Alice in OrchestraLand on Sunday, April 23, 2023
· Symphonic Safari on Sunday, June 4, 2023
o Two Special Concerts have also been added:
· RPO + Eastman Present: The Kodak Hall Centennial Concert on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at 8 p.m. in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
· SAVE THE DATE: RPO Centennial Concert on Friday, May 5, 2023, at 8 p.m. in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
Sponsors: Since the 2019-2000 Season, M & T Bank has been the RPO’s Season Sponsor, joined by Rochester Regional Health as Season Co-Sponsor. The Pops Series is sponsored by Wegmans and Canandaigua National Bank, and Pittsford Federal Credit Union is the Specials sponsor.
ABOUT THE RPO: The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) has been committed to enriching and inspiring our community through the art of music since its origins in 1922. The RPO presents approximately 150 concerts and broadcasts a year, serving up to 170,000 people through ticketed events, education and community engagement activities, and concerts in schools and community centers throughout the region. Music Director Andreas Delfs joins the ranks of former notable RPO music directors, including Erich Leinsdorf, David Zinman, Mark Elder, and Conductor Laureate Christopher Seaman. Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik, now in his 28th season, has earned a national reputation for excellence in pops programming during his tenure with the RPO. The RPO reaches more than 15,000 youth through its specific education programs.
Record Archive has been a music and entertainment destination in Rochester since 1975. Specializing in vintage vinyl, the 13,000-square-feet record store includes all of the latest music releases on CD and vinyl, as well as unique gifts and toys, vintage clothing and furniture, t-shirts, souvenirs, thousands of movies, audio equipment, and much more. Record Archive was the first record store in the Northeast to have a full-time beer and wine license, which enables visitors to sip and shop, throw a party, or simply enjoy many free, live music events each week. The store's staff are passionate about music and what they do, and co-owners Alayna Alderman and Richard Storms thank Rochester for its continued support for 45+ years.
Media please note: High-resolution images and other media assets for the 2022-23 Season can be found at https://tinyurl.com/yuj7ktfz. Interviews and photo/footage opportunities are also available.
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