The Cleveland Orchestra @ Cain Park with Music Cleveland!
Schedule
Wed Jul 01 2026 at 07:00 pm to 10:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Cain Park’s Evans Amphitheatre, 14591 Superior Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118 | Cleveland Heights, OH
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MUSIC CLEVELAND! presents The Cleveland Orchestra @ Cain ParkThe Cleveland Orchestra @ Cain Park with Music Cleveland!
What a great gift to the community! The fabulous Cleveland Orchestra performing on the beautiful Evans Amphitheater stage at Cain Park. And it is all FREE!
This all happened fairly fast and with short notice. We asked Cain Park for a small number of tickets for Music Cleveland! and they refused. So we try to never take “no” for an answer and quickly sent bulletins out to members with instructions on how to apply for the freebies.
RSVP if you have tickets and would like to meetup - include name, email and cell number & we will add you to a group text before gates open so we can meet and-or sit together: email [email protected] with “Meetup” in subject line
WHAT: Free Community Concert
WHO: The Cleveland Orchestra, Anthony Parnther, conductor
WHEN: Wednesday, July 1st at 8 p.m. - Doors open at 7 p.m.
WHERE: Cain Park’s Evans Amphitheatre, 14591 Superior Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118
PARKING: There are more than 900 free, on-street parking spaces within easy walking distance of Cain Park. All details and a map: https://cainpark.com/directions/
DINNER: On your own - There may be food available on site. Because seating is General Admission (first come, first seating choice) and not reserved, early entrance when doors open at 7 p.m. is advised. Holding seats for late arrivals is discouraged.
TICKETS: All of the free tickets have been allocated however they will not be delivered on-line until June 28th for security and fairness purposes. Contact the Box Office for special needs: 216.371.3000
NEED OR HAVE EXTRA TICKETS - Please contact the organizer if you need additional tickets or have extras: [email protected] with ORCHESTRA in subject line. We do not have extra tickets but will be glad to be an intermediary.
SET LIST:
COPLAND Fanfare for the Common Man
GABRIELA ORTIZ Kauyumari
GABRIELA LENA FRANK The Mestizo Waltz from Three Latin American Dances
DVOŘÁK Slavonic Dance No. 1 in C major, Op. 46
WALKER Lyric for Strings
CARLOS SIMON Hellfighters’ Blues
DAWSON O Le’ Me Shine, Shine Like a Morning Star! from Negro Folk Symphony
JOHN WILLIAMS Adventures on Earth from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
NEWS RELEASE: The Cleveland Orchestra returns to Cain Park for a free community concert on Wednesday, July 1, at 8 p.m., continuing a renewed connection with the Cleveland Heights venue.
Conductor Anthony Parnther leads the performance, returning to the Cain Park podium following last summer’s concert, which marked This is the Cleveland Orchestra’s first appearance at the venue since 1957.
Free community performances reflect The Cleveland Orchestra’s ongoing commitment to sharing music beyond Severance Music Center and engaging audiences across the region. The Orchestra sees itself not just as a performing arts institution, but as a civic institution for Northeast Ohio.
The July 1 concert offers a dynamic and wide-ranging musical journey, opening with Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, a bold and enduring tribute to the human spirit.
The program continues with Kauyumari by Gabriela Ortiz and The Mestizo Waltz from Gabriela Lena Frank’s Three Latin American Dances, highlighting vibrant voices rooted in cultural storytelling and tradition.
Audiences will also hear Dvořák’s spirited Slavonic Dance No. 1 alongside Walker’s expressive Lyric for Strings. The program further explores American history and identity through Carlos Simon’s Hellfighters’ Blues and O Le’ Me Shine, Shine Like a Morning Star! from Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony.
The evening concludes with Adventures on Earth from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial by John Williams, bringing a sense of wonder and excitement.
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