Join conductor Teddy Abrams and the SF Symphony at our tenth free outdoor concert in Dolores Park! The afternoon of music includes classical favorites including selections from Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet and The Sleeping Beauty; Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man and Rodeo; and the Overture of John Williams’ The Cowboys. The concert opens with the Overture to Beethoven’s Egmont.
Music begins at 2 pm; pre-concert activities 12:30 pm.
Tickets: FREE; no tickets required.
Concert ...
Join conductor Teddy Abrams and the SF Symphony at our tenth free outdoor concert in Dolores Park! The afternoon of music includes classical favorites including selections from Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet and The Sleeping Beauty; Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man and Rodeo; and the Overture of John Williams’ The Cowboys. The concert opens with the Overture to Beethoven’s Egmont.
Music begins at 2 pm; pre-concert activities 12:30 pm.
Tickets: FREE; no tickets required.
Concert features:
• Spin the prize wheel for goodies at the SF Symphony booth
• Visit the SF Symphony store
• Pick the encore, via Twitter: Choose from either Tchaikovsky’s Polonaise from Eugene Onegin, or Sousa’s Semper Fidelis. Simply include the hashtag #SFSTchaik OR #SFSSemper in your tweet to @SFSymphony and we’ll announce your choice for the last piece of music at intermission.
• Social media contest through #SymphonySummer on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter with details and prizes TBA
• If you’re using Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, tag your photos at the concert with #SymphonySummer. We’ll select a winner at random and announce your name from the stage at intermission, and on Twitter @SFSInsider and @SFSymphony. More details in your program!
• Instrument Petting Zoo with Musicians of the San Francisco Symphony - see, hear, and touch, and even try playing the musical instruments they play on stage.
• Food and beverage vendors
Teddy Abrams - conductor
San Francisco Symphony
Beethoven / Egmont Overture, Opus 84
Tchaikovsky/ Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture
Tchaikovsky / Waltz from The Sleeping Beauty, Opus 66
Copland / Fanfare for the Common Man
John Williams / Overture to The Cowboys
Copland / Rodeo
#SymphonySummer
The Dolores Park concert is sponsored by McKesson and supported by the San Francisco Arts Commission.