BREEZY BIG BAND SUMMER

Queens Symphony Orchestra announces its 2009 Concerts on the Green - free summer parks series, presenting Breezy Big Band Summer, under the musical direction of QSO Music Director/Conductor Constantine Kitsopoulos, on Sunday, July 26, 2009, at the George Seuffert Bandshell in Forest Park at 5 PM (our artistic summer home), and again on Wednesday, July 29, 2009, at 7 PM at St. John's University's Great Lawn in Jamaica, Queens (marking QSO's 11th annual summer collaboration with the University).  The concert will feature Big Band favorites that will keep you tapping your toes. Come out with your friends and loved ones and enjoy the swinging sounds of The Barbara Merjan Trio and Queens Symphony Orchestra! 

This free event is made possible by the following sponsors: STJ School of Education, Consolidated Edison, New York City and State Depts. of Parks and Recreation, Assemblyman Rory Lancman, New York State Council of the Arts and New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

In case of inclement weather, the July 26th, Forest Park concert will be moved to the Hugh P. Kirwan Performing Arts Center at Christ the King High School in Middle Village and a tented area at St. John's University will be used for July 29th.

For more information, please contact the Queens Symphony Orchestra office at (718) 326-4455, e-mail QSO at qso@queenssymphony.org , or visit our website at www.queenssymphony.org .

 

Founded in 1953 and in our 57th season, Queens Symphony Orchestra (QSO) is the borough's only professional orchestra and the oldest and largest professional arts organization in Queens. Maestro Constantine Kitsopoulos, in his fourth season as QSO Music Director, is in a rare position in the orchestral world as only the third Music Director in the Queens Symphony's 57-year history.

 

QSO's vision and mission statements reflect the organization's priority of service to the culturally diverse members of the Queens community. QSO has several programs that enhance the musical offerings to the borough of Queens, presenting 10 to 20 concerts throughout the year, serving 30,000 residents including 8,000 youth. As part of QSO's ongoing decentralization mission to reach out to the community, performances have been offered in several locations and communities, partnering with local community leaders and cultural groups throughout the borough. As new audience members from these communities were developed, an artistic home was established for these members to associate QSO with. Now, at our new home, QSO is developing the diverse audience by creating exciting programming that "crosses over" new and old audiences and ethnic groups to draw them together to one location and concert series.  QSO has embarked upon a new strategic artistic plan, combining the various world art forms with the traditional symphonic style to create a new art form entirely that speaks to the heart of the ethnically diverse borough of Queens.