Jul 06 2024
Rhapsody in Blue

Rhapsody in Blue

Presented by The Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom Music Center

BERNSTEIN  Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
GERSHWIN  Rhapsody in Blue (trans. Fleck)
BARBER  Overture to The School for Scandal
STILL  Symphony No. 1, “Afro-American”
The Cleveland Orchestra
Brett Mitchellconductor
Béla Fleckbanjo

Experience a fresh take on an American classic. Béla Fleck, “arguably the greatest living banjo player in the world” (NPR), marks the centennial of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with a dazzling new banjo transcription of this beloved showpiece. Conductor Brett Mitchell rounds out this all-American evening with orchestral gems by Leonard Bernstein, Samuel Barber, and William Grant Still.

Admission Info

Phone: (216) 231-1111

Email: boxoffice@clevelandorchestra.com

Dates & Times

2024/07/06 - 2024/07/06

  • Jul 6, 2024 at 07:00 pm (Sat)
Location Info

Blossom Music Center

1145 West Steels Corners Rd, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223

Parking Info

For each Blossom Music Festival performance, Blossom staff make every effort to allow patrons to park in paved lots.  On busy concert nights, however, Lawn ticket buyers and patrons without a parking pass may be directed to grass lots.

You can guarantee a paved parking spot by purchasing a Lot A parking pass in advance for $25.  To purchase a Lot A pass, please contact the Severance Hall Ticket Office at 216-231-1111.

Free parking is available for all Blossom Music Festival concerts.

Lawn ticket holders park free on grass lots.

Pavilion ticket holders receive complimentary dated parking hang tags for Blossom’s paid parking lots C-D-E when tickets are purchased ten days prior to concert.

All Blossom Music Festival season ticket holders receive an undated parking pass for Subcriber Lot B, the lot closest to the pedestrian bridge.

All Box Seat holders receive complimentary dated parking hang tags for Blossom’s paid parking lot, First Energy Lot A.

(A limited number of dated Lot A parking passes may be available for sale at $20 per car per night. Please call the Severance Hall Ticket Office for availability and purchase. Allow ample time for US first-class postal delivery.)

For more information about parking, please call the Severance Hall Ticket Office at 216-231-1111 or toll free at 800-686-1141 on Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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