The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra’s (RPO) 2022 Summer Season includes 16 concerts from July 2 through 29. Tickets will go on sale beginning Friday, May 27, online at rpo.org, by phone at 585-454-2100 (Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.), and in person 60 minutes prior to curtain at the Eastman Theatre Box Office (433 East Main Street, Rochester). Tickets for children ages 3-17 start at $18 and are available by phone only.
Summer kicks off with this season’s rescheduled Jurassic Park in Concert for one performance only on Saturday, July 2, at 6:30 p.m. in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. Audiences will experience this action-packed adventure as never before: projected in HD with the RPO performing John Williams’ iconic score live to film.
Two other rescheduled special concerts – now part of the 2022-23 Season and sponsored by Pittsford Federal Credit Union – will take place in July, beginning with Disney’s The Little Mermaid in Concert Live to Film, on Saturday, July 9, at 6:30 p.m. in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. As the animated classic plays on the big screen, the RPO will perform its Oscar® and Grammy®-winning score live to film. The film features songs and score by the team of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman.
Then, National Geographic’s Symphony For Our World will take place on Saturday, July 23, at 8 p.m. in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. It pairs National Geographic’s stunning nature footage with an original symphony composed by Bleeding Fingers Music, performed by the RPO. The 90-minute show brings viewers from the depths of the sea, up coastlines, over mountains, and soaring into the sky.
The Free City of Rochester Parks Series takes place 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 Street, 14608)
•July 12 – Barrington Street Park (105 Barrington Street, 14607)
•July 19 – 500 Norton Street, 14621 (behind Northeast Quadrant Neighborhood Service Center)
•July 26 – Maplewood Rose Garden (250 Maplewood Avenue, 14613).
Free outdoor concerts featuring the full orchestra include:
•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 and 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 Road, Fairport, 14450)
The remaining three summer RPO concerts are ticketed:
•Thursday, July 21, at 7:30 p.m. – RPO @ Bristol Mountain (tickets: rpo.org or 585-454-2100)
•Wednesday, July 27, at 7 p.m. – RPO @ Temple B’rith Kodesh with Matthew Kraemer, conductor (2131 Elmwood Avenue, 14618, tickets: 585-244-7060 x229 or info@tbk.org)
•Friday, July 29, at 7:30 p.m. – RPO @ Inlet with Matthew Kraemer, conductor (Arrowhead Park, Inlet, tickets: 315-357-5501 or www.inletny.com/inlet/evening-the-symphony-1)
Current COVID-19 protocols in Kodak Hall: Patrons aged five and up are required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination and must wear masks during the entire performance. Venue capacity is at 100%. Any change in protocols will be announced prior to summer concerts.
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