The Louisville Orchestra presents the Summer Classics Series on three Thursdays at 7pm in July at the Sandy Allen Fine Arts Center on the Ballard High School campus. Tickets are $10 and available at the door or by calling 502.587.8681. The three Thursday concerts will be repeated on Saturdays at 7pm in July at RiverStage in Jeffersonville, IN where a suggested donation of $10 will be accepted. To kick off the Summer Classics Series, the Orchestra will perform Independence Day favorites at RiverStage on Saturday, July 4 starting at 8pm.

Each of the Summer Classics Series will feature one of Tchaikovsky’s last three symphonies, selected works by Mozart and a “wild card” with the likes of Franz von Suppé, Béla Bartók and Johann Strauss, Jr.

Independence Day Celebration
July 4, 2009 • 8pm • RiverStage, Spring Street at the Ohio River in Jeffersonville
Jason Weinberger, The Bruno Walter Associate Conductor Chair, conductor
The outdoor venue in Indiana offers a great view for Fourth of July fireworks from Waterfront Park following the concert. This concert will not be repeated at the Sandy Allen Fine Arts Center.

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
July 9, 2009 • 7pm • Sandy Allen Fine Arts Center, Ballard High School campus
July 11, 2009 • 7pm • RiverStage, Spring Street at the Ohio River in Jeffersonville
Jorge Mester, conductor • John Gustely, horn

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
July 16, 2009 • 7pm • Sandy Allen Fine Arts Center, Ballard High School campus
July 18, 2009 • 7pm • RiverStage, Spring Street at the Ohio River in Jeffersonville
Jorge Mester, conductor • Andrea Levine, clarinet

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6
July 23, 2009 • 7pm • Sandy Allen Fine Arts Center, Ballard High School campus
July 25, 2009 • 7pm • RiverStage, Spring Street at the Ohio River in Jeffersonville
Jorge Mester, conductor • Christina Bouras, soprano.

For more information on the Summer Classics Series, call 502.587.8681.