Symphony offers free youth pass
From our weekly issue dated March 26, 2008
Alexander Tutunov
Students can receive free tickets to hear piano soloist Alexander Tutunov in concert with the Rogue Valley Symphony on Sunday, April 20 at 3 p.m. at the Grants Pass High School Performing Arts Center.
Complimentary vouchers allow free admission to the orchestra concert for Josephine and Jackson County elementary through high school students. Vouchers are distributed to area schools and private music teachers, and may be obtained by phoning Friends of the Symphony member Bob Frantz at 476-5843.
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Tutunov is currently director of keyboard studies at Southern Oregon University at Ashland. A native of Belarus, the internationally acclaimed pianist is one of the most outstanding virtuosos of the former Soviet Union. He will perform Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with the orchestra for its season finale.
The concert will begin with conductor Arthur Shaw offering insights on Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, with excerpts demonstrated by the orchestra. A full performance of Stravinsky’s ballet music will follow the Beyond the Score presentation.
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The student voucher program, implemented by the Grants Pass Friends of the Symphony organization, is one of the Rogue Valley Symphony’s many educational efforts to encourage young people to attend live classical music concerts. Students must arrive with a completed voucher no later than 2:30 p.m. at the GPHS Performing Arts Center.
Each voucher is valid for one student who must be accompanied by an adult, who may also attend the concert free. Additional students will be admitted for $5 each; additional adult tickets accompanying the voucher are $20. All seats are reserved. For further details, visit www.rvsymphony.org or phone 552-6398.
