The Cleveland Orchestra performs 27th Annual Free Star-Spangled Spectacular Concert

THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA PERFORMS 27TH ANNUAL FREE
STAR-SPANGLED SPECTACULAR CONCERT

ON PUBLIC SQUARE IN DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND

FRIDAY, JULY 29

The Cleveland Orchestra, led by guest conductor Loras John Schissel, performs the 27th annual free community concert in downtown Cleveland: The Star-Spangled Spectacular brought to you byCuyahoga Arts & Culture and sponsored by KeyBank. This year's concert returns to Public Square and is part of the RNC Thank You Cleveland Weekend of events. The concert begins at 9:00 p.m.and ends at approximately 10:15 p.m., followed by fireworks (weather permitting).

The Star-Spangled Spectacular performance will be broadcast live on WCPN 90.3 ideastream® and WCLV 104.9 ideastream®.

On Thursday, July 28 at 6:00 a.m., Superior Ave. from E. Roadway to W. Roadway will be closed. On Friday, July 29 starting at 4:00 p.m., the following street closures will take effect: Superior from W. 3rd to East 6th, Ontario from Prospect to St. Clair, W. Roadway from Rockwell to Euclid Ave., E. Roadway from Euclid to Rockwell, Rockwell from W. Mall Dr. to W. Roadway, and Euclid from E. 4th to W. Roadway.

Schedule is as follows:

6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.: Audience gathered on Public Square, and Food Trucks on Rockwell Ave.
9:00 p.m. - 10:15 p.m.: Star-Spangled Spectacular Concert
10:15 p.m.: Fireworks
Public Square, Downtown Cleveland
Limited Parking availableCheck-in and Registration at Superior Ave. and W. Roadway

As it nears the centennial of its founding in 2018, The Cleveland Orch­estra is undergoing a new transformation and renaissance. Under the leadership of Franz Welser-Möst, entering his fifteenth year as the ensemble's music director with the upcoming 2016-17 season, The Cleveland Orchestra is acknowledged among the world's very best orchestras. With Welser-Möst, the ensemble's musicians, board of directors, staff, volunteers, and hometown are working together on a set of enhanced goals for the 21st century - to continue the Orchestra's legendary command of musical excellence, to renew its focus on fully serving the communities where it performs through concerts, engagement, and music education, to develop the youngest audience of any orchestra, to build on its tradition of community support and financial strength, and to move forward into the Orchestra's next century with an unshakeable commitment to innovation and a fearless pursuit of success.

The Cleveland Orchestra divides its time each year across concert seasons at home in Cleveland's Severance Hall and each summer at Blossom Music Center. Additional portions of the year are devoted to touring and to a series of innovative and intensive performance residencies. These include an annual set of concerts and education programs and partnerships in Miami, Florida, a recurring residency at Vienna's Musikverein, and regular appearances at Switzerland's Lucerne Festival, at New York's Lincoln Center Festival, and at Indiana University.

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