Boston Landmarks Orchestra
Each summer, thousands of people enjoy free classical music concerts at the Hatch Hell. Boston Landmarks Orchestra was founded in the year 2000 by Charles Ansbacher to perform free concerts at varying locations in greater Boston. The Landmarks Orchestra performances are of high quality, and bring classical music to a diverse population in Boston that may otherwise be unable to attend such concerts.
Some of the goals of the orchestra are to provide high quality music and make it available to all, foster a broad appreciation of classical music, enhance the awareness of greater Boston as a cultural destination, and promote the appreciation and preservation of historic and architectural landmarks in the area.
The main venue for the Boston Landmarks Orchestra is the Hatch Shell, but the orchestra also performs at other significant locations. The Sanders Theatre at Harvard University in Cambridge, the Peabody-Essex Museum in Salem, Jamaica Pond, and local churches have been locations for free concerts in the past.
The Boston Landmarks Orchestra is an asset to the community, it collaborates with greater Boston organizations such as schools, community centers, churches, museums, environmental groups, and senior centers to devise and implement educational partnerships of various forms, including youth programs, lectures, and open rehearsals.
Charles Ansbacher was the founder and former conductor of the orchestra. He attended Brown University and the University of Cincinnati, and had studied conducting in Salzburg, Austria and other
European locations. Early in his music career he helped build the Colorado Springs Symphony. He held titled positions with orchestras in Boston, Moscow, Sarajevo, and Bishkek.
He conducted the Boston Landmarks Orchestra through the Beethoven series in the
summer 2010, and passed away on September 12, 2010 at the age of 67.
July, 2013
Wednesday July 17, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Rhapsody in Green
Myran Parker-Brass, Soprano
Gregory Vitale,
Violin
Program:
At the River by Anthony De Ritis (premiere)
The Lark Ascending by Vaughan Williams
Tales from the Vienna Woods by Joh
"The Landmarks Orchestra’s annual green concert, with music celebrating our
city, state, and national parks, and honoring the men and women who protect and
preserve them. This concert is part of the citywide Outside the Box Festival."
Location: Hatch Shell
Rain Location: Back Bay Events Center
Wednesday July 24, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
A Family Guide to the Orchestra
Robert Honeysucker, Narrator
Program:
Perpetuum Mobile by Johann Strauss, Jr.
Lord of the Rings Symphonic Suite (excerpt) by Shore
Double Concerto by Michael Gandolfi
(premiere)
Symphony No. 1 by Brahms
"The stirring first symphony of
Brahms, Britten’s guided tour, and the remarkable students of the Dudamel
Orchestra alongside the pros, as symphonic music casts its enduring spell on
each generation."
Location: Hatch Shell
Rain Location: Back Bay Events Center
Wednesday July 31, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Fiesta Sinfónica
Program:
A Night in the Tropics by Gottschalk
The Little Train
of the Brazilian Countryman by Villa-Lobos
Huapango by Moncayo
Viaje by Gonzalo Grau
"Two worlds meet in music inspired by Latin American song and dance spanning
more than 150 years. The Landmarks Orchestra is joining a pocket-sized salsa
orchestra for this performance."
Location: Hatch Shell
Rain Location: Back Bay Events Center
August, 2013
Wednesday August 7, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
in Concert with Boston Lyric Opera
Program:
"Popular
operatic works, many drawn from Boston Lyric Opera’s upcoming 2013/2014 season,
featuring singers from BLO and led by Music Director David Angus."
Location: Hatch Shell
Rain Location: Back Bay Events Center
Wednesday August 14, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Landmarks Festival
Guest Orchestra: Longwood Symphony Orchestra
Program:
"The acclaimed orchestra of Boston's medical community and Music
Director Ronald Feldman perform with the winner of the Foundation for Chinese
Performing Arts Concerto Competition."
Location: Hatch Shell
Rain Location: Back Bay Events Center
Wednesday August 21, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
with Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
Program:
Kiss Me Kate by Cole Porter
"Shakespeare meets Broadway meets
the Landmarks Orchestra. Two of Boston’s premier summer institutions team up at
the Hatch Shell in a semi-staged production of Cole Porter’s theatrical
masterpiece."
Location: Hatch Shell
Rain Location: Back Bay Events Center
Wednesday August 28, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
I Have A Dream
50th Anniversary Concert
Boston Landmarks One-City
Choir
New England Spiritual Ensemble
New World Chorale
Program:
Four Spirituals
From A Child Of Our Time by Tippett
Cry, The Beloved Country by Weill
Battle Hymn Of The Republic by Steffe, Arranged by Wilhousky
"Martin Luther
King" From Three Black Kings by Ellington
I Have A Dream by Hoiby
A
Lincoln Portrait by Copland
"To honor one of the greatest speeches in
American history, the orchestra offers Boston’s musical tribute to the
inspiration and ideas that lie at the heart of Dr. King’s dream."
Location: Hatch Shell
Rain Location: Back Bay Events Center
Contact Information & Address:
Boston Landmarks Orchestra (Hatch Shell Venue)
Storrow Drive & Mugar Way, Boston, MA
617.520.2200
landmarksorchestra.org
Weather Hot Line: 617.987.2000 or Text Landmarks to 27138
