Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Charles Ansbacher conductor, Presents French Romantics at the Hatch Shell on July 18 July 18, 2007

Who: Boston Landmarks Orchestra, in partnership with Boston’s Classical Station 99.5 WCRB and in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, presents the Landmarks Festival at the Shell.

What: French Romantics, the second of nine concerts, will feature guest soloist, crossover cellist Matt Haimovitz, who is as comfortable performing in a jazz club as he is on a concert stage, in an all French program with works by Bizet, Fauré, Rameau, Ravel and Saint-Saëns. This performance will be repeated on Friday, July 20 at 8 p.m. at Sanders Theatre, Cambridge and Sunday, July 22 at 6 p.m. at Jamaica Pond.

Special event: If you have a lovely romantic story about meeting your partner at an Esplanade concert, go to www.wcrb.com and in 10 words or less tell us about it. We will select the most romantic story and recognize you from the stage at the concert.

When: Wednesday, July 18 at 7 p.m.
Where: The Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade

Why: Conductor Charles Ansbacher founded the Boston Landmarks Orchestra in 2001 to perform free concerts celebrating historical, geographical and architectural settings. By presenting exceptional music performances in significant settings, the Orchestra fosters a broad appreciation of classical music while bringing together the area’s diverse communities.

Admission: Free and open to the public.

For more information, please visit www.LandmarksOrchestra.org or call 617-520-2200

About Charles Ansbacher, Conductor and Artistic Director:
The orchestra’s founding director, Charles Ansbacher, has been bringing free classical music to diverse audiences around the world for over 35 years. Whether in the parks of Colorado Springs, where he led the orchestra for almost twenty years, the beloved concert halls of Vienna, or in economically troubled countries across Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Maestro Ansbacher has proven that he has a keen ability to organize the myriad elements necessary to bring music to broad and diverse audiences.

Official Website: http://www.landmarksorchestra.org