The First-Ever Landmarks Festival at the Shell July 11, 2007

THE FIRST-EVER LANDMARKS FESTIVAL AT THE SHELL
COMES TO THE ESPLANADE THIS SUMMER

Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Charles Ansbacher conductor,
To Hold Its Opening Night at the Hatch Shell on July 11

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 Landmarks Festival at the Shell.

What: Opening Night, the first of nine concerts, will comprise of Beethoven’s famous Ode to Joy and Hadyn’s Symphony No. 104 featuring The New World Chorale, directed by Holly Krafka.

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