Boston Symphony Orchestra Performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony on Sunday, August 28, Canceled Due to Hurricane Irene
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: August 27, 2011
UPDATE TO EARLIER ANNOUNCEMENT: ALL PATRONS WHO HAD TICKETS FOR THE BSO'S CANCELED PERFORMANCE OF BEETHOVEN'S NINTH SYMPHONY, ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, WILL RECEIVE REFUNDS;
DETAILS AVAILABLE AT WWW.TANGLEWOOD.ORG
DETAILS AVAILABLE AT WWW.TANGLEWOOD.ORG
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE OF BEETHOVEN'S NINTH SYMPHONY ON SUNDAY,
AUGUST 28, CANCELED DUE TO HURRICANE IRENE
AUGUST 28, CANCELED DUE TO HURRICANE IRENE
TROPICAL STORM CAUSES FIRST CANCELLATION IN BSO'S 75 YEARS AT TANGLEWOOD
ALL-BEETHOVEN CONCERT FEATURING ITZHAK PERLMAN AS BOTH CONDUCTOR AND SOLOIST WILL TAKE PLACE AS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED, TONIGHT, AT 8:30 P.M. IN THE KOUSSEVITZKY MUSIC SHED
TANGLEWOOD LABOR DAY WEEKEND JAZZ FESTIVAL AND WINE AND FOOD CLASSIC WILL TAKE PLACE AS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED, SEPTEMBER 1-4
Due to the impending arrival of Hurricane Irene on Sunday, August 28, Tanglewood has canceled the 2:30 pm Boston Symphony performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, the BSO's last concert of the 2011 Tanglewood season, and traditional season finale. This cancellation applies to all Tanglewood activities that were scheduled to take place on Sunday, August 28, including One Day University.The all-Beethoven concert, featuring Itzhak Perlman as conductor and soloist, will go ahead as originally scheduled, tonight, at 8:30 p.m. in the Koussevitzky Music Shed. The Tanglewood Jazz Festival and Wine and Food Classic will take place as originally scheduled, September 1-4 (further information about these events is available at www.tanglewood.org).
NEW AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION SINCE TODAY'S EARLIER ANNOUNCEMENT: To accommodate for the first concert cancellation in the BSO's 75-year history at Tanglewood, all patrons who had tickets for the BSO's canceled performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, originally scheduled for Sunday, August 28, will receive refunds. Further details are available at www.tanglewood.org. In addition, for further information about refunds, beginning on Monday, August 29, patrons can contact the BSO's Customer Service office at 617-638-9395.
On Friday, Governor Patrick issued a state of emergency for Massachusetts, citing the expectation that damaging winds, flooding rains, and a storm surge from the hurricane would debilitate the state. The Governor's announcement, coupled with the town of Stockbridge's decision to call a state of emergency and potentially close roadways, raised growing concerns for the safety of patrons attending the event, employees working the concert, and the BSO musicians on stage.
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TANGLEWOOD PRESS CONTACTS:
Bernadette Horgan, Director of Public Relations
(bhorgan@bso.org)
617-638-9285
Kathleen Drohan, Associate Director of Public Relations
(kdrohan@bso.org)
617-638-9286