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RI Philharmonic offers free tickets to federal employees
Complimentary tickets available for Viennese Favorites & Beethoven 4 with Conductor Tania Miller and pianist Sara Davis Buechner, Jan. 26
Providence, RI—In response to the ongoing federal shutdown, the RI Philharmonic Orchestra is offering complimentary tickets to impacted federal employees until 30 days after the shutdown ends. The offer starts with next week’s TACO Classical Series concert on Saturday (Jan. 26) at 8 p.m., and the Open Rehearsal on Friday (Jan. 25) at 5:30 p.m. Both performances are at The VETS, One Avenue of the Arts, Providence.
For the concert, Viennese Favorites & Beethoven 4, the RI Philharmonic Orchestra welcomes conductor Tania Miller and pianist Sara Davis Buechner performing R. Strauss’s Burleske and Mozart’s Rondo for Piano and Orchestra. In addition, Miller conducts Beethoven’s Symphony No.4, Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, and J. Strauss’s On the Beautiful Blue Danube, prominently featured in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
To receive two free tickets, government employees should contact the RI Philharmonic Box Office at 401.248.7000 or boxoffice@riphil.org. Tickets are also available on a first-come, first-served basis at The VETS Box Office before the Open Rehearsal on Friday, 3:30 p.m.-showtime; and the TACO Classical concert on Saturday, 4 p.m.-showtime. A government ID will be required to pick up the tickets.
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For questions and information, call 401-248-7000 or email boxoffice@riphil.org. (The offer is limited to TACO Classical concerts, Amica Rush Hour concerts and Open Rehearsals.)
RI Philharmonic Executive Director David Beauchesne remarked: “In hopes of lessening the impact of the current shutdown on government employees and their families, we are inviting them to our upcoming concerts free of charge. Classical music is calming, stirs the soul and uplifts the sprit – something we think they could use in these challenging times.”
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***At a Glance ***
Open Rehearsal: Friday, Jan. 25, 5:30 p.m., at The VETS
TACO Classical Series concert
Viennese Favorites & Beethoven 4
Saturday, Jan. 26, 8 p.m.
The VETS, One Avenue of the Arts, Providence
Tania Miller, conductor
Sara Davis Buechner, piano
MENDELSSOHN: A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture
R. STRAUSS: Burleske
MOZART: Rondo for Piano and Orchestra
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No.4
J. STRAUSS: On the Beautiful Blue Danube
More concert details available at tickets.riphil.org.
