CSO's Next Free HAPPY HOUR Concert Set for 4/16

The Columbus Symphony continues its Happy Hour free concert series at the Ohio Theatre on Thursday, April 16. The concert will feature guest conductor Brett Mitchell in an approximately 60-minute performance featuring Higdon's Peachtree Street, Schubert's Symphony No. 8, and Stravinsky's Suite from The Firebird [1919 version]. WOSU's Christopher Purdy will host, adding commentary on each of the works and interviewing the conductor throughout the evening.

The 2014-15 Happy Hour concert series is presented by PNC Arts Alive with additional support from Watershed Distillery and the Johnstone Fund for New Music.

The Columbus Symphony presents Happy Hour with guest conductor Brett Mitchell at the Ohio Theatre (39 E. State St.) on Thursday, February 12. Doors open at 5:30pm. The concert begins at 6:30pm. Admission is free. Cash bar. Free appetizers. No intermission.

PNC Arts Alive is a multi-year, $2.5 million initiative of the PNC Foundation that supports visual and performing arts groups with the goal of increasing arts access and engagement in new and innovative ways.

"We know what art can do, how it changes perspectives, even changes lives. From classical music and fine art to dance and theatre, we're committed to keeping the arts alive in central Ohio," said Michael Gonsiorowski, PNC regional president for central Ohio.