Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Celebrates Shakespeare's 450th Birthday Tonight

The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera is presenting a Shakespearean-themed concert to celebrate the bard's 450th anniversary of his birth tonight, October 9, 2014 at 7:30pm at the Tivoli Theatre. CSO Music Director Kayoko Dan selected three works to perform in celebration - Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture, Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream suite, and Bernstein's Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, a modern day version of Romeo and Juliet.

In keeping with the theme of these theatrically inspired musical works, actors from Shakespeare Chattanooga will be performing scene selections for both the Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn pieces. "We are thrilled to appear with such a prestigious arts organization," said Shakespeare Chattanooga Producing Director Janis Hashe.

Tickets are available by calling the CSO box office at 423.267.8583, visiting the box office Monday through Friday from 10am to 5pm at 701 Broad Street, or online at HYPERLINK "http://www.chattanoogasymphony.org" www.chattanoogasymphony.org. Students can attend for $15 with a valid student I.D. and children 17 and under can attend free with a paid adult. All ticketbuyers are invited to our post-concert casual meet and greet called Postlude with Music Director Kayoko Dan and musicians in the Tivoli Theatre lobby immediately following the concert.

About CSO

The mission of the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera is to inspire, engage, and enrich the greater Chattanooga community through music and music education.

The 2014-15 season marks 82 seasons for the CSO, which played its first concert on November 5, 1933. The CSO, conducted by Music Director Kayoko Dan, consists of top players from the Chattanooga area as well as from across the southern region. The CSO performs a full season of Masterworks, Pops, Chamber, and Volkswagen Series concerts from September through May, as well as a variety of community, education and engagement events throughout the year.

About Shakespeare Chattanooga

Founded in 2007 by Janis Hashe, Shakespeare Chattanooga is dedicated to producing classic theatre for a modern age. Productions include "The Othello Project", "Songs, Sonnets & Soliloquies", "Twelfth Night", "Much Ado About Nothing", "The Merchant of Venice", "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and (in partnership with Choral Arts Chattanooga) "Shakespeare & Friends". SC has also produced multiple readings and evenings of scenes.

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