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Mississippi River Festival Announces its 1970The entertainment highlight of the St. Louis area summer scene...The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, under Conductor and Music Director Walter Susskind, moves to its summer home on the Edwards-ville campus of Southern Illinois University for a series of eighteen concerts. An array of outstanding guest artists and distinguished conductors will appear with the Symphony.The Orchestra will perform six pairs of concerts on Thursday and Saturday evenings between July 2 and August 8. There will also be six Sunday Pops Concerts featuring music in a lighter vein. The Sunday Pops Concerts will be conducted by Maestro Susskind, Assistant Conductor Leonard Slatkin, and guests. Thursday and Saturday concerts begin at 8:30 PM, Sunday concerts at 7:30 PM.Pop and folk-rock programs will be presented by a spectacular lineup of stars from television and the recording field.1878 brightly colored directors chairs furnish reserved seating under the glittering festival tent. The sloping lawn area of the natural amphitheater provides informal seating and an unobstructed view of the stage for another 10,000. Attractive dining facilities are located on the festival site, and wooded areas have been set aside for pre-concert picnics. Readily accessible from both sides of the river, the festival site provides ample parking for all concert-goers.With every element designed for ease and enjoyment, a sparkling season of summer entertainment forevery age and interest awaits the entire family at the 1970 MississippiRiver Festival. Don’t miss a singleconcert I,; fv ** ♦FOLK-ROCK GROUPS—8:30 PMFRIDAY/JULY 3New Christy MinstrelsWEDNESDAY, JULY 8The Grateful DeadFRIDAY, JULY 10Cannonball AdderleyWEDNESDAY, JULY 15ChicagoFRIDAY, JULY 17Buck Owens The BuckaroosMONDAY, JULY 20Smokey Robinson The MiraclesWEDNESDAY, JULY 29Delaney Bonnie FriendsFRIDAY, JULY 31\National Dancers of ZambiaMONDAY, AUGUST 3The Guess WhoWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5Judy CollinsFRIDAY, AUGUST 7The King FamilySYMPHONY CONCERTS —8:30 PMThursday, July 2/Saturday, July 4 Walter Susskind, Conductor Andre Watts, PianistHANDEL-HARTY/The Royal Fireworks Music BEETHOVEN/Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major SCRIABIN/Poem of Fire (with color-piano and lighting effects) DEBUSSY-SUSSKIND/Prelude, “Feu d'Artifice STRAVINSKY/Fireworks Fantasy(July 4—followed by the shooting of fireworks)■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■BBBBBaBBBHHBBBlPHHSHaHHHSMMSBHBBHBHHMHIBHBBMSBHSMBBBBBHSSBBiaThursday, July 9/Saturday, July 11 Walter Susskind, Condoctor Pine has Zukerman, Violinist“Tchaikovsky ProgramTheme and Variations from Suite No. 3• #* ••Violin Concerto in O Major Symphony No. 4 in F MajorThursday, July 16/ Saturday, July 18 Walter Susskind, ConductorMax Rabinovitsj, ViolinistJohn Sant'Ambrogio, CellistR. STRAUSS/Serenade for Winds BRAHMS/Concerto in A Minor for Violin and CelloBEETHOVEN/Symphony No. 7 in A Major* 9lt;Thursday, July 23/Saturday, July 25 Walter Susskind, Conductor Malcolm Frager, PianistWAGNER/Overture to Tannhauser PROKOFIEV/Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major MUSSORGSKY-RAVEL/Pictures at an Exhibition_ . . .. .... . v . _ _ .Thursday, July 30/Saturday, Auguat 1 Walter Susakind, Conductor“Pastoral ProgramHANDEL/Pastoral Symphony from Messiah BEETHOVEN/Symphony No. 6 in F Major HONEGGER/Pastorala d‘*te DELIUS/Walk to the Paradiie Garden, from A Village Romeo and JulietRAVEL/Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et ChiosMTUESDAY, AUGUST TlThe BandThursday, August 6/Saturday, August 8 Dean Dixon, Guest Conductor Pater Serfcin, PianistBLACHER/Paganini Variations MO^ART/Piano Concerto No. 18 in B Flat Major BRAHMS/Symphony No. 1 in C MinorSUNDAY POPS CONCERTS—7:30 PMSunday, July 5 Leonard Slatkin, Conductor Walter Susskind, PianistGershwin ProgramCuban OvertureLullaby for StringsSymphonic Picture from “Porgy and BessAn American in Paris Rhapsody in BlueSunday, July 12Henry Mancini, Guest ConductorA Tribute to Victor YoungA Medley of Mancini A Foreign Film Festival Four by ManciniSunday, July 19 Leonard Slatkin, ConductorThe Many Faces of Romeo and JulietTCHAIKOVSKY/Overture—Fantasia, “Romeo and Juliet”PROKOFIEV/Romeo and Juliet—Three Dances BERLIOZ/Romeo Alone, and Festival at the Capulets, from Romeo and Juliet” BERNSTEIN/Symphonic Dances from West Side Story”ROTA/Love Theme from the movie,“Romeo and JulietSunday, July 26Franz Alters, Guest ConductorEerl Wrightson and Lois Hunt, VocalistsIIIIIIThe Americen Musical Theatre CRESTON/Dance OvertureSongs by Richard Rodgers, Lerner Loewe,Cole Porter, the Beatles andLeonard Bernstein GERSHWIN/Song MedleySunday, August 2 Leonard Slatkin, Conductor St. Louis Jszz Quartet, with Jeannie Trevor, VocalistVON SUPPE/Poet and Peasant Overture BERNSTEIN/Three Dances from Fancy Free Songs with the St. Louis Jazz Quartet RESPIG Hi/The Pinas of RomeSunday, August 9Waltsr Susskind, Conductor Southern Illinois University Chorus“Grand FinaleDVOftAK/Three Slavonic Dances DEBUSSY/Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun PROKOFIEV/Classical Symphony SIBELIUS/Finlandia BORODIN/Polovtsian Dances(with S.I.U. Chorus) ATCHAIKOVSKY/Overture 1812” (with Chorus, brass band, and usual artillery)Ticket Offices: Famous-Barr—all stores/ Stix — Crestwood, Westroads, River Roads/Hamilton Music. Inc. — Central City, Northwest, Concord Plaza/Sears — East St. Louis, Centralia / Union Clothing — Belleville/Reese Tri-Core Pharmacy — Granite City/Farmers Merchants Bank—Highland/First National Bank—Highland/Illinois National Bank —Springfield/Collinsville Herald—Collinsville/First National Bank—Effingham Samuel Music Company — Effingham/ Music World—Alton / Halpin- Alton/ Farmers Merchant Bank—Carlyle/Merle Norman Cosmetics—Centralia/Collins-ville Chamber of Commerce—Collinsville/Powell Symphony Hell—St. Louis/ Student Union, Southern Illinois University—Edwardsville.Coupon books containing $26.00 worth of coupons may be purchased for $20.00. Coupons are redeemable at all M.R.F. ticket offices for reserved tickets in all Tent seating price categories snd/or genersl admission to lawn for all performances.Season tickets for six or twelve symphony concerts are available at a reduction of 20%. Season tickets assure a specific reserved seat for each concert in the series.PLBASK CUT OUT AMO SNAILORDER YOUR MISSISSIPPI RIVER FESTIVAL SEASON TICKETS NOW ISEASON TICKETS-(20% Savings)reserveseason tickets for thelocation I have checked below:6 CONCERTS 12 CONCERTS Thurs., □ Thurs. Sun. □Sat., □orLacationor Sun. □ Sat. A Sun. □A-Boxes............$27.00 □......$54.00 □B—Reserved...........22.00 □.......44.00 □C-Reserved...........17.00 □.......34.00 □D—Reserved...........12.00 □.......24.00 □(Check boxes for days and amount)COUPONSINGLE TICKETSPlease reserve the following single tickets:.tickets for.at $(date).ticketsat $(data).tickets(data).tickets forat $at $(data)SINGLETICKETPRICES:BooksA—Boxes: B—Reserved: C—Reserved: D—Reserved: Lawn—Adults: Lawn—Children:($25.00 value)Make checks payable to: MISSISSIPPI RIVER FESTIVALMail to: 718 North Grand Boulevard,St. Louis, Missouri 63103.TICKETS WILL BE MAILED AS ORDERS ARE PROCESSEDNAME-PHONEADDRESSCITYSTATEZIPeach.eacheach.each$5.504.503.502.50 2.00 1.00
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Centralia Evening Sentinel
Centralia, Illinois, US
Fri, Jun 19, 1970
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