The Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra is bringing Symphony Under the Stars to Fox Cities Stadium, Neuroscience Group Field on Saturday, July 20. This is a free, family-friendly event with no charge for parking or admission.
“We look forward to this all year, and we hope the audience does too! This event is free so your entire family can come together, enjoy music, food, and fireworks, and really bring us all together as a community,” says Music Director Kevin Sütterlin.
Sponsorship makes it possible for FVSO to offer this event for free, so
there are no barriers to participation for anyone. This year, the concert is
presented by Mary Beth Nienhaus, Community First Credit Union, Network Health,
WE Energies, the Community Vision Fund within the Community Foundation for the
Fox Valley, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Fox Cities, and Wisconsin Public
Radio.
“This night is about FUN and celebration,” says Executive Director Jamie
LaFreniere. “From kids to grandparents, absolutely everyone belongs here,
and it is designed to bring us all together.”
There will be a mix of classical music, rock, and pop from
the FVSO. The audience will hear Sousa and Sibelius, as well as Chicago and the
Scorpions. The orchestra is also bringing back their house band, Russ & the
Renegades to rock the park. “It is not every day we get to perform Metallica,”
says Sütterlin.
Fox Valleyaires Men’s Barbershop Chorus and MacDowell Male
Chorus will perform again this year, joining the orchestra since the first summer
concert nine years ago.
“We are also happy to bring back the open rehearsal during the day, 3-5 p.m.,
for a more sensory-friendly experience,” said LaFreniere. “For those with
special needs who have a hard time with large crowds and don’t want the noise
of fireworks, we love having them join us earlier so they can still get to
enjoy a free concert.”
Please contact FVSO at info@foxvalleysymphony.com to make special accommodations for
the daytime rehearsal.
The parking
lot opens at 5 p.m. (for those eager tailgaters), the gates to the park and
concession stands open at 6 p.m., and the concert starts at 7:30 p.m. with
fireworks to end the night.
