Event Detail

Program to include:

SMITH/KEY	The Star-Spangled Banner
HEITZEG	Blue Liberty
TCHAIKOVSKY	1812 Overture
RODGERS	Selections from Oklahoma

The Minnesota Orchestra, under the direction of Assistant Conductor Courtney Lewis, presents its annual free music series Symphony for the Cities, which brings great music to communities around the Twin Cities metro area—and beyond. The concerts feature orchestral favorites including Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, along with all-American gems by John Philip Sousa and Steve Heitzeg.

FREE: No tickets required (For more information, call (612) 371-5656 or (800) 292-4141)

Directions to Lakefront Park Bandshell in Hudson, Wisconsin
From downtown Minneapolis, go East on I-94 to Wisconsin. After crossing the bridge into Wisconsin, take exit 1, which is 35 North. Turn Left onto Vine Street, the 3rd stoplight, which is going downhill toward the river.

Directions to Hilde Performance Center in Plymouth
From downtown Minneapolis, go West on I-394 and then North on I-494. Take the Highway 55 exit and go West on Highway 55 about 1 mile. Turn Right on Plymouth Blvd. The concert site will be on your right near Plymouth City Center.

Directions to Winona Lake Park Bandshell
Visit the Minnesota Beethoven Festival web site.

Directions to Excelsior Commons
From downtown Minneapolis, take I-394 West to I-494 and then follow I-494 South to Highway 7. Go West on Highway 7 and take Excelsior exit. The concert site is on the edge of Lake Minnetonka, at the corner of Lake and West Lake Street. Lake Street will be closed to traffic for the entire day and evening.