SSO to hold Beethoven Festival open rehearsal at Schine Student Center Jan. 17; campus community invited to attend

SSO to hold Beethoven Festival open rehearsal at Schine Student Center Jan. 17; campus community invited to attendJanuary 07, 2008Jaime Winne Alvarezjlwinne@syr.edu

The Syracuse Symphony Orchestra (SSO), a community partner with Syracuse University’s Pulse performing arts series, invites members of the campus community to a special behind-the-scenes sneak preview of the 2008 Alliance Bank Beethoven Festival. The SSO will host an open rehearsal on Thursday, Jan. 17, at 2 p.m. in the Ann and Alfred R. Goldstein Auditorium, located in the Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center. Admission to the rehearsal is free; no tickets are required. Parking is available in SU pay lots.

Under the direction of SSO music director Daniel Hege, the symphony will practice pieces from the Beethoven Festival, including Symphony No. 3 “Eroica” and Piano Concerto No. 2.

The 2008 Alliance Bank Beethoven Festival runs Jan. 10-27. Tickets for festival concerts are $5 for students with valid I.D. Concerts and related programming will be held at venues across Central New York. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (315) 424-8200 or visit http://www.syracusesymphony.org.

The SSO, Central and Northern New York’s fully professional resident orchestra, performs 200 full-orchestra and chamber ensemble concerts throughout the region during its 39-week season.