July 25, 2017
St. John’s University will host the 19th Annual Summer Concert featuring Martin Majkut, Music Director and the Queens Symphony Orchestra’s (QSO) presentation of “A Midsummer's Enchanted Evening” on Wednesday, August 2 at 7 p.m. on the University’s Queens campus.
Enjoy an evening of enchanting arias and songs sung by tenor Christopher Macchio, plus the lush and romantic Symphony No. 5 by Tchaikovsky.
WHAT: St. John’s University 19th Annual Summer Concert
Featuring the Queens Symphony Orchestra’s
Presentation of “A Midsummer's Enchanted Evening”
WHEN: Wednesday, August 2 at 7 p.m.
WHERE: St. John’s University Queens Campus
Great Lawn
8000 Utopia Parkway
The concert is free and open to the public. Guests are encouraged to enter through Gate #1 on Utopia Parkway, bring chairs and blankets, and arrive prior to the start at 7 p.m.
Founded in 1953 and in its 64th season, the Queens Symphony Orchestra is the borough’s only professional orchestra and the oldest and largest professional arts organization in Queens. The Queens Symphony Orchestra is made up of professional musicians who also perform on Broadway, with the New York City Ballet, and other freelance orchestras.
For more information about the summer concert, contact Paul Lazauskas, Associate Director of Community Relations at St. John’s University by calling (718) 990-1912 or e-mail inquiries to [email protected].
For inquiries, please contact the Office of Media Relations at St. John’s, by calling (718) 990-1621, or by emailing to [email protected]
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