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It's almost here: Picnics on the lawn, free ice cream and great music! Next week the Symphony's free outdoor summer music festival, Target Summer Pops, returns to the lawn at San Jose State University. Our fifth annual, the Festival has rapidly become a beloved family tradition. I look forward to seeing you at the happiest event of the summer: Five very different and absolutely free concerts perfect for listening, humming and even dancing along to, all under the palm trees at the foot of San Carlos Street in downtown San Jose. Just fun!
Andrew Bales, President
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It's Here! All the fun of Target Summer Pops 2012 |
Have you been to our Target Summer Pops Festival? If so, you know that it's about the most fun you can have this summer--and it's all completely free! Lounge under the palm trees or bask in the sun and catch a great concert. We bet we'll even get you up on your feet dancing or at least tapping your toes before the evening is through. Bring the family, bring your friends, bring your picnic and frolic on the grass to the accompaniment of your favorite music. And this year we even have free valet bike parking so you can leave the car at home!
THE 5TH ANNUAL TARGET SUMMER POPS IS HERE!
  
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Classical Night Music
Saturday July 28, 7:00pm
 FREE! A lively collection of light classics: Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty, Borodin's seductive Polovtsian Dances, the hypnotic Ritual Fire Dance, Mozart's A Little Night Music, Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony
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D'Rivera: Latin Jazz
Friday August 3, 7:00pm
FREE!
Nine-time Grammy winner Cuban-born clarinetist & composer Paquito D'Rivera's tango-infused Latin jazz brings audiences to their feet. One of the all time great cross-over masters of jazz, Latin and classical music.
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Family Concert
Sunday July 29, 5:30pm
FREE!
Musical stories for kids and the kid-at-heart. William Tell, March of the Toys, Tubby The Tuba complete with narration, Sleeping Beauty, Empire Strikes Back, Night On Bald Mountain Free ice cream!
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American Songbook
Saturday August 4, 7:00pm
FREE!
Broadway diva Christine Andreas and Paul Schoeffler from Broadway's hit Rock of Ages join the orchestra to perform the music of Rogers & Hart and Harold Arlen. Lady is a Tramp, That Old Black Magic, Stormy Weather
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Join Us
ON THE LAWN
San Jose State University
4th Street at San Carlos Street
Paid parking lots available at 4th and San Salvador, 4th and San Fernando or 2nd and San Carlos Streets. Easy access to Light Rail or use our free valet bike parking.
FREE FESTIVAL
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Strike Up The Band
Sunday August 5, 5:30pm
FREE!
More than a brass band, the full orchestra plays Gershwin and Gottschalk, Copland and Shaw, plus patriotic favorites. Get your march on! Come early for free ice cream then enjoy an evening of musical Americana.
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About Symphony Silicon Valley
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Symphony Silicon Valley is the professional symphony orchestra of San Jose. Founded in 2002, the nonprofit company has progressed from a daring idea to rapidly become the greater South Bay's premiere orchestra and a notable community success story. The Symphony's artists, nationally recruited, locally resident, with an average performance tenure in San Jose of over 20 years, are recognized as among the best in the greater Bay Area. Led by an exciting roster of distinguished guest conductors on the European model, the Symphony is an anchor tenant of San Jose's magnificently restored downtown California Theatre, one of Northern California's most outstanding music halls. Symphony Silicon Valley is setting an example of an innovative business model in the arts -- market driven and financially conservative, with low overhead and the flexibility to match its programming to its support base. Besides the Orchestra's core Classics programming, the Symphony's other concerts include Target Summer Pops Free Music Festival, five diverse concerts produced outdoors on the lawn and annually bringing some 18,000 people out to enjoy totally free and family-friendly music.
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