Minnesota Sinfonia to Perform at Theater in the Woods

Minnesota Sinfonia’s Father’s Day Family Pops Concert at Caponi Art Park in Eagan

Minneapolis, MN, June 03, 2011 --(PR.com)-- This June, enjoy entertaining, lighter musical fare including Broadway and movie tunes, marches, and more at the Minnesota Sinfonia’s Father’s Day Family Pops Concert at Caponi Art Park in Eagan. The program will be taken from the following pieces: Strauss’s “Blue Danube Waltzes,” “Radetzky March,” “Thunder and Lightening,” Puccini’s “Fantasy on La Boheme,” Dvorak’s “Slavonic dance 3,” Williams’s “Music from Harry Potter,” Offenbach’s “Ballet Parisien,” Ricketts’s “A Tribute to Louis Armstrong,” Mozart’s “Overture to the Marriage of Figaro,” Joplin’s “The Fig Tree Rag,” Grieg’s “Lyric Pieces,” Mascagni’s “Intermezzo from Cavallaria Rusticana,” Hammerstein’s “Medley from the King and I.”

The concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 19 at Caponi Art Park’s Theater in the Woods at 1205 Diffley Rd, Eagan, 55123. Admission is free and children are welcome to attend. Audience members should arrive early—all concerts are first-come, first-seated.

Located on 60-acres of rolling wooded hills in Eagan, Minnesota, Caponi Art Park and Learning Center is a distinctive cultural center offering free programs and educational experiences in an inviting, natural setting that seamlessly blends art and nature.

Theater in the Woods is a large outdoor amphitheater nestled in the park’s hilly landscape, made intimate by a canopy of trees. A unique setting for theatrical, musical and literary performances, Theater in the Woods boasts a large brick open-air stage, near perfect acoustics, plentiful grassy and ledge seating, and the feeling of the North Woods right in the middle of Eagan. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy the show. www.caponiartpark.org

Additional Minnesota Sinfonia concert information is available at 612-871-1701 or www.mnsinfonia.org.

The Minnesota Sinfonia is a professional chamber orchestra whose mission is to serve the musical and educational needs of the citizens of Minnesota, especially families with children, inner-city youth, seniors and those with limited financial means. The Sinfonia plays concerts for over 25,000 people each year, and is the only professional orchestra of its kind, offering all concerts free of admission charges, welcoming children to every performance, and dedicating over half its services to inner-city schools. Founded in 1989 by Artistic Director Jay Fishman, the Minnesota Sinfonia is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization supported by corporate, foundation and individual contributors. For more information, to make a donation, or for a list of upcoming performances, visit www.mnsinfonia.org or call 612-871-1701.

For Calendars: Minnesota Sinfonia: Father’s Day Family Pops Concert. Sunday, June 19 at 7:30pm. Caponi Art Park, Theatre in the Woods. 1205 Diffley Rd, Eagan, 55123. *Rain-date: July 17 at 7:30pm Free. 612.871.1701. www.mnsinfonia.org

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