Sun 8/9 @ 7:30-9PM
The Akron Symphony got rained out of its August 2 outdoor concert at Goodyear Heights Metro Park, but you can still catch them at Firestone Park Community Center on Sunday August 9 at 7:30pm.
The program features pieces by 20th-century American composers that bridge classical music, pop and jazz, including Aaron Copland, Charles Ives, Scott Joplin and George Gershwin. Akron jazz/gospel/soul vocalist Stephanie Childers-White and Gospel Meets Symphony Choirmaster Jonathon Turner will be joining the orchestra for a concert that also features the return of the popular and cherished “Soap Box Derby Rag” by AOS’s associate conductor and conductor of the Akron Youth Symphony Eric Benjamin, honoring the longtime derby, held annually in Akron, going back nearly a century
Bring your blanket or chair, and a picnic if you choose. Alcohol isn’t allowed. Admission is free.
https://akronsymphony.org/event/parks