BOX LUNCH – $7.50
Turkey sandwich on croissant, chips, fruit, cookie, and a cold beverage, prepared by BIG Y – World Class Caterers.

Orders must be placed by Wednesday before each concert.

Treat your students to lunch with the Springfield Symphony! Our Friday Lunchtime Concerts are a perfect way for students in grades 7 and up to learn about classical music in a relaxed and informal setting. The one-hour concerts feature works from the SSO’s next classical concert, presented with informative and entertaining commentary by the Maestro and performances by our guest soloists. Program notes on each piece are provided in advance to help students prepare for the concert.

Admission is $5.00 per ticket for student groups of 10 or more (up to age 17), plus one chaperone admitted free for every 10 student tickets purchased. Additional chaperone tickets may be purchased for $9.75 each. To order student group tickets for Lunchtime concerts, e-mail Karen LaRocque or call 413-733-0636, ex. 14.

Lunchtime Concerts
An innovative 50 minute program featuring musical excerpts dispersed with dialogue from Kevin Rhodes. Concerts begin at 12:30 pm. Reserve a box lunch to enjoy during the concert or bring your own to enjoy in the Mahogany Room.

Lunchtime Concert #1          November 2, 2007
We open our Lunchtime Concert series with selections from three works: Smetana’s ravishing The Moldau; Bernstein’s Serenade, a work for violin and strings, and Beethoven’s magical evocation of the Austrian countryside, The Pastoral, (Symphony No. 6).  Kevin Rhodes spins a wonderful narrative between works…

Lunchtime Concert #2          February 8, 2008
Our February concert features Mendelssohn’s sunniest work, The Italian, Symphony No. 4.  The music will transport you directly to Italy.  The orchestra will also perform one of Mozart’s first mature symphonies, Symphony No. 29.

Lunchtime Concert #3, April 25, 2008
We pay homage to the old fashioned romantics with this program that includes Rossini’s Overture to Silken Staircase, Chopin’s Piano Concerto No 2 and selections from Brahms’ Symphony No. 3. 
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