Schedule announced for upcoming Cleveland Orchestra residency

Associate conductor Brett Mitchell, seen here conducting the Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall, will preside over the centerpiece of the upcoming Hough Neighborhood Residency, a free community concert Thursday, Aug. 11. (Roger Mastroianni)

The Cleveland Orchestra has announced details about its upcoming neighborhood residency, including the culminating concert led by associate conductor Brett Mitchell:

This summer, The Cleveland Orchestra will join with the Cleveland Museum of Art to celebrate music and art in Hough, a historic neighborhood east of downtown Cleveland. This new partnership between two of Ohio’s premier cultural organizations is designed to create partnerships with communities to develop new and meaningful ways to enliven our community with arts and music.

A highlight of the activities in Hough is a free public concert by The Cleveland Orchestra, led by Cleveland Orchestra associate conductor Brett Mitchell, at East Professional Center on Thursday, August 11, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.  A live radio broadcast of the concert will air on WCLV Classical 104.9 ideastream®, and a delayed television broadcast will air on WVIZ/PBS on Friday, August 12 at 9:00 p.m. and will repeat Sunday, August 14 at 3:00 p.m.

To read the complete news release, please click here. To read a preview in The Plain Dealer about this residency, please click here. To read Cleveland Scene's preview, please click here.