MOSSO Press Release 10/12/21

Dateline: October 12, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: MOSSO: Musicians of The Springfield Symphony Orchestra Beth Welty, Assistant Principal Second Violin, 339-368–2996 Bob Lawrence, First Violin, 917-841-3307 Miho Matsuno, First Violin, 917-523-5329 Thomas Bergeron, Principal Trumpet 413-221-9504 MOSSO: Musicians of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra to Livestream Concert on Friday, October 15 at Springfield Symphony Hall     Springfield, MA. MOSSO — Musicians of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra — will provide a free livestream of its 7:30pm concert on Friday, October 15 at Springfield Symphony Hall. Maestro Kevin Rhodes, music director and conductor of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra for twenty years, will return to Springfield to lead a program, free to all, entitled “COMING HOME: A Symphonic Reunion” including symphonic works by Rossini, Beethoven, Dvorak, Walker and Tchaikovsky. Access the livestream via MOSSO's website: SpringfieldSymphonyMusicians.com. According to Thomas Bergeron, Principal Trumpet, “Ticket demand for our Symphony Hall performance has been stronger than expected. Since we may run out of tickets for this reduced-capacity event, we’ve decided to add a high-quality livestream to help our concert reach a wider audience. People all over the world will now be able to experience our music on Friday night.” Any remaining tickets for the event at Symphony Hall are available on Eventbrite, which can be accessed directly from the MOSSO website SpringfieldSymphonyMusicians.com. MOSSO thanks the Music Performance Trust Fund, the American Federation of Musicians, the Office of Mayor Domenic Sarno of the City of Springfield, Amanda Spear-Purchase and the staff of Symphony Hall, and Lyman Wood for their support in bringing this free event to Western Massachusetts. Any remaining tickets for the October 15 performance must be reserved in advance. No tickets will be given out at the door, and ticket holders must be masked and have proof of full vaccination against Covid-19. All performers will also be fully vaccinated and masked. Seating will be by general admission. Springfield Symphony Hall is located at 34 Court Street at the corner of Columbus Avenue in downtown Springfield, MA. For details visit SpringfieldSymphonyMusicians.com. MOSSO is not affiliated with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra Inc. All donations made to MOSSO will be used to produce live music events for the Springfield community. Donations can be made online through the MOSSO website SpringfieldSymphonyMusicians.com or checks can be made out to MOSSO and sent to MOSSO, PO Box 3513, Amherst, MA 01004. -30-