Live music slated to be back in Akron in March with Tuesday Musical

As the new 133rd season of the Tuesday music festival was announced on Monday, it is expected that live classical music will return to Akron soon.

Nine months after announcing a quarterly postponement due to the coronavirus, Akron’s famous music show host plans to shorten the subscription season for five concerts from March to May, which will be held on March 4th. The curtain kicked off at the concert of bassist Edgar Meyer, EJ Thomas Hall.

The auditorium has not yet reopened, but on Tuesday Musical executive director Cynthia Snider (Cynthia Snider) stated that the concert planned for Tuesday by Musical was documented in EJ Thomas Hall's book.

A university spokesperson emphasized on Wednesday that due to the uncertainty of the pandemic, all scheduled events in EJ Thomas Hall are still considered tentative, and the university will communicate with event organizers on any changes in the status of events.

Snyder said: "We try to figure out how, when, and even the fun of live music can be shared again in these challenging times." "We realize this is a bold move. However, we think that we have built a lot Security agreement, flexible ticket selection, and cancellation of concert protection measures."

Ticket sales for only five concert subscriptions will be available to both returning customers and new subscribers. All five concerts cost $184. Unlike previous seasons, all seats cost the same.

Tuesday Musical encourages concert participants to subscribe before January 15 to lock in limited seats. Call 330-761-3460 or visit www.tuesdaymusical.org.

The musical on Tuesday will determine whether to provide a single ticket in the future. 

According to the state's laws on indoor performance venues, the total number of seats cannot exceed 300, and the social distance of guests at all three levels of EJ Thomas Hall is different. Each group can sit up to four people, and each group is separated by empty seats. 

Snyder said: "We know that some people have actually had music seats in their families for generations." "If you want to sit where you have been sitting, we will try our best to do so."

A survey of musicals returning to concerts conducted in early summer on Tuesday was encouraged. The survey found that 46% of respondents would subscribe immediately.

Snyder said that the key to shortening the season is flexibility. If the concert is eventually cancelled for some reason, or the subscriber thinks he or she feels uncomfortable, then these concert tickets can apply for another concert this season or transfer to the next 2021-22 season for free .

Under the protection of canceling concerts, the musical on Tuesday requires customers to notify the organization one week in advance if possible whether they will not attend the concert.

Snyder said: "We will really adapt to our work and do what we need to do to ensure everyone's safety." "We will follow all the health of these concerts at the local, state and national levels. Procedures".

Superstar pianist Emanuel Ax (Emanuel Ax) managers asked at the festival on Tuesday how the organization ensures the safety of artists and audiences. Snyder said that everyone in the hall will be covered, and there will be enough space for Aix who will perform in the recital.

Snyder said: "There will be a lot of disinfectants." Snyder said that he will negotiate with Steinway Hall on Tuesday to disinfect the company's Ax concert grand piano "Triple Graces." 

Last March, the musical had a contract for the 2020-21 season for an eight-person concert on Tuesday, but due to the uncertainty of the coronavirus, it waited to announce its plans. Snyder said that due to the cancellation of certain artists, the subscription plan for the season has undergone several revisions within a few months, resulting in a five-show season.

This is a breakdown of the scheduled upcoming season.

• Meyer is a rookie on Tuesday’s musical stage. He will perform at EJ Thomas Hall at his home in Nashville at 7:30 PM on March 4. His intimate solo concert will cover classical music to bluegrass music.

The bass master is famous for making his instrument as expressive as a cello or bounce like a bluegrass band. He also participated in the "Not Our First Goat Rodeo" (Not Our First Goat Rodeo) performance with Yo-Yo Ma. The performance was originally scheduled to be performed at the Blossom Festival in August, but due to the coronavirus Virus and canceled.

Meyer's Tuesday music program will include Bach's beloved cello Suite No. 1, and his ongoing work on a cappella bass. 

• The pianist Axe, one of the most famous musicians of our time, will perform in a solo concert at 7:30 PM on March 25. The Polish-American pianist "Manny" will perform the Margaret Baxtres annual piano concert of musicals by Chopin, Brahms and others on Tuesday. He has performed in Akron twice, this is the last time in 2012.

Ax has performed in Northeast Ohio in recent months: he played Haydn's piano concerto in D major with the Cleveland Orchestra. There was no audience at the Severance Hall. It was filmed in late October and played on Adella in November.

• The "Acoustic Orchestra" named Chanticleer will perform at 7:30 pm on April 20th, with performances ranging from Renaissance to jazz, gospel to new music. The world-renowned American a cappella group consists of 12 male singers. 

The popular band has performed with "Tuesday Musical" twice before, and this is the last performance in 2009.

Chanticleer originally planned to have a full day of education with UA chorus students, but these plans were cancelled after the university announced that the last two weeks of the spring semester would be cancelled after spring break. 

• The Pacifica Quartet will join forces with New York Philharmonic Orchestra Principal Clarinet Anthony McGill at 7:30 pm on May 4. Both the string quartet Pacifica and McGill will perform their music debut on Tuesday along with works by Brahms and others.

Founded 26 years ago, the award-winning Pacifica Chamber Orchestra is a quartet of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. McGill is the first African-American major performer of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. He advocates helping music education reach underserved communities and addressing the diversity, fairness, and inclusiveness of classical music.

• The Sphinx Virtuosi Band will perform at 7:30 PM on May 26th. The chamber orchestra consists of top black and Latino musicians from all over the country, and last performed with the musical on Tuesday, 2009.

Approximately 20 musicians are expected to perform the "Freedom Land" program, which will combine hits including Barber’s String Adagio and Dvorak’s American Quartet with Xavier Foley and Jesse Montgomery Pairing of new works.