Thunder Body @ Granite Mills Park, June 7, 12:15pm
•HOCHSTEIN @ HIGH FALLS – The 2012 free summer concert series, Hochstein at High Falls, is held on Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. in Granite Mills Park at Platt St. & Browns Race. The lunchtime series opens with a performance by Thunder Body on June 7 and continues thru August 16. Call (585) 454-4596; or visit www.hochstein.org.
•RPO SEASON FINALE – The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra will present Pictures at an Exhibition as the finale of Arild Remmereit’s inaugural season as the RPO Music Director on May 31 and June 2 in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs Street. In addition to Mussorgsky’s colorful composition, arranged by Ravel; a word premiere of Caution Ahead – Guard Rail Out by Margaret Brouwer will also be presented; and an art exhibit curated by M. Wendy Gwirtzman will be on display. Call (585) 454-2100.
•INSPIRE MOORE MUSIC SERIES – The Inspire Moore vineyard at 197 N. Main Street in Naples NY is offering a live music series this summer. Next up is a performance by The Beat Beggers on June 1st. Music will be provided from 7 to 10 p.m. at the winery. Call (585) 374-5970.
•PINK FLOYD LASER – The June Saturday Night Laser Show at the RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, 657 East Avenue, will feature the music of Pink Floyd. Songs like “Speak to Me/Breathe,” “Money,” “Sheep,” “One of these Days” and “Another Brick in the Wall” will be played on the impressive planetarium sound system as argon and krypton lasers dance on the dome. Call (585) 271-4320.
•ORATORIO SOCIETY – On June 7 at Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 N. Plymouth Avenue, the Rochester Oratorio Society will present “Rochester Sings.” Music by Rochester and New York composers will be featured – works by Aaron Copland, Robert Nathaniel Dett and Stephen Foster as well as student composers from the School of the Arts. The string chamber ensemble, Gibbs & Main, will accompany. Call (585) 473-2234.
•ROCHESTER WOMEN’S COMMUNITY CHORUS – The Spring 2012 concert by our Rochester Women’s Community Chorus will be performed on June 9 at St. Anne’s Church, 1600 Mt. Hope Avenue. The program, Singing Songs of Friendship and Support, uses the lyrical theme, “With You by My Side.” A silent auction will be part of the evening, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to GAGV. Visit www.therwcc.org.
