Oakland Symphony Free Outdoor Concert (Brooklyn Basin)

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Led by Oakland Symphony Music Director and Conductor Michael Morgan, the series at Brooklyn Basin will present four free outdoor concerts featuring musicians from the Symphony in one-time-only musical configurations and special instrumentation performing site-specific repertoire.

Concerts will be held at the Basin’s all-ages outdoor venue with picturesque views of the Estuary and marine life. Brooklyn Basin has socially distanced seating up to 150 people and parking is available in the area. Rocky’s Market is adjacent to the Basin where concertgoers can pick up pre-made picnics, drinks, bites, and other goods prior to the concerts. No reservations are required and admittance to concerts is first-come first-served. For more information, visit OaklandSymphony.org.

Beethoven Begins
Thursday, August 19, 6:30pm, Free
The series will begin with Michael Morgan leading 35 musicians in his first-ever performance of Beethoven’s First Symphony. The Symphony will also perform Rossini’s overture to “The Barber of Seville” and a symphony from Chevalier de Saint-Georges, classical music’s first Black composer.

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