Mission
Red {an orchestra}'s mission is to develop diverse musical audiences through innovative programs, which connect music with other artistic disciplines to produce engaging and entertaining performances.
Goals
REDiscover classical music: With a focus on cultural renewal and revitalization, Red {an orchestra} seeks to develop new audiences for the performing arts through a creative mission that presents music in light of contemporary culture.
Artistic Programming
Under the leadership of our Artistic Director and Conductor, Jonathan Sheffer, Red has completed its fifth successful season and is currently presenting the 2007-2008 season.
Artistic highlights from the first five seasons include:
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The Importance of Being Zappa: A special concert to celebrate the music that inspired the genius of Frank Zappa and Red's version of Zappa's own work.
Puppets and Spain: A larger-than-life-size puppet show presented by the Cleveland Museum of Art with puppeteer, Basil Twist
Celluloid Copland: A critically-acclaimed performance that included Appalachian Spring, and a rarely-seen film documentary with music by Copland
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad King: A semi-staged theater presentation of the madness of George III with music of Haydn and English modernist Peter Maxwell-Davies
Ethel/Red: Red joined forces with Ethel, an amplified string ensemble from New York, to give world premieres of works commissioned by Red.
A New Amahl: A story of poverty, wealth, sacrifice, and miracles brought to life through the dreams of an urban boy by life-sized puppets.