RI Philharmonic Offers Free Tickets to Gov't Workers

The Rhode Island Philharmonic is offering free tickets to employees affected by the ongoing federal government shutdown. The offer is open from January 25 and will continue until 30 days after the shutdown ends.

Next week's shows are part of the TACO Classical Series at the VETS auditorium in Providence. The first show is the Open Rehearsal on Friday, January 25 at 5:30 pm, and the main performance is the following day, Saturday, January 26 at 8 pm.

To get two free tickets each, federal employees can call the RI Philharmonic Box Office at 401-248-7000, or email boxoffice@riphil.org. Tickets can also be purchased at the VETS box office on a first-come, first-served basis on Friday from 3:30 pm until showtime, and on Saturday from 4 pm until showtime. A government ID will be required to pick up tickets.

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Tania Miller will conduct the orchestra in their performance, titled Viennese Favorites and Beethoven 4. It will feature Beethoven's Symphony No. 4, Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, and J. Strauss’s On the Beautiful Blue Danube, which was prominently featured in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, as well as R. Strauss's Burleske and Mozart's Rondo for Piano and Orchestra, featuring pianist Sara Davis Buechner.

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