<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Dear Friends,</div><div><br></div><div>CityMusic Cleveland has been celebrating its <b>5th Anniversary</b> all season long, and our grand finale is coming up, <b>May 5-10</b>. The program, entitled "<b>Heaven & Earth</b>" features the Jupiter Symphony by Mozart and the Mass in G Major by Mendelssohn, under the baton of music director <a href="http://www.citymusiccleveland.org/AboutUs/musicians_details.php?mid=1">James Gaffigan</a>. The Mass also features soloists <a href="http://www.citymusiccleveland.org/AboutUs/musicians_details.php?mid=180">Chabrelle Williams</a> (soprano), <a href="http://www.citymusiccleveland.org/AboutUs/musicians_details.php?mid=181">Roy Hage</a> (tenor), and <a href="http://www.citymusiccleveland.org/AboutUs/musicians_details.php?mid=182">Matthew Hayward</a> (baritone), and the celebrated new professional choir, <a href="http://www.citymusiccleveland.org/AboutUs/musicians_details.php?mid=183">Quire Cleveland</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>As always, CityMusic Cleveland <a href="http://www.citymusiccleveland.org/Concerts/details.php?id=181">concerts</a> are FREE, all over the northeast Ohio area. You'll find details for the venues and times below. Some venues offer free childcare.</div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><div><br></div></div><div>We would very much appreciate any help you can give in promoting these concerts. I'd be happy to do whatever I can to help set up a phone interview, provide additional information, photos, etc. </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks so much for your consideration!</div><div><br></div><div>Cordially,</div><div>Bev</div><div><br></div></div></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Beverly Simmons, Marketing Director</div><div><b style="font-weight: bold; ">CityMusic Cleveland</b></div><div>PO Box 1930</div><div>Cleveland, OH 44106</div><div>cell 216-401-2485</div><div><a href="mailto:info@CityMusicCleveland.org">info@CityMusicCleveland.org</a></div><div><a href="http://www.CityMusicCleveland.org">www.CityMusicCleveland.org</a></div><div><br>================</div><div><br></div><div><div class="MsoNormal"><a name="OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-family: Verdana; "><b>PRESS RELEASE</b></span></a></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in; "><span><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">Contact: Beverly Simmons, 216-283-4649 or 216-401-2485 (not for publication);<span><span style="font-family: Verdana; "> </span></span><a href="mailto:info@citymusiccleveland.org"><span><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(34, 81, 167); ">info@citymusiccleveland.org</span></span><span></span></a><span><span style="font-family: Verdana; "> </span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0030E8"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; "><div class="MsoNormal"><a name="OLE_LINK1"><b>Celebrate Heaven & Earth with CityMusic Cleveland</b></a></div></span></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">CityMusic Cleveland invites you to a FREE gala celebration, the finale of its 5th Anniversary Season, with six concerts entitled "Heaven & Earth" performed May 5-10, throughout northeast Ohio.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">The program features both secular and sacred music, sure to appeal to every music lover. The high-energy musicians of CityMusic's professional chamber orchestra, under the baton of prize-winning maestro James Gaffigan, will perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Jupiter Symphony (No. 41). They will be joined by soloists Chabrelle Williams (soprano), Roy Hage (tenor), and Matthew Hayward (baritone), and the celebrated new professional choir, Quire Cleveland, to perform Felix Mendelssohn's Mass in G Major (No. 2).<font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"></font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">With a mission to build community through the arts, CityMusic offers music to please everyone, whether you’re new to classical music or a seasoned concertgoer. Since its founding in 2004, the orchestra has entertained tens of thousands of Ohioans in concert, and thousands more through its radio broadcasts. Through one hundred concerts -- <b>all free</b> -- plus an after-school education program for elementary school children -- and CityMusic has managed to operate without a deficit. This is possible through the generosity of local and national foundations, as well as hundreds of individual gifts, large and small.</font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div><div class="MsoNormal">At the intermission receptions, audience members will enjoy the exquisite paintings of Cleveland artist <a href="http://jeffyostpaintings.com/"><b>Jeff Yost</b></a>. Everyone is welcome; no tickets are required.</div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in; "><span><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">For more information, call 216-321-8273, write to </span></span><a href="mailto:info@citymusiccleveland.org"><span><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(44, 80, 173); ">info@citymusiccleveland.org</span></span><span><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(44, 80, 173); text-decoration: none; "><u>,</u></span></span><span></span></a><span><span style="font-family: Verdana; "> or visit </span></span><a href="http://www.citymusiccleveland.org/"><span><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(35, 75, 177); text-decoration: none; ">www.CityMusicCleveland.org</span></span><span></span></a><span><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in; "><span><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(52, 76, 159); ">========= <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in; "><span><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 48, 232); "><b>CONCERT INFORMATION</b></span></span><span><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(52, 76, 159); ">: </span></span><span><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">(*free childcare available; call venue for reservation)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in; "><span><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 48, 232); "><b>Program #5: Heaven & Earth</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; line-height: normal; "><a href="http://www.citymusiccleveland.org/AboutUs/musicians_details.php?mid=1">James Gaffigan</a></span>, Music Director<br>Chabrelle Williams, soprano; Roy Hage, tenor; Matthew Hayward, baritone; Quire Cleveland</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#414141" face="Arial"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; ">Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K.551 (Jupiter)<br>Franz Schubert: Mass No. 2 in G Major</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; ">Tuesday, May 5, at 7:30 pm<br>*<a href="http://www.fairmountchurch.org/" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(210, 78, 20); text-decoration: underline; "> Fairmount Presbyterian Church</a><br>2757 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights, OH 44118; 216-321-5800 <br><br>Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at 7 pm<br>St. Vitus Church<br>6019 Lausche Ave, Cleveland, OH 44103; 216-361-1444 <br><br>Thursday, May 7, 2009, at 7:30 pm<br>*<a href="http://www.stmaryelyria.parishesonline.com/" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(210, 78, 20); text-decoration: underline; "> St. Mary Church</a><br>320 Middle Ave, Elyria 44035; 440-323-5539 <br><br>Friday, May 8, 2009, at 8 pm<br>*<a href="http://www.stnoel.org/" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(210, 78, 20); text-decoration: underline; "> St. Noel Church</a><br>35200 Chardon Rd, Willoughby Hills 44094; 440-946-0887 <br><br>Saturday, May 9, 2009, at 7:30 pm<br><a href="http://www.ststanislaus.org/" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(210, 78, 20); text-decoration: underline; ">Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus</a><br>3649 East 65th Street, Slavic Village, Cleveland, OH 44105; 216-341-9091 <br><br>Sunday, May 10, 2009, at 7:30 pm<br><a href="http://www.rrumc.org/" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(210, 78, 20); text-decoration: underline; ">Rocky River United Methodist Church</a><br>19414 Detroit Rd, Rocky River 44116; 440-331-7676 </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(52, 76, 159); ">========= </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in; "><span><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 48, 232); "><b>CityMusic Cleveland </b></span></span><span><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 48, 232); ">is a professional chamber orchestra, founded to perform free concerts throughout Northeast Ohio, accompanied by art shows of local artists.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in; "><span><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 48, 232); ">Our mission is to develop audiences and build communities through the arts by:</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in; "><span><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 48, 232); ">¶ Presenting the finest quality performances of classical repertoire,</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in; "><span><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 48, 232); ">¶ Eliminating the twin barriers of high ticket prices and unfamiliar venues, <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in; "><span><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 48, 232); ">¶ Working with neighborhood leaders to enrich the cultural offerings of their communities.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in; "><span><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 48, 232); ">In so doing, <b>CityMusic Cleveland builds audiences for both the musical and visual arts organizations in Northeast Ohio and beyond</b></span></span><span><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 48, 232); ">.</span></span></p><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 48, 232); ">###</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>