“The Tulsa Symphony Orchestra will present its first two concerts of the 2020-2021 season as outdoor events at ONEOK Field, home of the Tulsa Drillers baseball team,” writes James D. Watts Jr. in Wednesday’s (8/5) Tulsa World (OK). “Keith Elder, executive director of the Tulsa Symphony, said the … concerts … allow for … ‘social distancing in how people will be seated, both in the audience and among the performers,’ he said. ‘The stadium seats about 8,500, and we’re expecting about 1,700 for our concerts.’ … Masks will be required….The first concert, described as a ‘Celebration of Beethoven’ … will be performed Sept. 5 [led by] resident guest conductor Daniel Hege…. The concert will conclude with a fireworks display. The second concert … on Oct. 18 at ONEOK Field [will feature] guest conductor Sarah Hicks [leading] the Overture to ‘The Abduction from the Seraglio,’ Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy featuring TSO concertmaster Rossitza Goza as violin soloist, and Brahms’ dramatic Symphony No. 4…. The orchestra is also considering moving its popular Fridays at the Loft chamber music series to an outdoor venue… Elder said the orchestra will announce its plans for the remainder of the 2020-2021 season at a later date.”
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