Free MIT Summer Philharmonic Orchestra concert on July 19

MIT Professional Education is proud to host and sponsor the 18th season of the MIT Summer Philharmonic Orchestra (MITSPO).

The annual concert is free for all to attend (no ticket necessary) and will be held Friday, July 19, at 8 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium (Building W16 - 48 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Mass.).

This year's program:

• Borodin, Symphony No. 2 in B minor
• Dvorak, Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World"

The MIT Summer Philharmonic Orchestra has been the preeminent summer community orchestra for nearly two decades. Made up of top musicians of the MIT community and the general Greater Boston area, MITSPO hosts a single concert event every summer. MITSPO is conducted by George Ogata, an MIT alumnus who founded the orchestra in 1995.