Blossom Music Center, located in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, is the summer home of the Cleveland Orchestra and also hosts a full summer schedule of popular music acts and symphonic performances. For symphonic concerts with the Cleveland Orchestra, American conductor Jahja Ling served as Blossom Festival Director from 2000 through the 2005 season. Leonard Slatkin was the Festival Director from 1992 through 1999. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Nickname: The Falls, C-Town, C-Falls, Caucasian Falls, CFO Location within the state of Ohio County Summit  - Mayor Don L. Robart Area    - City 66. ... The Cleveland Orchestra is one of the major symphony orchestras in the United States. ... Jahja Ling is currently the principal conductor and musical director for the San Diego Symphony. ... Leonard Slatkin (born September 1, 1944) is an American conductor. ...

Blossom Music Center is named after the family of Dudley S. Blossom, who served as president of the Cleveland Orchestra from 1936 to 1938. The venue is distinctly different from others like it around the country due to the site's natural parabolic setting, the pavilion's sloping wooden roof, and the area's natural wooded surroundings. The facility designed by architect Peter van Dijk is located on 800 acres (3 km²) of natural woods inside the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, about 10 miles (16 km) north of downtown Akron and 33 miles (53 km) south of downtown Cleveland. In 2003, the venue underwent a $17 million renovation. Grand-daughter Katherine Jean Blossom Heffernan (born May 9, 1982) broke ground there as part of the ceremony.^{[citation needed]} The amphitheater seats 6,051 people, with space for about 17,100 more on the lawn. Brandywine Falls Cuyahoga Valley National Park preserves the rural landscape along the Cuyahoga River between Akron and Cleveland in northeast Ohio. ... Nickname: The Rubber Capital of the World Location within the state of Ohio Country United States State Ohio County Summit Founded 1825 Incorporated 1835 (village) - 1865 (city) Government  - Mayor Don Plusquellic (D) Area  - City  62. ... Nickname: Motto: Progress & Prosperity Location in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Coordinates: , Country State County Cuyahoga Founded 1796 Incorporated 1814 (village)   1836 (city) Government  - Mayor Frank G. Jackson (D) Area [1]  - City  82. ... The name amphitheatre (alternatively amphitheater) is given to a public building of the Classical period (being particularly associated with ancient Rome) which was used for spectator sports, games and displays. ...

One of the United States' premier amphitheaters, the venue has hosted many of the biggest names in popular and classical music, including Joshua Bell, Leonard Bernstein, Jimmy Buffett, Itzhak Perlman, the Kinks, James Taylor, Dave Matthews Band, Journey, Def Leppard, Green Day, and Pearl Jam. The popular music concerts are managed by Live Nation. The annual Carnival of Horrors is held at Blossom every October, including The Fun House, The Freakshow in 3-D, and The Wicked Woods. Joshua Bell (born 9 December 1967) is an American Grammy Award-winning violinist. ... Leonard Bernstein in 1971 Leonard Bernstein (IPA pronunciation: )[1] (August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, and pianist. ... Jimmy Buffett (born James William Buffett on December 25, 1946, in Pascagoula, Mississippi) is a singer, songwriter, author, businessman, and recently a film producer best known for his island escapism lifestyle and music including hits such as Margaritaville (No. ... Itzhak Perlman playing during the entertainment portion of the White House State Dinner in honor on Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on May 7, 2007 Itzhak Perlman (born August 31, 1945 in Jaffa) is an Israeli-American virtuoso violinist and teacher. ... The Kinks were an English rock group formed in 1963 by lead singer-songwriter Ray Davies, his brother, lead guitarist and vocalist Dave Davies, and bassist Pete Quaife. ... James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Belmont, Massachusetts. ... Dave Matthews Band (also known by the initialism DMB) is a United States rock band, originally formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991 by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Dave Matthews. ... Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco, California. ... Def Leppard are an English hard rock band from Sheffield who formed in 1977 as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. ... This article is about the band Green Day. ... Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. ... Live Nation NYSE: LYV is a concert company based in the United States of America. ...

See also

• List of contemporary amphitheatres

This is a list of contemporary amphitheaters, not to be confused with Roman amphitheaters Alpine Valley Music Theater Blossom Music Center Celeste Center Coors Amphitheatre (San Diego) Cricket Pavilion Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Darien Lake Performing Arts Center DTE Energy Music Theatre Greek Theatre (Los Angeles) First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre...

External links

• Blossom Music Center
• Cleveland Orchestra