Symphony, band play Led Zeppelin

Symphony, bandplay Led Zeppelin
AKRON -- Bridging the gulf between rock 'n' roll and classical music, the Akron Symphony Orchestra will perform the music of Led Zeppelin at 8 p.m. Feb. 18 at E.J. Thomas Hall.
Amplified by a full rock band and accompanied by singer Randy Jackson's screaming vocals, creator Brent Havens guest conducts the ensemble in capturing Led Zeppelin riff for riff.
"The wonderful thing with an orchestra is that you have an entire palette to call upon. The band is reproducing what Led Zeppelin did on the albums, verbatim, and then having an orchestra behind the band gives the music a richness, a whole different feel, a whole different sense of power," said Havens.
The two-hour plus concert features 18 Zeppelin tunes.
Tickets are $37.50 and $22.50 and are available through Ticketmaster.
Players Guild Theatrepresents 'The Hobbit'
CANTON -- The Players Guild Theatre family series will present "The Hobbit" Jan. 13-22, 1001 Market Ave. North.
Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7 p.m. and Sunday matinees begin at 2:30. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students under 18, and group rates are available. For more information, call the box office at (330) 453-7617, or go to www.playersguildtheatre.com.
Jazz concert featurestrumpeter Schantz
CLEVELAND -- Cleveland State University's next Sundown Jazz Concert on Jan. 22 will feature trumpeter Jack Schantz and keyboardist Rock Wehrmann. The concert begins at 4 p.m. in CSU's Drinko Recital Hall in the Music and Communication Building at the corner of East 21st Street and Euclid Avenue.
The concert is free and open to the public.
Parking is available in the garage on the corner of Chester Avenue and East 21st Street, adjacent to the Music and Communication Building. Handicapped parking is available in front of the building.
Schantz, of Orrville, has toured the United States, Japan and Europe with the big bands of Woody Herman, Glen Miller, Tommy Dorsey and Artie Shaw. Wehrmann is an arranger, producer, soloist and accompanist who has appeared with the Cleveland Orchestra.
For more information, call the music events line at (216) 687-5100.