Alabama Symphony Orchestra announces new concert series at historic Carver Theatre

The Alabama Symphony Orchestra has announced a brand new concert series at one of Birmingham’s most historically significant music venues, the Carver Theatre.

On Monday, the ASO officially announced Concerts at the Carver, a brand new concert series at the nearly-90-year-old Carver Theatre. Tickets are now available for the first three concerts announced for the series, which are as follows:

• Bach & Nabors, December 5, 2024: The ASO will perform Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto, BWV 1050.2 for harpsichord, flute and violin as soloists, and an orchestral accompaniment consisting of strings and continuo. Also on the program is Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances, which is a set of three orchestral suites by the Italian composer.  The ASO will also perform the WORLD PREMIER of a new work by Alabama native, Brian Nabors.
• Favre and Ravel, January 16, 2025: The concert opens with Maurice Ravel’s Pavane for a Dead Princess, a piece known for its haunting beauty and elegant simplicity. Ravel composed this work as a nostalgic tribute to an imagined past, evoking the grace and poise of a royal procession through tender melodies and lush orchestration. Following Ravel’s delicate masterpiece, Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem will offer a moving contrast.
• Warlock, Davies, & Britten, March 6, 2025: The program opens with Peter Warlock’s Capriol Suite, a lively collection of Renaissance-inspired dances. Next, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’ An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise takes listeners on a journey to the Scottish isles. The program concludes with Benjamin Britten’s Four Sea Interludes from his opera Peter Grimes.

Historic Carver Theatre

The Carver Theatre, located on 4th Avenue North in Birmingham, opened in 1935 as a movie house in Birmingham’s Black Business District. Opening at the height of Southern segregation, the Carver was one of the few theaters screening first-run films for Black audiences during the Jim Crow era.

After shutting down in the early 1980s, the Carver was purchased by the City of Birmingham in 1990 as part of an effort to revitalize the 4th Avenue District. The theatre was taken over by the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame and revived as a venue for live jazz performances.

In 2019, the theatre began a comprehensive renovation project that saw nearly the entire facility rebuilt from the inside out. The Carver Theatre officially reopened in August of 2024.

Are you excited to see the Alabama Symphony Orchestra perform in the historic Carver Theatre? Let us know by tagging Bham Now in your posts about it on social media.