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Explorer Concert: Peter & the Wolf with Birmingham Children’s Theatre (Grades K-3)
BJCC Theatre 1001 19th Street North, Birmingham, AL, USJoin the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and Birmingham Children’s Theatre in the story of a young boy’s adventure with his grandfather and animal friends! Peter and the Wolf, a “symphonic tale for children” was written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936 to introduce young audiences to the instruments of the orchestra. This reimagined musical adventure is perfect for our youngest audiences,Continue Reading ...
Back to the ’80s
BJCC Concert Hall 2100 Richard Arrington Blvd N, Birmingham, AL, United StatesThe ASO takes you to the neon-lit era of leg warmers and hair spray. Back to the ’80s! The ASO brings to life classic hits that defined a generation with artists like Elton John, Madonna, Billy Joel, Steve Winwood, Cyndi Lauper, and much more. This show will have you singing along like you’re withContinue Reading ...
Izcaray: 10 Years Remembered – Coffee Concert
Alys Stephens Center, Jemison Concert Hall 1200 10th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, United StatesThe orchestra will perform The Symphonie fantastique, a piece of music that tells the story of a gifted artist who, in the depths of hopelessness and despair because of his unrequited love for a woman, has poisoned himself with opium. The piece tells the story of the artist’s drug-fueled hallucinations, beginning with a ballContinue Reading ...
Izcaray: 10 Years Remembered
Alys Stephens Center, Jemison Concert Hall 1200 10th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, United StatesIn celebration of Carlos Izcaray’s 10 years as Music Director of the ASO, the orchestra will perform an anniversary program featuring works Maestro Izcaray conducted at his opening concert in 2013. La Péri, written in 1911, and was Dukas’ last published work is not as well known as The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, this ballet hasContinue Reading ...
“Inspired by Alabama”
Alys Stephens Center, Jemison Concert Hall 1200 10th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, United States(Alabama Symphony Orchestra) Join the ASO as they record a concert to preserve the Alabama legacy as never done before. This once-in-a-lifetime concert will feature Brian Raphael Nabors’ Letters from Birmingham (2022), William Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony (1934), and Stars Fell on Alabama (1934), arranged by ASO’s fourth music director Amerigo Marino.
Young People’s Concert 2024: The Great Orchestra Experiment (Grades 3-6)
Samford University Wright CenterThe Alabama Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Chris Confessore join Dr. Susie Sonata in this engaging, full STEAM ahead Great Orchestra Experiment! This interactive concert is sure to engage all the senses as students experience the orchestra through the lens of science, technology, engineering, and math! Commissioned by the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and written byContinue Reading ...
Viennese Kaleidoscope (Trios)
Samford University’s Brock Recital Hall 880 Montague Dr, Birmingham, ALArtists Daniel Szasz, violin Warren Samples, cello Yakov Kasman, piano Program to Include Haydn: Trio in G major No. 39 Hob. XV/25 (15’) Mozart: Trio in G major KV 564 (17’) Beethoven: Trio No. 5 in D major (Op. 70 No. 1) “Ghost” (30’)
Bartók – Coffee Concert
Alys Stephens Center, Jemison Concert Hall 1200 10th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, United StatesThe orchestra will play Bartok’s Concerto for orchestra. Bartók makes extensive use of classical elements in the work; for instance, the first and fifth movements are in sonata-allegro form. The work combines elements of Western art music and eastern European folk music, especially that of Hungary, and it departs from traditional tonality, often usingContinue Reading ...
Beethoven + Bartók
Alys Stephens Center, Jemison Concert Hall 1200 10th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, United StatesBeethoven began work on the Eighth in the summer of 1812, immediately after the completion of his Seventh Symphony. Martin Geck describes the Eighth as containing “all the relevant hallmarks, including motivic and thematic writing notable for its advanced planning, defiant counterpoint, furious cross-rhythms, sudden shifts from piano to forte, and idyllic and evenContinue Reading ...
Harpsichord, flute, & violin – Bach & Nabors
Avon Theatre 2829 7th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, United StatesJoin the ASO at the Avon Theater in Lakeview for a more intimate concert experience you can’t get anywhere else! 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,Continue Reading ...
It’s A Holiday Feeling with the ASO & Friends!
BJCC Concert Hall 2100 Richard Arrington Blvd N, Birmingham, AL, United StatesExperience holiday magic in Birmingham with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra! Joining the orchestra is fabulous guest soloist Birmingham’s own Sadie Goodman. With featured pianist Rich Ridenour and electric violinist Bethany Borg, the ASO will perform classics like Carol of the Bells, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, and Merry Christmas Darling. There are surprises throughoutContinue Reading ...
Handel’s Messiah
Alys Stephens Center, Jemison Concert Hall 1200 10th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, United StatesWitness one of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra’s most beloved holiday traditions! A fixture of the holiday season, Handel’s Messiah features the iconic Hallelujah chorus and sweeping solos portraying one of the greatest stories ever told. Leading the orchestra is special guest conductor James M. Meaders, founder and artistic director of Vox Anima London.
New Year’s Eve: A Viennese Celebration
Alys Stephens Center, Jemison Concert Hall 1200 10th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, United StatesToast the end of 2024 with a glass of bubbly and experience the ASO’s effervescent performance of the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Day tradition.
Beethoven + Strauss
Alys Stephens Center, Jemison Concert Hall 1200 10th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, United StatesCarlos Izcaray leads the orchestra in Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso — A tour de force of orchestral writing, displaying Ravel’s unique blend of impressionistic harmonies, Spanish folk influences, and rhythmic vitality. Then, the ASO welcomes pianist Awadagin Pratt to perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3. Awadagin has received acclaim for delivering “forceful, imaginative, andContinue Reading ...
Timpani, harpsichord, & strings – Fauré & Ravel
Avon Theatre 2829 7th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, United States
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