Compose Your Own Season ASO 2017-2018

2017-2018 Compose Your Own Season Pick 4 or more concerts and save!

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CHOOSE ANY 4 (OR MORE!) CONCERTS AND SAVE! Buy 4 or more concerts, save 15%!

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With our variety of classical, pops, and fresh musical selections, there are endless opportunities to customize your season! Enjoy the flexibility to choose four or more concerts and save big by creating your own package!

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Concert titles, conductors, artists, and repertoire are subject to change.

CYO PRICING INFORMATION Pick 4 or 5 (15% Off!) Seating Level

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Celebrate! New Year’s Eve Concert Handel’s Messiah

$68

$56

$43

$35

SuperPOPS!* & Star Wars

$45

$36

$28

$21

Masterworks

$63

$44

$31

$20

Coffee Concerts

$32

$26

$16

Concertmaster & Friends

$25

Classical Masters

$30

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Celebrate! New Year’s Eve Concert Handel’s Messiah

$64

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$32

SuperPOPS!* & Star Wars

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$34

$26

$20

Masterworks

$59

$41

$29

$18

Coffee Concerts

$30

$24

$15

Concertmaster & Friends

$23

Classical Masters

$27

Pick 6 or More (20% Off!) Seating Level

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Extraordinary performances to celebrate holidays and musical legends.

Handel’s Messiah & Bach’s Magnificat Friday, December 15, 2017 at 7:30pm Carlos Izcaray, conductor Alys Stephens Center

CHARPENTIER: Noels pour les instruments BACH: Magnificat HANDEL: Messiah (Christmas Portion)

The Music of Star Wars

Sunday, December 17, 2017 at 4pm Christopher Confessore, conductor Alys Stephens Center

We are thrilled to commemorate the release of Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi with a concert celebrating all of John Williams’ iconic music spanning the epic Star Wars saga.

Bring the whole family and enjoy an afternoon of musical highlights from a galaxy far, far away! Presented by Red Diamond®.

CELEBRATE! The New Year’s Eve Concert Sunday, December 31, 2017 at 6pm Christopher Confessore, conductor Alys Stephens Center

It’s our annual toast to a happy, healthy, and musical new year, now in the sparkling acoustics of UAB’s Alys Stephens Center! Alongside favorites by Johann Strauss II, we’ll perform some popular hits from around the world, and a few classics from the American Songbook. The evening wouldn’t be complete without our annual champagne toast! Presented by Red Diamond®.

Act of Congress

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Celebrating the best in Pops, Broadway, Jazz & Film, performed by your very own Alabama Symphony and featuring Chris Confessore, ASO Principal Pops Conductor!

Christmas with Act of Congress December 1, 2017 at 7pm Christopher Confessore, conductor Samford University Wright Center Voted one of the “Must See Live Acts of Alabama,” we’re thrilled to take the stage again with our friends, Act of Congress. Their timeless blend of tight harmonies, vintage instrumentation, and deep musical roots will be just what you need this holiday season! Presented in partnership with Samford University.

We Are the Champions Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 8pm Christopher Confessore, conductor Eli Gold, special guest Samford University Wright Center College football may be over, but the spirit will never fade while enjoying a selection of great music inspired by sports. Join the Voice of the Crimson Tide and fan favorite Eli Gold as he emcees a curation of music from Rocky, The Natural, Olympic themes, college fight songs, “Casey at the Bat,” and more!

Birmingham Does Broadway Saturday, February 17, 2018 at 8pm Christopher Confessore, conductor ASO Chorus under the direction of Dr. Philip Copeland Samford University Wright Center Birmingham’s best and brightest will be joining the Alabama Symphony Orchestra for a variety of Broadway hits! From Rodgers & Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, and Andrew Lloyd Webber, as well as a special 100th birthday salute to Leonard Bernstein, this is a night not to be missed!

Gershwin in Hollywood Saturday, March 10, 2018 at 8pm Christopher Confessore, conductor Steve Beck, pianist Alys Stephens Center George Gershwin’s time in Hollywood produced captivating arrangements of his popular melodies.

Pianist Steve Beck will solo in the delightful Second Rhapsody, which features music from Gershwin’s score for the film Delicious, and the orchestra will luxuriate in music from Shall We Dance and Damsel in Distress, among other tempting tunes!

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Transcendent performances with something for every classical music lover, and masterful collaborations with some of classical music’s biggest names. All concerts begin at 8pm.

Bach & Mozart For The New Year January 5 & 6, 2018 Carlos Izcaray, conductor RAMEAU: Overture to PURCELL: Chaconne in G minor Z.730 VIVALDI: Sinfonia in G R. 149 BACH: “Air” from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D RAVEL: Le Tombeau de Couperin MOZART: Symphony No. 41, Jupiter

Dvorak’s New World & Beethoven’s Violin Concerto February 23 & 24, 2018 Carlos Izcaray, conductor Noah Bendix-Balgley, violin IZCARAY: Yellowhammer (World Premiere) BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto DVORAK: Symphony No. 9 From the

New World

Carlos Conducts Ravel’s Bolero

Carlos Conducts Faure’s Requiem

January 26 & 27, 2018 Carlos Izcaray, conductor ASO Chorus

April 6 & 7, 2018 Carlos Izcaray, conductor ASO Chorus

RAVEL: Bolero DEBUSSY: La mer DUTILLEUX: Metaboles RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2

DEBUSSY: Petite Suite POULENC: Sinfonettia FAURE: Requiem

Ravishing Rachmaninoff

Scheherazade

February 9 & 10, 2018 Carlos Izcaray, conductor Yakov Kasman, piano

April 20 & 21, 2018 Jan Wagner, conductor Daniel Szasz, violin

SHOSTAKOVICH: Festive Overture RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a

Theme of Paganini SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 10

HAYDN: Symphony No. 83, The Hen BENCE-MUK: Transylvanian Seasons RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade

Justin Brown

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Andrew Bain Concert titles, conductors, artists, and repertoire are subject to change.

Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration May 4 & 5, 2018 Carlos Izcaray, conductor BERNSTEIN: Divertimento BERNSTEIN: West Side Story

Symphonic Dances MAHLER: Symphony No. 1

Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto May 18 & 19, 2018 Carlos Izcaray, conductor Simone Porter, violin HIGDON: blue cathedral MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2

Carlos Izcaray

The Firebird & Tchaikovsky’s Sixth: Russian Masterpieces June 1 & 2, 2018 Carlos Izcaray, conductor RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Russian

Easter Festival Overture STRAVINSKY: The Firebird Suite TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6

ASO Chorus

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Join the world-class musicians of the ASO in the beautiful Alys Stephens Center for this informative journey through some of the most iconic music in the classical repertoire. Concerts begin at 11am with complimentary Red Diamond® coffee and pastries available one hour beforehand.

Scheherazade

Bach & Mozart For the New Year

April 20, 2018 Jan Wagner, conductor

January 5, 2018 Carlos Izcaray, conductor

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade

RAMEAU: Overture to PURCELL: Chaconne in G minor Z.730 VIVALDI: Sinfonia in G R. 149 BACH: “Air” from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D MOZART: Symphony No. 41, Jupiter

Dvorak’s New World Symphony February 23, 2018 Carlos Izcaray, conductor

Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto May 18, 2018 Carlos Izcaray, conductor Simone Porter, violin HIGDON: blue cathedral MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto

DVORAK: Symphony No. 9 From the

New World

Simone Porter

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Carlos IzcaraySimon Porter

Concert titles, conductors, artists, and repertoire are subject to change.

Concertmaster & Friends Intimate chamber music curated by Concertmaster Daniel Szasz.

Different Trains: Contemporary Visions

Quartet for the End of Time

March 6, 2018 at7:30pm Daniel Szasz, violin Yuriko Yasuda, violin Michael Fernandez, viola Carlos Izcaray, cello

April 12, 2018 at 7:30pm Daniel Szasz, violin Warren Samples, cello Kathleen Costello, clarinet Yakov Kasman, piano

SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet No. 8

in c minor, op. 110 REICH: Different Trains for string

quartet and tape

MESSIAEN: Quartet for the End of Time

We are honored to collaborate with the Violins of Hope project to present this important work on Holocaust Remembrance Day.

The ASO returns to the spirited atmosphere of WorkPlay Birmingham with a pair of string quartets that reflect upon life during World War II and honor those affected by it.

Daniel Szasz

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Classical Masters Classical and neoclassical orchestral music in an intimate setting.

Hummel’s Trumpet Concerto

Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

January 12, 2018 at7:30pm Carlos Izcaray, conductor Ryan Beach, trumpet

April 27, 2018 at 7:30pm Carlos Izcaray, conductor Kathleen Costello, clarinet Tariq Masri, bassoon

MOZART: Impresario Overture HUMMEL: Trumpet Concerto MOZART: Symphony No. 36, Linz Escape from the cold with the music of Mozart and Hummel in the intimate Sirote Theatre. Our very own Ryan Beach will perform Hummel’s Trumpet Concerto, which is known as a virtuoso showpiece. Mozart’s Symphony no. 36 was inspired by the warmth and hospitality of the people of Linz that he encountered during the visit.

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MOZART: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik STRAUSS: Duet-concertino for

Clarinet & Bassoon HAYDN: Symphony No. 104, London Enjoy Mozart’s celebrated Eine Kleine Nachtmusik alongside Strauss’ duetconcertino, which puts our talented principal clarinet and bassoon players in the spotlight.

Finally, the concert ends with Haydn’s final symphony, the “London Symphony” which has received acclaim since it debuted in 1795.

Concert titles, conductors, artists, and repertoire are subject to change.

Not sure which concerts to choose?

Here are some suggestions...

MUSIC OF STAGE AND SCREEN Featuring iconic music from Broadway and Hollywood

The Music of Star Wars Gershwin in Hollywood Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration Birmingham does Broadway

CAPTIVATING CHORUS Featuring our very own ASO Chorus

Handel’s Messiah & Bach’s Magnificat Carlos Conducts Ravel’s Bolero Birmingham Does Broadway Carlos Conducts Faure’s Requiem

BOLD NEW PERSPECTIVES Featuring music composed since 1980

Dvorak’s New World & Beethoven’s Violin Concerto IZCARAY: Yellowhammer (world premiere)

Different Trains

REICH: Different Trains for String Quartet Scheherazade BENCE-MUK: Transylvanian Seasons

Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration BERNSTEIN: Divertimento

Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto HIGDON: Blue Cathedral

STRINGS IN THE SPOTLIGHT Featuring the soaring sounds of string soloists

Dvorak’s New World & Beethoven’s Violin Concerto

Different Trains Scheherazade

Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto

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