"The current state of music presents a variety of solutions in search of a problem, the problem being to find somebody left to listen."
Ned Rorem (1967)
Ned Rorem (1967)
Symphony opens this weekend with two concerts.
Carlos Miguel Prieto, Vadim Gluzman, Gabriela Lena Frank
Celebration: Opening Night
in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the HSO Guild
Saturday, September 11 | 7:30 pm
Mark C. Smith Concert Hall, VBC
Join the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra Guild with the world premiere of Escaramuza by prize-winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank, commissioned by the Guild. Carlos Miguel Prieto also leads Stravinsky’s Petrushka and Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with soloist Vadim Gluzman. See the newly renovated Mark C. Smith Concert Hall of the VBC, open to the public for the first time.
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An Afternoon Serenade
sponsored by Dr. Julian and Dorothy Davidson, sponsors of the Casual Classics Series
Sunday, September 12 | 3:30 pm
Randolph Fine Arts Building
Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor
Vadim Gluzman, violin
sponsored by WLRH 89.3 Public Radio
Carlos Miguel Prieto conducts the first Casual Classics performance of the season, featuring guest violinist Vadim Gluzman and music of Bach, Beethoven and Dvorak. Arrive thirty minutes early for a reception with the musicians, and enjoy complimentary refreshments during a 20-minute intermission.
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TWO Sneak Previews this weekend.
Preview BOTH of the upcoming concerts by the HSO, with Carlos Miguel Prieto and violinist Vadim Gluzman.
Friday, September 10, 7:30 p.m. Mark C. Smith Concert Hall, VBC
Hear works by Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky and Gabriela Lena Frank
Saturday, September 11, 11 a.m. Randolph Fine Arts Building
Hear works by Dvorak, Bach and Beethoven.
Carlos Miguel Prieto, Vadim Gluzman, Gabriela Lena Frank
Celebration: Opening Night
in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the HSO Guild
Saturday, September 11 | 7:30 pm
Mark C. Smith Concert Hall, VBC
Join the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra Guild with the world premiere of Escaramuza by prize-winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank, commissioned by the Guild. Carlos Miguel Prieto also leads Stravinsky’s Petrushka and Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with soloist Vadim Gluzman. See the newly renovated Mark C. Smith Concert Hall of the VBC, open to the public for the first time.
Read more. Order Now.
An Afternoon Serenade
sponsored by Dr. Julian and Dorothy Davidson, sponsors of the Casual Classics Series
Sunday, September 12 | 3:30 pm
Randolph Fine Arts Building
Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor
Vadim Gluzman, violin
sponsored by WLRH 89.3 Public Radio
Carlos Miguel Prieto conducts the first Casual Classics performance of the season, featuring guest violinist Vadim Gluzman and music of Bach, Beethoven and Dvorak. Arrive thirty minutes early for a reception with the musicians, and enjoy complimentary refreshments during a 20-minute intermission.
Read more. Order Now.
TWO Sneak Previews this weekend.
Preview BOTH of the upcoming concerts by the HSO, with Carlos Miguel Prieto and violinist Vadim Gluzman.
Friday, September 10, 7:30 p.m. Mark C. Smith Concert Hall, VBC
Hear works by Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky and Gabriela Lena Frank
Saturday, September 11, 11 a.m. Randolph Fine Arts Building
Hear works by Dvorak, Bach and Beethoven.
New & Noteworthy
| Opus Tadpole, Discovery Series for Young Children Saturday, September 11, 10:30 a.m., Randolph Fine Arts Building. Children ages 7 and below (and their parents and grandparents) can have fun during a twenty-minute interactive presentation, featuring principal flutist Evelyn Loehrlein. Participants are invited to stay for Sneak Previews at 11 a.m. Presented in collaboration with The Little Gym. Read more. Click for map. | |
| Symphony Travel Program "Escape with the HSO," the SOLD-OUT cruise to the Greek Isles and the Adriatic, May 4-14, 2010, was a great success. Check back for a cruise opportunity that will be posted soon. | |
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