Alabama Symphony Orchestra 2009-2010 Season
The Maestro's Ball
September 11, 2009
7:00 p.m.
Alys Stephens Center
Justin Brown, Conductor
Regions Masterworks- Brown Plays Beethoven
September 18 & 19, 2009
8:00 p.m.
Alys Stephens Center
Justin Brown, Conductor/Piano
Concertmaster and Friends- Russian Piano Trios
September 29, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Brock Recital Hall
Coffee Concerts- Ravishing Rachmaninoff
October 2, 2009
11:00 a.m.
Alys Stephens Center
Carlos Miguel Prieto, Conductor
Regions Masterworks- Ravishing Rachmaninoff
October 2 & 3, 2009
8:00 p.m.
Alys Stephens Center
Andrew von Oeyen, Piano
Carlos Miguel Prieto, Conductor
Special Event: Battleship Potemkin
October 23, 2009
8:00 p.m.
Alys Stephens Center
Christopher Confessore, Conductor
Family Series- Symphony Spooktacular: The Composer is Dead
October 25, 2009
2:30 p.m.
Birmingham Children's Theatre
Yaniv Attar, Conductor
Symphony 7: The Classical Edge- Chris Thile's Classical Jam
October 29, 2009
7 p.m.
Alys Stephens Center
Chris Thile, Mandolin
Daniel Szasz, Violin
Justin Brown, Conductor
Concertmaster and Friends- Crumblansky
November 3, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Brock Recital Hall
Regions Masterworks- Lansky Guitar Concerto
November 6 & 7, 2009
8:00 p.m.
Alys Stephens Center
David Starobin, Guitar
Justin Brown, Conductor
Red Diamond SuperPOPS!- Amy Grant
November 13, 2009
8:00 p.m.
BJCC Concert Hall
Amy Grant, Guest Artist
Christopher Confessore, Conductor
Coffee Concerts- All Beethoven
November 20, 2009
11:00 a.m.
Alys Stephens Center
Barry Douglas, Piano
Justin Brown, Conductor
Regions Masterworks- Mozart Requiem
November 20 & 21, 2009
8:00 p.m.
Alys Stephens Center
Barry Douglas, Piano
Birmingham Concert Chorale
Justin Brown, Conductor
Red Diamond SuperPOPS!- Christmas with Take 6 and the ASO
December 4, 2009
8:00 p.m.
BJCC Concert Hall
Take 6, Guest Artists
Christopher Confessore, Conductor
Family Series- Winter Wonderland
Sunday, December 6, 2009
2:30 PM
Alabama Theatre
Yaniv Attar, Conductor
Special Event: Messiah
December 18 & 20, 2009
8:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Alys Stephens Center
Vocal Soloists, TBD
Birmingham Concert Chorale
David Lockington, Conductor
Special Event: New Year's Eve Concert
December 31, 2009
Alabama Theater
Christopher Confessore, Conductor
Regions Masterworks- Dvořák Symphony No.8
January 8 & 9, 2010
8:00 p.m.
Alys Stephens Center
Augustin Hadelich, Violin
Justin Brown, Conductor
Coffee Concerts - Strauss for the New Year
January 8, 2010
11:00 a.m.
Alys Stephens Center
Justin Brown, Conductor
Symphony 7: The Classical Edge- Devolution: Concerto for DJ & Orchestra
Thursday, January 14, 2010
7 p.m.
Alys Stephens Center
Paul Miller "DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid", Deejay
Michael Morgan, Conductor
Reflect and Rejoice: A Community Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 15, 2010
8:00 p.m.
Alys Stephens Center
Michael Morgan, Conductor
Red Diamond SuperPOPS!- Rodgers and Hammerstein
January 22, 2010
8:00 p.m.
BJCC Concert Hall
Rachel York, Aaron Lazar, William Michals, Guest Artists
Birmingham Concert Chorale
Christopher Confessore, Conductor
Coffee Concerts- Tchaikovsky "Pathetique"
February 5, 2010
11:00 a.m.
Alys Stephens Center
Justin Brown, Conductor
Regions Masterworks- Tchaikovsky "Pathetique"
February 5 & 6, 2010
8:00 p.m.
Alys Stephens Center
Kelley O' Connor, Mezzo-soprano
Justin Brown, Conductor
Red Diamond SuperPOPS!- Michael Feinstein: The Sinatra Project
February 12, 2010
8:00 p.m.
BJCC Concert Hall
Michael Feinstein, Guest Artist
Christopher Confessore, Conductor
Age of Romance : Virtuosity
February 18, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Alys Stephens Center
Tariq Masri, Bassoon
ASO Horn Section
Daniel Szasz, Violin
Justin Brown, Conductor/Piano
Christopher Confessore, Conductor
Yaniv Attar, Conductor
Age of Romance : A Deal with the Devil
Sunday, February 21, 2010
2:30 p.m.
Alys Stephens Center
Birmingham Concert Chorale
Justin Brown, Conductor
Regions Masterworks- Schumann's "Rhenish"
February 26 & 27, 2010
8:00 p.m.
Alys Stephens Center
Steven Osborne, Piano
Justin Brown, Conductor
Concertmaster and Friends- Schumann Anniversary Concert
March 2, 2010
7:30 p.m.
Brock Recital Hall
Coffee Concerts- Barber Violin Concerto
March 12, 2010
11:00 a.m.
Alys Stephens Center
Jennifer Koh, Violin
Thomas Wilkins, Conductor
Regions Masterworks- Pictures at an Exhibition
March 12 & 13, 2010
8:00 p.m.
Alys Stephens Center
Jennifer Koh, Violin
Thomas Wilkins, Conductor
Symphony 7: The Classical Edge
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
March 25, 2010
7 p.m.
Alys Stephens Center
George Gao, Erhu
Mei Ann Chen, Conductor
Family Series- How the Gimquat Found Her Song
March 28, 2010
2:30 p.m.
Birmingham Children's Theatre
Christopher Confessore, Conductor
Regions Masterworks- Bruckner's Fifth
April 16 & 17, 2010
8:00 p.m.
Alys Stephens Center
Justin Brown, Conductor
Red Diamond SuperPOPS!- OZ with Orchestra
April 23, 2010
8:00 p.m.
BJCC Concert Hall
Christopher Confessore, Conductor
Family Special Concert- Oz with Orchestra
April 24, 2010
2:30 p.m.
BJCC Concert Hall
Christopher Confessore, Conductor
Symphony 7: The Classical Edge- The Road to Zappa
May 13, 2010
7 p.m.
Alys Stephens Center
So Percussion, Percussion Ensemble
Paul Lansky, Curator
Justin Brown, Conductor
Special Event: Joshua Bell
May 15, 2010
8:00 p.m.
Alys Stephens Center
Joshua Bell, Violin
Justin Brown, Conductor
Concertmaster and Friends- Music of Astor Piazzolla
May 18, 2010
7:30 p.m.
Brock Recital Hall
Coffee Concerts- Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
May 21, 2010
11:00 a.m.
Alys Stephens Center
Justin Brown, Conductor
Regions Masterworks- Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
May 21 & 22, 2010
8:00 p.m.
Alys Stephens Center
Yefim Bronfman, Piano
Justin Brown, Conductor