Articles from the Alabama Symphony Orchestra

There’s something unforgettable about watching a favorite film on the big screen. But when the score is performed live by a full orchestra—every soaring melody, every pulse-pounding moment—the story comes alive in an entirely new way. At the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, our Movies in Concert series transforms your favorite blockbusters into immersive, multi-sensory experiences. Whether...Continue reading→

The Alabama Symphony Orchestra (ASO) is proud to celebrate another successful season filled with family-friendly concerts, interactive orchestra experiences, student-focused orchestra performances, and exceptional orchestral training for our student musicians in Birmingham, Alabama. The ASO continued its mission to create interactive orchestral programming for young audiences across the state of Alabama. This year, ASO partnered...Continue reading→

The 2025 Momentum Symposium is an event you don’t want to miss. Momentum, presented by the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, is a daylong collaborative symposium designed to bring students, educators, and community members together to talk about the music industry and build valuable connections with other professionals. Whether you’re an aspiring performer, music educator, producer, sound...Continue reading→

The 2025 Momentum Symposium is shaping up to be an event you won’t want to miss. Whether you are a student on your journey into the professional world, an educator looking to connect with local musicians, or a patron of the arts interested in learning more about the intricacies of the music world, Momentum has...Continue reading→

The musicians in the Alabama Symphony Orchestra are busier than you might imagine. You see them at the Masterworks concerts and the SuperPOPS! Series. You may have even joined us at one of the breweries or the Birmingham Botanical Gardens this summer. But where you may never have seen this world-class orchestra in action is...Continue reading→

In late summer 2024, the Alabama Symphony Orchestra began looking for a new venue—one that would provide the audience with a close-up experience, allow them to see all of the performing musicians, and have a stage large enough to accommodate a full orchestra. While Birmingham has various unique and intimate venues, only a few have...Continue reading→

Alabama Symphony Orchestra (ASO), an integral component of the Birmingham arts scene, is excited to introduce a new patron experience volunteer program intended to engage our community members while improving the overall concert experience for our patrons and guests. As the ASO gears up for its 2024/2025 concert season, this initiative seeks to tap local...Continue reading→