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RED DIAMOND
SUPERPOPS
Celebrating the best in Pops, Broadway,
Jazz & Film, performed by your very own
Alabama Symphony Orchestra!
Birmingham Does Broadway
Friday, Sept. 30, 2016 / 8pm
Chris Confessore, conductor
Birmingham’s best and brightest join the
ASO in a night of Broadway hits!
EBSCO
MASTERWORKS
Transcendent performances with
something for every classical music lover,
and masterful collaborations with some of
classical music’s biggest names.
Opening Night with
Carlos & Tchaikovsky 5
Sept. 16 & 17, 2016 / 8pm
Carlos Izcaray, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
Gershwin’s
An American in Paris
February 3 & 4, 2017 / 8pm
Cirque de la Symphonie
Spooktacular
Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 / 7pm
AMERICAN FESTIVAL II
Chris Confessore, conductor
Carlos Izcaray, conductor
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
Cirque performers will dazzle the audience
all set to a backdrop of haunting orchestral
favorites!
Ives: Country Band March
Botti: ASO/Sound Investment Commission
Ellington: Three Black Kings
Adams: Lollapalooza
Siegmeister: Clarinet Concerto
Gershwin: An American in Paris
Thurs., Nov. 10, 2016 / 7pm
Chris Confessore, conductor
Salute our Armed Forces with a patriotic
concert featuring Big Band favorites!
Brahms’ Violin Concerto
October 7 & 8, 2016 / 8pm
Carlos Izcaray, conductor
Conor Hanick, piano
Ibert: Louisville Concerto
Aucoin: Piano Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Tchaikovsky’s
First Piano Concerto
October 21 & 22, 2016 / 8pm
Carlos Izcaray, conductor
Gabriela Montero, piano
Tchaikovsky: The Tempest
Fantasy-Overture
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1
The ASO’s new Sound Edge Festival blurs
the boundaries between music and art,
bringing together creative talents for
intense collaborations with the Alabama
Symphony Orchestra.
Sponsored by Medical Properties Trust
ASO Amplified:
NYCO @ Iron City
Fri., Feb. 10, 2017 / 7:30pm
Carlos Izcaray, conductor
NYCO
We’ll fuse lush orchestral sounds with rock
‘n’ roll in our first ever performance at Iron
City Birmingham! NYCO’s sound has been
described as sharing “pedigree with James
Blunt and Coldplay’s piano ballads.”
March 3 & 4, 2017 / 8pm
Carlos Izcaray, conductor
Arnaud Sussmann, violin
Haydn: Symphony No. 102 in B-flat
Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter
Grimes
Brahms: Violin Concerto
Verdi’s Requiem
March 31 & April 1, 2017 / 8pm
Carlos Izcaray, conductor
Elizabeth Baldwin, soprano
Claudia Chapa, mezzo-soprano
Adam Diegel, tenor
Hyung Yun, baritone
ASO Chorus
Winter Wonderland
at the Alabama
Friday, Dec. 2, 2016 / 8pm
Chris Confessore, conductor
Holiday favorites with Kristi Tingle
Higginbotham and a showing of
The Snowman backed by the ASO!
Bernadette Peters
Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017 / 8pm
Rhythms of Life
Thurs., Feb. 16, 2017 / 7:30pm
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor & piano
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Andres: Paraphrase on Themes of Brian Eno
Mozart: Symphony No. 38, Prague
Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake Suite
November 18 & 19, 2016 / 8pm
Alpesh Chauhan, conductor
Tessa Lark, violin
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 1
Handel’s Messiah &
Vivaldi’s Gloria
CONCERTMASTER
& FRIENDS
Intimate chamber music curated by
Concertmaster Daniel Szasz.
Friday, Dec. 16, 2016 / 7:30pm
The Five Senses: A Tango
Celebration with Raul Jaurena
Carlos Izcaray, conductor
Sarah Asmar, soprano
Magdalena Wor, mezzo-soprano
Brad Diamond, tenor
Won Cho, bass
ASO Chorus
Raul Jaurena, bandoneon
Daniel Szasz, violin
Serghei Tanas, violin
Simona Rusu, viola
Ariana Arcu, cello
Vivaldi: Gloria
Handel: Messiah (Christmas portion)
Celebrate the holiday season with Vivaldi’s
jubilant Gloria and the Christmas portion
(Part 1 + Hallelujah) of Handel’s Messiah!
Christopher Confessore, conductor
New Year’s Eve:
A Viennese Celebration
Tues., Oct. 25, 2016 / 7:30pm
Program to include Raul Jaurena’s
The Five Senses Suite, and other works
for bandoneon and string quartet.
The Four Seasons Recomposed
Christopher Confessore, conductor
Sat., Feb. 18, 2017 / 7:30pm
Carlos Izcaray, conductor
Francisco Fullana, violin
Norman: Apart
Richter/Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Recomposed for Violin and Orchestra
Tues., Feb. 14, 2017 / 7:30pm
*This concert is part of the Sound Edge Festival.
The Music of Led Zeppelin
Bach & Beethoven
Brent Havens, conductor
Carlos Izcaray, conductor
Daniel Szasz, violin
James Sullivan, oboe
Izcaray: New Work
Barber: Violin Concerto
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
Thurs., April 27, 2017 / 7:30pm
Sat., Jan. 7, 2017 / 8pm
Christopher Confessore, conductor
Boyz II Men redefined R&B in the 1990s
with their sweet harmonies and stirring
balladry. They’ll bring their singular style for
an evening of timeless hits along with some
classic Motown soul.
1917: Works for Violin
and Piano
Haydn in Paris
Daniel Szasz, violin / Alina Voicu, piano
Carlos Izcaray, conductor
Lisa Wienhold, flute
Christopher Confessore, conductor
Terrence Wilson, piano
Rameau: Les Boreades Suite
Foss: Renaissance Concerto
Haydn: Symphony No. 82, The Bear
Saturday, April 22, 2017 / 8pm
Rota: Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet
Bernstein: Selections from West Side Story
Botti: Telaio: Desdemona
Handel: Concerto Grosso Op. 3, No. 4
Bach: Concerto for Violin and Oboe
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C Major
Gershwin’s Concerto in F
Steven Curtis Chapman
Carlos Izcaray, conductor
Susan Botti, soprano
Daniel Szasz, violin
Yuriko Yasuda, violin
Zak Enikeev, viola
Warren Samples, cello
Mark Libby, percussion
*Boyz II Men is excluded from the discount offer,
but may count toward the number of concerts in the
package.
Tues., April 25, 2017 / 7:30pm
Thurs., May 11, 2017 / 7:30pm
May 19 & 20, 2017 / 8pm
Schumann: Piano Quintet
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet
Inspired by Shakespeare:
Contemporary Visions*
Boyz II Men*
Windborne Music’s orchestral tribute to
Led Zeppelin returns to the Alabama!
Daniel Szasz, violin
Mayumi Masri, violin
Michael Fernandez, viola
Carlos Izcaray, cello
Yakov Kasman, piano
Ring in 2017 with waltzes, operatic
selections and a glass of champagne in
the beautiful and historic setting of the
Alabama Theatre.
The dazzling star of stage and screen
brings her incomparable voice and
signature wit to Birmingham!
Friday, March 17, 2017 / 8pm
Tues., Dec. 6, 2016 / 7:30pm
Friday, Dec. 31, 2016 / 6pm
Chris Confessore, conductor
Marvin Laird, conductor
Carlos Izcaray, conductor
Daniel Szasz, violin
Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon
of a Faun
Gershwin: Concerto in F
Sibelius: Symphony No. 1
Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016 / 3pm
Clyne: Within Her Arms
Botti: EchoTempo for Soprano, Percussion,
and Orchestra
CLASSICAL MASTERS
May 5 & 6, 2017 / 8pm
Holiday Family Concert
A joyous family friendly holiday program
filled with your favorite holiday music as
well as an audience sing-along!
Verdi: Requiem
Barber and Bartok for
Carlos’ 40th Birthday
November 4 & 5, 2016 / 8pm
A collection of concerts to celebrate the
holidays, enjoy natural spaces, and to
commemorate legends.
Carlos Izcaray, conductor
Ted Atkatz, percussion
Susan Botti, soprano
Music from and inspired by the glorious
baroque and classical eras, and featuring
soloists from the ASO!
Play + Conduct: Mozart &
Beethoven with Jeffrey Kahane
SPECIAL EVENTS
Quintessential Quintets
Red, White & Swing
Beethoven’s
Seventh Symphony
SOUND EDGE
FESTIVAL
Chris Confessore, conductor
Reflect & Rejoice: A Tribute
to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sibelius: 2 Humoresques for Violin
and Piano
Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano
Respighi: Sonata for Violin and Piano
Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017 / 3pm
Carlos Izcaray, conductor
The Aeolians of Oakwood University
The powerful voices of the Aeolians of
Oakwood University join the orchestra in
our yearly concert, celebrating the legacy
and leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement.
We are delighted to partner with Samford
University to present this award winning
contemporary Christian artist!
In partnership with the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Vivaldi’s Concerto
for Two Cellos
Carlos Conducts Copland 3
Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto
June 2 & 3, 2017 / 8pm
AMERICAN FESTIVAL I
Andreas Delfs, conductor
Benjamin Beilman, violin
Carlos Izcaray, conductor
Augustine Mercante, countertenor
ASO Chorus
Glinka: Russlan and Ludmilla Overture
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
January 27 & 28, 2017 / 8pm
Danielpour: First Light
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
Copland: Symphony No. 3
Thurs., May 25, 2017 / 7:30pm
Salute to Hollywood
Blockbusters
Friday, May 12, 2017 / 8pm
Chris Confessore, conductor
Join us as we fill the Alabama Theatre with
the majestic music of epic Hollywood films!
Carlos Izcaray, conductor
Warren Samples, cello
Andrew Dunn, cello
Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances,
Suite No. 1
Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Cellos
in G minor
Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite
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