Saturday, October 1, 2022 • 7:30 p.m.
Schlesinger Concert Hall
Sunday, October 2, 2022 • 3:00 p.m.
Schlesinger Concert Hall
Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia creates a heavenly atmosphere with translucent strings, preparing the audience for the transcendent experience of Beethoven’s final symphony; his Ode to Joy fills the concert hall with uplifting voices, unifying and inspiring. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith’s new English text brings relevance for today.
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 “Ode to Joy”
Saturday, November 12, 2022 • 7:30 p.m.
Schlesinger Concert Hall
Sunday, November 13, 2022 • 3:00 p.m.
George Washington Masonic Memorial
Rimsky-Korsakov’s popular poetic telling of four tales from Arabian Nights has awed symphony audiences for 150 years. Newly arrived members of the Alexandria community share the rhythms and voices of their native Afghanistan.
JOHN WILLIAMS Adventures On Earth
DINUK WIJERATNE Tabla Concerto
AHMAD ZAHIR Farwardin and Zindegi Akhair Sarayat
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade
Saturday, December 17, 2022 • 7:30 p.m.
Schlesinger Concert Hall
Sunday, December 18, 2022 • 3:00 p.m.
George Washington Masonic Memorial
Traditional holiday fare with some exciting surprises! ASO welcomes soprano Helena Colindres. Music from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, Handel’s Messiah, holiday favorites, a sing-along and more!
Saturday, February 11, 2023 • 7:30 p.m.
Schlesinger Concert Hall
Sunday, February 12, 2023 • 3:00 p.m.
George Washington Masonic Memorial
Samuel Barber’s beloved Adagio for Strings expresses tragedy and pain, resolving in peaceful rest. Haydn’s last and greatest symphony and Montgomery’s Banner will inspire. The American premiere of a newly completed work of Mozart rounds out this elegant classical program.
MONTGOMERY Banner
MOZART Sinfonia Concertante (American Premiere)
BARBER Adagio for Strings
HAYDN Symphony No. 104 in D “London”
Saturday, April 15, 2023 • 7:30 p.m.
Schlesinger Concert Hall
Maestro Ross pairs two of symphonic music’s most popular works: Grieg’s lyrical, passionate piano concerto with Georgian pianist Natalia Kazaryan, and Stravinsky’s brutal, breathtaking ballet Rite of Spring. Cuban composer Guido Lòpez-Gavilàn’s spicy musical take on Hemingway’s favorite cocktail will have you ready to party!
LÒPEZ-GAVILÀN Mojito con saoco
GRIEG Concerto for Piano
STRAVINSKY Rite of Spring
