Saturday, September 30, 2023 • 7:30 p.m.
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center
Sunday, October 1, 2023 • 3:00 p.m.
George Washington Masonic Memorial
Elissa Lee Koljonen, violin
Brahms’ violin concerto soars with lyricism and virtuosity– soloist Elissa Koljonen brings it to life. Lester Green kicks off the ASO at 80 celebration with flair. Tchaikovsky’s dramatic symphony concludes a powerful season opener.
LESTER GREEN Toast (ASO at 80)
QUINN MASON Toast of the Town (2020)
JOHANNES BRAHMS Violin Concerto
PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4
Saturday, November 4, 2023 • 7:30 p.m.
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center
Sunday, November 5, 2023 • 3:00 p.m.
George Washington Masonic Memorial
Stephen Seifert, mountain dulcimer
Sweet tones of Appalachia imbue Conni Ellisor’s concerto for mountain dulcimer. America’s beauty and diversity inspired Czech composer Antonín Dvorák’s New World Symphony.
DAWN AVERY Tsenacomoco (ASO at 80)
MARGARET BONDS Montgomery Variations
CONNI ELLISOR Blackberry Winter
ANTONÍN DVORÁK Symphony No. 9
Saturday, December 16, 2023 • 7:30 p.m.
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center
Sunday, December 17, 2023 • 3:00 p.m.
George Washington Masonic Memorial
Enjoy this celebration of the season with traditional fare mixed with jazz baritone Joshua Banbury and Alexandria resident and world whistling champion Chris Ullman!
Saturday, February 10, 2024 • 7:30 p.m.
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center
Sunday, February 11, 2024 • 3:00 p.m.
George Washington Masonic Memorial
Guest Chorus: Cantate, Victoria Gau, Director
Mozart’s final work has touched the souls of generations of music lovers. Aaron Copland’s ballet Appalachian Spring helped bring about a truly American musical style of beauty and simplicity.
MILAD YOUSUFI Aurora (ASO at 80)
AARON COPLAND Appalachian Spring
ANNA CLYNE Sound and Fury (2017)
W.A. MOZART Requiem in D minor, K. 626
Saturday, April 20, 2024 • 7:30 p.m.
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center
Sunday, April 21, 2024 • 3:00 p.m.
George Washington Masonic Memorial
Aldo López-Gavilán, piano
Leonard Bernstein’s dances from On the Town will make you want to move! Pianist/composer Aldo López-Gavilán brings Cuban spice to his concerto. Shostakovich’s iconic symphony is a triumph of the human spirit.
JORGE AMADO Alexandria Shuffle (ASO at 80)
LEONARD BERNSTEIN Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
ALDO LÓPEZ-GAVILÁN Emporium (2019)
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5
