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Celebrate the Season – Holiday with a Twist!
James Ross, conductor
Joshua Banbury, baritone
Enjoy this celebration of the season with traditional fare mixed with jazz baritone Joshua Banbury and Alexandria resident and world whistling champion Chris Ullman!
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December 16, 2023 at 7:30 pm Get Tickets -
December 17, 2023 at 3:00 pm Get Tickets
Sherlock Holmes and the Missing Maestro
Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor
When the orchestra is ready to begin their concert and suddenly discover the Maestro is no where to be found they begin to panic. Thankfully the world’s greatest detective is available and agrees to take the case. All the musicians are suspects and thus Sherlock Holmes must investigate each of the instrument families to deduce who is behind this mystery.
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Missing Maestro features classical and modern orchestral favorites while teaching the audience about the different instrument families of the orchestra. Will Sherlock be able to solve the mystery of who kidnapped the Maestro?
Concert is suitable for ages 5-12, but all ages are welcome!
This concert is produced by:
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February 3, 2024 at 3:00 pm Get Tickets
Mozart Requiem & Copland – Do Not Go Gentle
James Ross, conductor
Cantate Concert Choir, under the direction of Victoria Gau
Milad Yousufi: Aurora (ASO at 80 commission – sponsored by Nancy Davenport)
Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring
Anna Clyne: Sound and Fury (2017)
W.A. Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K. 626
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. Saturday concert attendees are invited to the pre-concert talk with Maestro Ross at 6:30 p.m. in the Terrace section.
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February 10, 2024 at 7:30 pm Get Tickets -
February 11, 2024 at 3:00 pm Get Tickets
On the Town & Shostakovich 5 – Shuffle and Deal
James Ross, conductor
Aldo López-Gavilán, piano
Jorge Amado: Alexandria Shuffle (ASO at 80 commission – sponsored by Classical Movements)
Leonard Bernstein: Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
Aldo López-Gavilán: Emporium (2019)
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
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. Saturday concert attendees are invited to the pre-concert talk with Maestro Ross at 6:30 p.m. in the Terrace section.
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April 20, 2024 at 7:30 pm Get Tickets -
April 21, 2024 at 3:00 pm Get Tickets
