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MW1: Opening Night

September 18, 2010
Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville Civic Center, 8:00pm

Tchaikovsky   Suite from Sleeping Beauty

Szymanowski  Violin Concerto No.1
    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

Hindemith   Symphonic Metamorphosis

On opening night, we begin with some of the most beloved music by the king of ballet: Tchaikovsky’s magical score to Sleeping Beauty.  We will also introduce American virtuoso Rachel Barton Pine, making her Asheville debut.  Rachel’s unquenchable thirst for discovery has led to her mastery of styles, whether it’s probing the music of Bach on period instruments, writing her own cadenzas to Beethoven, or rocking out with her own heavy metal band!

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MW2 Beethoven's Eroica

October 16, 2010
Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville Civic Center, 8:00pm

Walton   Crown Imperial March

Neruda   Trumpet Concerto
    Mark Clodfelter, trumpet

Hovhaness   Prayer of St. Gregory

Beethoven   Symphony No. #3 "Eroica"

In October, we contrast two ideas imperial. We begin with William Walton’s rousing dedication to England’s George VI at his coronation in 1937 and finish with the watershed symphony by Beethoven that ushered in music’s Romantic age. His ‘Eroica’ Symphony No. 3 of 1803 was initially dedicated to Napoleon Bonaparte, but Napoleon’s name was soon erased from the title page when Beethoven learned that the revolutionary had become a despot. Read more....

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MW3 A Midsummer's Night Dream with NC Stage Company

November 20, 2010
Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville Civic Center, 8:00pm

Mendelssohn   Midsummer Night’s Dream Suite
    NC Stage Company

Finzi   For St. Cecilia
    Asheville Symphony Chorus

Borodin   Polovtsian Dances
    Asheville Symphony Chorus

We have invited the talented actors of the North Carolina Stage Company to join us in November to collaborate in a performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s take on the Shakespeare classic: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Of course the original Shakespeare and the music it inspired stand on their own, but ...

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Symphony in the Park!

After 13 years, members of the Asheville Symphony will be performing once again at Pack Square Park!  Join us on Labor Day, September 6th at 7:00pm for our Labor Day concert in the Park!  Details Here.


Masterworks 1 Change:  Due to an unforeseen scheduling conflict, Mr. Kendal will not be appearing for our Opening Night Concert.  We are proud to introduce Rachel Barton Pine, who will bring her adventurousness and keen ear for color to the mesmerizing Szymanowski's Concerto No. 1.  See concert details HERE.

 

Check out our new Partner Parties!

In celebration of the 50th Anniversary, the Asheville Symphony is partnering with four local non-profits.  Details Here.

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A Message from our Board President, Carolyn Hubbard:

Fifty years – what a milestone for the Asheville Symphony! This coming season, as we celebrate so many people and so many accomplishments in our history, one word sums it up to me: community. It has truly taken a community of musicians, staff, volunteers, donors and audiences to create and sustain the Asheville Symphony for five decades...  Read More


Subscribe NOW for the 2010-2011 50th Anniversary season of the ASO!

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