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Classical Events

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Concert

Date

Musicians

Coffee Concerts
Beginnings

Beethoven:   Symphony No. 1

Brahms:      Symphony No. 1

September 15, 2006

Justin Brown, Conductor

Wachovia Masterworks
Firsts

Beethoven:   Symphony No. 1

Bach:             Suite No. 1

Brahms:        Symphony No. 1

September 15 & 16, 2006

Justin Brown, Conductor

Wachovia Masterworks
Dances

Torke:                   Ecstatic Orange
Shostakovich:    Piano Concerto No. 2

Rachmaninoff:   Symphonic Dances

September 29 & 30, 2006

Justin Brown, Conductor/piano

Concertmaster and Friends
Shostakovich 100th Birthday

Shostakovich:  
     String Quartet No. 8, Op. 110
     Trio No. 2 for Violin, Cello and Piano in E minor, Op.67

     Three Pieces for 2 Violins & Piano

October 3, 2006

Shelby County Concerts
The Mighty Handful:
Russian Nationalism

Balakirev:                  Overture on Russian Folk Themes

Mussorgsky:             Khovanschina excerpts 

Cui:                              Suite in modo populari
Rimsky-Korsakov:   Russian Easter Overture

Borodin:                      In the Steppes of Central Asia

Borodin:                      Symphony No. 2 (Finale)

October 5, 2006
Oak Mountain High School

Justin Brown, Conductor

Symphony@6 presented by Protective Life
The Mighty Handful:
Russian Nationalism

Balakirev:                  Overture on Russian Folk Themes

Mussorgsky:             Khovanschina excerpts 

Cui:                              Suite in modo populari
Rimsky-Korsakov:   Russian Easter Overture

Borodin:                      In the Steppes of Central Asia

Borodin:                      Symphony No. 2 (Finale)

October 6, 2006

Justin Brown, Conductor

 

Gateway
The Mighty Handful:
Russian Nationalism

Balakirev:                  Overture on Russian Folk Themes

Mussorgsky:             Khovanschina excerpts 

Cui:                              Suite in modo populari
Rimsky-Korsakov:   Russian Easter Overture

Borodin:                      In the Steppes of Central Asia

Borodin:                      Symphony No. 2 (Finale)

October 7, 2006

Justin Brown, Conductor

Wachovia Masterworks
Samson Et Dalila
Opera in concert

In Collaboration with Opera Birmingham

Saint-Saens:   Samson et Dalila 

October 20 & 22, 2006

Emmanuel Plasson, Conductor
Roy Cornelius Smith, Samson
Mary Phillips, Dalila
Philip Cutlip, High Priest
Birmingham Concert Chorale

Coffee Concerts
From Vienna

Schwertsik:   Schrumpf-Symphonie

Schubert:        Symphony No. 9, "Great"

November 3, 2006

Justin Brown, Conductor

Wachovia Masterworks
Vienna Great and Small

Schwertsik:   Schrumpf-Symphonie
Mozart:            Concerto for Two Pianos

Schubert:        Symphony No. 9, "Great"

November 3 & 4, 2006

Justin Brown, Conductor
Angela Cheng, Piano
Alvin Chow, Piano

Red Diamond Family Concerts
Carnival of the Animals

Saint-Saens:   Carnival of the Animals 

November 5, 2006

Justin Brown, Conductor
Angela Cheng, Piano
Alvin Chow, Piano

Concertmaster and Friends
French Fantasies

Saint-Saens:   Fantaisie for violin and harp
Devienne:         Quartet for bassoon, violin, viola, cello
Jolivet:              Pastorales de Noel for flute, bassoon, harp
Debussy:          Sonata for flute, viola, harp

 November 7, 2006

 

Wachovia Masterworks
Games

Beethoven:   Prometheus Overture
Ruders:         Paganini Variations
Ponce:           Concierto del Sur
Beethoven:   Symphony No. 2

November 17 & 18, 2006

Justin Brown, Conductor
David Starobin, Guitar

Special Event
Handel’s Messiah

 

December 15, 2006; 8 P.M.
Alys Stephens Center

Martin Pearlman, Conductor
Birmingham Concert Chorale

Special Event
New Year’s Eve Concert

December 31, 2006; 6 P.M.
Alabama Theatre

Justin Brown, Conductor

Coffee Concerts
Lindberg’s Chorale

Lindberg:   Chorale
Sibelius:     Symphony No. 2

January 5, 2007

Justin Brown, Conductor

Wachovia Masterworks
Music of Angels

Lindberg:   Chorale
Berg:           Violin Concerto
Sibelius:     Symphony No. 2

January 5 & 6, 2007

Justin Brown, Conductor
Rolf Schulte, Violin

Special Event
Reflect and Rejoice: A Community Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 14, 2007

Presented with Alys Stephens Center and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

Shelby County Concerts
Italy and the Art of Recreation

Gabrieli:                         Canzona for Brass
Boccherini/Berio:        Ritirata notturna
Berio:                             Requies
Tartini/Dallapiccola:   Tartiniana
Dallapiccola:                Piccola Musica Notturna
Respighi:                       Ancient Airs & Dances 

January 25, 2007
Pelham High School

Justin Brown, Conductor

Symphony@6 presented by Protective Life
Italy and the Art of Recreation

Gabrieli:                         Canzona for Brass
Boccherini/Berio:        Ritirata notturna
Berio:                             Requies
Tartini/Dallapiccola:   Tartiniana
Dallapiccola:                Piccola Musica Notturna
Respighi:                       Ancient Airs & Dances 

January 26, 2007

Justin Brown, Conductor

Gateway
Italy and the Art of Recreation

Gabrieli:                         Canzona for Brass
Boccherini/Berio:        Ritirata notturna
Berio:                             Requies
Tartini/Dallapiccola:   Tartiniana
Dallapiccola:                Piccola Musica Notturna
Respighi:                       Ancient Airs & Dances 

January 27, 2007

Justin Brown, Conductor

Wachovia Masterworks
The Verdi Requiem

 

February 2 & 3, 2007

Justin Brown, Conductor
Marina Schaguch, Soprano
Katherine Rohrer, Mezzo-soprano
Frank Lopardo, Tenor
Eric Owens, Bass
Birmingham Concert Chorale

Red Diamond Family Concerts
Around the World with ASO

February 11, 2007

Christopher Confessore, Conductor

Coffee Concerts
Romaniana

Ligeti:   Romanian Concerto
Falla:     The Three Cornered Hat, Suites 1 & 2

February 16, 2007

Horia Andreescu, Conductor

Wachovia Masterworks
Back by Popular Demand

Bach:           Concerto for 2 Violins
Arnold:        Concerto for 2 Violins
Sarasate:   Navarra
Ligeti:          Romanian Concerto
Falla:            The Three Cornered Hat, Suites 1 & 2

February 16 & 17, 2007

Horia Andreescu, Conductor
Daniel Szasz, Violin
Andras Agoston, Violin

Concertmaster and Friends
Duos for Violins

Leclair:   Sonata No. 2 in A major for Two Violins
Gliere:      Duos for Two Violins
Bartok:    Duos for Two Violins
Rozsa:     Sonata for Two Violins

February 20, 2007

 

Shelby County Concerts
Copland’s Cowboy Ballets

Copland:   Selections from Billy the Kid
Copland:   Selections from Rodeo
Trad.:         Folk Songs of the Old West

March 1, 2007
University of Montevallo

Christopher Confessore, Conductor
Bobby Horton, Guest Artist

Symphony@6 presented by Protective Life
Copland’s Cowboy Ballets

Copland:   Selections from Billy the Kid
Copland:   Selections from Rodeo
Trad.:         Folk Songs of the Old West

March 2, 2007

Christopher Confessore, Conductor
Bobby Horton, Guest Artist

Gateway
Copland’s Cowboy Ballets

Copland:   Selections from Billy the Kid
Copland:   Selections from Rodeo
Trad.:         Folk Songs of the Old West

March 3, 2007

Christopher Confessore, Conductor
Bobby Horton, Guest Artist

Wachovia Masterworks
Serenades and Diversions

Dvorak:    Serenade, Op. 44
Bartok:     Divertimento (1939)
Brahms:   Symphony No. 3

March 9 & 10, 2007

Justin Brown, Conductor

Coffee Concerts
Spring

Debussy:       Printemps
Schumann:   Symphony No. 1 (Spring)

April 6, 2007

Justin Brown, Conductor

Wachovia Masterworks
Spring to Life

Debussy:       Printemps
Prokofiev:     Piano Concerto No. 2
Schumann:   Symphony No. 1 (Spring)

April 6 & 7, 2007

Justin Brown, Conductor
Yakov Kasman, piano

Shelby County Concerts
Paris Innocence and Decadence

Ravel:            Fanfare
Debussy:      La Boite à joujoux
Satie:             Relache
Poulenc:        Aubade
Milhaud:        La Creation du Monde
Stravinsky:   Pulcinella: Finale

April 12, 2007
Chelsea High School

Justin Brown, Conductor

Symphony@6 presented by Protective Life
Paris Innocence and Decadence

Ravel:            Fanfare
Debussy:      La Boite à joujoux
Satie:             Relache
Poulenc:        Aubade
Milhaud:        La Creation du Monde
Stravinsky:   Pulcinella: Finale

April 13, 2007

Justin Brown, Conductor

Gateway
Paris Innocence and Decadence

Ravel:            Fanfare
Debussy:      La Boite à joujoux
Satie:             Relache
Poulenc:        Aubade
Milhaud:        La Creation du Monde
Stravinsky:   Pulcinella: Finale

April 14, 2007

Justin Brown, Conductor

Red Diamond Family Concerts
The Orchestra Games

 

April 22, 2007

Christopher Confessore, Conductor
Greg Smith, Composer/narrator

Coffee Concerts
Coming to America

Britten:    Overture to Paul Bunyan
Dvorak:   Symphony No. 5

April 27, 2007

Christopher Confessore, Conductor

Wachovia Masterworks
Coming to America

Britten:    Overture to Paul Bunyan
Dvorak:   Symphony No. 5

April 27 & 28, 2007

Christopher Confessore, Conductor
Philip Quint, Violin

Shelby County Concerts
Edward Elgar: Beyond the Land of Hope and Glory

Elgar:

     Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1

     Pomp & Circumstance March No. 2

     Romance for Bassoon

     Serenade, op. 20

     Wand of Youth Suites

     Finale from Enigma Variations

May 10, 2007
Spain Park High School

Christopher Confessore, Conductor
Tariq Masri, Bassoon

Symphony@6 presented by Protective Life
Edward Elgar: Beyond the Land of Hope and Glory

Elgar:

     Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1

     Pomp & Circumstance March No. 2

     Romance for Bassoon

     Serenade, op. 20

     Wand of Youth Suites

     Finale from Enigma Variations

May 11, 2007

Christopher Confessore, Conductor
Tariq Masri, Bassoon

Wachovia Masterworks
Heroic Conclusions

Weber:          Overture to Der Freischütz
Elgar:             Cello Concerto
Beethoven:   Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”

May 18 & 19, 2007

Justin Brown, Conductor

Concertmaster and Friends
The Brahms Sonatas for Violin and Piano

Brahms:

     Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major, Op.78
     Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, Op. 100
     Sonata for Violin and Piano in D minor, Op. 108

May 22, 2007

Pops Events

 

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Concert

Date

Musicians

Alabama Symphony POPS Series
presented by Amsouth Bank

Meredith Willson’s The Music Man in Concert

Saturday,

September 23, 2006

Christopher Confessore, Conductor
Rebecca Luker-Marian Paroo
Jim Walton-Harold Hill
Birmingham Concert Chorale
Summerfest

Alabama Symphony POPS Series
presented by Amsouth Bank

Nanci Griffith and the Blue Moon Orchestra

Saturday,

October 28, 2006

Christopher Confessore, Conductor

Alabama Symphony POPS Series
presented by Amsouth Bank
Hooray for Hollywood! A Night at the Movies

Saturday,

January 13, 2007

Christopher Confessore, Conductor

Alabama Symphony POPS Series
presented by Amsouth Bank

Mariachi Cobre

Saturday,

February 10, 2007

Christopher Confessore, Conductor

Alabama Symphony POPS Series
presented by Amsouth Bank

Marvin Hamlisch

Saturday,

March 17, 2007

Marvin Hamlisch, Conductor

Alabama Symphony POPS Series
presented by Amsouth Bank

Vinyl Fever - A Tribute to the Hits of the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s

Saturday,

April 21, 2007

Christopher Confessore, Conductor