Sunday, August 28, 2022 | 7PM

ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Pack Square Park

Asheville, NC

Saturday, September 9, 2022 | 5:30pm

TALLAHASSEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Ruby Diamond Concert Hall

Tallahassee, FL

TSO HAPPY HOUR!

Bizet |  Carmen Suite No.1

Tchaikovsky | Symphony No.6

Saturday, September 10, 2022 | 8PM

TALLAHASSEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Ruby Diamond Concert Hall

Tallahassee, FL

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 | 7PM

ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Hi-Wire Brewing RAD

Asheville, NC

ALT ASO 1: HI-WIRE

This performance features a hybrid New Orleans jazz band and Balkan brass band, creating a celebratory atmosphere for our season opener and featuring repertoire such as Bourbon St. Parade, When the Saints Go Marching In, and more!

Saturday, September 17, 2022 | 8PM

ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Thomas Wolfe Auditorium

Asheville, NC

ASO MASTERWORKS 1: McGill and Mozart

Montgomery | Starburst

Mozart | Clarinet Concerto

Brahms | Symphony No. 1

ANTHONY MCGILL, clarinet

Friday, October 14, 2022 | 8PM

TALLAHASSEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Ruby Diamond Concert Hall

Tallahassee, FL

TSO MASTERWORKS 2: FANTASY AND FOLKTALE

Borodin | In the Steppes of Central Asia

Fazil Say | Silk Road Concerto

De Falla | Nights in the Gardens of Spain

Rimsky-Korsakov | Scheherazade

ADAM GOLKA, piano

ASO MASTERWORKS 2: NEW BEGINNINGS

Borodin | In the Steppes of Central Asia

Fazil Say | Silk Road Concerto

De Falla | Nights in the Gardens of Spain

Rimsky-Korsakov | Scheherazade

ADAM GOLKA, piano

MASTERWORKS 1: BRAHMS’ SECOND SYMPHONY

Still | Danzas de Panama

Will Marion Cook | Overture to "In Dahomey"

Brahms | Symphony No. 2

Saturday, November 19, 2022 | 8PM

ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY CHORUS

Thomas Wolfe Auditorium  

Asheville, NC

ASO MASTERWORKS 3: Night at the Opera

Rossini | Overture to "William Tell"

Verdi | Anvil Chorus from "Il Trovatore"

Puccini | Humming Chorus from "Madama Butterfly"

Puccini | Selections from "La Bohème"

Verdi | Va, pensiero from “Nabucco”

Verdi | Triumphal March from "Aida"

Mascagni | Intermezzo from "Cavalleria Rusticana"

Verdi | Prelude to Act III from "La Traviata"

Verdi | Act II Scene 2 from "La Traviata"

CECILA VIOLETTA LOPEZ, soprano

BEN GULLEY, tenor

JEFF MATSEY, baritone

Saturday, December 17, 2022 | 2:30PM & 8PM

TALLAHASSEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Ruby Diamond Concert Hall

Tallahassee, FL

TSO HOLIDAY MAGIC! - CIRQUE DE NOËL

Join the TSO and special guests from Cirque de la Symphonie for an unforgettable holiday celebration, as the magic of cirque comes to concert hall.

ASO NEW YEAR’S EVE WITH 007!

It’s Bond, James Bond, and your Asheville Symphony! Ring in the New Year with powerhouse vocalists backed by your Symphony and dreams of martinis (shaken, not stirred), Aston Martins, custom watches from Q, and the beloved MI6 agent. With hits from Bond movie favorites like Goldfinger, Skyfall, and more, start the new year in style by unleashing your inner Bond (or Bond girl).

MIKKI SODERGREN, vocalist

JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER, vocalist

TSO MASTERWORKS 3: VIVA VERDI!

Verdi | Overture to "Nabucco" 

Verdi | Anvil Chorus from "Il Trovatore"

Verdi | D'amor sull'ali rosee from "Il Trovatore"

Verdi | Povero Rigoletto...Cortigiani, vil razza dannata from "Rigoletto"

Verdi | Ah si ben mio...Di quella pira from “Il Trovatore”

Verdi | Triumphal March from "Aida"

Verdi | Va, pensiero from "Nabucco"

Verdi | Prelude to Act III from "La Traviata"

Verdi | Act II Scene 2 from "La Traviata"

CECILA VIOLETTA LÓPEZ, soprano

BEN GULLEY, tenor

JEFF MATSEY, baritone

Saturday, February 11, 2023 | 7:30PM

TALLAHASSEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Ruby Diamond Concert Hall

Tallahassee, FL

TSO PRESENTS QUEENS OF SOUL

Experience the best of Motown, R&B, and Soul with vocalists Morgan James and Erica Gabriel, featuring works by Annie Lennox, Adele, Marvin Gaye, Whitney Houston, and more, all backed by your Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Darko Butorac.

ERICA GABRIEL, vocalist

MORGAN JAMES, vocalist

ASO MASTERWORKS 4: Aurora

Sibelius | Finlandia

Grieg | Piano Concerto in A-minor

Tchaikovsky | Symphony No.4

JACOB BERNHARDT, piano

ALT ASO 3: THE ORANGE PEEL

We are thrilled to return to Downtown Asheville’s iconic Orange Peel. Join us for a unique experience of a seated event at the Orange Peel with the orchestra on the floor and the audience seated in the round. Powerhouse vocalist Jonathan Christopher joins the ASO for an eclectic evening of song, featuring showtunes from South Pacific, Phantom of the Opera and Hamilton alongside the music of Bruno Mars, John Legend, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston and more!

JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER, vocalist

ASO MASTERWORKS 5: Guitarra Española

Ana Vrebalov | Gratitude from "Sea Ranch Songs"

Rodrigo | Concierto Aranjuez

Gabriela Lena Frank | Coqueteos from "Leyendas"

Beethoven | Symphony No.1

ANA VIDOVIC, guitar

TSO MASTERWORKS 4: Powerful Voices

Errollyn Wallen | Mighty River

Joël Thompson | Walk in Dignity

Maslanka arr. Butorac | Symphony No.4

FAMU CONCERT CHOIR

Powerful Voices: Lift Every Voice and Sing

This musical celebration will pair a brand new commission by Joel Thompson (Seven Last Words of the Unarmed, performed by the TSO in March 2019) commemorating the historic Tallahassee Bus Boycott with a Hymn Sing led by the FAMU Concert Choir.

FAMU CONCERT CHOIR

ASO MASTERWORKS 6: New World

Alexandra DuBois | Fanfare on We Shall Overcome

Herbert | Violoncello Concerto No.2

Dvorak | Symphony No.9 "From the New World"

AMIT PELED, violoncello

BEN FOLDS @ WORD OF SOUTH FESTIVAL

One of the country’s most beloved and renowned artists, Ben Folds, makes his debut in Tallahassee. Ben Folds—singer-songwriter, pianist, and dynamic performer will bring his impeccable musicianship, wry humor, and an unparalleled knack for pop songcraft. Folds has been hailed as “a wonder to watch” (Vibes) and “a consummate musician” (Uncut).

TSO MASTERWORK 5: Season Finale - America the Beautiful

Alexandra DuBois | Fanfare on We Shall Overcome

Herbert | Violoncello Concerto No.2

Dvorak | Symphony No.9 “From the New World”

AMIT PELED, violoncello

Saturday, May 13, 2023 | 7PM

ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Salvage Station

Asheville, NC

ALT ASO 4 : KISHI BASHI @ SALVAGE STATION

We head for the banks of the French Broad River to perform on Salvage Station’s massive outdoor stage. Featuring Kishi Bashi — a folk-infused, cinema-inspired artist known the world over for his cross-genre and multi- disciplinary approach to music-making — this ALT ASO performance doubles as the festival opener for Asheville Amadeus 2023. The final ALT concert of the year will feature representation from Kishi Bashi’s expansive catalog, including orchestrated versions of “I am the Antichrist to You,” “Can’t Let Go Juno,” and “Manchester,” alongside American symphonic favorites specially curated by Maestro Darko Butorac and Kishi Bashi himself!

KISHI BASHI

Saturday, May 20, 2023 | 8PM

ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Thomas Wolfe Auditorium

Asheville, NC

ASO MASTERWORKS 7: Béla Fleck and Americana

Bach | Chaconne from Violin Partita No.2

Fleck | The Imposter Concerto

Ellington/Tyzik | Caravan

Bernstein | Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story”

BÉLA FLECK, banjo