The Asheville Symphony Orchestra (ASO) announced on Monday the six finalists for its music director position. The finalists are Jacomo Bairos, Darko Butorac, Nicholas Hersh, Rei Hotoda, Jayce Ogren and Garry Walker (biographical information below). Each finalist will visit Asheville and will conduct a Masterworks concert in the 2017-18 season.Continue Reading
Internationally renowned cellist Zuill Bailey returns to Thomas Wolfe Auditorium on Saturday, May 14, to perform a piece written specifically for him. Bailey, who last appeared with the Asheville Symphony in September 2009, joins the ASO for the 8 p.m. concert under the direction of ASO Music Director and ConductorContinue Reading
One of the stars of the opera world makes her Asheville Symphony debut Saturday, April 16 in a performance of Verdi’s Requiem, the highlight of the ASO’s sixth Masterworks concert of the season. Angela Brown, who has received rave reviews for her performances on the Metropolitan Opera stage, joins theContinue Reading
Celebrated violinist Bella Hristova makes her Asheville Symphony Orchestra debut on Saturday, February 13, 2016, when she takes on Beethoven’s beloved Violin Concerto in an ASO Masterworks concert at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium. Asheville Symphony Music Director Daniel Meyer will conduct concert, which also includes Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture and Strauss’ Metamorphosen.Continue Reading
The Asheville Symphony Orchestra will end its 54th season on Saturday, May 9, 2015, with a program that will explore the connections and contrasts between jazz and classical music, and Paris and New York in the 20th century. Saxophonist Joe Lulloff will join the ASO under Music Director Daniel MeyerContinue Reading
Asheville Symphony Chorus, WCU Concert Choir, and soloists join the ASO for Handel’s masterwork. The Asheville Symphony Orchestra will take on a large-scale Handel choral work with the Asheville Symphony Chorus and Western Carolina University Concert Choir in Handel’s Alexander’s Feast on Saturday, April 18, 2015. The concert starts atContinue Reading
Beethoven’s 5th Symphony Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, which features one of the most famous and recognizable opening bars in music history, headlines the Asheville Symphony Orchestra’s fourth Masterworks concert of the season at 8 p.m. on Saturday, January 17 in Thomas Wolfe Auditorium at the U.S. Cellular Center. The concert, whichContinue Reading
The Asheville Symphony Orchestra celebrates the holiday season on Sunday, December 14, with its traditional Classical Christmas concert at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium. ASO Music Director Daniel Meyer will conduct the orchestra, the 120-member Asheville Symphony Chorus, and soprano and bass-baritone soloists in portions of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio as well asContinue Reading
On the cover: Painting by Jonas Gerard p..21; Inside: Timpanis & Tchaikovsky with the ASO p..4; River Arts District Studio Stroll p..20-21; Give the Gift of Art p..24-25.Continue Reading
