Sarasota Orchestra

Gregory Smith - narrator

The Animated Orchestra is an interactive and engaging piece for family and educational concerts.

In the story, the orchestra is supposed to perform the score to a cartoon, but the film of the cartoon was sent to the wrong address! To salvage the concert, the narrator describes the scenes and the orchestra plays the music as the audience imagines the missing cartoon.

The never seen hero of the cartoon is a playful and curious ferret named Ari. The audience is frequently called upon to provide Ari’s characteristic ferret sound: “dook-dook-dook-dook”. The setting for the cartoon is an instrument repair shop owned and operated by a sleepy, older gentleman who lives above the shop.

Ari sneaks into the shop late one night and discovers that an instrument repair shop is a ferret paradise, full of interesting instruments to explore. The story moves into the concert hall as the audience, orchestra, and conductor literally act out the cartoon's climactic scene, including an unforgettable “orchestra wave,” followed by an always popular “audience wave.”

The Animated Orchestra

Sarasota Orchestra

Gregory Smith - narrator

The Animated Orchestra is an interactive and engaging piece for family and educational concerts.

In the story, the orchestra is supposed to perform the score to a cartoon, but the film of the cartoon was sent to the wrong address! To salvage the concert, the narrator describes the scenes and the orchestra plays the music as the audience imagines the missing cartoon.

The never seen hero of the cartoon is a playful and curious ferret named Ari. The audience is frequently called upon to provide Ari’s characteristic ferret sound: “dook-dook-dook-dook”. The setting for the cartoon is an instrument repair shop owned and operated by a sleepy, older gentleman who lives above the shop.

Ari sneaks into the shop late one night and discovers that an instrument repair shop is a ferret paradise, full of interesting instruments to explore. The story moves into the concert hall as the audience, orchestra, and conductor literally act out the cartoon's climactic scene, including an unforgettable “orchestra wave,” followed by an always popular “audience wave.”

The Animated Orchestra

Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra

Grab your game controller and get ready to level up in this action-packed concert filled with high-scoring scores. When the livestream of a long-time gamer glitches, they are suddenly swept from the screen to the stage of an orchestra concert. What’s the only way home? To set out on a symphonic quest with the musicians of the orchestra. From musical puzzles and harmonious hacks, to dance battles and a symphonious super boss, the musical minds of the audience will help our gamer conquer all. Turn up your gaming headset because the sounds of this symphony are next level!

OPO Game Overture

Brevard Symphony Orchestra

We kick off the Brevard Symphony Orchestra's 2022-23 Season with an Opening Night program that will have you tapping your toes and humming along. Popular favorites by Bizet, Falla, Puccini, Copland, and Sondheim are featured along with an appearance by the Brevard Community Chorus singing music by Brahms.

Opening Night - Song & Dance

Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra

Grab your game controller and get ready to level up in this action-packed concert filled with high-scoring scores. When the livestream of a long-time gamer glitches, they are suddenly swept from the screen to the stage of an orchestra concert. What’s the only way home? To set out on a symphonic quest with the musicians of the orchestra. From musical puzzles and harmonious hacks, to dance battles and a symphonious super boss, the musical minds of the audience will help our gamer conquer all. Turn up your gaming headset because the sounds of this symphony are next level!

OPO Game Overture

Alabama Symphony Orchestra

Candace Neal - narrator

Caitlyn Rodrigue - soprano

Christopher Withrow - baritone

Samford University Dance Department

Adventure with heroes, villains, and heroines--have the best stories already been told? Your students can help the Alabama Symphony Orchestra write the next epic fantasy with "Once Upon a Time." Join Narrator Candace Neal to explore the elements of storytelling, and how music with your imagination can come together in this interactive 'choose your own” concert experience. The orchestra will also be joined by opera singers and ballet dancers to help ASO musicians and your students tell the next great story!

ASO Once Upon a Time

Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra

Grab your game controller and get ready to level up in this action-packed concert filled with high-scoring scores. When the livestream of a long-time gamer glitches, they are suddenly swept from the screen to the stage of an orchestra concert. What’s the only way home? To set out on a symphonic quest with the musicians of the orchestra. From musical puzzles and harmonious hacks, to dance battles and a symphonious super boss, the musical minds of the audience will help our gamer conquer all. Turn up your gaming headset because the sounds of this symphony are next level!

OPO Game Overture

Alabama Symphony Orchestra

Charles Billingsley - vocalist

Building on nearly thirty years as a singer and entertainer, performing thousands of shows from Carnegie Hall to the Kennedy Center, Charles Billingsley is ready to take a new turn in his storied career. His latest solo offering, The Shadow of Your Smile, is a big-hearted, show-stopping collection drawing from the hits of Broadway, big band, smooth jazz and the Great American Songbook. These beloved standards and classics, newly arranged and powered by Charles’s larger-than-life voice, come together in a make-you-smile album of classic favorites.

Join us as Charles returns to his alma mater to perform alongside the Alabama Symphony Orchestra.

The Shadow of Your Smile

Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra

Grab your game controller and get ready to level up in this action-packed concert filled with high-scoring scores. When the livestream of a long-time gamer glitches, they are suddenly swept from the screen to the stage of an orchestra concert. What’s the only way home? To set out on a symphonic quest with the musicians of the orchestra. From musical puzzles and harmonious hacks, to dance battles and a symphonious super boss, the musical minds of the audience will help our gamer conquer all. Turn up your gaming headset because the sounds of this symphony are next level!

OPO Game Overture

Brevard Symphony Orchestra

Mikhail Glinka — Ruslan and Ludmila Overture, Side-by-Side with Brevard Symphony Youth Orchestra

Alexander Arutiunian — Trumpet Concerto with Tom Macklin, trumpet

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Symphony No. 6 Pathetique

Tchaikovsky's Pathetique

Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra

Grab your game controller and get ready to level up in this action-packed concert filled with high-scoring scores. When the livestream of a long-time gamer glitches, they are suddenly swept from the screen to the stage of an orchestra concert. What’s the only way home? To set out on a symphonic quest with the musicians of the orchestra. From musical puzzles and harmonious hacks, to dance battles and a symphonious super boss, the musical minds of the audience will help our gamer conquer all. Turn up your gaming headset because the sounds of this symphony are next level!

OPO Game Overture

Brevard Symphony Orchestra

Ring in the holiday season with this family-friendly, heart-warming concert, featuring BSO POPS favorite Rich Ridenour on piano and vocalist Karen Shriner. Program to include Jingle Bell Rock, The Polar Express, traditional carols, Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride, and other family-friendly seasonal favorites! Get into the holiday spirit with your BSO!

BSO Sounds of the Season

Edward James Olmos, narrator

7:00p and 8:30p performances

Candlelight Processional retells the stirring story of Christmas with a special celebrity narrator accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra and a mass choir. The event is a terrific way to get in the Christmas spirit and to share the magic of the season with your family and friends.

Edward James Olmos, narrator

5:15p performance

Candlelight Processional retells the stirring story of Christmas with a special celebrity narrator accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra and a mass choir. The event is a terrific way to get in the Christmas spirit and to share the magic of the season with your family and friends.

Raul Esparza, narrator

5:15p performance

Candlelight Processional retells the stirring story of Christmas with a special celebrity narrator accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra and a mass choir. The event is a terrific way to get in the Christmas spirit and to share the magic of the season with your family and friends.

Space Coast Ballet Company

Brevard Symphony Orchestra

The 19th Annual Space Coast Ballet Company production of The Nutcracker will be held at the Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 2pm and 7pm. Dancers from all over the Space Coast, along with professional dancers from around the world, will perform one of the most beautiful Nutcracker productions of all time. With LIVE MUSIC from the Brevard Symphony Orchestra!

Space Coast Ballet - The Nutcracker

Isabella Rossellini, narrator

7:00p and 8:30p performances

Candlelight Processional retells the stirring story of Christmas with a special celebrity narrator accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra and a mass choir. The event is a terrific way to get in the Christmas spirit and to share the magic of the season with your family and friends.

Isabella Rossellini, narrator

5:15p performance

Candlelight Processional retells the stirring story of Christmas with a special celebrity narrator accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra and a mass choir. The event is a terrific way to get in the Christmas spirit and to share the magic of the season with your family and friends.

Alabama Symphony Orchestra

Private event

Alabama Symphony Orchestra

Act of Congress

Celebrate the season with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Chris Confessore, and special guest Act of Congress in their 6th appearance with the ASO! Sing along to holiday favorites, hear timeless classics, and enjoy the spirit of the season!

Christmas with Act of Congress

Josh Gad, narrator

7:00p and 8:30p performances

Candlelight Processional retells the stirring story of Christmas with a special celebrity narrator accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra and a mass choir. The event is a terrific way to get in the Christmas spirit and to share the magic of the season with your family and friends.

Josh Gad, narrator

7:00p and 8:30p performances

Candlelight Processional retells the stirring story of Christmas with a special celebrity narrator accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra and a mass choir. The event is a terrific way to get in the Christmas spirit and to share the magic of the season with your family and friends.

Alabama Symphony Orchestra

Private event

Amarillo Symphony Orchestra

Kristen Loyd - vocalist

Amarillo Master Chorale - Nathaniel Fryml, director

The Amarillo Symphony is proud to return our annual holiday concert, Happy Holiday Pops! Come hear Amarillo’s finest musicians bring your family’s favorite carols, magical classics, and holiday spirit to the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts stage! Featuring guest vocalist Kristen Loyd and the glorious Amarillo Master Chorale, this family friendly concert will leave you caroling all the way home!

Happy Holidays POPS

Mariska Hargitay, narrator

5:15p performance

Candlelight Processional retells the stirring story of Christmas with a special celebrity narrator accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra and a mass choir. The event is a terrific way to get in the Christmas spirit and to share the magic of the season with your family and friends.

Cal Ripken, Jr., narrator

7:00p and 8:30p performances

Candlelight Processional retells the stirring story of Christmas with a special celebrity narrator accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra and a mass choir. The event is a terrific way to get in the Christmas spirit and to share the magic of the season with your family and friends.

Cal Ripken, Jr., narrator

5:15p performance

Candlelight Processional retells the stirring story of Christmas with a special celebrity narrator accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra and a mass choir. The event is a terrific way to get in the Christmas spirit and to share the magic of the season with your family and friends.

Cal Ripken, Jr., narrator

5:15p performance

Candlelight Processional retells the stirring story of Christmas with a special celebrity narrator accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra and a mass choir. The event is a terrific way to get in the Christmas spirit and to share the magic of the season with your family and friends.

Marie Osmond, narrator

7:00p and 8:30p performances

Candlelight Processional retells the stirring story of Christmas with a special celebrity narrator accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra and a mass choir. The event is a terrific way to get in the Christmas spirit and to share the magic of the season with your family and friends.

Marie Osmond, narrator

5:15p performance

Candlelight Processional retells the stirring story of Christmas with a special celebrity narrator accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra and a mass choir. The event is a terrific way to get in the Christmas spirit and to share the magic of the season with your family and friends.

Marie Osmond, narrator

7:00p and 8:30p performances

Candlelight Processional retells the stirring story of Christmas with a special celebrity narrator accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra and a mass choir. The event is a terrific way to get in the Christmas spirit and to share the magic of the season with your family and friends.

Courtney Vance, narrator

5:15p performance

Candlelight Processional retells the stirring story of Christmas with a special celebrity narrator accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra and a mass choir. The event is a terrific way to get in the Christmas spirit and to share the magic of the season with your family and friends.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

The Indigo Girls return to Atlanta Symphony Hall for a two night performance with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra on December 30 and 31. Tickets are on sale now.

“When I hear the symphony come in, it’s a convergence of a lot of feelings,” says Emily Saliers, one-half of the iconic Indigo Girls. “First, you can’t believe your good fortune that it’s really happening, and then you’re hit with the power of this enormous, full orchestra coming from behind you. Even when we play by ourselves now, I can’t perform these songs without hearing the orchestra in my head.”

In 2012, Saliers and her Indigo Girls partner Amy Ray embarked on a bold new chapter, collaborating with a pair of orchestrators to prepare larger-than-life arrangements of their songs to perform with symphonies around the country. It was a challenging endeavor, to say the least, but the GRAMMY-winning duo managed to find that elusive sonic sweet spot with the project, creating a seamless blend of folk, rock, pop, and classical that elevated their songs to new emotional heights without sacrificing any of the emotional intimacy and honesty that have defined their music for decades.

Indigo Girls with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Vero Beach Opera

Brevard Symphony Orchestra

Vero Beach Opera presents an original production of Donizetti's beloved story of the magical and mysterious power of love.

Vero Beach Opera - The Elixir of Love

Sarasota Orchestra

Put on some dancing shoes and come out for a concert of music that moves us, body and soul! In a tribute to fantastic stages from the ballet to the nightclub, from the opera house to Broadway, this concert captivates with sounds of Sondheim, Motown, and more. On the classical side, you’ll hear Sarasota Orchestra kick up its heels in selections such as Bizet’s "Toreador Song" from Carmen and the wild "Ritual Fire Dance" from de Falla’s El amor brujo.

Sarasota Orchestra - A Little Night Music

Brevard Symphony Orchestra

Heitor Villa-Lobos — Aria from Bachianas Brasileiros No. 5 with soprano Kyaunnee Richardson

Johann Sebastian Bach/arr. Gustav Mahler — Suite from BWV 1067 & 1068

Gustav Mahler — Symphony No. 4 with soprano Kyaunnee Richardson

Inspired by Bach

Brevard Symphony Orchestra

Heitor Villa-Lobos — Aria from Bachianas Brasileiros No. 5 with soprano Kyaunnee Richardson

Johann Sebastian Bach/arr. Gustav Mahler — Suite from BWV 1067 & 1068

Gustav Mahler — Symphony No. 4 with soprano Kyaunnee Richardson

Inspired by Bach

Brevard Symphony Orchestra

What better combination than music and comedy to lift your spirits? The BSO presents a fun-filled program of smile-inducing favorites, including The Pink Panther Theme, Stephen Sondheim's Comedy Tonight, music from Curb Your Enthusiasm, and a special presentation of Sneaky Pete and the Wolf, Peter Schickele's masterful retelling of Prokofiev's *Peter and the Wolf."

Cameron Matthews - narrator

Comedy Tonight

Brevard Symphony Orchestra

What better combination than music and comedy to lift your spirits? The BSO presents a fun-filled program of smile-inducing favorites, including The Pink Panther Theme, Stephen Sondheim's Comedy Tonight, music from Curb Your Enthusiasm, and a special presentation of Sneaky Pete and the Wolf, Peter Schickele's masterful retelling of Prokofiev's *Peter and the Wolf."

Cameron Matthews - narrator

Comedy Tonight

Brevard Symphony Orchestra

The BSO’s Annual 5th Grade Concerts presents Superheroes of the Symphony! Featuring classic works by Beethoven, Shostakovich, Vivaldi, and Newbold - along with music from classic superhero films - this program reminds students that not all heroes wear capes!

Brevard Symphony Orchestra

The BSO’s Annual 5th Grade Concerts presents Superheroes of the Symphony! Featuring classic works by Beethoven, Shostakovich, Vivaldi, and Newbold - along with music from classic superhero films - this program reminds students that not all heroes wear capes!

Brevard Symphony Orchestra

The BSO’s Annual Family Concert introduces audiences of all ages to the joy, beauty, and thrill of the music of the orchestra. Presenting favorite classics by Beethoven, Bizet, and Tchaikovsky, along with music written for broadway, television, Hollywood films, and video games, audience members will learn that the sounds of the symphony orchestra can be heard every day of their lives.

FREE admission for all, thanks to the generous support of The Brandon Family.

The Symphony is All Around You

Alabama Symphony Orchestra

Join the ASO and talented singers from the Magic City for a musical tribute to Broadway's most iconic composers including a special tribute to Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber. You'll hear favorite melodies from Phantom of the Opera, Company, Sweeney Todd, Sunset Boulevard, Funny Girl, South Pacific, and many more!

Kristen Campbell, Kristi Tingle Higginbotham, Caleb Clark, and Carl Dean - vocalists

Birmingham Does Broadway: ICONS

Brevard Symphony Orchestra

Ludwig van Beethoven — Promtheus Overture

Sergei Prokofiev — Violin Concerto No. 2 Julian Rhee, violin

George Walker — Lyric for Strings

Felix Mendelssohn — Symphony No. 4 Italian

Mendelssohn and Beethoven

Alabama Symphony Orchestra

Explore new and familiar stories and characters as the ASO takes you on storybook journeys through music! Learn about the orchestra families, orchestral instruments and how composers use melodies, rhythms and dynamics to bring their stories to life, including a trip to the zoo through Gregory Smith's "Zoo Song" where students will encounter musically depicted animals and a beautiful surprise ending to their trip through a young girl's eyes.

Caleb Clark - narrator

ASO Symphonic Stories

Alabama Symphony Orchestra

Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy-Overture features a score filled with the innocence and heartfelt passion of one of Shakespeare’s most beloved works. Get a behind the scenes look at the composition with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra through themes, motifs, and more! Conductor Chris Confessore will divide this epic piece into sections to illustrate how music can be used to tell a story.

Romeo and Juliet - The Classic Rediscovered

Alabama Symphony Orchestra

Grab your bell bottoms and come out to the Orioles’ Ed Smith Stadium for a night of music from a time when “catch you on the flip side” referred to vinyl records. Sarasota Orchestra backs the powerful vocals of Nashville-based duo Swearingen & Kelli, who faithfully recreate the magic of '70s singer-songwriters such as James Taylor, Carole King, Neil Diamond, Joni Mitchell, and more. Get yourself some ballpark fare, kick back in the stands, and enjoy the Orchestra performing from the field. A spectacular fireworks display closes out an evening of hits and home runs.

Swearingen & Kelli - guest vocalists

Fire & Rain: Folk Anthems of the '70s

Brevard Symphony Orchestra

Aaron Copland — Fanfare for the Common Man

Antonin Dvorak — Cello Concerto Mark Kosower, cello

Jennifer Higdon — blue cathedral

Howard Hanson — Symphony No. 2 Romantic

Inspired by Bach

Brevard Symphony Orchestra

Aaron Copland — Fanfare for the Common Man

Antonin Dvorak — Cello Concerto Mark Kosower, cello

Jennifer Higdon — blue cathedral

Howard Hanson — Symphony No. 2 Romantic

Inspired by Bach

Alabama Symphony Orchestra

Get your popcorn ready as the ASO and Principal Pops Conductor Chris Confessore share music from your favorite film scores. We'll shine the spotlight on classic movies from the 80s and 90s, featuring musical highlights from Edward Scissorhands, Batman, Out of Africa, Gremlins, Jurassic Park, Aladdin, Titanic, and more!

Daniel Szasz - violin

Amy Johnson - vocalist

Movie Night with Chris Confessore

Tucson Symphony Orchestra

Gregory Smith - narrator

Join the Tucson Symphony Orchestra with returning guest conductor Chris Confessore for Young People’s Concerts. This year’s program features The Melodic Life composed and performed by Gregory Smith. It employs a “follow that melody” approach that traces the life of a lighthearted melody named Bob from early childhood to middle age. Stops are made at a variety of life events including going to school, playing sports and job experiences, such as being in a circus and a Broadway show. The Melodic Life hones the listening skills of the audience while fostering a deeper appreciation for melodic use and development. The proverbial message “variety is the spice of life” will ring in the listeners’ ears as well as their hearts.

The Melodic Life

Brevard Symphony Orchestra

Guest Vocalists TBA

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

On May 13 & 14, 2023 the ASO will present Star Wars: The Force Awakens In Concert featuring a screening of the complete film with Oscar®-winning composer John Williams’ musical score performed live to the film. The concerts will be led by guest conductor Christopher Confessore.

Since the release of the first Star Wars movie over 40 years ago, the Star Wars saga has had a seismic impact on both cinema and culture-inspiring audiences around the world with its mythic storytelling, captivating characters, groundbreaking special effects and iconic musical scores composed by Williams.

Fans will be able to experience the scope and grandeur of this beloved film in a live symphonic concert experience, when Star Wars: The Force Awakens debuts on May 13 & 14, 2023. Tickets become available Friday, August 26 at noon at ticketmaster.com. More information on the Movies in Concert series can be found at aso.org/movies.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens In Concert

Alabama Symphony Orchestra

ASO - Family Fun Day