Adventures in Film

Adventures in Film Music from action-packed adventure movies 7:00PM, Friday, February 17, 2023 Dawson Auditorium Dawson Auditorium S Charles Street Adrian, MI 49221 Google Maps Directions Get Tickets Google iCalendar Great music from great movies! Hear music from Jurassic Park, Back to the Future, Indiana Jones, Captain America, Pirates of the Caribbean, Superman, How to Train Your Dragon, James Bond, and more!

Together for the Holidays

Together for the Holidays 7:30PM, Saturday, December 10, 2022 Dawson Auditorium Dawson Auditorium S Charles Street Adrian, MI 49221 Google Maps Directions Get Tickets Google iCalendar Come together for the ASO’s annual holiday program. What better way to experience one of the best parts of the season? Take a break from shopping and running errands and celebrate with our orchestra and singers of all ages, soloists, choirs, and more. This program is one of our most popular and features music in just about every genre you can think of.

Tchaikovsky’s 2nd: His Folk Inspirations

Tchaikovsky’s 2nd: His Folk Inspirations Dai WeiThe Dancing Moonlight BarberViolin Concerto Martin Chalifour TchaikovskySymphony No. 2 3:00PM, Sunday, November 13, 2022 Dawson Auditorium Dawson Auditorium S Charles Street Adrian, MI 49221 Google Maps Directions Get Tickets Google iCalendar Tchaikovsky’s Ukrainian heritage comes center stage in his Second Symphony, chock full of the country’s folk songs. Our soloist comes from the LA Philharmonic in Barber’s virtuosic violin concerto after the program opens with a delightful ode to our nighttime companion in Dai Wei’s The Dancing Moonlight sponsored by the New Music Society.

Scheherazade

Scheherazade 3:00PM, Sunday, October 9, 2022 Dawson Auditorium Dawson Auditorium S Charles Street Adrian, MI 49221 Google Maps Directions Get Tickets Google iCalendar Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s acting concertmaster Kim Kaloyanides Kennedy joins the ASO for a short and delightful concerto. And our new concertmaster, Michael Ro- mans, takes on the challenging solo lines written for the role of Scheherazade, the original desperate housewife, conjuring evocative stories for the Sultan.

Water Music

Water Music Dai WeiThe Dancing Moonlight RespighiFountains of Rome BarberViolin concerto Adam Millstein, violin DebussyLa Mer 7:30PM, Saturday, March 11, 2023 Visalia Fox Theater 308 W Main St Visalia, CA 93291 Google Maps Directions Get Tickets Google iCalendar This program dances with music of our greatest natural resource. From Respighi’s Roman Fountains to Debussy’s epic celebration of the ocean along with a haunting hymn to the largest living animal on the earth.

The Rom-Com

The Rom-Com Jesse MontgomeryStarburst RachmaninoffPiano Concerto No. 2 Drew Peterson, piano NiccolaiOverture to “The Merry Wives of Windsor” StraussSuite from “Der Rosenkavelier” 7:30PM, Saturday, November 19, 2022 Visalia Fox Theater 308 W Main St Visalia, CA 93291 Google Maps Directions Get Tickets Google iCalendar The romantic comedy is a standard film genre — and this month, the Sequoia Symphony puts a musical spin on it. The theme runs through Rachmaninoff’s romantic and exhilarating second piano concerto, and two fantastic orchestral showpieces from comic operas round out the program.