Classical Concerts
Welcome to the 2023-2024 season of the Montgomery Symphony Orchestra. We are excited to be with you again, celebrating the thrill of live music with our orchestra. Subscription and single tickets are available now! For more information, contact us at montgomerysymphony@gmail.com or 334-240-4004.
Monday, October 23, 2023 at 7:30 pm
The MSO continues a multi-season celebration of American music, opening with the youthful exuberance of Leonard Bernstein’s Overture to Candide and Jessie Montgomery’s meditative and unifying Hymn for Everyone. Internationally renowned pianist Jeffrey Biegel joins us for the Alabama premier of Peter Boyer’s Rhapsody in Red, White, and Blue and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.
Monday, November 20, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Join the MSO on a journey showcasing local talent. We begin with composer Shaka Marko’s Beethoven in Kenya, a piece which intersperses thematic material from Beethoven with the dance rhythms of Marko’s native Nairobi. Baritone Tyrone Hayes sings Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer, a setting of the composer’s own poetry describing a youthful experience with nature and love. The evening concludes with a performance of Brahms’s radiant Second Symphony.
Friday, December 15, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Your Montgomery Symphony Orchestra is joined by the Montgomery Chorale in a selection of favorites for the Joyce Caddell Holiday Pops! From the popular music of our favorite holiday films to traditional holiday carols and Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride, this will be the performance to ring in the Holiday Season!
Monday, February 12, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Explore sounds inspired by Spain with the MSO! Beethoven’s Overture to Egmont tells the tragic and heroic story of a nobleman who, as a martyr, inspired a national uprising that contributed to Dutch independence. Rimsky-Korsakov’s orchestral showpiece Capriccio Espagnol features virtuosic displays of Spanish flare, and Mexican composer Arturo Marquez presents a fiery conclusion with his Danzon No. 2! This will also be the first concerto performance for our new Cello Fellow, Jiaoyang Xu.
Monday, April 22, 2024 at 7:30 pm
The MSO season finale begins with one of the great American symphonies, Howard Hanson’s Symphony No. 2. This program ends in a celebration of the tenure of Violin Fellow, Jihye Choi in a performance of Tchaikovsky’s lyrical and passionate Violin Concerto.
*ALL PROGRAMS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE