New MAGIC Program
MAGIC (Musicians Activating Growth In Classrooms) is a new, FREE program that takes individual ASO musicians into third grade classrooms at Glen Iris and Lewis Elementary Schools to teach arts-integrated, curriculum-based lessons plans and provide classroom teachers with professional development in music education. Through the MAGIC program, students will have unique hands-on experiences through creative vocal, percussion and instrument exploration. The program will culminate with participating students and teachers attending an ASO Young People's Concert at no charge. Please support ASO as it brings music back into classrooms!
Reserve your seats now for the 2009-2010 ASO Education Concert season! With twice as many performances and programs designed to engage and delight students of all ages, you won't want to miss your chance to hear the Alabama Symphony Orchestra LIVE.
Download reservation form HERE.
For more information, call 205-314-6943 or email Meaghan Heinrich.
ALABAMA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2009-2010 EDUCATION CONCERTS
Yaniv Attar, Conductor
The Bruno Walter Assistant Conductor Chair
GRADES PRE K-2:
NEW!
The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
Explorer Concerts
Get ready for a musical adventure as the ASO presents a special program for our youngest audience members. Casual, interactive, and lots of fun, Explorer Concerts are a perfect introduction to the instruments of the orchestra and great classical music. Performed in three different locations, so you can choose the one nearest you.
September 23, 9:30 & 11 AM N.E. Miles Jewish Day School, Birmingham
September 24, 9:30 & 11 AM North Park Baptist Church, Trussville
September 25, 10 & 11:30 AM Riverchase United Methodist Church, Hoover
Tickets $4 per seat
Download Explorer Concert General Information
Directions to Explorer Concerts:
Directions to N. E. Miles Jewish Day School
Directions to North Park Baptist Church
Directions to Riverchase United Methodist Church
GRADES 3-6:
The Eliza C. and C.S. Young Memorial
Young People's Concerts
Our most popular student concert series returns for three exciting new programs. These engaging concerts integrate music with classroom curriculum and include a Study Guide and CD for teachers.
Symphony in Space
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing and hear how different composers capture the sounds of the solar system through music. The ASO prepares you for lift-off in a program that is truly "out of this world."
October 14 & 15, 10 AM Alabama Theatre
Visit the McWane Science for FREE after the concert! Call 205-314-6943 for information.
Shapes, Lines, and Patterns
Geometry is everywhere in music, from the angular lines of Beethoven to the gentle curves of Ravel. What does the music make you see? Enter our 2nd Annual Paint to Music Art Contest and see your artwork on stage while the orchestra plays!
"Click here to listen to Stravinsky's Firebird" (12) and (13). (Please allow time for complete mp3 download).
For Paint to Music submission guidelines, download the study guide and see page 9.
February 10 & 11, 10 AM BJCC Concert Hall
The Science of Sound
What makes a flute sound like a flute? Can a violin be a percussion instrument? Join us for an exploration of pitch, timbre, and what gives each instrument of the orchestra its own unique sound, and hear some great music along the way.
April 21 & 22, 10 AM BJCC Concert Hall
April 27, 10 & 11:30 AM University of Montevallo, Palmer Hall
Subscription Tickets (All 3 concerts): $13.50 per seat
Single Tickets: $5 per seat
Download YPC General Information
Download 09-10 YPC Study Guide
Directions to Young People's Concerts
Directions to the Alabama Theatre
Directions to the BJCC Concert Hall
Directions to the University of Montevallo
Grades 7-12
NEW!
Young Adult Concert
It's a concert designed BY students, FOR students. Members of the Young Adult Concert Planning Team, made up of area High School students and teachers, generate ideas and choose repertoire for an unforgettable concert experience.
May 5, 10 AM Alys Stephens Center
Tickets: $6 per seat
CLICK HERE for information on joining the Young Adult Concert Planning Team.