Anchorage Symphony Orchestra Announces New Season; Subscription Packages Now Available

Let the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra bring you to The Edge of your seat! Join the ASO for a spectacular 09/10 season and let them be your guide to fanciful reveries, introspection, drama and adventure. Subscribers get first priority seating and the first chance to purchase tickets to ASO's Halloween Family Concert and Charlie Chaplin's "Gold Rush."

Subscription packages available now! Visit Anchorage Symphony Orchestra at Anchoragesymphony.org or call 907-274-8668.

Tickets for individual shows will be available in September 2009.

The Alaska Center For The Performing Arts is located at 621 W. Sixth Ave. Anchorage, AK 99501.

For more information, visit Anchoragesymphony.org.

Schedule of Events:

Opening Night
Saturday, October 24, 2009 - 8pm
PercaDu, Marimba and Percussion Duo

Middle-Eastern drums, orchestral percussion and rock drums intertwine with symphonic forces as PercaDu takes you to The Edge of belief. Tchaikovsky immerses us in despair as Destiny makes a dark appearance, but an ebullient finish reconciles us.
VERDI I vespri siciliani (The Sicilian Vespers): Overture
AVNER DORMAN Spices, Perfumes, Toxins!
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4

Messiah
saturday, December 12, 2009 - 8pm
Sunday, December 13, 2009 - 4pm
George Hanson, Guest Conductor
Anchorage Concert Chorus
Alaska Chamber Singers

Old friends and an old favorite! We're always proud to share the stage with Alaska's premier vocal ensembles. Immediate past music director of the ASO takes the podium for this yuletide classic which features the famous ‘Hallelujah' chorus.
HANDEL Messiah

Pride of Alaska
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Paul Sharpe, Double Bass

Start with soloists from the ASO in Bach's concerto grosso. Then comes an Alaskan-grown soloist who's returning to delight us. Finally, the world premiere of a multimedia work commissioned by the ASO's commissioning club and inspired by the Anchorage Museum's Permanent Collection.
BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
FRANK PROTO A Carmen Fantasy for Double Bass and Orchestra
DEBUSSY Selections from Nocturnes
GREGORY PRECHEL Exposition on the Anchorage Museum
(Musica Nova Commission - World Premiere)

Passion and Seduction
Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 8pm
Randall Craig Fleischer, Conductor

The sensual tension of the Miraculous Mandarin...the beguiling charm of Cosi fan tutte...the dramatic scope of Romeo and Juliet... whether romantic, passionate or coy, every facet of love is celebrated this evening.
MOZART Cosi fan tutte: Overture
MASCAGNI Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
LEONCAVALLO I pagliacci: Intermezzo
Carl Davis Theme from French Lieutenant's Woman
Bart Ók Miraculous Mandarin: Suite
PROKOFIEV Selections from Romeo and Juliet: Suite No. 2
BORODIN Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

Great Music
Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 8pm
Chu-Fang Huang, Piano

A Scottish piece by the Master of Queen's Music. A jazz-infused concerto performed by Chu-Fang Huang, called by the Washington Post "strong, assertive . . . and bursting with energy and intensity". Schubert's most eloquent work, his Great C major ends the evening with an exceptional rhythmic energy.
Peter Maxwell Davies An Orkney Wedding with Sunrise
(for Orchestra with Bagpipe solo)
RAVEL Concerto for Piano in G major
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9 (The Great C major)

Season Finale: NY, NY!
Saturday, April 17, 2010 - 8pm
The Harlem Quartet

Music with ties to America's cultural capital closes the season. Tchaikovsky conducted his Festival Coronation March in the Big Apple. Former NY Phil bassist Jon Deak's concerto is "concert theater" featuring the Harlem Quartet as both musicians and narrators. Dance music ends it all with Bernstein's catchy music for the stage.
MOZART Don Giovanni: Overture
TCHAIKOVSKY Festival Coronation March
MICHAEL ABELS Delights and Dances for String Quartet
and String Orchestra
JON DEAK Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra
(The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow)
BERNSTEIN West Side Story: Symphonic Dances

Special Events
Subscribe to the Classic, Applause or Bravo Series and be first in line for tickets to these special events. These concerts are exclusively available to season ticket holders; public sales begin September 1st.

Halloween
Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 7pm
It's wholesome Halloween fun the kids will remember for a lifetime. This hilarious concert featuring costumed musicians, a kooky story and not-sospooky music is tradition! Costumes are encouraged - there are four floors of warm indoor trick-or-treating after the concert.

The Gold Rush
Saturday, January 30, 2010 - 8pm
Charlie Chaplin's beloved Little Tramp is a gold prospector, braving the hazards of the Klondike in this quintessential silent film. Paired with a score performed live by the Anchorage Symphony, this concert will give audiences an authentic silent film experience - and lots of laughs along the way!

Save the date!
Champagne Pops
A Tribute To Elton John
Saturday, August 29, 2009

Symphony of Wines
Thursday, April 22, 2010

Your season ticket purchase helps make Anchorage Symphony concerts possible, and we sincerely thank you for your patronage. Remarkably, in addition to ticket sales, each year the ASO must raise approximately $500,000 to sustain its operations. The Anchorage Symphony's artistic, education and outreach achievements are only possible with the partnership and financial support of friends who share our goal of making great music a vibrant part of life in our community. Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution with your ticket order - your gift is essential for the ASO's continued success. Thank you for playing your part.

For more information, visit Anchoragesymphony.org.

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