Events from December 3, 2023 – May 1 – Page 2 – Akron Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Pops

E.J. Thomas Hall 198 Hill Street, Akron, OH, United States

Don’t Miss the Merriest Concert of the Year! Sing along to your favorite holiday tunes, enjoy dazzling musical performances, and create magical memories this season with the Akron Symphony and a very special guest all the way from the North Pole!

EarthQuaker & Mozart

E.J. Thomas Hall 198 Hill Street, Akron, OH, United States

Arvo Pärt borrows from the sound of ancient chants to create a style of purity and austerity. Mozart’s 29th Symphony is among his earliest masterpieces: imaginative, unpredictable, balanced, and perfect. Jazz musician-composer-arranger Mary Lou Williams holds a unique place in the development of jazz, especially through the incorporation of classical music into her work. Akron’s EarthQuaker Devices soars to new heights in a sequel to 2022’s live ASO recording.

$8.00 – $60.00

Speaker Series Dinner with Jonathon Turner

Guy's Party Center 500 East Waterloo Road, Akron, OH, United States

Jonathon is in his fourth season as Choirmaster of the Gospel Meets Symphony Choir, which serves as the inspirational voice of the Akron Symphony Orchestra’s annual Gospel Meets Symphony concert.

$20.00

Gospel Meets Symphony

E.J. Thomas Hall 198 Hill Street, Akron, OH, United States

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of one of Northeast Ohio’s proudest and most enduring musical traditions—Gospel Meets Symphony!

$8.00 – $60.00

Bruckner’s Fourth “Romantic”

E.J. Thomas Hall 198 Hill Street, Akron, OH, United States

Lohengrin’s Prelude paints a picture of the descent of the Holy Grail, “radiating fiery beams and shaking the soul with emotion,” in Wagner’s own words. No symphonies surpass those of Bruckner for sheer magnificence of sound. He called the Fourth his
“Romantic” Symphony, for its connection to the spirit of medieval legends. The melodies resound with echoes of Schubert, but the magisterial drama comes from Wagner.

$8.00 – $60.00

Tchaikovsky & Bowden

E.J. Thomas Hall 198 Hill Street, Akron, OH, United States

Composer Clarice Assad and trumpeter Mary Elizabeth Bowden introduce a work co-commissioned by the ASO, based on paintings by surrealist Gertrude Abercrombie. The evening takes inspiration from folk song and popular music, in Higdon’s "Reel Time" to American folk traditions at the heart of Montgomery’s "Strum." Tchaikovsky echoes of Mozart and Brahms in "Souvenir de Florence" but in his own deeply personal voice.

$8.00 – $60.00