News - Akron Symphony Orchestra

Akron Symphony Releases World Premiere Recording of Julia Perry’s Fragments

16 May

The Akron Symphony is proud to announce the release of two live recordings of music by Akron composer Julia Perry, including the world premiere of Frammenti dalle lettere di Santa Caterina (Fragments from the Letters of Saint...

Akron Symphony Orchestra Announces 2023-2024 Concert Season

20 Mar

The Akron Symphony Orchestra is proud to announce the opening of its 2023-2024 concert season with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony on September 29. The program celebrates the 50th anniversary of EJ Thomas Hall. "We are thrilled to be a part of EJ Thomas Hall's 50th...

Relive the “Groundbreaking” Collaboration for a Limited Time: Akron Symphony and EarthQuaker Devices release “Confluence – A Concerto for Orchestra and EarthQuaker Devices” Online

21 Nov

“Confluence – A Concerto for Orchestra and EarthQuaker Devices” will be available online and free for viewing for 45 days beginning Monday, November 21.

Akron Symphony Orchestra Opens Season with American Fanfare

19 Sep

The Akron Symphony Orchestra opens the 2022-23 season on September 24 with American Fanfare, musical portraits of our nation by six different American composers. The Classics Series concerts have a new starting time this season: 7:30 pm.

The program explores Americanness through diverse lenses, employing an exciting range of musical styles. Together, the works tell a rich and layered tale of this country’s musical heritage.

A Note on the New 22-23 Season from Music Director Christopher Wilkins

24 Feb

“What I like best,” said Pooh… and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn’t know what it was called. A.A. Milne The...

Akron Symphony Orchestra Announces 22-23 Season

24 Feb

Akron Symphony Orchestra’s 2022–23 season is a mashup of musical styles unlike any other. It’s a year-long celebration of being American, of cultural traditions outside the standard fare, of exciting new voices, and elder statesmen like Beethoven and Mahler. By...

AYS trombonist selected for Musical Pathway Fellowship Program

03 Aug

William Davidson, a trombonist with the Akron Youth Symphony, is one of six musicians chosen for the Cleveland Institute of Music’s Musical Pathway Fellowship program for outstanding Black and Latinx pre-college music students.

ASO announces 2021-22 season

22 Jul

The Akron Symphony Orchestra returns to the concert stage in 2021-22 with renewed variety and vitality, as we continue our commitment to presenting a diverse musical experience to Northeast Ohio.