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Akron Symphony Releases World Premiere Recording of Julia Perry’s ‘Fragments’
The Akron Symphony is proud to announce the release of three 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 Catherine). <!-- Perry composed...
Akron Symphony Lakes Tour Tickets SOLD OUT!
(Akron—Ohio) On Wednesday, July 19, The Akron Symphony Friends will greet over 350 guests who will board pontoon boats for its 25th Anniversary of the Portage Lakes Tour of Homes. The Akron Symphony’s Lakes Tour raises funds for the Akron Symphony Orchestra, Youth...
Akron Symphony & EarthQuaker Devices Groundbreaking Collaboration Now Available for Streaming
The Akron Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to announce the release of “Confluence: a Concerto for Orchestra and EarthQuaker Devices" on your preferred streaming platforms! Confluence debuted live in concert on March 5, 2022, at EJ Thomas Hall. The concerto is...
Akron Symphony Orchestra Announces 2023-2024 Concert Season
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
“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
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
“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
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
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
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.