BEETHOVEN’S NINTH

4915 East Campus Drive,Alexandria VA 22311

02 October, 2021

Description

ASO performs Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 featuring the Alexandria Choral Society with a new English text by poet laureate Tracy K. Smith. The ASO’s 2021-2022 season launches with a joyful noise as Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 (Ode to Joy) is presented in collaboration with the Alexandria Choral Society led by Artistic Director Brian Isaac. Soloists Dara Rahming, Marquita Raley-Cooper, Rodrick Dixon and Daniel Rich appear courtesy of the Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts (CAAPA). Beethoven’s greatest masterpiece will be set to a new English text by former U.S. poet laureate and Pulitzer prize-winner Tracy K. Smith. The program will open with Bruckner’s Benedictus from Mass No. 3. Note: the concert will be presented with no intermission. Masks are strongly recommended for non-vaccinated attendees by the CDC, our concert venues and the ASO. For information based on current health guidelines, please visit our website prior to each concert. Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, October 3, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center 4915 E Campus Dr, Alexandria, VA 22311 Adult tickets $20-$85, $5 youth, $15 student (with ID) Ticket link: https://alexsym.org/performance/beethovenninth/ The Alexandria Symphony Orchestra formed in 1943 as an amateur group of 40 musicians under the leadership of Miss Neale Landen. Dr. Wendell Margrave took over in 1948; in 1966, the orchestra hired Dr. George Steiner, who introduced its first subscription series and educational concerts.  Following Dr. Steiner, Kim Allen Kluge was chosen as Music Director. Under Kluge’s direction, the ASO became a professional orchestra, developing a reputation of excellence through its concerts at the Kennedy Center, Sympatico education program, and the annual Alexandria Birthday Celebration concert. In 2018, James Ross was appointed as Music Director. The ASO is a leader of the D.C. inter-arts movement, forging partnerships with arts organizations in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Additionally, the ASO has performed with many of the world’s leading soloists including Midori, Peter Serkin, Elizabeth Pitcairn, Sarah Chang, Yefim Bronfman and Branford Marsalis. Today, the ASO is comprised of the finest professional freelance musicians in the D.C. region and receives rave reviews.