Under the direction of Maestro James Ross, the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra launches the 2022-2023 season on Saturday, October 1 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, October 2 at 3 p.m. at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center.
ASO presents Beethoven’s unifying and empowering Symphony No. 9 (Ode to Joy) in collaboration with the Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts (CAAPA) and the Fairfax Choral Society. Soloists Dara Rahming, Marquita Raley-Cooper, Rodrick Dixon and Daniel Rich appear courtesy of 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 opens with Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis.
Adult prices start at $20, $5 for youth and $15 for students. Military, senior and group discounts are also available.
The concert will be presented with no intermission.
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