Showing posts with label Anchorage Symphony. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Anchorage Symphony. Show all posts

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Anchorage Symphony Orchestra

The Anchorage Symphony Orchestra’s 2009-2010 season is over. Last Saturday Sam (Calla House) attended the last of the season's performances of the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra (ASO) at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts. The concert featured the Harlem String Quartet who performed "Concerto for String Quartet and String Orchestra" (The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow). The piece was engaging with many surprise treatments of the Sleepy Hollow legend. It was a concert to be remembered.

Season Tickets are now on sale for the 2010-2011 Anchorage Symphony’s concerts. The Classic Concert Series opens on September 25 and features University of Alaska’s well-respected Timothy Smith, piano. The April 16 concert will include the Alaska Chamber Singers in Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony. On line there is a full listing of the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra’s 2010-2011 Classic Concert Series.

Several of our Anchorage Bed and Breakfast Club members are offering discounts for people who wish attend a concert and have a wonderful night’s stay at a bed and breakfast followed by a luscious breakfast the next morning. We suggest you make plans now by becoming a season subscriber to ASO’s series. To purchase season tickets by phone, call the Anchorage Symphony at (907) 274-8668.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Anchorage Alaska Arts

The Anchorage Alaska Bed and Breakfast Club’s members are interested in the arts programs which are abundant in Anchorage. On March 2nd, 2010 the Anchorage Youth Symphony performed at the Performing Arts Center. There was a wide variety of types of music presented by the Sixth Grade Honors Orchestra, Junior Youth Symphony, and Youth Symphony. It was a lovely evening. Sam’s (Calla House) daughter being one of the performers might slant this her written opinion somewhat; however, everyone else seemed to enjoy themselves as well. Caroline’s (Camai B&B) adult daughter is an alumnus of the Anchorage Youth Symphony.

The Anchorage Youth Symphony’s final concert of this season is April 27 at 7 PM in the Discovery Theatre, Alaska Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets can be purchased online.

Anchorage also has the Anchorage Symphony. The Anchorage Symphony offers two more programs this season. On March 27 the Anchorage Symphony will feature a Peter Maxwell Davies piece for orchestra with bagpipe solo. Also on the program is Ravel’s Concerto for Piano in G. Guest pianist Chu-Fang Huang will be featured. This program will conclude with Schubert’s Symphony No. 9.

The last concert of the year for the Anchorage Symphony will be April 17.

Tickets to the Anchorage Symphony can be purchased online.

Some of the Anchorage Breakfast Club members offer special rates for guests attending the symphony. Please inquire.