Mozart’s “Prague”
March 12 & 13, 2010
8:00 p.m.
Gregory Vajda, conductor
Andrew Armstrong, piano
Program:
Mozart - Symphony No. 38, “Prague”
Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 1
Schumann - Introduction and Allegro appassionato
Shostakovich - Symphony No. 9
Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles
March 19 & 20, 2010
8:00 p.m.
Ken-David Masur, conductor
Classical Mystery Tour
Take a ride in a yellow submarine as the group Classical Mystery Tour, featuring original members from the Broadway sensation Beatlemania, sing, play and perform some 30 beloved Beatles tunes.

Children / Students tickets only $8

San Antonio Symphony Food Drive
San Antonio Symphony is participating in Orchestras Feeding America, the first national food drive by America’s symphony orchestras benefitting the SA Food Bank. Symphony’s musicians, SA Food Bank staff members and volunteers will collect non-perishable food at the concerts on March 12 & 13, Mozart’s “Prague” and March 19 & 20, Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles between 7-8PM in the main entrance of the theatre. For information about the types of food that can be accepted go to www.safoodbank.org.

All patrons bringing food items will receive a free voucher good for 2 tickets to an up-coming Symphony concert (a value of up to $123). The first 50 people to bring food receive a free movie pass to Santikos Theatres.

Aesop's Fables
March 21, 2010
2:30 p.m.
Ken-David Masur, conductor
Laura Andrade, cello
Future Stars IV Competition Winner
Barbara Hailey, narrator
Join Ken-David Masur, the San Antonio Symphony and the winner of the 2010 San Antonio Symphony Future Stars Concerto Competition for an afternoon of storytelling featuring three of Aesop's fables.
Interactive pre-concert activities begin at 1:30 p.m.

San Antonio Symphony Book Drive
Donate a book to the San Antonio Public Libraries Summer Reading Program and you will receive free tickets to the San Antonio Symphony’s performance of Aesop’s Fables, on March 21, 2010 at Trinity University’s Laurie Auditorium. Bring a new paperback book appropriate for pre-K through middle school youth and you will receive one ticket per book. For more information about redeeming your books for tickets, please call (210)554-1010.

Mozart and Der Rosenkavalier
March 26 & 27, 2010
8:00 p.m.
Julian Kuerti, conductor
Sharon Kuster, bassoon
Program:
Bartók - Divertimento
Mozart - Bassoon Concerto
Webern- Passacaglia
Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier Suite
The Mighty Organ
April 2 & 3, 2010
8:00 p.m.
Andrew Grams, conductor
David Heller, organ
San Antonio Symphony Mastersingers
Dr. John Silantien
Program:
Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music
Holst The Hymn of Jesus
Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3, “Organ”
An American Road Trip: Paint to Music
April 13, 14 & 15, 2010
9:45 am and 11:10 am
Ken-David Masur, conductor


Thursday, April 15th at 9:45 a.m. performance is SOLD OUT!
Join the San Antonio Symphony on an American Road Trip! Learn about the history and culture of the United States through the music of several well-known composers who were inspired by visiting this great land.
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Paint to Music Repetoire is:
Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Mvt. III - Scherzo from Symphony No. 4 by Tchaikovsky
"Mardi Gras" from Mississippi Suite by Grofé
Fiesta Pops: Pride of San Antonio
April 16 & 17, 2010
8:00 p.m.
Ken-David Masur, conductor
Los Tres Reyes
Mariachi Campanas de America
Guadalupe Dance Company
Celebrate the unique spirit of the popular music and musicians of San Antonio and South Texas!

Children / Students tickets only $8

Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
April 30 & May 1, 2010 Josep Caballé-Domenech, conductor
Ertan Torgul, violin
Program:
Turina Danzas fantásticas
Piazzolla Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 3
Neighborhood Concert: Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
May 2, 2010
4:00 p.m.
Josep Caballé-Domenech, conductor
Ertan Torgul, violin

Be moved by romance, rhythm and Rachmaninoff! Ertan Torgul, San Antonio Symphony Concertmaster, steps to the spotlight to perform Piazzolla’s collection of four Argentinean tangos depicting the seasons.

Rachmaninoff was one of the greatest showmen of the 20th century and his last symphony displays virtuosic, grand, energetic, and haunting music.

Rodgers and Hammerstein at the Movies
May 14 & 15, 2010
8:00 p.m.
Ken-David Masur, conductor

Relive the great movie musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein. See stunning re-mastered film clips from the classic films you love, together with the original vocals, while the San Antonio Symphony provides the live soundtrack.

Children / Students tickets only $8

YOSA: Side-By-Side
May 16, 2010
2:30 p.m.
Ken-David Masur, conductor
Troy Peters, conductor
Youth Orchestras of San Antonio
Join the San Antonio Symphony and the Youth Orchestras of San Antonio for a special Side-by-Side concert.
Interactive pre-concert Activities begin at 1:30 p.m.
Dawn Upshaw
May 21 & 22, 2010
8:00 p.m.
Cliff Colnot, conductor
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Program:
Schubert - Symphony No. 4 "Tragic"
Golijov/Schubert - She Was Here
Stravinsky - Pulcinella Suite
Canteloube - Songs of the Auvergne
Nadja Plays Bruch
Christian Steiner June 4 & 5, 2010
8:00 p.m.
Christopher Seaman, conductor
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
Program
Beethoven Egmont Overture
Bruch Violin Concerto
Elgar Symphony No. 1

 

 
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