Sgt. Pepper’s Preview on TWC
February 26, 2010
Classic Albums Live and the Akron Symphony’s March 27 performance of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is currently being previewed on Time Warner Cable’s Local On Demand channel 501. The 15-minute program, hosted by radio personality Jim Chenot (91.3 The Summit WAPS-FM), takes viewers behind the scenes of how this concert came to be with exclusive interviews with Maestro Christopher Wilkins and Classic Albums Live founder Chris Martin. The program also examines the enduring legacy of the Beatles as seen through the eyes of Beatles fan, collector, and local record store owner Scott Shepard (Time Traveler CDs & DVDs).
Time Warner customers can view the program by going to channel 411 and selecting “Beatles Symphony” from the menu.
Here’s a teaser…
For tickets or more information, click here or call (330) 535-8131
Zander Addresses TED Conference
February 26, 2010
Akron Symphony Chorus Welcomes Spring With March 14 Concert
February 25, 2010
Akron— Think spring and celebrate with the Akron Symphony Chorus and Director Hugh Ferguson Floyd as they present a concert of choral masterpieces Sunday, March 14 in the new auditorium at Our Lady of the Elms High School in Akron at 2:00 PM. Music of moonlight and memorials will include some of the most beautiful choral works written to express the full range of the human heart through the powerful and evocative language of song. Read more
Akron Symphony’s Fanfare To Celebrate Style And Music Of Mad Men Era With Circa 1960, May 15
February 18, 2010
AKRON—Downtown Akron will soon be transformed into the hip, retro world of the early 1960s, popularized by the award-winning AMC television show Mad Men, when the Akron Symphony presents Fanfare 2010: Circa 1960 on Saturday, May 15, 2010. The Symphony’s annual gala and concert will celebrate the style and music of the Mad Men era beginning with cocktails, dinner, and a selection of one-of-a-kind live and silent auction items at the newly-renovated Greystone Hall, aka the evening’s “Ultra Lounge 103.” After dinner, the Akron Symphony Orchestra (ASO) will join multi-talented actor, singer, composer, and entertainer Michael Andrew for a concert at the Akron Civic Theatre featuring the music of such 60s icons as Bobby Darin, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, and many others. Local favorite Helen Welch will also perform with the ASO and Mr. Andrew. Read more
Chorus Spring Concert, March 14
February 17, 2010
Think Spring and celebrate with the Akron Symphony Chorus and Director Hugh Ferguson Floyd as they present a concert of choral Read more
Moto Perpetuo – Liam Teague
February 17, 2010
CC.com Catches Up With Liam
February 16, 2010
ClevelandClassical.com recently chatted with our guest artist for this Saturday’s concert, Liam Teague.
DH: How did the concerto originate in the first place — was it your idea or the composer’s?
LT: It was the composer’s. I’m a professor at Northern Illinois University, but I also have my bachelor’s and master’s degrees here. Jan Bach heard me perform, and I guess he was impressed enough to write a concerto for me in 1994. I premiered it with the Chicago Sinfonietta and recorded the piece with the Czech National Symphony.
You can read the entire interview here.
Akron Youth Orchestras This Sunday
February 5, 2010
The Akron Youth Orchestras (Greater Akron Youth Philharmonic and Akron Youth Symphony) under the direction of Christopher James Lees, Read more
Akron Symphony To Present Eclectic Mix Of Styles With Schubert And Steel, February 20
February 5, 2010
Concert to feature “Paganini of the Steelpan” Liam Teague
Akron— The Akron Symphony will present Schubert and Steel, a kaleidoscope of musical color and styles from Vienna to the Caribbean, on Saturday, February 20 at the University of Akron’s E.J. Thomas Hall at 8:00 PM. Works to be performed include: J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, Jan Bach’s Concerto for Steelpan & Orchestra, featuring renowned steelpan virtuoso Liam Teague, and Schubert’s Symphony No. 9, The Great. Read more
Akron Youth Orchestras To Perform Joint Concert This Sunday, Free Admission
February 3, 2010
Akron—The Akron Youth Orchestras (Greater Akron Youth Philharmonic and Akron Youth Symphony) under the direction of Christopher James Lees, Thomas Resnick, and Damon D. Conn will present their joint Winter Concert this Sunday afternoon, February 7, at The University of Akron’s E.J. Thomas Hall at 3:00 PM. Featured works to include Beethoven’s Overture to Egmont and Howard Hanson’s Symphony No. 2, “Romantic.” Admission to the concert is free.
Read more
