Grammy-Winning Ensemble eighth blackbird To Premiere Jennifer Higdon’s On a Wire For Ohio Audiences
January 15
December 21, 2010
Go beyond the music with free, open rehearsal January 14
“In the real-world dead of the night, many musicians would sell their souls to perform
concerts half as engaging as eighth blackbird’s.”
SAN FRANCISCO CLASSICAL VOICE
“…the musicians played the piece without music and with a smoothly flowing stage choreography…it was an astonishing performance.”
ALLAN KOZINN, THE NEW YORK TIMES
Akron—Maestro Christopher Wilkins and the Akron Symphony Orchestra (ASO) welcome Grammy winners eighth blackbird for the Ohio premiere of On a Wire, a concerto for sextet and orchestra, by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon on Saturday, January 15 at The University of Akron’s E.J. Thomas Hall at 8 PM. Read more
RAC: Waltz Of The Flowers
December 17, 2010
eighth blackbird, January 14-15
December 16, 2010
Maestro Christopher Wilkins and the Akron Symphony Orchestra welcome Grammy winners eighth blackbird for the Ohio premiere of On a Wire Read more
RAC: Amazing Grace
December 9, 2010
Carl Topilow Back For Akron Symphony’s Holiday Pops, December 17
December 1, 2010
Concert to feature holiday favorites from Rudolph and Sleigh Ride to The Polar Express and Handel’s Messiah
Guest conductor Carl Topilow (Cleveland Pops) returns to lead the Akron Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in the annual Holiday Pops concert, Friday, December 17, at the University of Akron’s E.J. Thomas Hall at 7:30 PM. From sacred anthems to beloved yuletide favorites, Holiday Pops will journey through the familiar and new in a celebration of the sounds of the season. Songs on the program include: What Child Is This, A Clarinet Chanukah, Oh Holy Night, Rudolph, The Christmas Song, Sleigh Ride, selections from Handel’s Messiah featuring soprano Paulette Penzvalto, and many more— topped off with an unforgettable sing-along finale led by Santa himself.
