Asheville is privileged to be home to the Basilica of St. Lawrence, a Roman Catholic Church, designated a Minor Basilica by the Holy See in 1993. To quote from the church’s brochure, “The term Basilica is a special designation given by the Holy Father to certain churches because of their antiquity, dignity, historical importance or […]
This event is SOLD OUT. For a most unusual Musical Feast experience, consider spending a day on a working farm, surrounded by the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Located in Leicester about fifteen minutes from downtown Asheville, the Dr. King Carolina Bison Farm is home to a variety of animals –American Buffalo (Bison), rare Black Bison, […]
Blue Moon Lodge, the rustic mountain home of Sharon and Roger Eschenroeder, is the perfect setting for an evening celebrating North Carolina’s musical heritage (private address will be sent to attendees via email). Sitting atop Butler Mountain in Fairview, the home has paths for strolling and rocking chairs for sitting and admiring the long-range mountain […]
Furniture, ceramics, tableware, glassware. silver, art books, lamps, decorative items, artwork, jewelry, tools, musical instruments, mirrors and more. Come and support two very worthwhile community organizations. The public is welcome. Guild Members Exclusive: Preview party on Wednesday evening 5 – 6:30. Come and view what’s for sale, socialize and return over the weekend to buy.
Celebrate spring at a delightful picnic set in one of Asheville’s most beautiful gardens. Your hosts, John Cram and Matt Chambers – who brought New Morning Gallery and the fashionable Bellagio’s to Biltmore Village as well as Blue Spiral, the Fine Arts Theatre and Bellagio Everyday downtown – have lovingly maintained and added to their […]
Our first Asheville Symphony Guild Program of the new season takes place on Thursday, September 13 at 10 a.m. and features an interview with Asheville Symphony Executive Director David Whitehill and Music Director Darko Butorac. Listen in as Executive Director David Whitehill takes on the role of news correspondent as he interviews our NEW conductor, […]
We have a lot to celebrate – our new music director, Darko Butorac (pronounced BOO-toh-rutz), is here to help us kick off the opening of our NEW season at last! Come help us welcome him to Asheville and our Symphony Orchestra. For this celebration, Doris and Ralph Loomis are opening their spacious and beautiful home in one […]
Wagner Tristan und Isolde, Prelude and “Liebestod” Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 George Li, piano
Coming up in September, Musical Feasts offers an event that embodies everything Asheville – unique craftsmanship, traditional local cuisine, ecological awareness and a classy informality. Internationally acclaimed furniture designer, Brian Boggs, designs and builds fine wood furniture, continuing a thirty-five-year career. He and his team handcraft heirloom-quality furniture – one piece at a time – […]
Join us on Thursday, October 11 at 10 a.m. for an Asheville Symphony Guild Program all about the Asheville Symphony Youth Orchestra. Come hear about our amazing Youth Orchestra! ASYO Music Director Emily Schaad and General Manager Brian Garland will discuss their experiences working with and conducting the student musicians of the Youth Orchestra. Learn […]
Darko Butorac, conductor Adele Anthony, violin Beethoven Egmont Overture Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5, “Turkish” Schumann Symphony No. 4 In an evening of Austrian and German delights, the Asheville Symphony presents a program featuring Mozart’s “Turkish” Violin Concerto plus works by Beethoven and Schumann. The concert opens with Beethoven’s EgmontOverture, which Maestro Butorac describes as […]
Again, in The Fitzgerald homes of Bolling Farmer and Joanne and Tom Parker, Michael Ruiz will perform piano magic. First, wine with Bolling, while observing a sweeping view of the Blue Ridge Mountains from her balcony. Then, strolling just a few feet to Joanne’s and Tom’s art-filled home for more wine and sweets. There, Michael […]
Return to beautiful Perelandra for an evening highlighted by a fabulous bluegrass concert featuring Grammy-nominated J. Larry Keith and The Lonesome Road Band. They promise to provide great harmonies, funny stories, and an outstanding Blue Grass repertoire at the home of host, Jerry Reed Smith, owner of “Song of the Wood” in Black Mountain with […]
Robin Bullock, of “Swananoa Solistice” fame, and celebrated acoustic guitar, mandolin and cittern master folk musician, joins us this fall when the autumn beauty of The Ramble’s scenic woodlands provide the backdrop for a delectable Musical Feast. Robin blends the ancient folk melodies of Celtic lands, their American descendants, and the masterworks of the Baroque […]
Are you interested in a unique journey into Asheville’s past? An event that offers insight into the cultural diversity, architecture, religious customs and landscape design of our beloved city? Historic Riverside Cemetery is the answer! Founded August 4, 1885 as a garden-style cemetery and public park, the cemetery offers all of that and more. Gary […]
Bernstein Chichester Psalms Bernstein Missa Brevis Bernstein Choruses from Candide Bernstein Medley from West Side Story Asheville Symphony Chorus
Watch Ann demonstrate her amazing technique with watercolors and enjoy a delicious lunch! Highly skilled artist/painter, Ann Vasilik, will captivate you with the magic of watercolor as her transparent washes begin to reveal a favorite image of Asheville. Watch as the artist brings our fair city’s ambient glory to life right before of your eyes. […]
Chip Kaufman is back by popular demand and just in time to entertain you about George Gershwin, one of the composers featured in the upcoming Masterworks concert. If you don’t already know Chip from his work at WCQS, from his informative Symphony Talks and from “Behind the Notes”, here is a great opportunity to become […]
Bates Mothership Ellington New World A-Comin’ Gershwin Variations on “I Got Rhythm” Ellington Harlem Gershwin An American in Paris Aaron Diehl, piano
Cirque Musica presents Crescendo with the Asheville Symphony Cirque Musica blends the grace and skill of the world’s greatest cirque performers with the stunning symphonic music of your Asheville Symphony.
For a terrific winter’s-day diversion, we offer an enchanting house concert with a whimsical twist. Come to the McLellan’s home in Kenilworth for lunch, be swept away with the music of the Celtic harp and, just for fun, a demonstration of “Fairy Hair”. For the occasion, award-winning Celtic harpist, Sue Richards, will offer a concert […]
Join us on Thursday, January 17th at 10 a.m. for an Asheville Symphony Guild Program about what goes into marketing the Asheville Symphony. From setting each season’s look, to video and photo shoots with the Maestro, to managing the symphony’s social media presence — learn about all the methods being used to spread the word […]
Offenbach Overture to Gaîté Parisienne Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 Poulenc Gloria Berlioz La Marseillaise Asheville Symphony Chorus Daniel Kaler, cello Laura Strickling, soprano
Join us for dinner in the warm atmosphere of Blue Spiral 1 Gallery. John Cram, a leader in Asheville’s downtown Renaissance, recognized the need for a premier showcase for artists and crafts people in the heart of the city. His vision has proved to be prescient. John and his team – Michael Maness, Director, and […]