Guild Program: Meet Rei Hotoda
Asheville Symphony Office 27 College Place, Asheville, NCRei Hotoda is currently serving as the associate conductor of the Utah Symphony Orchestra. She has appeared as guest conductor with the symphony orchestras of Chicago, St. Louis and Dallas, among many others. She is also an accomplished pianist. She has conducted from the piano the Symphony Orchestras of Dallas, Edmonton, and Utah. A consummate […]
Symphony Talks: Conductor Rei Hotoda and Soloist Sandeep Das
Reuter Center (UNCA) 1 Campus View Rd., Asheville, NCRei Hotoda is currently serving as the associate conductor of the Utah Symphony Orchestra. She has appeared as guest conductor with the symphony orchestras of Chicago, St. Louis and Dallas, […]
Masterworks 2 – Rei Hotoda
Antonín Dvorák - Carnival Overture Dinuk Wijeratne - Tabla Concerto Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5 Sandeep Das, tabla
Asheville Symphony Youth Orchestra Concert
Wortham Center for the Performing Arts 18 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NCMusical Feast: A Wedding Feast from India
Charlotte Caplan has been enjoying Indian food since her childhood in London. When she moved to the Carolinas and married Mike Brubaker, who plays the French horn in the Asheville […]
Behind the Notes with Chip Kaufmann
Asbury Commons, Givens Estate 2360 Sweeten Creek Rd., Asheville, NCBehind the Notes with Chip Kaufmann
Blue Ridge Room, Deerfield Retirement Community 1617 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NC
Guild Program: Meet Darko Butorac
Asheville Symphony Office 27 College Place, Asheville, NCPraised by the Westdeutsche Zeitung for his “exceptional combination of passion, elegance and well-timed pacing”, Maestro Darko Butorac has established himself as an exciting conductor in demand with orchestras both in Europe and the Americas. He currently serves as the music director of both the Tallahassee and Missoula symphony orchestras. Mr. Butorac has appeared at […]
Symphony Talks: Conductor Darko Butorac and Pianist Lisa Smirnova
Reuter Center (UNCA) 1 Campus View Rd., Asheville, NCPraised by the Westdeutsche Zeitung for his “exceptional combination of passion, elegance and well-timed pacing”, Maestro Darko Butorac has established himself as an exciting conductor in demand with orchestras both […]
Masterworks 3 – Darko Butorac
Christopher Theofanidis - Rainbow Body Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 23 Sergei Prokofiev - Symphony No. 5 Lisa Smirnova, piano
Behind the Notes with Chip Kaufmann
Blue Ridge Room, Deerfield Retirement Community 1617 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NCMusical Feast: An Old Fashioned Christmas Feast
Back by request, we present an old fashioned Christmas gathering reminiscent of times gone by. Christmas was a time when families and friends gathered around the fireplace sharing the warm […]
Behind the Notes with Chip Kaufmann
Asbury Commons, Givens Estate 2360 Sweeten Creek Rd., Asheville, NCNew Year’s Eve – Daniel Meyer
Camille Saint-Saëns - “Bacchanale” from Samson et Dalila Henryk Wieniawski - Violin Concerto No. 2 Carl Orff - Carmina Burana Isabelle Durrenberger (Cleveland Institute of Music), violin
Behind the Notes with Chip Kaufmann
Blue Ridge Room, Deerfield Retirement Community 1617 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NCBehind the Notes with Chip Kaufmann
Asbury Commons, Givens Estate 2360 Sweeten Creek Rd., Asheville, NCMusical Feast: Chip Critiques Chopin
Posana 1 Biltmore Ave., Asheville, NCWant to get out of the post-holiday doldrums? How about an inside look at a composer’s life along with some great food and witty commentary? If this appeals to you, come to Posana to view the 1945 Charles Vidor movie, A Song to Remember. Nominated for six Academy Awards and starring Cornel Wilde, Paul Muni, […]
Musical Feast: Going…Going…Gone!
Brunk Auction 117 Tunnel Road, Asheville, NCMany of you may have seen Andrew Brunk on the Antiques Road Show. If you missed our visit to Brunk Auction three years ago or if you enjoyed the experience and want to repeat it, this is the Feast for you! Sip a little wine, stroll around the showroom and preview the fine art and […]
Musical Feast: Basketball and Barbecue
UNCA Sherrill Center, Kimmel Arena 1 University Heights, Asheville, NCWhat could be better than a barbecue dinner with all the trimmings and a special section seat for UNC Asheville Men’s Basketball on Wednesday evening, January 24, 2018. You’ll dine in a private room at the Sherrill Center and meet Janet R. Cone, Director of Athletics at UNC Asheville. Janet will speak about UNC […]
Musical Feast: Music Magic in Biltmore House and Forest
The Biltmore Estate 1 Lodge St, Asheville, NCThis feast offers some unique opportunities for hearing wonderful music as well as to have a special experience at Biltmore House. Here is your opportunity to have the first floor of Biltmore practically to yourself. Arrive at the Estate at 5:00 for a drive to the mansion where musicians from the Youth Orchestra will entertain […]
Guild Program: Meet Garry Walker
Asheville Symphony Office 27 College Place, Asheville, NCWinner of the 1999 Leeds Conductor’s Competition, Scottish-born Garry Walker studied conducting at the Royal Northern College of Music. He is artistic director of conducting at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and becomes chief conductor of the Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie Koblenz starting September 2017. He enjoys a close association with Red Note Ensemble, Scotland’s première […]
Behind the Notes with Chip Kaufmann
Asbury Commons, Givens Estate 2360 Sweeten Creek Rd., Asheville, NCSymphony Talks: Conductor Garry Walker and Violinist Elena Urioste
Reuter Center (UNCA) 1 Campus View Rd., Asheville, NCWinner of the 1999 Leeds Conductor’s Competition, Scottish-born Garry Walker studied conducting at the Royal Northern College of Music. He is artistic director of conducting at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and becomes chief conductor of the Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie Koblenz starting September 2017. He enjoys a close association with Red Note Ensemble, Scotland’s première […]
Masterworks 4 – Garry Walker
Malcolm Arnold - Four Scottish Dances Claude Debussy - Marche Ecossais Max Bruch - Violin Concerto No. 1 Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3, “Scottish Symphony” Elena Urioste, violin
Behind the Notes with Chip Kaufmann
Blue Ridge Room, Deerfield Retirement Community 1617 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NCPiano Recital – Alexandre Tharaud
J.S. Bach - “Goldberg” Variations, BWV 988
Musical Feast: Pinball Wizards Want More!
Asheville Pinball Museum 1 Battle Square #1b, Asheville, NCTake off your jacket, loosen that tie, roll up your sleeves and challenge your friends. The Pinball Museum Musical Feast is back by popular demand. It’s even better now with over 70 games versus the museum’s original 27. As we discovered at the first feast, many of us have fond memories of pinball machines and […]
Asheville Symphony Youth Orchestra Concert
Thomas Wolfe Auditorium 87 Haywood St., Asheville, NCfeaturing Triton Brass
Behind the Notes with Chip Kaufmann
Blue Ridge Room, Deerfield Retirement Community 1617 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NC
Guild Program: Meet Nicholas Hersh
Asheville Symphony Office 27 College Place, Asheville, NCNicholas Hersh currently serves as associate conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and artistic director of the Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestras. Since joining the BSO as assistant conductor in 2014, he continues to make his mark on the mid-Atlantic region with exciting, innovative programming—notably as conductor and co-curator of the acclaimed BSO Pulse series, bringing […]