2012-2013 Season
Stars of the Joffrey Ballet
Scott Speck, conductor
Date: September 08 – 10, 2012 | 08:00 PM
Title: Stars of the Joffrey Ballet
Venue: Mobile Seanger Theatre
Description: The MSO Classics kick off with the “Stars of the Joffrey Ballet” in an unforgettable combination of music and dance infused with power, movement and explosive chemistry. Six of the finest dancers from the Joffrey Ballet will join the musicians as they perform Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” and “Sleeping Beauty”, as well as pieces by Goldenthal, Richard Rodgers and Arvo Part.
Ladies of Motown
Scott Speck, conductor
Radiance, guest artist
Date: September 29 – 30, 2012
Title: Ladies of Motown
Venue: Mobile Seanger Theatre
Description: It’s the harmony of a generation. The Mobile Symphony will bring back the magic of Motown in a performance with special guest Radiance. These “Ladies of Motown” will blend the harmonies of the Supremes, the Pointer Sisters, Donna Summer and other female Motown greats that captured our hearts in the 60s and 70s.
Yo Yo Ma
Scott Speck, conductor
Yo Yo Ma, Cello
Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 | 7:30pm
Title: Yo Yo Ma
Venue: Mobile Seanger Theatre
Beethoven & Blue Jeans
Scott Speck, conductor
Chee Yun, violin
Steve Reich- Clapping Music
Sibelius- Violin Concerto
Beethoven- Symphony No. 3
Date: November 17 – 18, 2012
Title: Beethoven & Blue Jeans
Venue: Mobile Seanger Theatre
Description: Blue jeans are the costume de riguer for this popular classic, featuring the triumphant return and brilliant sounds of violinist Chee Yun. Engaging Chee Yun’s full range of passion and energy, the MSO will perform the Violin Concerto by Sibelius, plus Beethoven’s symphonic salute to Napoleon, the Eroica Symphony. The concert will begin with Steve Reich’s “Clapping Music” performed by clapping hands only.
Home for the Holidays
Scott Speck, conductor
Date: December 1 – 2, 2012
Title: Home for the Holidays
Venue: Mobile Seanger Theatre
Description: Join us once again for Mobile’s favorite holiday tradition as the Mobile Symphony brings the spirit of the holidays to life in an unforgettable concert featuring all of the music you know and love. There is truly no place like “Home for the Holidays.”
Carnival of the Animals
Scott Speck, conductor
Jenny Gregoire, Enen Yu, violin
Per Tengstrand, Shan Shan Sun, piano
Bach- Concerto for Two Violins
Stravinsky- Pulcinella Suite
Saint-Saens- Carnival of the Animals
Date: January 19 – 20, 2013
Title: Carnical of the Animals
Venue: Mobile Seanger Theatre
Description: Featuring pianists Per Tengstrand and Shan Shan Sun, the Mobile Symphony will present Saint-Saens’ zoological fantasy “Carnival of the Animals,” a magical and musical journey through the land of four-legged creatures. The MSO’s beloved concertmaster and co-concertmaster, Jenny Gregoire and Enen Yu, will perform Bach’s Double Violin Concerto, while several members of the orchestra will have their own moments to shine in solo performances when the orchestra takes on Stravinsky’s “Pulcinella Suite”.
American Masters: George Gershwin
John Morris Russell, conductor
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
Dvorak- Carnival Overture
Ravel- Piano Concerto
Gershwin- Porgy & Bess: Symphonic Picture
Gershwin- Rhapsody in Blue
Date: February 16 – 17, 2013
Title: American Masters: George Gershwin
Venue: Mobile Seanger Theatre
Description: The first of a multi-year project focusing on America’s best composers, this performance will feature the music of George Gershwin under the direction of conductor John Morris Russell. Joining the orchestra will be brilliant young British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor performing two highly contrasting and yet highly complementary piano concertos: the Ravel Piano Concerto in G, and Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.”
Trumpet Spectacular
Scott Speck, conductor
Jens Lindemann, trumpet
John Wiliams- Olympic Fanfare and Theme
Haydn- Trumpet Concerto
Mahler- Symphony No. 5
Date: March 09 – 10, 2013
Title: Trumpet Spectacular
Venue: Mobile Seanger Theatre
Description: Featuring Jens Lindemann, one of the world’s best trumpet soloists, Trumpet Spectacular will include the beloved concerto for trumpet and orchestra, Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto. Wrapping this concert entirely around the trumpet, the orchestra will also perform Williams’ famous “Olympic Fanfare and Theme”, written for the 1984 Olympics and featuring six separate trumpet parts. Trumpet Spectacular will end on an especially high note with Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 and its spectacular trumpet-solo opening and bold and brassy climax.
Russian Revolutionaries
Scott Speck, conductor
University of South Alabama Choir
Prokofiev- Alexander Nevsky
Tchaikovsky- Symphony No. 5
Date: April 13 – 14, 2013
Title: Trumpet Spectacular
Venue: Mobile Saenger Theatre
Description: The sounds of this season-ending MSO Classic will fill the concert hall with one of the largest orchestras ever assembled on the Saenger Theatre stage combined with a choir directed by Laura Moore. The performance will include Prokofiev’s “Alexander Nevsky” and Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony.
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Scott Speck, conductor
Preservation Hall Jazz Band, guest artist
Prokofiev- Alexander Nevsky
Tchaikovsky- Symphony No. 5
Date: May 11- 12, 2013
Title: Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Venue: Mobile Saenger Theatre
Description: The iconic Preservation Hall Jazz Band, one of the first Dixieland jazz groups in history, joins the Mobile Symphony for a program that will showcase the timeless spirit of the New Orleans’ French Quarter and the birthplace of jazz.