Aurora Symphony Orchestra

May 21: Outback Fundraiser

Rich — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:42:51 +0000

Join the ASO for dinner and help us go out on a “high note”! This is the final fundraiser of our fiscal year and we need your help to make it a financial success. Just come to dinner at the Aurora Outback restaurant (2066 S. Abilene St.) and 10% of your bill goes directly to the ASO.

This is an easy way to support the orchestra. Enjoy a delicious meal and let someone else do the dishes!

No tickets are necessary, just download the flyer and bring it with you!

Music Director Search Update

Rich — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:00:28 +0000

The search for the new ASO music director has taken the next step. After sorting through all of the applicants, the Search Committee selected semi-finalist candidates in November, 2011. After careful consideration, in January 2012 the committee selected the final 5 candidates who will return next season. These candidates will each conduct a concert with the ASO during the 2012 – 2013 concert season:

Oct 19-21 (Fall Masterworks)
John Jong-hun Bae, Music Director
Verdi – La Forza del Destino Overture
Chausson – Poeme (Tena White, Violin)
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.4

Dec 14-16 (Holiday Masterworks – “Making Spirits Bright”)
Geoffrey Pope, Music Director
Borodin: Polovetsian Dances
Palestrina/Stokowski: Adoramus Te
Humperdinck: Dream Pantomime
Bizet/Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy (Elizabeth Dickenson, violin)
Anderson: Sleigh Ride

Feb 9-10 (Children’s/Pops)
Arturo Gonzalez, Music Director
Pictures at an Exhibition (w/ El Sistema Colorado)
Ennio Morricone Suite

March 22-24 (Spring Masterworks)
Devin Hughes, Music Director
Dvořák – Symphony No.5
JS Bach – Partita in no. 2 in D minor
Mahler – Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer) (Thomas Fitzpatrick-Kittle, baritone)

May 10-12 (AFBT)
Norman Gamboa, Music Director
Barber – First Essay for Orchestra
(junior competition winner TBA)
(senior competition winner TBA)
Grant Still – Symphony No. 1 “Afro-American”

Details for performance dates and times will be published as they become final.

Oct 8, Chamber Concert

Rich — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 04:51:06 +0000

The small groups of the Aurora Symphony Orchestra are showcased in this intimate evening of chamber music. The Woodwind Quintet, the String Quartet, and the Brass Quintet bring their fun format to you at the always-welcoming Heather Gardens.

Tickets for this special event are only $7 in advance ($9 at the door) and are available only through Heather Gardens. Call 720-974-6931 for tickets!

Oct 8, 7:00pm at Heather Gardens (2888 S Heather Gardens Way, Aurora, CO 80014)

May 19: Arts for a Better Tomorrow – American Originals III

Rich — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 02:14:55 +0000

Charles Ives’ surprisingly-romantic Symphony #1 was written while he was a student at Yale University. Full of good cheer and youthful exuberance, this symphony completes the season. This concert also features winners of the ASO’s 10th annual Youth Concerto Competition. Senior division winner Natalie Hodges performs the Saint-Saens Violin Concerto #3 in B minor and Junior Division winner Stephanie Yu performs Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen.

May 19, 2012 (7:30pm) – Gateway Center for the Performing Arts.
Adults, $15, Seniors/Students, $10
Tickets available in advance here.

Catch Maestro Richard Niezen’s final pre-concert chat:

Competition Winners

Natalie Hodges, violin
First Prize, Senior Division

Stephanie Yu, violin
First Prize, Junior Division

Dec 16 & 18: A John Denver Christmas 2

Rich — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 05:43:58 +0000

Join the ASO and John Denver tribute artist John Adams as they collaborate on a truly inspirational holiday celebration for the entire family. Featuring traditional holiday music plus John Denver-inspired holiday favorites.

Originally born in Holland, John Adams became an avid John Denver fan since 1972′s Take Me Home, Country Roads and dedicated his musical career to honoring Denver’s music. In 1988 John Adams even won a national song contest in Holland with John Denver’s song, Leaving On A Jet Plane. After John Denver’s passing in 1997, John Adams moved to the United States and has committed himself to keeping Denver’s music alive and will continue John’s musical legacy as long as he is able to sing and perform it.

December 16 (7:30pm at Vista Peak H.S.)
Tickets available here.

December 18 (3:00pm at Grandview H.S.)
Tickets available here.

Youth Concerto Competition

Rich — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:13:48 +0000

Announcing the 10th Annual
Youth Concerto Competition

sponsored by the Aurora Symphony Orchestra

Be a part of the 2012 competition!

Senior Division is open to competitors aged 12 – 21.
Junior Division is open to competitors aged 12 – 18 that are residents of Aurora, Colorado.
The 1st place winners of the both the senior and the junior divisions will be invited to perform with the ASO at the Arts For a Better Tomorrow concert on May 19, 2012.

First prize in the Senior Division is awarded $1,000.00.
First prize in the Junior Division is awarded $500.00.
Second and Third prizes and amounts awarded at adjudicators’ discretion.

Download the 2012 Concerto Application. Deadline for applications is December 31, 2011 and the competition will be held in mid-January, 2012 at Onofrio Piano.

Sorry, but piano soloists are encouraged to apply next year.

Last year’s winners were Fan-Ya Lin (piano, Senior Division) and Nathanael Leavitt (violin, Junior Division). Read all about the 2011 winners here.

Past Winners

Miranda Wu, Piano First Prize 2009	Rainer Eudeikis, cello First Prize 2008
Sharon Wu, piano First Prize 2007	Megan Griffin, viola, First Prize 2006
Jacquelyn Marie Weitz, piano First Prize 2004 & 2005	Nicolas Vocatura, clarinet First Prize 2003

Southlands Series

Rich — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:26:41 +0000

Come hear your favorite music, from classical to pop to opera, in this weekly series featuring a different ASO chamber ensemble each week through August. Grab a blanket and a bite at one of Southlands many restaurant choices for an evening of free entertainment with our Saturday evening Southlands Series held in Town Square from 6:00pm – 7:30pm!

6155 S. Main Street
Aurora, CO 80016
map here

Saturday, July 10 Brass Quintet
Saturday, July 17 String Quartet
Saturday, July 24 sorry we missed you!
Saturday, July 31 Brass Quintet
Saturday, August 07 String Quartet
Saturday, August 14 Brass Quintet
Saturday, August 21 Flute/Harp duo
Saturday, August 28 Brass Quintet

Chamber Music Series

Rich — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 19:12:31 +0000

Join the chamber ensembles of the ASO as they come to your neighborhood. The

Coming up:

February 4, Celebration of the Vietnamese Lunar New Year with the United States Vietnamese American Veterans Alliance, Colorado Division at Lincoln HS, Denver, CO.

Auditions

Rich — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 17:12:11 +0000

The Aurora Symphony is now planning auditions for the upcoming 2012-2013 concert season. Auditions for the upcoming season will be held at the Aurora Central Library, 2nd Floor Studio (14949 E. Alameda Parkway) on the following dates/times:

Wednesday, August 22, 7:00pm-8:30pm
Saturday, August 25, 12:00pm-2:00pm

Participants must perform two contrasting solo-type pieces, contrast in style or tempo. Scales may be required at the discretion of the Music Director. Total performance time is 5 to 7 minutes. All instruments welcome!

2012-2013 Season Openings:

All Strings
Principal 2nd Violin
Bassoon
Percussion
Subs for all Winds and Brass

To schedule an audition time with the Aurora Symphony Orchestra personnel manager, e-mail personnel (at) aurorasymphony (dot) org or call 303-873-6622.

Auditions are also held throughout the season on Wednesday evenings during regular rehearsals. Even if you’re not sure you’re up to it yet, come by a rehearsal and get a feel for our group. You’re welcome to sit in your respective section during a rehearsal (with conductor approval) so you can really see what playing with the ASO would be like.

The 2011-2012 Concert Season

Rich — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:11:23 +0000

Masterworks Concert Series

Discounted season ticket packages are available for a limited time only. As an added bonus, Noodles & Co will provide a free meal for each season ticket package purchased! Order your tickets securely online here.

Fall Masterworks Concert

Isabelle Wong, first place winner of the 2010 ASO Youth Concerto Competition, makes a triumphant ASO return with Jean Sibelius’ haunting Violin Concerto in D minor. The perennial favorite Symphony #2 Op. 73 by Johannes Brahms will complete this exciting beginning to the ASO’s 34^th season.

October 21, 2011, 7:30pm

Holiday Masterworks Concert – A John Denver Christmas II

Following the tremendous success of this concert last year, the ASO and John Denver tribute artist John Adams collaborate on another truly inspirational holiday celebration for the entire family.

December 16, 2011, 7:30pm
December 18, 2011, 3:00pm

Children’s Concert – Peter and the Wolf

Sergei Prokofiev’s magical score comes to life in a new retelling of the story of the boy named Peter and his animal friends. This free afternoon concert also features another delightful collaboration with the Audience of One Youth Theatre.
Saturday, February 18, 2012 (3:00pm) @ Vista Peak Preparatory School (map)
Sunday, February 19, 2012 (3:00pm) @ Living Way Fellowship Church (map)

Spring Masterworks Concert – Spring Masterworks Concert

The ASO begins a new annual concert series featuring lesser-known great works of master composers. This season the ASO is proud to feature pieces by the great Czech composer Antonin Dvorak. This concert features the enchanting tone poem The Wood Dove Op. 110, Ten Biblical Songs Op,99, and his intense Symphony #7 in D minor Op 70.

March 24, 2012, 7:30pm

Arts for a Better Tomorrow – American Originals III

May 19, 2012, 7:30pm

Discounted season ticket packages are available for a limited time only. As an added bonus, Noodles & Co will provide a free meal for each season ticket package purchased! Order your tickets securely online here.
(note, meals valid at the Gardens on Havana location only)

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