From a press release:
Asheville Symphony opens season with Mozart and more
The Asheville Symphony Orchestra will open its season on Saturday, Sept. 20 with a concert featuring works by Mozart, Dvorak, Rossini and Holst, along with a celebration of Music Director Daniel Meyer’s 10th season with the ASO.
The concert will begin at 8 p.m. in Thomas Wolfe Auditorium at the U.S. Cellular Center. The season-opening program starts with Rossini’s Overture to The Barber of Seville, followed by Dvorak’s Serenade, op. 44. After intermission, the orchestra will perform Holst’s St. Paul’s Suite and close the program with Mozart’s Symphony No. 39.
Meyer’s intent for programming the works was to select colorful, vibrant music to celebrate the opening of the season, which is the ASO’s 54th.
“Rossini’s overture to “The Barber of Seville” is a perfect appetizer, full of flavor and interest, which leaves you wanting more,” Meyer says. “Then the strings take a back seat in a piece designed to feature the wonderful woodwind section in Dvorak’s Serenade.
The Mozart symphony — one of the composer’s final works — will serve as a sneak preview of the ASO’s Asheville Amadeus Festival set for March 17-22, 2015. World-renowned pianist Emanuel Ax will perform two Mozart piano concertos and other works during the festival.
This concert is sponsored by BMW of Asheville. BMW is the official transportation of the Asheville Symphony.
Tickets for opening night, which start at $22 for adults and $11 for youth, are available through the ASO office or the U.S. Cellular Center ticket office. For more information go to ashevillesymphony.org or call 828-254-7046.
Opening Night — September 20, 8 p.m.
Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
ROSSINI Overture to The Barber of Seville
DVORAK Serenade, op.44
HOLST St. Paul’s Suite
MOZART Symphony No. 39
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