Amadeus

by Tamara | Jun 13, 2019

“This is the first time since I joined the Mobile Symphony that we’ve performed Mozart’s Requiem. I’m thrilled to say that among our four brilliant vocal soloists is the legendary bass-baritone James Morris, whose international career spans...

Vivace

by Tamara | Jun 13, 2019

“I think it’s my role as a musician to bring music to everyone.” Cellist Sujari Britt said these words at the age of 15, and I couldn’t agree more. The Mobile Symphony, Sujari and I want nothing more than for our music to touch you, the city of...

Bravura

by Tamara | Jun 13, 2019

“I’m bursting with pride for our own Mobile Symphony musicians, and thrilled when we’re able to feature them in solo works with the orchestra. In this concert Mollie Pate, our virtuoso Principal Horn, performs the concerto written by an 18-year-old...

A Celtic Christmas

by Tamara | Jun 13, 2019

“When Cherish the Ladies first appeared with our orchestra, the experience was not only exquisite but also unexpected. We knew these women could make great music — but we didn’t realize they could be so hilarious. Joanie Madden should patent her...

Eroica

by Tamara | Jun 13, 2019

“As I see it Ludwig van Beethoven’s Third Symphony is one of the most astonishing works ever composed — because, like an asteroid blast, it created a whole new era. With this one piece, Beethoven dragged the whole world of music kicking and screaming...

¡Olé! *Venue Change*

by Tamara | Jun 13, 2019

“I’m thrilled to introduce our audiences to my dear friend, pianist Aldo López-Gavilán. Aldo is not only a consummate musical artist with an astounding technique; he is also one of the most exuberant musical collaborators I know. When he’s onstage,...

Meet our Soloists

by Tamara | Apr 3, 2019 | News

Meet next season’s soloists Our 2019-20 season features some amazing young talents taking the music world by storm. Aldo López-Gavilán: Celebrated by the Seattle Times for his “dazzling technique and rhythmic fire,” Cuban pianist Aldo Lopez-Gavilan...

¡Olé!

by Tamara | Apr 3, 2019 | News

The Mobile Symphony opens its 2019-2020 season with sizzling Latin heat on Saturday, Sept. 21, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 22, at 2:30 p.m., at the Saenger. Cuban pianist Aldo López-Gavilán performs Ravel’s Concerto in G Major in a program filled with beloved...

Mobile’s Singing Children

by Taylor Hollyer | Feb 19, 2019 | News

Mobile’s Singing Children is the premier youth choir on the Gulf Coast. Under the hand of director Susan Hoitt, the children involved are provided the opportunity to receive superlative classical voice training as well as perform paramount music in age-appropriate...

Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana

by Tamara | Feb 11, 2019 | News

The name has Latin roots – ‘Carmina’ means ‘songs’, while ‘Burana’ is the Latinised form of Beuren, the name of the Benedictine monastery of Benediktbeuren in Bavaria. So, Carmina Burana translates as Songs Of Beuren, and refers to...