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...

Lidiya Yankovskaya, Guest Conductor

by Tamara | Feb 11, 2019 | News

Mobile Symphony is thrilled to welcome Russian-American conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya as our guest conductor for our Carmina Burana concert. She is a champion of Russian masterpieces, operatic rarities, and contemporary works on the leading edge of classical music. As...

Harry Potter – Hedwig’s Flight

by Tamara | Feb 1, 2019 | News

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Released: 2001 Director: Chris Columbus Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson Film: An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts...

Avatar

by Tamara | Feb 1, 2019 | News

Avatar  Released: 2009 Director: James Cameron Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver Film: Set in 2154 when Earth is in a global energy crisis, a mission is launched to send man to a distant world, Pandora, to mine for materials. Since Pandora’s...