The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera announced its 2015/16 season on to subscribers Wednesday at an exclusive preview event. Leading the announcement was news about Opera singer Renée Fleming appearing in a special gala event on Oct. 7 at the Tivoli Theatre. CSO Music Director Kayoko Dan will conduct the first half of the concert with Ms. Fleming performing classical and opera works. The second half will be conducted by CSO Principal Pops Conductor Bob Bernhardt and will feature Broadway and American songbook classics. Tickets are available only to 2015/16 subscribers on a pre-sale basis. Remaining tickets will be released for public sale on Aug. 3.
The Barnett & Company Masterworks Series opens with Respighi’s Pines of Rome, and includes Brahms’ Requiem, a world premiere by female composer Kendra D’Ercole, Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 performed by pianist Alexander Schimpf, and Beethoven’s Violin Concerto featuring Arnaud Sussman. The second half of the series includes Carnival of the Animals in an all-animal themed concert, Stravinsky’s Pulcinella suite, the return of guitarist Pablo Villegas performing a Rodrigo work, and ends with Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade. Music Director Kayoko Dan conducts all seven concerts at the Tivoli Theatre.
The Luken Holdings Pops Series begins with a Tribute to Paul McCartney, performed by vocalist Tony Kishman, the annual family favorite Home for the Holidays featuring Chattanooga native Emmy-nominated vocalist Scott Coulter, Big Band Fever with trumpeter Byron Stripling, Chattanooga’s own Seth Carico performing opera and Broadway favorites, and ending with an all-sports themed concert created by Principal Pops Conductor Bob Bernhardt. All Pops concerts are performed at the Tivoli Theatre.
The Chamber Series, performed at the Historic Read House Silver Ballroom, returns with chamber favorites from Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Haydn, Mozart, and more. The Volkswagen Series, performed at the Volkswagen Conference Center, will be geared towards families with music such as The Tabasco Opera, Haunted Hits, and Peter and the Wolf.
Subscriptions start at $60 and are available online at www.chattanoogasymphony.org, by visiting the CSO box office at 701 Broad St., or by calling 267-8583. Subscriber benefits include guaranteed same seats to Tivoli series concerts, free exchanges, no fees, a 3-pay payment, additional ticket discounts, and pre-sale access to special concerts.
Masterworks 1 – Pines of Rome
Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 7:30pm
Kayoko Dan, conductor
Mela Daily, soprano
DVORAK Carnival Overture
BARBER Knoxville Summer of 1915
THEOFANDIS Rainbow Body
RESPIGHI Pines of Rome
Volkswagen 1 - The Tabasco Opera
Sunday, September 27, 2015 - 3:00pm
Volkswagen Conference Center
Tivoli Theatre
Kayoko Dan, conductor
Pops 1 - Live and Let Die: A Symphonic Tribute to the Music of Paul McCartney
Saturday, October 3, 2015 - 7:30pm
Tivoli Theatre
Bob Bernhardt, conductor
Tony Kishman, vocalist
Special Gala Event - Renée Fleming
Thursday, October 7, 2015 - 7:30pm
Tivoli Theatre
Kayoko Dan, conductor
Bob Bernhardt, conductor
Renée Fleming, soprano
Masterworks 2 - Brahms Requiem
Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 7:30pm
Tivoli Theatre
Kayoko Dan, conductor
Carole Fitzpatrick, soprano
Robert Barefield, baritone
CSO Chorus, Darrin Hassevoort, director
D'ERCOLE Wie de Blatter des Herbstes herabfallen WORLD PREMIERE
BRAHMS Requiem
Volkswagen 2 - Haunted Hits
Sunday, November 1, 2015 - 3:00pm
Volkswagen Conference Center
Kayoko Dan, conductor
Chamber 1 - Chamber Classics
Sunday, November 11, 2015 - 3:00pm
Read House Silver Ballroom
Kayoko Dan, conductor
Holly Mulcahy, violin
Robert Burks, oboe
TBD
BACH Concerto for Violin & Oboe
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 5
Masterworks 3 - Tchaikovsky's Piano No. 1
Thursday, November 19, 2015 - 7:30pm
Tivoli Theatre
Kayoko Dan, conductor
Alexander Schimpf, piano
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Russian Easter Overture
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1
SHOSTAKOVISH Symphony No. 1
Pops 2 - Home for the Holidays
Saturday, December 19, 2015 - 7:30pm
Sunday, December 20, 2015 - 3:00pm
TBD, conductor
Scott Coulter, vocalist
CSO Chorus, Darrin Hassevoort, director
Metropolitan Bells, Gary Bynum, director
Chamber 2 - Gems from the CSO Principals
Sunday, January 10, 2016 - 3:00pm
Read House Silver Ballroom
BEETHOVEN String Quartet, No. 8
BRAHMS Serenade No. 1
TBD
Masterworks 4 - Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms
Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 7:30pm
Tivoli Theatre
Kayoko Dan, conductor
Arnaud Sussman, violin
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto
BACH Chorale from Cantata No. 150
BRAHMS Symphony No. 4
Volkswagen 3 - Peter and the Wolf
Sunday, February 2, 2016 - 3:00pm
Volkswagen Conference Center
Kayoko Dan, conductor
Pops 3 - Big Band Fever!
Friday, February 12, 2016 - 7:30pm
Saturday, February 13, 2016 - 7:30pm
Tivoli Theatre
Bob Bernhardt, conductor
Byron Stripling, trumpet
Masterworks 5 - Carnival of the Animals
Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 7:30pm
Tivoli Theatre
Kayoko Dan, conductor
PIECAITIS Catcerto
SCHECKLELE Thurber's Dogs
SAINT-SAENS Carnival of the Animals
Pops 4 - Seth Carico: Chattanooga's Own
Saturday, March 5, 2016 - 7:30pm
Tivoli Theatre
Bob Bernhardt, conductor
Seth Carico, vocalist
Masterworks 6 - Pulcinella
Thursday, March 17, 2016 - 7:30pm
Tivoli Theatre
Kayoko Dan, conductor
Pablo Villegas, guitar
STRAVINSKY Concerto in E-flat, "Dumbarton Oaks"
RODRIGO Fantasia para un gentilhombre (“Fantasy for a Gentleman”)
STRAVINSKY Pulcinella Suite
Chamber 3 – Haydn & Mozart
Sunday, April 3, 2016 - 3:00p
Read House Silver Ballroom
Kayoko Dan, conductor
HAYDN Symphony No. 83
M. HAYDN Symphony No. 25
MOZART Symphony No. 29
Pops 5 - Play Ball
Saturday, April 9, 2016 - 7:30p
Tivoli Theatre
Bob Bernhardt, conductor
Masterworks 7 - Scheherazade
Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 7:30p
Tivoli Theatre
Kayoko Dan, conductor
Staninslav Khristenko, piano
CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 1
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade