Messiah
Wed Dec 17 • 7:30 pm
Scott Allen Jarrett, conducting
Oratorio Singers of Charlotte
Belk Theater

First performed in 1742, originally as a musical celebration of Easter, Handel’s Messiah, with its stirring solos and choruses, has become a Christmas tradition. This concert by the Oratorio Singers, excellent soloists, and the Symphony is Charlotte’s only full performance of this magnificent oratorio.

Mass in B Minor
Fri Feb 6 • 8 pm
Scott Allen Jarrett, conducting
Oratorio Singers of Charlotte
Belk Theater

Considered one of the supreme achievements of Bach’s career and, in fact, one of the finest works of Western civilization, Bach’s Mass in B Minor was composed over a period of two decades and was not performed in its entirety until 1859, more than 100 years after Bach’s death. A magnificent musical setting of the traditional Roman Catholic liturgy, sung in Latin, the Mass is B Minor has 27 sections – solo arias, duets, and choruses for as many as eight parts.

Together, the Oratorio Main Chorus and Chamber Chorus comprise the Oratorio Singers of Charlotte (OCS), the official chorus of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. The OSC Main Chorus is composed of more than 130 singers, many of whom hold graduate degrees in music. Membership is by audition with the OSC Conducting Staff.

BB&T “BLUE SKIES AND GOLDEN SANDS: CAROLINA BEACH MUSIC AND SHAGGING”
Tue May 19 • 8 pm
The Charlotte Symphony welcomes the North Carolina Symphony and Legends of Beach
Grant Llewellyn, conducting
Ovens Auditorium

The North Carolina Symphony takes a musical journey along the coast of the Carolinas. The program features music of coastal Native Americans and a representation of the Gullah tradition from the Sea Islands. Much of the second half of the concert celebrates beach music, with performances by original members of the legendary band, The Embers, and a group of shag dancers. N.C. Symphony Music Director Grant Llewellyn conducts this unique concert presented by the Charlotte Symphony.

Jane Monheit
Fri Oct 10 • 8 pm
Halton Theater, CPCC

LISTEN

The jazz chanteuse returns to the Charlotte Symphony for a sensual evening of song. Pulling from a vast repertoire of traditional and contemporary standards, Monheit will perform favorites such as Henry Mancini’s “Moon River,” Johnny Mandel’s “A Time for Love,” and Stevie Wonder’s “Overjoyed.”

Warhol on the Waterfront
Fri Nov 14 • 8 pm
Halton Theater, CPCC
Sat Nov 15 • 8 pm
Duke Family Performance Hall, Davidson College 

Alan Yamamoto, conducting
Calin Lupanu, violin

Philip GLASS   Symphony No. 3 for String
                     Orchestra     
RAVEL            Tzigane
BERNSTEIN     On the Waterfront: Symphony Suite

PROGRAM NOTES

Join Resident Conductor Alan Yamamoto and the Symphony for a fascinating multi-media production! Sight and sound come together as iconic images by Andy Warhol are married to Philip Glass’s minimalist masterpiece. Leonard Bernstein’s suite from his sweeping score to the Marlon Brando movie, On the Waterfront, comes to life on screen, with montages from this 1954 film classic. In the midst of the modernism, the Symphony’s own concertmaster, Calin Lupanu, injects an exotic gypsy swagger, with Ravel’s virtuosic violin showpiece.