Sunday, August 31, 2025 | 7PM

ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Pack Square Park

Asheville, NC

SYMPHONY IN THE PARK

Join the Asheville Symphony for a spectacular night of music under the stars at the beloved Symphony in the Park, presented by Givens Communities and returning for its second year as part of Boomtown FestAVL!

This year’s concert features two standout guest artists. Internationally acclaimed soprano Elizabeth Baldwin – praised by the San Francisco Examiner as “ferociously talented” and winner of the 2024 American Traditions Vocal Competition – headlines the evening with a breathtaking performance of opera and Broadway classics.

ELIZABETH BALDWIN, vocalist

Saturday, September 20, 2025 | 2PM 

Saturday, September 20, 2025 | 8PM

ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

FBCA

Asheville, NC

ASO MASTERWORKS 1: EROICA

Ferenz | The Things We Say to Death (World Premiere)

Beethoven | Piano Concerto No.3

Beethoven | Symphony No.3

EMANUEL AX, piano

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 | 7PM

ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

White Horse Black Mountain

Black Mountain, NC

ALTASO 1: HOLLYWOOD

Join us at White Horse Black Mountain for this concert celebrating iconic hits from film with Emily Danger.

EMILY DANGER, vocalist

Friday, October 10, 2025 | 7:30PM

ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Thomas Wolfe Auditorium

Asheville, NC

BEN FOLDS WITH THE ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY

Ben Folds is widely regarded as one of the major music influencers of our generation.

The Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter-composer has created an enormous body of genre-bending music that includes pop albums with Ben Folds Five, multiple solo albums, and numerous collaborative records.

BEN FOLDS, piano and vocals

Saturday, October 25, 2025 | 2PM 

Saturday, October 25, 2025 | 8PM

ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

FBCA

Asheville, NC

ASO MASTERWORKS 2: CONVERGENCES

Satie | Gymnopédies

Cage | Seventy-Four Version II
Bartók | Viola Concerto | Viola Concerto

Cage | 4'33" 

Brahms | Symphony No.2

NATALIE BRENNECKE, VIOLA

Saturday, November 7, 2025 | 7:30PM 

Sunday, November 8, 2025 | 3PM

SPOKANE SYMPHONY

The Fox 

Spokane, WA

MASTERWORKS 3 : DARKO

“After a triumphant jump-in performance last season, we’re delighted to welcome back Guest Conductor Darko Butorac. Butorac’s program features a favorite piece of his, Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony, a powerful work written near the end of World War II that captures the struggle and optimism of the human spirit ...”

Vrebalov | Gratitude

Mozart | Violin Concerto No.4
Prokofiev | Symphony No.5

KARISA CHIU, violin

Saturday, November 15, 2025 | 2PM 

Saturday, November 15, 2025 | 8PM

ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

FBCA

Asheville, NC

ASO MASTERWORKS 3: RENEGADE

Boccherini | Sinfonia No.12/4 "La Casa del Diavolo"

C.P.E. Bach | Violoncello Concerto in A-minor

Stravinsky | Dumbarton Oaks

Haydn | Symphony No.44 "Trauer"

ELINOR FREY, violoncello

Friday, December 5, 2025 | 7PM

ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Thomas Wolfe` Auditorium

Asheville, NC

CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONY

The Asheville Symphony combines forces with the incredible Cirque de la Symphonie for a family-friendly holiday-themed performance featuring favorite tunes from Tchaikovsky, John Williams, Brahms, and much more — all while acrobats perform death-defying feats, tumbling through the air and across the stage.

Saturday, December 20, 2025 | 2PM 

Saturday, December 20, 2025 | 8PM

ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

FBCA

Asheville, NC

HANDEL’S MESSIAH

Handel | Messiah

JESSICA BEEBE, soprano

CLIFTON MASSEY, countertenor

JACOB PERRY, tenor

KENNETH OVERTON, baritone

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 | 7PM

ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

The Orange Peel

Asheville, NC

ALTASO 2: ORANGE PEEL

Get ready for an unforgettable night of country and folk favorites as vocalist Emily Redden joins the Asheville Symphony’s genre-bending series.

From classic hits from Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, and Johnny Cash to the timeless I’ll Fly Away,  to modern anthems and more, you’ll hear a celebration of country and folk music reimagined through the rich, intimate sounds of orchestra.

EMILY REDDEN, vocalist

Saturday, February 7, 2026 | 2PM 

Saturday, February 7, 2026 | 8PM

SAVANNAH PHILHARMONIC

Lucas Theatre for the Arts

Savannah, GA

BEETHOVEN’S EROICA

Mozart | Overture to the "Marriage of Figaro"

Saint-Saëns | Violoncello Concerto in A-minor

Beethoven | Symphony No.3

WILLIAM SUH, violoncello

Tuesday February 24, 2026 | 7PM

ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

The Wortham Center

Asheville, NC

ALTASO 3: TANGO!

Experience ALT ASO like never before, as the Asheville Symphony’s genre-bending chamber orchestra explores the rich tradition of tango at Wortham Center for the Performing Arts. Joined by professional tango dancers and Argentinean-American baritone Gustavo Feulien, this program journeys from the golden age of Argentine tango to bold, contemporary voices.

GUSTAVO FEUILEN, vocalist

JAVIER SANCHEZ, bandoneon

Saturday, March 21, 2026 | 2PM 

Saturday, March 21, 2026 | 8PM

ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

FBCA

Asheville, NC

ASO MASTERWORKS 5: NIGHTINGALE

Boulanger | D'un Matin de Printemps

Ravel| Suite from Mother Goose

Barber | Knoxville Summer of 1915

Ravel | Alborada del Gracioso
Bizet | Selections from "Carmen"
Saint-Saëns | Bacchanale from "Samson et Delilah"
Rossini | Selections from "Il Barbiere di Siviglia"

Bernstein | Somewhere from "West Side Story"

ISABEL LEONARD, voice

Saturday, April 18, 2026 | 2PM 

Saturday, April 18, 2026 | 8PM

ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

FBCA

Asheville, NC

ASO MASTERWORKS 6: REQUIEM

Tchaikovsky | Serenade for Strings

Mozart | Requiem

JESSICA BEEBE, soprano

LISA MARIE ROGALI, alto

JOHN RAMSEYER, tenor

JONATHAN WOODY, bass

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | 7PM

ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Highland Brewing

Asheville, NC

ALTASO 4: HIGHLAND HIP-HOP

Come experience the acoustic alchemy when the orchestra meets classic hip-hop and R&B! You’ll hear a finely curated selection of hip-hop hits from the 80s, 90s and early aughts blended with your favorite throwback R&B hits with the Asheville Symphony, featuring Spaceman Jones, Check Your Head, Mook, and members of the Grammy winning band 23 Skidoo & the Secret Agency. This high energy, nostalgic evening will turn Highland Brewery into a star studded time machine!

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 2PM 

Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 8PM

ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

FBCA

Asheville, NC

ASO MASTERWORKS 7: UNBROKEN

Ingram | Rainn

Mozart | Piano Concerto No.12

Shostakovich | Symphony No.10

AWADAGIN PRATT, piano