November 5th, 2021 (Ann Arbor, MI) — Composer Michael Kropf spoke with the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra ahead of their performance of his work High Spirits at Hill Auditorium on November 12, 2021. Kropf’s composition joins Schumann’s Adventlied...
Franz Joseph Haydn | Symphony No. 95 in C Minor What kind of piece is this? This piece is a Symphony: a piece written for orchestra, usually with four movements. One movement is typically in sonata form. The four movements are like chapters in a book. The music within...
The western classical canon is full of Germanophone giants: Beethoven, Schumann, Bach, Schubert, Wagner, Brahms, Strauss, Mendelssohn, and Handel, among others. With some exceptions, the aforementioned are remembered for their orchestral contributions. This is perhaps...
October 15, 2021 (Ann Arbor, MI) — The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra is excited to be bringing their October 23rd concert to the Michigan Theater, featuring Franz Josef Haydn’s Symphony No. 95 and Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 6, conducted by Perry So. So is one of the...
October 13, 2021 (Ann Arbor, MI) — The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra (A2SO) is pleased to announce a partnership with musicologist Cana McGhee, who will prepare program notes for all of the orchestra’s classical mainstage concerts across the 2021-2022 season. Cana...
October 7, 2021 (Ann Arbor, MI) — The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra is excited to announce the launch of the MY Song program, new for the 2021-2022 school year. Designed for students in grades 3-5, the program will empower kids with the tools they need to begin...
The Ann Arbor Pioneer High School A Cappella Choir is one of four curricular and nine extra-curricular choral ensembles at Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, the 2006 & 2011 National GRAMMY® Signature School. The A Cappella Choir has performed at the American Choral Directors Association Central Division Convention (2014), American Choral Directors Association Michigan State Convention (2014 & 2018), Michigan Music Conference (2013 & 2018), and Michigan Youth Arts Festival (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2017). In 2014 & 2015, they were selected as an Outstanding Choir and featured at the Gala Concert of the Michigan Youth Arts Festival. The Pioneer Choirs have collaborated with the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra and the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings.
