Jeremy Reynolds is the classical music critic at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the editor of Opera America Magazine, and the program note annotator for about a dozen orchestras around the country, including the A2SO. He writes. About music. A lot. An Oberlin-trained...
Prior to conducting this Saturday’s all-Beethoven program at the Michigan Theater, Music Director Earl Lee shared four of his favorite Beethoven Symphony No. 5 recordings, all available for listening on YouTube or via your preferred streaming provider. Herbert...
On Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 8 PM, the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra (A2SO) will conclude its 2023-24 Pops Season at the Michigan Theater, showcasing a program inspired by the Broadway stage and Hollywood set. Acclaimed Broadway vocalists Chelsea Packard (Wicked;...
“What I have in my heart must come out; that is the reason why I compose.” The opening measures of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 are unlike anything contemporary audiences would have previously experienced. Ever the innovator, Beethoven was widely...
Thursday, January 18, 2024 (Ann Arbor, MI) — The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra has enjoyed significant media coverage ahead of its appearance at Detroit’s Orchestra Hall, a historic first in the A2SO’s 95-year history. Music Director Earl Lee will conduct...
Thursday, January 4, 2024 (Ann Arbor, MI) — On Friday, January 26, 2024, the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra (A2SO) will perform in Detroit for the first time in their 95-year history. The concert will take place at 8 PM amid the Sphinx Organization’s 2024 SphinxConnect...
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.
