13|14 season

61st season 2013 | 2014

Masterworks Series Seven Saturday evening concerts begin at 7:30 pm at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts. Seven Sunday afternoon concerts begin at 2:30 pm at the Germantown Performing Arts Centre.

lincoln portrait

Saturday, September 21, 2013 Sunday, September 22, 2013 Grant Llewellyn, conductor - October 26 & 27, 2013

Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

copland Lincoln Portrait strauss Ein Heldenleben

haydn, britten & brahms Saturday, October 26, 2013 Sunday, October 27, 2013

Grant Llewellyn, conductor Memphis Symphony Chorus Lawrence Edwards, artistic director Mary Wilson, soprano - February 22 & 23, 2014

brahms Schicksalslied haydn Symphony No. 44 (Trauer) tippett Five Spirituals from

A Child of Our Time britten Young Person’s Guide to the

Orchestra

rhapsody in blue

Saturday, November 16, 2013 Sunday, November 17, 2013 Mei-Ann Chen, conductor Marcus Roberts Trio Marcus Roberts, piano Jason Marsalis, drums Rodney Jordan, bass Karen Gomyo, violin - January 25 & 26, 2014

gershwin Rhapsody in Blue prokofiev Symphony No. 5 tchaikovsky pathétique Saturday, January 25, 2014 Sunday, January 26, 2014

german requiem

Saturday, February 22, 2014 Sunday, February 23, 2014 Mei-Ann Chen, conductor Mary Wilson, soprano Matthew Morris, baritone Memphis Symphony Chorus Lawrence Edwards, artistic director

schubert Symphony No. 8 (Unfinished) brahms A German Requiem

tchaikovsky 4

Saturday, March 15, 2014 Sunday, March 16, 2014 Carl St. Clair, conductor Joseph Salvalaggio, oboe

boyer Festivities mozart Oboe Concerto tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 beethoven pastorale Saturday, May 3, 2014 Sunday, May 4, 2014

Mei-Ann Chen, conductor Memphis Symphony Chorus Lawrence Edwards, artistic director

beethoven Symphony No. 6 (Pastorale) ravel Suites Nos. 1 & 2 from Daphnis & Chloé

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Mei-Ann Chen, conductor Karen Gomyo, violin

barber Overture to The School for Scandal

barber Violin Concerto tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6

Marcus Roberts, piano - November 16 & 17, 2013

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First Tennessee Foundation ArtsFirst

2013 | 2014 season MSO Pops Series All MSO Pops concerts are held at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts.

home for the holidays photo by Maria Benton

Paul & Linnea Bert

Special Concerts Classic Accents Series memphis in may

Saturday, May 25, 2013 Visit www.MemphisinMay.org.

lemoyne-owen college

Free Community Concert Sunday, September 8, 2013 | 6:30 pm

symphony in the gardens Sunday, September 15, 2013 | 5:00 pm Saturday, May 10, 2014 | 6:00 pm Dixon Gallery and Gardens

opera memphis

All Classic Accents Concerts are held at Lindenwood Christian Church.

figaro to carmen - a night

of opera

Friday, October 11, 2013 | 7:30 pm Mei-Ann Chen, conductor Lindenwood Christian Church Choir Gary Beard, artistic director A night of operatic favorites, featuring selections from Verdi’s The Force of Destiny, Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, and Bizet’s Carmen.

October 2013, January 2014 & April 2014 Visit www.OperaMemphis.org for program information.

peter and the wolf

the nutcracker with ballet memphis

britten Simple Symphony ravel Mother Goose Suite prokofiev Peter and the Wolf

December 6-8, 2013 Visit BalletMemphis.org for more details.

rhodes mastersingers chorale

Sunday, November 3, 2013 | 3:30 pm Friday, April 25, 2014 | 7:30 pm Visit www.rhodes.edu/music/21623.asp for program information.

OPUS ONE series The MSO’s Opus One Series takes the orchestra and drives it head first into the Memphis club scene.

For more information, visit www.OpusOneMemphis.org.

Friday, February 7, 2014 | 7:30 pm Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

A concert dedicated to children: both the Prokofiev and Ravel are contrasting portrayals of children’s stories. Britten’s Simple Symphony is a charming work for string orchestra that is derived from melodies that he wrote as a young teenager and kept by his mother.

joy...ful mendelssohn

Friday, March 28, 2014 | 7:30 pm Courtney Lewis, conductor Joy Brown Wiener, violin

stravinsky Les Dances Concertantes mendelssohn Violin Concerto haydn Symphony No. 90 Longtime Lindenwood member Joy Brown Wiener first performed Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, Felix Mendelssohn’s last large orchestral work, with the MSO 60 years ago. This reprise of one of the most popular and frequently performed violin concertos of all time is not to be missed.

please join us for a free reception after each concert!

Saturday, December 14, 2013 Two shows: 2:30 pm & 7:30 pm Memphis Symphony Chorus

An annual favorite and a family tradition, this holiday concert never fails to make the season special.

James Lowe conducts, and the Symphony is joined by the Symphony Chorus. The MSO chorus joins the orchestra for a concert that will leave you singing.

elvis® birthday pops!!

Saturday, January 4, 2014 | 7:30 pm Terry Mike Jeffrey Band It is Elvis’ birthday season again. What a perfect way to start the year, with the Memphis Symphony’s interpretations of the songs that helped bring Memphis the distinction as the Home of Rock and Roll. The Terry Mike Jeffrey Band joins in.

wicked divas

Saturday, February 15, 2014 | 7:30 pm Wicked good! This concert of diva showstoppers from Broadway, opera and popular music is highlighted by selections from the Tony Awardwinning musical Wicked. This program features the Elphaba and Glinda from the Broadway production of Wicked and will showcase the breadth of their high-flying talents. In addition to favorites from the “untold tale of the witches of Oz,” the program also includes favorites from Gypsy, Ragtime, Titanic and opera selections from George Bizet’s Carmen.

new orleans jazz with the mso big band

Saturday, March 22, 2014 | 7:30 pm There is no American music heritage deeper than the music from Memphis to New Orleans along the Mississippi Delta. With roots in jazz, the MSO Big Band brings this music to life for one special night.

a symphony for the devil: the music of the rolling stones with satisfaction

Saturday, May 17, 2014 | 7:30 pm Entering their second half-century of performing, there is no doubt the Rolling Stones have given music lovers plenty of satisfaction. Join the Symphony as they demonstrate why the music of the Stones is more than Only Rock and Roll – and you’ll like it.