Friday and Saturday at 7:30PM

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Hear the pianist the NY Times calls “A performer of near-superhuman technical prowess,” paired with an enchanting orchestral tone poem by young British composer Grace-Evangeline Mason and Stravinsky’s thrilling ballet.

Marc-André Hamelin, piano
George Jackson, conductor

Repertoire:

WT Composition Premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 4
Grace-Evangeline Mason – The Imagined Forest
Igor Stravinsky – The Firebird Suite

Friday and Saturday at 7:30PM

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Saddle up for a sonic ride across the American landscape, hear the power and versatility of our very own principal trombonist, John Shanks, and experience Charles Ives’ unpredictable symphonic masterpiece.

George Jackson, conductor
John Shanks, trombone

Repertoire:

George Antheil – Over The Plains
Samuel Jones – Trombone Concerto
Ives – Symphony No. 1

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Artists:
Conor Bell, bassoon
George Jackson, conductor
The Amarillo Virtuosi, chamber orchestra

FEATURING WORKS FROM:
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Five Variants of “Dives and Lazarus”
Connor Chee – Concerto for Bassoon and String Orchestra
Adam Schoenberg – Breath
Strauss – Metamorphosen for 23 strings

A special evening of strings and solo bassoon, this concert will leave you reflecting on the themes of The Five Variants of Dives & Lazarus by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Adam Schoenberg’s Breath, written during COVID and deeply personal Metamorphosen by Richard Strauss. We will also spotlight the Amarillo Symphony’s principal bassoonist Conor Bell with Connor Chee’s Concert for Bassoon. Marvel at the sonority of sound as George Jackson leads our strings in an evening of all the emotions.

A pretalk hosted by HPPR will begin at 6:45, followed by the concert at 7:30.

Friday and Saturday at 7:30PM

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Celebrate our talented Youth Orchestra joining forces with the Symphony! Explore the heights and depths of emotion with Mountains Become Oceans, an Amarillo Symphony-commissioned orchestral work featuring harp and percussion, and Debussy’s iconic La Mer, a mesmerizing impression of the sea.

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George Jackson, conductor
Featuring Amarillo Symphony Youth Orchestra
Hannah Weaver, percussion 
Rosanna Moore, harp

Repertoire:

 Mighty River – Errollyn Wallen – Side by Side with Amarillo Symphony Youth Orchestra (in honor of Black History Month)
Mountains Become Oceans – Angela Elizabeth Slater
Mountains
Precipice
Avalanche
Oceans

Swan of Tuonela – Jean Sibelius
La Mer – Claude Debussy

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Artists:
Elicio Winds
Virginia Broffitt Kunzer, flute
Kathleen Carter Bell, oboe
Conor Bell, bassoon

Repertoire:
Brushstrokes, Alyssa Morris
Mountains on All Sides, Conor Bell
lullaby | ballad | spiritual, Shawn Okpebholo
Clockwork No. 1 and 5, Craig Michael Davis

Partnering with the Symphony on the theme Mountains and Oceans, we are excited to present the Elicio Winds at the Amarillo Museum of Art. Featuring works inspired by visual artists, flutist Virginia Broffitt Kunzer, oboist Kathleen Carter-Bell and bassoonist Conor Bell will dazzle you while you enjoy the incredible works of art surrounding you.

A pretalk hosted by HPPR will begin at 6:45, followed by the concert at 7:30.

Friday and Saturday at 7:30PM

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Join us for a marvelous musical journey as we waltz through Vienna and Prague. Enjoy Benjamin Britten’s Violin Concerto with New Zealand violin virtuoso Ben Baker.

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Benjamin Baker, violin
George Jackson, conductor

Repertoire:

Johann Strauss – Blue Danube Waltz
Benjamin Britten – Violin Concerto
Antonin Dvořák – Symphony No. 8

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Artists:
Annie Chalex Boyle, violin
Bill Takacs, trumpet
David Lough, trumpet
Daniel del Pino, piano
David In-Jae Cho, conductor
The Amarillo Virtuosi, chamber orchestra

REPERTOIRE:
George Fredric Handel – Concerto Grosso no, 1, op. 6 HWV 319
Francesco Manfredini – Concerto for 2 trumpets
Vivaldi – Concerto for two trumpets in c major, RV 537
Benjamin Britten – Simple Symphony
Felix Mendelssohn – Double concerto for violin and piano

Bringing our back-line trumpets to the front, we’re thrilled to have Bill Takacs and David Lough present the double trumpet concertos of Manfredini and Vivaldi. Keeping the doubled theme, soloists Annie Chalex Boyle on violin and pianist Daniel del Pino will perform the intensely paced Mendelssohn, Double concerto for violin, piano and strings, with Lubbock Symphony Orchestra conductor David Cho! Cap off this wonderful concert of the new year with works of Britten and Handel, where David will charm us with the harpsichord!

A pretalk hosted by HPPR begins at 6:45, followed by the concert at 7:30.

Friday at 7:30PM

Saturday 2:00 pm and 7:30pm

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Soar to the stars with your favorite soundtracks from Star Wars, Star Trek, Back to the Future, and more! Come in costume and enjoy this family-friendly concert of EPIC movie music!

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Featuring Amarillo Master Chorale

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Artists:
Rossitza Goza, violin
Espen Lilleslåtten, viola
David Schepps, cello
Jim Rauscher, piano

Repertoire:
Franz Joseph Haydn – Piano trio in f-sharp minor, Hob. XV:26
Johannes Brahms – Piano quartet in a major, op. 26

Rarely performed due to its massive scale, you will be mesmerized by the stunning Brahms Piano Quartet in A major featuring pianist Jim Rauscher, violinist Rossitza Goza, cellist David Schepps, and Amarillo Symphony’s concertmaster Espen Lilleslåtten performing on viola. You’ll also enjoy Haydn’s charm and humor as we perform his most beloved Piano Trio in f-sharp minor, written for and dedicated to wealthy British widow Rebecca Schroeter, all at the beautiful new Amarillo Area Foundation.

A pretalk hosted by HPPR begins at 6:45, followed by the concert at 7:30.

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Artists:
Greer Lyle, soprano
Larry Lang, conductor
Amarillo Chamber Orchestra

Repertoire:
Steven Kukla, Folk Songs
Charles Gounod, Petite Symphonie
John Bliss, River Race
Wayne Oquin, In Dreams Awake
Stravinsky, Pulcinella Suite

Hear world-class singer, Greer Lyle perform the stunning In Dreams Awake, by American composer and Juilliard faculty, Wayne Oquin. Joined by our very own Larry Lang and our chamber orchestra, enjoy an evening of wind and string music featuring a broad offering of music from Charles Gounod, Steven Kukla, Jonathan Bliss’ River Race, written for Larry and selected movements of the Pulcinella Suite by Igor Stravinsky.

Friday and Saturday at 7:30PM

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Celebrate the Amarillo Symphony’s 100^th birthday concert with GRAMMY-winning ensemble, Time For Three, a world premiere by GRAMMY-winning composer Michael Daugherty commemorating Cadillac Ranch’s 50th anniversary, and Aaron Copland’s glorious masterpiece Appalachian Spring.

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George Jackson, conductor
Featuring Time for Three

Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
Michael Daugherty – Cadillac Ranch – World Premiere
Kevin Puts – Contact

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The Visual meets the Aural – A collaboration with the Amarillo Arts Institute and Arts in the Sunset

Artists:
Michelle Skinner, violin
Aaron Merritt, cello
Rick Rowley, piano
Visual Artists, painters

Repertoire:
Claude Debussy – Violin sonata (violin and piano)
Jessie Montgomery – Duo for violin and cello
Modest Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition
Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano trio no. 1 in c major, op. 8

Our opening season concert is one of collaborative arts and community as we rally around the mighty, Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky. Presenting the original version of this amazing work and following the symphony’s performance of Ravel’s transcription just a few weeks before, we will be joined by Sunset in the Arts, both in a juried presentation by local artists reflecting Viktor Hartmann’s original themes and on location in this incredible art colony. Featuring artist Rick Rowley on piano, Aaron Merritt on cello and returning violinist Michelle Skinner, this evening will also feature works of Debussy, iconic American composer Jessie Montgomery, and Shostakovich.