UAB Alys Stephens Center

Acclaimed for his stellar stage presence and joyous musicianship, cellist Sterling Elliott is a 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient and the winner of the Senior Division of the 2019 National Sphinx Competition. Witness as he performs Dvorak’s wistful yet powerful Cello Concerto in B minor. The orchestra will also perform Brahms’ Symphony No. 1. […]

Syncopated Ladies is a female tap dance band from Los Angeles created by Emmy Award-nominated tap dancer and choreographer Chloe Arnold, protege of Debbie Allen. Syncopated Ladies’ viral videos have amassed over 100 million views. They have worked with megastar Beyoncé and appeared on FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance as the winner of […]

Program to Include Franz Schreker: Ekkehard Kris Bowers: For A Younger Self Bernard Herrmann: Suite from Vertigo Erich Korngold: Much Ado About Nothing Suite John Williams: Adagio from Star Wars: Episode VII, The Force Awakens John Williams: “With Malice Toward None” from Lincoln John Williams: Suite from Close Encounters of the Third Kind Celebrating the […]

Program to Include Franz Schreker: Ekkehard Kris Bowers: For A Younger Self Bernard Herrmann: Suite from Vertigo Erich Korngold: Much Ado About Nothing Suite John Williams: Adagio from Star Wars: Episode VII, The Force Awakens John Williams: “With Malice Toward None” from Lincoln John Williams: Suite from Close Encounters of the Third Kind Celebrating the […]

Program to Include Franz Schreker: Ekkehard Kris Bowers: For A Younger Self Bernard Herrmann: Suite from Vertigo Erich Korngold: Much Ado About Nothing Suite John Williams: Adagio from Star Wars: Episode VII, The Force Awakens John Williams: “With Malice Toward None” from Lincoln John Williams: Suite from Close Encounters of the Third Kind Celebrating the […]

Brahms’ German Requiem, which explores the grief and yearning experienced after the loss of a loved one, opens with a hushed and somber sound before transitioning to a comforting and ultimately triumphant mood. As is suggested by its title, the work is unique in its use of the German language, utilizing biblical text hand-selected by […]

Brahms’ German Requiem, which explores the grief and yearning experienced after the loss of a loved one, opens with a hushed and somber sound before transitioning to a comforting and ultimately triumphant mood. As is suggested by its title, the work is unique in its use of the German language, utilizing biblical text hand-selected by […]

16-time Grammy Award-winning musician, composer and producer David Foster and acclaimed singer, television and Broadway star Katharine McPhee are bringing their viral Instagram show on the road. Coming directly from the Living Room to the stage, this intimate show with the powerhouse duo will be packed with Foster‘s hits from Chicago, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, […]

Perfect for our youngest concert goers, our Explorer Concert Series helps to lay a firm foundation for music appreciation by introducing listeners to the instrument families of the orchestra and beginning musical terms. Similar to how we build houses, skyscrapers and even cities, students will learn how music is built or constructed focusing on musical […]

Perfect for our youngest concert goers, our Explorer Concert Series helps to lay a firm foundation for music appreciation by introducing listeners to the instrument families of the orchestra and beginning musical terms. Similar to how we build houses, skyscrapers and even cities, students will learn how music is built or constructed focusing on musical […]

Tchaikovsky is said to have “put his entire soul” into his final symphony and the resulting somber and sighing music gives the listener a rare glimpse into the life of a complex man struggling with his identity. Santiago Cañón-Valencia has been praised as one of the most promising young cellists of his generation. Watch as […]

Tchaikovsky is said to have “put his entire soul” into his final symphony and the resulting somber and sighing music gives the listener a rare glimpse into the life of a complex man struggling with his identity. Santiago Cañón-Valencia has been praised as one of the most promising young cellists of his generation. Watch as […]

Tchaikovsky reported that he “put his entire soul” into this work and the resulting somber and sighing music gives the listener a rare glimpse into the life of a complex man struggling with his identity.

Christopher Confessore, conductor Marlowe Shepherd, guest vocalist Jacqueline Mulligan, guest vocalist Simon Mulligan, pianist Abraham Becker, bassist You’re invited! Celebrate 100 years of Rhapsody in Blue and George Gershwin with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra conducted by Chris Confessore, and joined by Birmingham favorite Marlowe Shepherd, and pianist Simon Mulligan. We will fill the room with […]

Christopher Confessore, conductor Marlowe Shepherd, guest vocalist Jacqueline Mulligan, guest vocalist Simon Mulligan, pianist Abraham Becker, bassist You’re invited! Celebrate 100 years of Rhapsody in Blue and George Gershwin with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra conducted by Chris Confessore, and joined by Birmingham favorite Marlowe Shepherd, and pianist Simon Mulligan. We will fill the room with […]

Please join the Alabama Symphony Orchestra for an inspirational concert featuring IMANI WINDS- Black and Brown- A Celebration of Composers of Color. The three-time GRAMMY® nominated Imani Winds has led both a revolution and evolution of the wind quintet through their dynamic playing, adventurous programming, imaginative collaborations and outreach endeavors that have inspired audiences of […]

In commemoration of Black History Month and the opening of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra’s inaugural “Momentum Symposium for Future Music Professionals,” the ASO’s Celebration of Black History program includes a narration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail and Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait narrated by NBC-13 WVTM’s morning news anchor, Carla […]

Virtuoso pianist Conrad Tao has been dubbed “the kind of musician who is shaping the future of classical music” by New York Magazine, and an artist of “probing intellect and open-hearted vision” by The New York Times. Join us as he performs Beethoven’s beautiful and almost improvisational Piano Concerto No. 4, G Major. The sublime work allows the […]

Virtuoso pianist Conrad Tao has been dubbed “the kind of musician who is shaping the future of classical music” by New York Magazine, and an artist of “probing intellect and open-hearted vision” by The New York Times. Join us as he performs Beethoven’s beautiful and almost improvisational Piano Concerto No. 4, G Major. The sublime work allows the […]

Virtuoso pianist Conrad Tao has been dubbed “the kind of musician who is shaping the future of classical music” by New York Magazine, and an artist of “probing intellect and open-hearted vision” by The New York Times. Join us as he performs Beethoven’s beautiful and almost improvisational Piano Concerto No. 4, G Major. The sublime work allows the […]

Virtuoso pianist Conrad Tao has been dubbed “the kind of musician who is shaping the future of classical music” by New York Magazine, and an artist of “probing intellect and open-hearted vision” by The New York Times. Join us as he performs Beethoven’s beautiful and almost improvisational Piano Concerto No. 4, G Major. The sublime work allows the […]

Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony, known for its smooth and long-lined intensity was a huge success with both audiences and critics alike and has remained popular due to its beautiful lyricism and dramatic ferocity. Blessed with “poetic and sensitive pianism” and a “wondrous sense of color”, Grammy-nominated pianist Joyce Yang captivates audiences with her virtuosity, lyricism, and […]