Concerts/Tickets

 Traverse Symphony Orchestra

2013-2014 CONCERT SEASON

Never experienced the Traverse Symphony Orchestra? First Timers receive 50% off ticket purchases in their first season. Students (including college) also receive a 50% discount. Call the Box Office to take advantage of the offer. 231.947.7120.             

Single ticket sales begin online and over the phone on Wednesday, June 10 at 9 a.m.  Click here to download the 2013-2014 season brochure.            

Dvorák!

Kevin Rhodes, conductor
Suren Bagratuni, cello

Sunday, Sept. 29 | 3 pm

Corson Auditorium

Dvorák Cello Concerto
Dvorák Symphony No. 9 From the New World

International cellist Suren Bagratuni demonstrates his finest technical abilities in Dvorák's last solo concerto, a dramatic work from its somber opening to the unprecedented closing section of the finale. Composed while in the U.S., Dvorák's Ninth Symphony, From the New World, with its pulsating rhythms and vivid colors, remains to this day the most beloved of all symphonies created in our country.

Tchaik 4

Kevin Rhodes, conductor
NMC Grand Traverse Chorale and Chamber Singers
Jeffrey Cobb, director

Sunday, Oct. 20 | 3 pm

Corson Auditorium

Vaughan Williams Dona nobis pacem
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

The NMC Grand Traverse Chorale and Chamber Singers return to the stage to present Vaughan Williams' powerful Dona nobis pacem, a plea for peace that utilizes the texts of three Whitman poems and was composed in the 1930's as a warning against war. Dedicated to his best friend, Tchaikovsky wrote about his monumental, larger-than-life Fourth Symphony that it is "an echo of your most intimate thoughts and emotions."

Frankenstein

Kevin Rhodes, conductor

Wednesday, Oct. 30 | 6 pm
Wednesday, Oct. 30 | 7:45 pm

State Theatre

Shapiro Frankenstein

Just in time for Halloween, join the Traverse Symphony Orchestra for some spooky fun when they present Michael Shapiro's film score to Universal Pictures' 1931 Frankenstein. Accompany the film, this unique presentation blends live music with the story on the big screen at the State Theatre, and gives audiences an entirely new way to experience this classic horror movie.

2 Pianos. 4 Hands.

Kevin Rhodes, conductor
Kathryn Brown and Deborah Moriarty, pianos

Sunday, Nov. 10 | 3 pm

Corson Auditorium

Mozart Concerto for 2 Pianos
Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals
Mozart Symphony No. 31 (Paris)
Satie Gymnopedies

Experience the sheer joy of sharing music across two keyboards with Mozart's engaging Concerto for 2 Pianos. Saint-Saens' Carnival of the Animals is an audience favorite and the Paris Symphony, scored for large orchestra, is one of Mozart's most festive works.

Home for the Holidays

Kevin Rhodes, conductor
NMC Grand Traverse Chorale and NMC Children's Choir
Jeffrey Cobb, director

Lars Hockstad Auditorium

The NMC Grand Traverse Chorale and Children's Choir return for the Symphony's annual holiday celebration to capture the spirit of the season.

Fireworks

Kevin Rhodes, conductor

Sunday, Feb. 2 | 3 pm

Corson Auditorium

Rossini Overture to the Barber of Seville
Mussorgsky Night on Bald Mountain
Bach Air on the G String
Khachaturian Sabre Dance
Massanet Meditation from Thais
Wagner Ride of the Valkyries
Bizet Excerpts from Carmen
Mussorgsky Excerpts from Pictures at an Exhibition
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue

Back by very popular demand, the Traverse Symphony Orchestra sets the New Year ablaze with this second annual program brimming with showstopping orchestral fireworks. No intermission.

Oboe Fanfare

Kevin Rhodes, conductor
James Roe, oboe

Sunday, April 6 | 3 pm

Lars Hockstad Auditorium

Copland Fanfare for the Common Man
Schuman To Thee Old Cause
Handel Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Mozart Oboe Concerto

The heroic trumpet theme of Copland's majestic Fanfare for the Common Man draws the audience in with grandeur. Traverse City native James Roe makes his debut with the Traverse Symphony Orchestra and is the centerpiece in this program with three works highlighting the oboe.

Dazzling Strings

Kevin Rhodes, conductor
Yevgeny Kutik, violin

Sunday, May 11 | 3 pm

Lars Hockstad Auditorium

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Brahms Symphony No. 1

Brahms' First Symphony is a work of supreme technical accomplishment and profound emotion. Hailed for his dazzling command of the violin, Russian-American Yevgeny Kutik performs one of the most famous concertos in the violin literature with a dizzying show of agility and speed. We dare listeners to sit still in their seats!