Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Spano, Music Director
Cristian Macelaru, Guest Conductor
Daniel Laufer, Cello

NEW DATE
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 8 PM
Thomasville Municipal Auditorium

Thomasville Entertainment Foundation's star-studded 75th anniversary season brings a festive concert by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Acclaimed for its excellent live performances, impressive list of Grammy award-winning recordings, and prestigious choruses, the ASO returns for an eagerly anticipated eighth TEF concert engagement.

PROGRAM:
Mozart: Overture to The Magic Flute, K. 620
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
Bedrich Smetana: Vltava (The Moldau)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

James Valenti, Tenor
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 - 8 PM
Thomasville Center for the Arts

In 2010 the prestigious Richard Tucker Award recognized James Valenti as an American singer poised on the edge of international stardom. That same year, Valenti garnered glowing reviews for his Metropolitan Opera debut as Alfredo in La Traviata (opposite Angela Gheorghiu and Thomas Hampson) and for his auspicious Royal Opera and Paris Opera debuts. The dashing young tenor continues to win praise for his elegant singing and handsome stage presence in performances at major opera houses around the world. His TEF program will feature love-themed French and Italian art songs and arias.

Olga Kern, Piano
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 - 8 PM
Thomasville Center for the Arts

Olga Kern, the 2001 gold-medalist of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, captivates audiences worldwide with her prodigious virtuosity and dazzling magnetism.

The young Russian pianist sparked a roaring ovation for her Thomasville recital in 2006 and her return this season promises an exciting encore performance.  Ms. Kern’s program will include works by Beethoven, Schumann, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, and Liszt.

Series B

Barbara Cook
85th Birthday Concert
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 8 PM
Thomasville Center for the Arts

Considered Broadway’s favorite ingénue during the heyday of the Broadway musical, Barbara Cook launched a second career as a concert and recording artist soaring from one professional peak to another. In 2006 she made her solo concert debut at the Metropolitan Opera as the first female pop singer to be presented by the Met in its 132-year history. In 2007 she performed with the New York Philharmonic and was honored by Musical America as “Vocalist of the Year”—the first pop singer to be so honored. In 2010, she returned to the Broadway stage and received a Tony nomination for her performance in Sondheim on Sondheim. A 2011 Kennedy Center Honoree, Ms. Cook is a legendary artist who shows no signs of slowing down.

Branford Marsalis &
Joey Calderazzo Duo
Saxophone and Piano
Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 8 PM
Thomasville Center for the Arts

Grammy award-winning saxophonist and NEA Jazz Master Branford Marsalis is a consummate artist in a broad range of musical styles, and Joey Calderazzo, a longtime member of the Branford Marsalis Quartet, is one of the Jazz realm’s most versatile pianists. Performing together as a duo, the two friends create music that is surprisingly sublime. The concert will feature music from their recent CD, Songs of Mirth and Melancholy—a magical collaboration born of an ever-evolving love of music.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Thursday, March 7, 2013 - 8 PM
Thomasville Municipal Auditorium

Known as “America’s Favorite Little Big Band,” Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will knock your socks off! The dapper, multi-platinum group has forged a massively successful fusion of classic American sounds from jazz, swing, Dixieland, and big-band music.

The band’s 20th Anniversary Tour brings a high-spirited stage show brimming with music from their latest album, Rattle Them Bones.

Series C

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Spano, Music Director
Cristian Macelaru, Guest Conductor
Daniel Laufer, Cello
NEW DATE
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 8 PM
Thomasville Municipal Auditorium