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60 th Season ... the Memphis Story

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n First tennessee Masterworks – saturday 7:30 p.m. at Cannon Center

First tennessee Masterworks – sunday 2:30 p.m. at GPAC

n saturday PoPs 7:30 p.m. at Cannon Center

n Friday ClassiC aCCents 7:30 p.m. at Lindenwood Christian Church

n oPus one At published venues

n sPeCial

September Sun 9 Lemoyne-Owen College

Fri 14 beethoven 8

Sat 22–Sun 23 rachmaninoff & mahler

Sun 30 Symphony in the Gardens

OCtOber Sat 13 StAX! the memphis Sound

mon 22 Yo-Yo ma

NOvember Sat 17–Sun 18 Shostakovich 5

DeCember Sat 8 Home for the Holidays (2:30 pm & 7:30 pm)

Fri 14 memphis messiah

JANuArY Sat 5 Aloha elvis®!

Sat 12–Sun 13 Innovation: beethoven, bernstein & ballet

Fri 18 bach and mozart

thurs 24 North mississippi Allstars

FebruArY Sat 16 A memphis Gospel Celebration

Sat 23–Sun 24 Holst The Planets

mArCH Sat 9 Feelin’ Groovy: the music of Simon & Garfunkel

Sat 16–Sun 17 tchaikovsky 5

Fri 22 If bach Were a beekeeper

AprIL Sat 13–Sun 14 From Gandolfi to memphis

thurs 18 Hope Clayburn

mAY Sat 4 Symphony in the Gardens

Sat 18–Sun 19 Porgy & Bess

60th Season ... the Memphis Story

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yo-yo Ma in ConCerTMonday, october 22, 2012cannon center | 7:30 p.m.Mei-Ann Chen, conductorYo-Yo Ma, cello

Tickets may only be purchased with a season subscription package until single tickets go on sale.

leMoyne-owen CollegeSunday, September 9, 2012

FREE TO THE PUBLIC!

SyMphony in The gardenSSunday, September 30, 2012Saturday, May 4, 2013Dixon gallery and gardens

MeMphiS MeSSiahFriday, December 14, 2012cannon center | 7:30 p.m.

Hear this beloved oratorio given in concert as a benefi t for the Orphanos Foundation. The Rhodes MasterSingers Chorale joins the MSO for this seasonal favorite.

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Citizen musician Yo-Yo Ma inspires musicians from across the country to take music out of the concert hall and into the community sparking innovation, creativity and dialogue. Likewise the MSO is passionate about community involvement and is making Memphis a better place to call home. We invite you to look through this brochure and see some of the work we are doing.

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raChManinoFF & MahlerSat., Sept. 22 | Sun., Sept. 23, 2012Mei-Ann Chen, conductorGabriela Montero, piano

RacHManinoFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

MaHLeR Symphony No. 1 (Titan)

MaSTerworKS SerieS7 concerts at Cannon Center for the Performing Arts | Saturdays at 7:30 PM7 concerts at Germantown Performing Arts Centre | Sundays at 2:30 PM

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ShoSTaKoviCh 5Sat., nov. 17 | Sun., 18, 2012Carlos Miguel Prieto, guest conductor

cHaVeZ Sinfonia IndiaMoncaYo HuapangoSHoSTakoVicH Symphony No. 5

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Gabriela Montero, piano (left) and Carlos Miguel Prieto, guest conductor (right)

Scott Moore and Jessica Munson on the banks of the Mississippi River

innovaTion: BeeThoven, BernSTein & BalleTSat., Jan. 12 | Sun., Jan. 13, 2013Mei-Ann Chen, conductorBallet MemphisU-Dig Dance Academy

BeeTHoVen Symphony No. 7coPLanD Appalachian Spring SuiteBeRnSTein On the Town

holST THE PLANETSSat., Feb. 23 | Sun., Feb. 24, 2013Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

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MSO musicians performing a Family Tunes and Tales concert – a FREE, FUN and EXCITING way to get children engaged in reading and music. Family Tunes and Tales has helped bring the joy of music and reading to 10,000 kids since its inception.

Join uS 45 minutes before each First Tennessee Masterworks concert for a free preview of the program.

TChaiKovSKy 5Sat., March 16 | Sun., March 17, 2013Mei-Ann Chen, conductorAugustin Hadelich, violin

HUang Saibei DanceBRaHMS Violin ConcertoTcHaikoVSkY Symphony No. 5

FroM gandolFi To MeMphiSSat., april 13 | Sun., april 14, 2013Mei-Ann Chen, conductorAnthony McGill, clarinet

ganDoLFi MSO Commission — World PremiereBoLcoM Clarinet ConcertoBRaHMS Symphony No. 2

PORGY & BESS Sat., May 18 | Sun., May 19, 2013Mei-Ann Chen, conductorMemphis Symphony Chorus

PRice Mississippi River SuitegeRSHWin Suite from Porgy & Bess


Jennifer Puckett & Wen-Yih Yu — Charles Vergos’ Rendezvous Restaurant.Performing for all Memphis residents is important to our MSO musicians. Ensembles regularly perform in assisted living, hospice and skilled care facilities bringing the joy of music to every stage of life.

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Anthony McGill, clarinet (left) and Florence Price, composer (1887-1953)

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STaX! The MeMphiS SoundSaturday, october 13, 2012

Legendary STAX artist Booker T. will join the MSO, the Soulsville Charter School and STAX Academy in a night highlighting the rich heritage of Memphis music.

hoMe For The holidaySSaturday, December 8, 2012Two shows: 2:30 PM & 7:30 PM

No matter the weather, this annual holiday favorite will bring back some of the most-loved and coziest melodies ever created. Conducted by former Associate Conductor, Stilian Kirov.

aloha elviS®!Saturday, January 5, 2013

It’s time to wish Elvis Presley another great birthday as the MSO recreates the 1973 “Aloha from Hawaii” concert.

popS SerieS5 concerts at Cannon Center for the Performing Arts | Saturdays at 7:30 PM

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Ruth Burgess and Gaylon Patterson – Soulsville Charter School. DID YOU KNOW...MSO musicians provide over 200 hours of mentoring and coaching to Soulsville students throughout the school year.

a MeMphiS goSpel CeleBraTionSaturday, February 16, 2013

The MSO will celebrate Black History Month and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s contribution through the rich and diverse traditions of gospel music. The concert will feature vibrant voices from throughout the Memphis community singing with the orchestra.

Feelin’ groovy: The MuSiC oF SiMon & garFunKelSaturday, March 9, 2013

Everything but the sound of silence will fi ll the hall as the orchestra covers some of the seminal music of the 1960s and ’70s by the tenor duo Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. This concert marks the return of Jim Witter, who rocked the Cannon Center in 2011 with “Music of the Piano Men.”

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Paul & Linnea Bert ClaSSiC aCCenTS3 concerts at Lindenwood Christian Church in Midtown Memphis | Fridays at 7:30 PM

..Principal MSO Trombonist Greg Luscombe plays everywhere from behind The Hi-Tone, to Overton High School where he mentors CAPA students. 20 MSO musicians provide weekly coaching sessions for music students at both of these schools.

BeeThoven 8Friday, September 14, 2012Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

BeeTHoVen Symphony No. 8PRokoFieV Classical Symphony

BaCh and MoZarTFriday, January 18, 2013Ken David Masur, guest conductor

MenDeLSSoHn Sinfonia No. 5 BacH Orchestral Suite No. 3ScHniTTke/aRR. SPiVakoV

Suite in the Old Style MoZaRT Symphony No. 39

iF BaCh were a BeeKeeperFriday, March 22, 2013Ken Lam, guest conductorMemphis Symphony Chorus

BacH Selected Choruses from Cantata STRaVinSkY Dumbarton OaksBacH/WeBeRn A Musical OfferingPÄRT If Bach Were a Beekeeper

Ken Lam, winner of the 2011 Memphis International Conducting Competition

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David Carlisle, MSO principal percussionist – Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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opuS oneOpus One is reloading as one of the most innovative concert series in the country. The Memphis Symphony’s Opus One series takes the orchestra and drives it head fi rst into the Memphis club scene. Once again proving to be one of the most innovative concert series in the country, brilliant classic masterpieces combine with the city’s most exciting artists to bring you the defi nitive Memphis music experience. We have redefi ned classical music in our city. The rest of the world just has to catch up.

For concert information, visit the Opus One website: opusonememphis.org.

opus one. don’t turn off your cell phone.

hope ClayBurn april 18, 2013 | 7:30 PM

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norTh MiSSiSSippi allSTarSJanuary 24, 2013 | 7:30 PM

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Thank you for considering a season ticket to the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. Your purchase will help make our performances possible. We hope you enjoy every concert you attend and that you will share your love of orchestral music with others.

The MSO is also committed to serving our community outside of the concert hall through a host of outlets including CAPA Virtuosi and mentoring through Soulsville Charter School, Colonial Middle and Overton High School, therapeutic Drum Circles serving the special needs of children at risk, and ensemble performances in assisted living, hospice and skilled care facilities. These programs are only a portion of the almost 700,000 musical experiences the MSO provides each year.

We depend on the generosity of music lovers like you to support our outstanding orchestra. Please take a moment to consider a donation to the Memphis Symphony so we can continue the work we do every day in your community.


Nobuko Igarashi, Robert Patterson & Frank Shaffer – Gibson Guitar Factory. MSO musicians like Frank provide much needed therapeutic drum circle sessions that give participants a means to deal with life’s challenges.

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experience the MSo your way!Students can attend First Tennessee

Masterworks, Pops, and Paul & Linnea Bert Classic Accents for just $5!

It’s easy! To purchase, visit the MSO offices, call 901-537-2525 or

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* Subject to availability. Visit MemphisSymphony.org/studentdiscounts for more information. This student ticket offer does not include special event concerts and performances, including Yo-Yo Ma, Memphis Messiah, The Nutcracker and the Opus One series.

Student Tickets $5*


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Lindenwood Christian Church2400 Union Avenue, Midtown Memphis

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first tennessee Masterworks – saturday 7 concerts

Level 1 $595.00 $297.50

Level 2 $553.00 $276.50

Level 3 $392.00 $196.00

Level 4 $294.00 $147.00

Level 5 $203.00 $101.50

Level 6 $105.00 52.50

first tennessee Masterworks – sunday 7 concerts

Orchestra$315.00 All seats

$157.50Balcony

pops – 5 concerts Level 1 $425.00 $212.50

Level 2 $395.00 $197.50

Level 3 $280.00 $140.00

Level 4 $210.00 $105.00

Level 5 $145.00 $72.50

Level 6 $75.00 $37.50

classic accents – 3 concerts $117.00 $58.50

opus one* – 3 concerts Gen Adm $75.00 $67.50

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yo-yo Ma in concertCannon Center for the Performing ArtsMonday, October 22

Level 1 $150.00

Level 2 $100.00

Level 3 $75.00

Level 4 $50.00

MeMphis MessiahCannon Center for the Performing ArtsFriday, December 14

Level 1 $25.00

Level 2 $23.00

Level 3 $20.00

Level 4 $18.00

Level 5 $15.00

syMphony in the gardensDixon Gallery & Gardens | September 30

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Child $10.00 $8.00

syMphony in the gardensDixon Gallery & Gardens | May 4

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