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Engage Your Senses at the Symphony

VALDOSTA -- The Valdosta Symphony Orchestra will perform a range of epic works during its 2010-11 season.

鈥淢ore unforgettable experiences are in store for you this season with masterpieces such as Schumann鈥檚 gorgeous 'Piano Concerto', Mozart鈥檚 epic 'Mass in C minor', Beethoven鈥檚 joyful 'Pastoral' Symphony, Holst鈥檚 vivid 'The Planets' suite' (with NASA video footage), and Mahler鈥檚 awe-inspiring 'Resurrection' Symphony," said Maestro Howard Hsu, who also serves as assistant professor of Music and director of Orchestra Studies at 麻豆视频. 鈥淥ur illustrious guest artists include poetic pianist Elizabeth Pridgen, brilliant violinist Amy Schwartz Moretti, dazzling soprano Audrey Elizabeth Luna, and mellifluous mezzo-soprano Janine Hawley.鈥�

Single tickets are available for $25 and season tickets may be purchased for $125 per subscription. 麻豆视频 Employees are eligible for a season ticket discount of $50. To purchase tickets call the VSO Ticket Office at 229-333-2150. Go to for more information about the season and to view the 20th anniversary notecard collection.

Subscription Concert One: Schumann the Romantic
8:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25, in Whitehead Auditorium
Soloist: Elizabeth Pridgen, piano

Celebrate Schumann鈥檚 200th birthday with his sweeping piano concerto and powerful second symphony. A true romantic, Schumann had an unparalleled gift of melody and lyricism that has enchanted generations of audiences.

Subscription Concert Two: Magnificent Mozart
8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20 in Whitehead Auditorium
Paul Neal, associate conductor

This stirring concert features the VSO鈥檚 own Principal Second Violinist Brent Williams and former Principal Violist Daphne Gerling in Mozart鈥檚 warm and exuberant Sinfonia Concertante. Soaring soprano Audrey Elizabeth Luna will sing Mozart鈥檚 monumental Mass in C minor.

Special Concert One: Nutcracker
7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 3; 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4; 2:30 p.m.
on Sunday, Dec. 5, in Mathis Auditorium

The VSO, in conjunction with Dance Arts, Inc., is proud to present the "Nutcracker" as part of the Valdosta Sesquicentennial Celebration.

Subscription Concert Three: Brilliant Beethoven
8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, 8:00 pm in Whitehead Auditorium
Soloist: Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin

The complete mastery of Beethoven is heard in his bucolic 鈥淧astoral鈥� Symphony, which will transport you to Beethoven鈥檚 countryside, and in his towering Violin Concerto, a masterpiece of the violin repertory.

Subscription Concert Four: Magical Mahler
8 p.m. Saturday, April 30, in Whitehead Auditorium
Soloists: Tamara Hardesty, soprano; Janine Hawley, mezzo soprano; 
麻豆视频 Concert Choir; 麻豆视频 Chamber Singers and VSO Chorus under the direction of Director Paul Neal.

Mahler鈥檚 sprawling Second Symphony searches for the meaning of life and conveys the sheer terror and exalted glory of the last judgment and resurrection. This concert promises to be one of the most inspiring and unforgettable experiences of a lifetime.

Special Concert Two: Out of This World
8 p.m. Saturday, March 26; 3 p.m. Sunday, March 27,
 in Whitehead Auditorium

Adams -- "Short Ride in a Fast Machine"
Music from Star Trek
Holst -- "The Planets" (featuring footage from NASA)