Photo courtesy of Kelly Newport/Alabama Symphony Orchestra.
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The Alabama Symphony Orchestra will perform an outdoor concert at Homewood Central Park on the evening of Sept. 28. Photos courtesy of Kelly Newport/Alabama Symphony Orchestra.Orchestral sounds will come from Homewood Central Park on Saturday, Sept. 28.
The Alabama Symphony Orchestra’s (ASO) Symphony Under the Stars concert, presented by the City of Homewood, Homewood Arts Council and Homewood Board of Education, will be free and open to the public. ASO will set up under a tent in the park’s platform area, and concert-goers can set up blankets and chairs around the park to listen.
“We asked the symphony to customize a performance just for Homewood,” said Caroline Hubbard of the Homewood Arts Council. “We are really excited.”
The show will feature a variety of contemporary, classical and popular oriented music showcasing the spectrum of the ASO’s ability. Family-friendly selections will range from the timeless opera Carmen to Dance of the Hours by 19th Century Italian composer Amilcare Ponchielli. As a special treat, the ASO will take listeners on a journey through outer space with selections from the hit TV-series Star Trek.
Homewood City Schools will feature a pre-concert performance by student musicians scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. before the 7:30 p.m. symphony program.
“The Homewood Arts Council believes that art is important to the life of a community and nourishes each of us,” Hubbard said. “We look forward to the special program ASO is creating, just for Homewood, along with the surprise opening act.”
The ASO played at the park previously in 1993, 1994 and 1995 but has not returned in the past 18 years.
“The ASO is an integral part of the economic, cultural and educational fabric of our communities, and we are proud to work with communities like Homewood to showcase the ASO,” ASO Executive Director Curt Long said. “We are grateful to the Homewood Arts Council and the Homewood City School System for their generous support in bringing the ASO back to Homewood after several years.”
Picnics are encouraged pursuant to the rules and regulations of the park. In the case of rain, the event will be cancelled. Visit facebook.com/HomewoodArtsCouncil for more.
