2020-2021 Season : Orchestra Series
Past Events

Buster Keaton’s ONE WEEK with Andrew Simpson
Saturday, July 25, 2020 - 7:30 p.m.
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Composer Andrew Simpson joins Music Director Jason Love to discuss his wonderful score to Buster Keaton’s hilarious short film, ONE WEEK. You’ll see the orchestra’s previously-recorded world premiere performance synced to the film, plus Andrew and Jason perform the first movement of Andrew’s beautiful Vistas of Rome. (This event will last approximately 45 minutes.)
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Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with Joel Fuller
Saturday, August 8, 2020 - 7:30 p.m.
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Explore the fascinating history of this marvelous concerto with Music Director Jason Love. Then soloist Joel Fuller from the National Symphony chats with Jason before we hear his virtuosic and emotional performance with the Orchestra from 2016. Continue our celebration of Beethoven’s 250th with one of the Columbia Orchestra’s very best performances. (This event will last approximately 1 hour)
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Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony
Saturday, August 15, 2020 - 7:30 p.m.
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Soloists, choristers, and orchestra members join Jason Love to share their experiences performing this monumental work, and we explore the piece in a short documentary. Experience the entire professionally filmed performance.
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Carnival of the Animals
Saturday, September 26, 2020 -
10:30 a.m.
Saturday, September 26, 2020 - 1:00 p.m.
Chrysalis, Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods
Join us for two live performances of Carnival of the Animals at the Chrysalis, presented in partnership with the Inner Arbor Trust! A small group of musicians and dancers from Dance Connections will perform Saint-Saën’s Carnival of the Animals and Aesop’s Fables by Richard Maltz at the Chrysalis for a small socially-distanced audience of 200 people. It may look a little different from our regular Young People’s Concerts, but your child is sure to enjoy this fun-filled introduction to the orchestra led by our entertaining Music Director Jason Love! (This event will last approximately 45 minutes.)
Rain date: Sunday September 27th
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Appalachian Spring
Saturday, November 21, 2020 - 7:30 p.m.
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Holiday Concert
Saturday, December 19, 2020 - 7:30 p.m.
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Events and performers are subject to change.