Opening Night Gala - Be Inspired by Brilliance

September 26, 2009

Featuring Bella Hristova, Violin

Superstar violinist Bella Hristova opens our season with the dazzling Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto plus the often-requested Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov. A new work by Kentucky composer Nick Drake starts the season off with a bang.

This guest artist's performance is funded in part by a grant from the Southern Arts Federation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Kentucky Arts Council

• Drake-Gambado Fanfare
• Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade
• Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto, Bella Hristova, violin

Concert sponsored by Charles Medley Distillers Kentucky
Guest Artist sponsored by Wyatt, Tarrant & Comes, LLP

Madama Butterfly - Let the Passion Move You

November 7, 2009

Notes on Madama Butterfly
by David Goodwin, Owensboro Symphony Orchestra Program Annotator

Featuring the Kentucky Opera and OSO Chorus

The Kentucky Opera, the resident professional opera company of our state, will perform the dramatic and passionateMadama Butterflyin a semi-staged version. Last year the opera was the talk of the town ... Don't miss this special event!

• Puccini-Madam Butterfly
• Kentucky Opera
• OSO Chorus, Dr. Diane Earle, Director

Concert sponsored by Old National Bank
Guest artist sponsored by Margaret Holbrook in memory of her husband, Morton Holbrook 

Holiday Pops - Believe in the Magic Again

December 13, 2009

Featuring OSO Chorus, Dr. Diane Earle, Director; Kentucky Youth Chorale, Julie White, Director; and Owensboro Symphony Youth Orchestras, Joseph Eunkwan Choi, Conductor

Every year the Holiday Pops gets Owensboro in the spirit of the season. Join us for festive and celebratory music featuring the OSO, OSO Chorus and Owensboro Youth Orchestras.

Concert sponsored by Independence Bank and Time Warner Cable

European Vacation - Be Transported to Faraway Places

January 30, 2010

Featuring Diane Earle, Pianist

Some of Europe's most celebrated composers are featured along with our own local celebrity, Diane Earle, who will perform Saint-Saens' challenging Piano Concerto No. 2. Masterpices by Rossini, Wagner and Mozart round out the evening.

• Rossini-Italian in Algiers Overture
• Saint-Saens-Piano Concerto No. 2 - Diane Earle, piano
• Wagner-Siegfried Idyll
• Mozart-Symphony No. 38, "Prague"

Guest artist sponsored by Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline

The Movie Music of John Williams - Get Swept Away by the Rhythm

March 6, 2010

Featuring Pat Rafferty, Violin

John Williams wrote some of the greatest film music of all time, includingStar Wars,E.T.andRaiders of the Lost Ark. Hear all of these plus many more favorites. This will be an evening full of surprises and magic.

• Music of John Williams, Pat Rafferty, violin
• Including music from Star Wars, Superman, Harry Potter, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. and many more great films!

Concert sponosred by Sazerac
Guest artist sponsored by Sheffer Law Firm, LLC

Carmina Burana - Revel in the Glory of Spring

April 17, 2010

Featuring OSO Chorus, Dr. Diane Earle, Director; and Kentucky Youth Chorale, Julie White, Director

Carmina Buranais a tale of love and springtime. The music has power and poetry and will feature our world-class orchestra, chorus and soloists. Rounding off the evening is Strauss' legendaryTill Eulenspiegel, a tour-de-force of orchestra writing.

• Strauss-Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
• Orff-Carmina Burana

Concert sponsored by Swedish Match
Guest artist sponsored by Owensboro Grain

Free Community Concerts

Concert on the Lawn - Hot Night, Cool Jazz

August 22, 2009

Featuring Rod McGaha, Trumpet

Critically acclaimed jazz trumpeter Rod McGaha has performed with Lou Rawls and Kenny Rodgers and has been compared to trumpet legends Miles Davis and Clark Terry. Join Rod and his band along with the OSO for a free event that features an over-the-top table-decorating contest. The winner performs with the OSO! Call the orchestra at 684-0661, extension 11, and reserve your table fore eight today. The fee is $100. If you don't rent a table, just pack a picnic and bring the kids. Enjoy a preshow by the Owensboro Community Band. Soak in the last days of summer with the OSO on the Kentucky Wesleyan College lawn.

Concert sponsored byUS Bank

Owensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra

Joseph Eunkwan Choi, Music Director & Conductor

Fall Concert

Monday, November 9, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.

Free Admission

First Christian Church

40th OSYO Anniversary Concert

Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets Required

RiverPark Center (Tentative)

Spring Fundraiser Dinner Concert

Monday, May 3, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.

$15 per ticket (dinner included)

Lewis Lane Baptist Church

OSYO Chamber Ensembles Concert

Monday, May 10, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.

Free Admission

Owensboro Seventh Day Adventist Church