Celebrating 15 Yearswith Music DirectorMiguel Harth-Bedoya

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2014 Aug 22-24 Great Performances Festival: Brahms and Dvořák Sept 5-7 Star Wars and Beyond: A John Williams Adventure Sept 12-14 Beethoven’s Triple Concerto Sept 21 Community Concert at Arborlawn United Methodist Church Sept 27 Sara Evans Oct 3-5 The Emperor and Ravel Oct 10-12 One Singular Sensation: A Tribute to Marvin Hamlisch Oct 24-26 Cliburn Gold Nov 7-9 Hitchcock! Nov 14-16 American Ballads✶ Nov 29-30 Home For the Holidays✶ Dec 2 Handel’s Messiah✶ Dec 4 Christmas with the Von Trapps✶ Dec 31 Swingin’ New Year’s Eve

✶ Denotes holiday concerts

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2015 Jan 3 Ben Folds Jan 9-11 Grammy-Winning Percussion Jan 15 Kimbell Art Museum Chamber Concert featuring Vadym Kholodenko Jan 23-25 Kenny G Jan 30-Feb 1 Lalo & Schumann Feb 13-15 Romeo and Juliet Feb 28 A Gala Event: Lang Lang at the Piano Mar 6-8 Korngold and Dvořák Mar 13-15 Celtic Magic Mar 20-22 Two Mighty Fifths Mar 26 Community Concert at Arborlawn United Methodist Church Apr 10-12 Cirque de la Symphonie May 15-17 Revueltas and Rachmaninoff May 21 Family Concert at White's Chapel United Methodist Church TBD Family Concert at Arborlawn United Methodist Church

All programs and artists are subject to change. All performances are held in Bass Performance Hall unless otherwise noted. All Friday and Saturday evening performance begin at 7:30 PM except for the Gala which begins at 7 PM. All Sunday performances begin at 2 PM unless otherwise noted.

Your Musical Journey at a Glance

Great Performances FestivalFeaturing the Music of Brahms & DvořákFriday-Sunday, August 22-24, 2014Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM, Sunday at 2:00 PM at Bass Performance Hall

Join Music Director Miguel Harth-Bedoya and the FWSO as we explore the works of two great composers and friendly colleagues – Johannes Brahms and Antonin Dvořák.

Friday, August 22, 2014 | 7:30 PMMiguel Harth-Bedoya, ConductorAugustin Hadelich, Violin

Dvořák – Othello Overture, Op. 93 Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77✦ Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 9 “From The New World”

Saturday, August 23, 2014 | 7:30 PMMiguel Harth-Bedoya, ConductorZandra McMaster, Mezzo-Soprano

✦ Brahms – Academic FESTIVAL Overture, Op. 80 Dvořák – Biblical Songs, Op. 99 Brahms – Selections from Hungarian Dances Dvořák – Selections from Slavonic Dances

Sunday, August 24, 2014 | 2:00 PMMiguel Harth-Bedoya, ConductorAugustin Hadelich, Violin

Brahms – Tragic Overture, Op. 81 Dvořák – Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 53✦ Brahms – Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68

✦ Denotes a Miguel Harth-Bedoya Favorite

Beethoven’s Triple ConcertoSept 12, 2014 OPENING NIGHT*Sept 13,14, 2014 Miguel Harth-Bedoya, ConductorMichael Shih, ViolinClaudio Bohórquez, CelloKatia Skanavi, Piano

Anna Clyne – <<Rewind<<Beethoven – Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56✦ Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36

*Join us for our Opening Night dinner celebration following the Sept. 12 performance. For reservations,or for more information, contact Brooke at817-665-6500 x118.

The Emperor and RavelOctober 3-5, 2014Carlos Kalmar, Guest ConductorSimone Dinnerstein, Piano

Britten – Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33aBeethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-FlatRavel – Valses Nobles et Sentimentales✦ Ravel – La Valse

Cliburn GoldOctober 24-26, 2014Miguel Harth-Bedoya, ConductorVadym Kholodenko, Piano

Verdi – Overture to NabuccoProkofiev – Piano Concert No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 16✦ Brahms – Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73

SymphonicSeries

American BalladsNovember 14-16, 2014Andrés Franco, Guest ConductorSimone Porter, Violin

Copland – Suite from Appalachian SpringBarber – Violin Concerto, Op. 14✦ Shostakovich – Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70

Grammy-Winning PercussionJanuary 9-11, 2015Miguel Harth-Bedoya, ConductorColin Currie, Percussion

Copland – Fanfare for the Common ManHigdon – Percussion Concerto✦ Rachmaninoff – Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27

Lalo and SchumannJanuary 30-February 1, 2015Miguel Harth-Bedoya, ConductorAdolfo Gutiérrez Arenas, Cello

Weber – Overture to Der FreischützLalo – Cello Concerto in D Minor✦ Schumann – Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61

Romeo and JulietFebruary 13-15, 2015Miguel Harth-Bedoya, ConductorPablo Sáinz Villegas, Guitar

J. Strauss – Overture to Die FledermausRodrigo – Concierto de Aranjuez✦ Prokofiev – Selections from Romeo & Juliet

Korngold and Dvořák March 6-8, 2015Eugene Tzigane, ConductorStefan Jackiw, Violin

Ravel – Le tombeau de CouperinKorngold – Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35✦ Dvořák – Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70

Two Mighty FifthsMarch 20-22, 2015Miguel Harth-Bedoya, ConductorVadym Kholodenko, Piano

R. Strauss – Don Juan, Op. 20Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 5 in G Major, Op. 55✦ Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67

Revueltas and RachmaninoffMay 15-17, 2015Miguel Harth-Bedoya, ConductorBarry Douglas, Piano

Adam Schoenberg – American SymphonyRachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18✦ Revueltas – La noche de los mayas

✦ Denotes a Miguel Harth-Bedoya Favorite

Holiday ConcertsHome for the HolidaysNovember 29, 2014 | 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm

November 30, 2014 | 2:00 pmFort Worth Symphony OrchestraSouthwestern Seminary Master ChoraleTexas Boys ChoirAndrés Franco, Conductor

It’s a holly jolly Christmas with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Texas Boys Choir and the Southwestern Seminary Master Chorale! Enjoy your favorite holiday carols with an audience sing-along in the only place in Texas where snow flurriesare guaranteed!

Note: There is no Friday night show due to the Parade of Lights. Friday Pops subscribers will receive tickets to the Saturday matinee performance.

Handel’s MessiahTuesday, Dec. 2, 2014 | 7:30 PMFort Worth Symphony OrchestraSouthwestern Seminary Master ChoraleDavid Thye, Conductor

Recognized as Handel’s masterpiece from its first performance in 1742, don’t miss Fort Worth’s finest Messiah performed by the FWSO and the Southwestern Seminary Master Chorale. Now a holiday classic, the thrilling choruses alternating with soaring solos and triumphant orchestration make Handel’s Messiah a joyful and powerful beginning to your winter celebration!

Christmas with the Von TrappsThursday, Dec. 4, 2014 | 7:30 PMFort Worth Symphony OrchestraAndrés Franco, Conductor

Made famous by the Academy-Award winning 1965 film The Sound of Music, the Von Trapps – great-grandchildren of Maria and the Captain – return to Fort Worth with a Christmas concert for the entire family. Enjoy this one-night-only performance of seasonal American andAustrian songs and let the sound of music fill your holiday!

Swingin’ New Year’s EveTuesday, Dec. 31, 2014 | 7:30 PMFort Worth Symphony OrchestraMike Berkowitz, Conductor and DrumsTony Babino and Lisanne Lyons, Vocalists

It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing! Let the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and Conductor Mike Berkowitz fill your New Year’s Eve with the hottest standards of the swing era. Hits like “Sing Sing Sing,” and Count Basie’s “One O-Clock Jump” along with your favorite Sinatra, Glen Miller and Henry Mancini tunes will have you dancing in the aisles all night long!

Star Wars and Beyond:A John Williams AdventureSeptember 5-7, 2014Fort Worth Symphony OrchestraAndrés Franco, Conductor

It’s the music that brought to life the most action-packed films of the 20th century – Jaws, E.T., Schindler's List, Harry Potter, Saving Private Ryan, and Star Wars! Launch your 2014-2015 Pops season with the music of five-time Academy Award winner and legendary film composer John Williams.

Hitchcock!November 7-9, 2014Fort Worth Symphony OrchestraMiguel Harth-Bedoya, Conductor

Join the FWSO for a musical anthology of Hitchcock’s greatest thrills and chills! You’ll hear the spine-tingling scores created by Lyn Murray, Bernard Hermann and Dmitri Tiomkin for movies like To Catch A Thief, Vertigo, and North By Northwest – complete with scenes from each film played on Bass Hall’s movie screen. Suspense has never sounded so good!

Home for the HolidaysNovember 29-30, 2014Fort Worth Symphony OrchestraSouthwestern Seminary Master ChoraleTexas Boys ChoirAndrés Franco, Conductor

It’s a holly jolly Christmas with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Texas Boys Choir and the Southwestern Seminary Master Chorale! Enjoy your favorite holiday carols with an audience sing-along in the only place in Texas where snow flurries are guaranteed! Note: There is no Friday night show due to the Parade of Lights. Friday Pops subscribers will receive tickets to the Saturday matinee performance.

One Singular Sensation:A Tribute toMarvin HamlischOctober 10-12, 2014Fort Worth Symphony OrchestraLarry Blank, Conductor

TCU Vocal Jazz EnsembleAmy Stewart, director

Vocalists: Donna McKechnie, Jodi Benson,and Doug LaBrecque

Celebrate the sublime musical legacy of Marvin Hamlisch, winner of numerous awards, composer of more than forty film scores, and creator of one of the longest running Broadway shows, A Chorus Line. Conductor Larry Blank and show-stopping vocalists present the very best of this legendary composer.

Pops Series

Kenny G with the FWSOJanuary 23-25, 2015Fort Worth Symphony OrchestraRon Spigelman, Conductor

Superstar Kenny G joins the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra for three unforgettable performances!Relax to the mellow sounds of Grammy Award-winning saxophonist and highest-selling instrumental musician of our time, as he performs hits like “Havana,” “Forever in Love,” “Heart and Soul,” “Silhouette” and “My Heart Will Go On.”

Celtic MagicMarch 13-15, 2015Fort Worth Symphony OrchestraCathie Ryan and BandJeff Tyzik, Conductor

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and the emerald isle with heart-felt ballads, high-energy jigs and more from international recording artist and former lead singerof Cherish the Ladies Cathie Ryan and her band,with guest conductor Jeff Tyzik and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.

Cirque de la SymphonieApril 10-12, 2015Fort Worth Symphony OrchestraMiguel Harth-Bedoya, Conductor

Back by popular request – Cirque de la Symphonie returns to Bass Performance Hall in the final concert of the 2014-2015 FWSO Pops season. Watch in delight as aerialists, acrobats, dancers, jugglers, contortionists and more perform amazing feats to classical masterpieces!

Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014 | 7:30 PM

Sara EvansFort Worth Symphony OrchestraAndrés Franco, Conductor

Considered heir apparent to legendary singersLoretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette, Sara Evansbrings country back to Bass Performance Hall in a performance of her greatest hits, like “Suds in aBucket,” “Born to Fly,” and “A Little Bit Stronger.”

Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014 | 7:30 PM

Handel’s MessiahSouthwestern Seminary Master ChoraleDavid Thye, Conductor

Recognized as Handel’s masterpiece from its first performance in 1742, don’t miss Fort Worth’sfinest Messiah performed by the FWSO and the Southwestern Seminary Master Chorale. Now aholiday classic, the thrilling choruses alternatingwith soaring solos and triumphant orchestrationmake Handel’s Messiah a joyful and powerfulbeginning to your winter celebration!

Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014 | 7:30 PM

Christmas with the Von TrappsFort Worth Symphony OrchestraAndrés Franco, Conductor

Made famous by the Academy-Award winning 1965film The Sound of Music, the Von Trapps – great-grand- children of Maria and the Captain – return to Fort Worth with a Christmas concert for the entire family. Enjoy thisone-night-only performance of seasonal American and Austrian songs and let the sound of music fill your holiday!

SpecialsTuesday, Dec. 31, 2014 | 7:30 PM

Swingin’ New Year’s EveFort Worth Symphony OrchestraMike Berkowitz, Conductor & DrumsTony Babino and Lisanne Lyons, Vocalists

It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing! Let the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and Conductor Mike Berkowitz fill your New Year’s Eve with the hottest standards of the swing era. Hits like “Sing Sing Sing,” and Count Basie’s “One O-Clock Jump” along with your favorite Sinatra, Glen Miller and Henry Mancini tunes will haveyou dancing in the aisles all night long!

Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015 | 7:30 PM

Ben Folds Fort Worth Symphony OrchestraRon Spigelman, Conductor

Back by popular demand, Ben Folds will return to the Bass Performance Hall stage. The multi-platinum singer-songwriter will join the FWSO in a one-night-only performance, featuring fan favorites and his new piano concerto!

Annual GalaSaturday, Feb. 28, 2015 | 7:00 PM

Lang Lang, PianoMiguel Harth-Bedoya, Conductor

Described by critics as a soloist with“jaw-dropping virtuosity” and “exhilaratingflair and brilliance,” international rock-starpianist Lang Lang joins the FWSO’s Gala concertfor a thrilling performance of Tchaikovsky’sPiano Concerto No. 1.

Join us for dinner and dancing immediatelyfollowing the performance. For more information,contact Brooke at 817-665-6500 x118.

Concert and dinner sold separately

Family and Community Concert SeriesConcert at ArborlawnArborlawn United Methodist Church, Fort Worth, TXSeptember 21, 2014Fort Worth Symphony OrchestraDaniel Black, Conductor

Adam Phan, HarpGinastera – Concerto for Harp and Orchestra, Op. 25 Dvorák – Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Op. 60

Kimbell Art Museum Chamber Concertfeaturing Vadym KholodenkoJanuary 15, 2015Brahms – Clarinet trio in A minor, Op. 114Poulenc – Trio for oboe, bassoon & piano FP 43Brahms – Horn trio in E-flat, Op. 40

Concert at ArborlawnArborlawn United Methodist Church, Fort Worth, TXMarch 26, 2015

Family ConcertsMicah Levy – The Probably Untrue Story of Mary (Who) Had a Little LambMary and her little lamb, Petunia, became lost on their way home from school one day. Their story is set to variations of the familiar tune “Mary Had a Little Lamb”. Join us in helping Mary and Petunia find their way back home!

Daniel Black, ConductorCarl Johnson, Narrator

White's Chapel United Methodist Church, Southlake, TXMay 21, 2015

Arborlawn United Methodist Church, Fort Worth, TXTBD Please visit our website for the most current concert information.

Great Performances Festival3-Night Pass | Prices Start at $38Single tickets start at $16

Symphonic SeriesComplete Season Subscription | Prices starting at $78 for 10 Concerts!

5 Symphonic Sampler | Prices starting at $50 for 5 Concerts! The Emperor and Ravel | October 3-5, 2014 American Ballads | November 14-16, 2014 Lalo and Schumann | Jan 30-Feb 1, 2015 Romeo and Juliet | February 13-15, 2015 Two Mighty Fifths | March 20-22, 2015

4 Symphonic Sampler | Prices starting at $40 for 4 Concerts! Cliburn Gold | October 24-26, 2014 Grammy-Winning Percussion | January 9-11, 2015 Korngold and Dvořák | March 6-8, 2015 Revueltas and Rachmaninoff | May 15-17, 2015

Single tickets available August 26, 2014 starting at $12

Pops SeriesComplete Season Subscription | Prices starting at $105 for 7 Concerts!

4 Pops Sampler | Prices starting at $80 for 4 Concerts! Star Wars and Beyond | September 5-7, 2014 Hitchcock! | November 7-9, 2014 Kenny G | January 23-25, 2015 Cirque de la Symphonie | April 10-12, 2015

3 Pops Sampler | Prices starting at $60 for 3 Concerts! Tribute to Marvin Hamlisch | October 10-12, 2014 Home for the Holidays | November 29-30, 2014 Celtic Magic | March 13-15, 2015

Single tickets available August 26, 2014 starting at $27

Special Events Prices starting at $25!

Annual Gala Prices starting at $35!

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