How do you get to the Dothan Opera House? – Practice, practice, practice!
Alabama Power Southeast Division VP Richard Hutton and Music South's Donna Minix.
Despite the threat of severe weather, the Alabama Symphony Orchestra (ASO) came to town last night for a performance at the Dothan Opera House as part of Music South’s concert series. Sponsored by Alabama Power, the concert featured popular selections from Handel, Elgar and Mozart (we were hoping to bring you some video of the performance but a stern warning was issued before the concert that all audio/video recording was strictly prohibited, so we slowly tucked our video camera back in the bag to avoid getting beaten up by the cello section after the show).
This morning the ASO is performing a free children’s concert for over 2,500 of Dothan’s school kids at the Dothan Civic Center. With arts budgets being slashed everywhere, many of our kids might not otherwise be able to hear an orchestral performance from a nationally-recognized orchestra such as the ASO. Our thanks go out to Music South for making it possible for Dothan’s kids to experience the beauty of orchestral music in person.
Music South’s Donna Minix announced at last night’s concert that the ASO will be performing this May at New York City’s prestigious Carnegie Hall. The ASO was one of the six orchestras chosen to play out of 65 which applied from around the country. Congratulations to the ASO and their conductor, Christopher Confessore. We didn’t get a chance to ask him the old joke last night (“How do you get to Carngeie Hall…?”) but odds are he’ll probably hear it a few times between now and May.
An absolutely superb performance!
Thank you Dothan Magazine for spreading the word about the good things that are happening around Dothan. The ASO is a world class orchestra and we are indeed fortunate to have them visit Dothan.
Great article and photos! Many, many thanks!