Hits of the 50s
Selections from the Best of Pop, Country, Folk, and Broadway
songs of the 50s.
Two Performances:
Thursday, October 3rd at 7:00 pm
Sunday, October 6th at 3:00 pm
Location: Grace Presbyterian Church
Tickets: A $25 donation per adult and $5 per student is requested. Seating is not reserved.
Contact us if you need to purchase student tickets online.
Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra Annual Holiday Celebration
Our selections will include: T. Scott/F. Robison, Christmas Suite 2 “Ring Out Wild Bells;” Richman,“Hanukkah Medley;” Anderson, “Sleigh Ride;” and, of course, Kuzma’s “Christmas Pops Sing-Along.”
Performance:
Monday, December 9 at 7:00 pm
Location: Frank M. Moody Music Building, 810 Second Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
John Rutter’s “Requiem”
Prepared and directed by Dr. Marcia Hood. Marcia is a Tuscaloosa
native (Druid City High) earned her DMA in Choral Conducting at the University of Alabama, and
recently retired as Dept. Chair Visual and Performing Arts Albany State University,
Albany, Georgia. A long-time member of our parent choir, Tuscaloosa Community
Singers, Marcia is back in Tuscaloosa and sang in our April, Mozart concert.
Performances:
Date and Time: Feb. 2, 2025 at 3:00 pm
Location: Trinity United Methodist Church, 729 Paul W Bryant Dr, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Vaughan William’s “Serenade to Music” and C. G. Walden’s “Requiem of Hope”
Commissioned in honor of Prentice Concert Chorale’s 50th anniversary season, “Requiem of Hope” is a non-traditional mass for SATB chorus, Soprano and Baritone soloists, and chamber orchestra and was composed by C.G. (Sonny) Walden, III, an award-winning composer. This piece was first performed in March 2023 by the Prentice Concert Chorale and there are three reasons for performing “Requiem of Hope” again:
1) It has been nominated for the 2025 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition
2) Composer, Sonny Walden has composed three new movements
3) This concert will be dedicated in memory of Terry Moore- our former and beloved collaborative pianist. Due to illness, Terry was unable to complete our final 2 weeks of “Requiem of Hope,” rehearsals and performances. Just a few brief months later he died. He was excited about this commissioned work which makes it a fitting tribute to his memory.
Vaughan Williams’ “Serenade to Music” is one of his most beautiful and beloved works. Composed in 1938, the text comes from Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, where the glories of music are so famously described.
Performances:
Date and Time: April 6, 2025 at 3:00 pm
Location: Trinity United Methodist Church, 729 Paul W Bryant Dr, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401