2008 Valentines Concert Directions

On Sunday, February 10, 2008 the Blue Ash/Montgomery Symphony Orchestra presents a “A Grand Night for Singing” featuring the Southern Gateway Chorus, a Suite from Carmen, by Georges Bizet.   The 6:30 PM concert will take place at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 10345 Montgomery Road in Montgomery.

2008 Memorial Day Concert Directions

Beginning with Wagner’s rousing Prelude to Die Meistersinger, the Blue Ash/Montgomery Symphony Orchestra presents their annual Memorial Day Concert at the Blue Ash Towne Square (Rain Site: Sycamore Junior High, 5757 Cooper Road) on Monday, May 26, 2008 at 6 PM.  Violinist Kaori Matsui, Sycamore High School sophomore and first place winner of the 2007 BAMSO Young Artist Competition in the Strings Category will perform the third movement of Saint-Saens Concerto No. 3 for Violin and Orchestra in B minor. Selections from Tchaikovsky's beloved Symphony No. 5, plus a moving tribute, Memorial by Rene Clausen, dedicated to the victims of the tragic events of September 11, 2001 featuring the Cincinnati Choral Society, conducted by Dr. Douglas Belland. As is traditional, the Blue Ash Youth Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dale Swisher, will perform several selections.

2008 Independence Day Concert Directions

On July 3, 2008 the theme is “ ‘Round the USA” with the Blue Ash/Montgomery Symphony Orchestra’s salute to music throughout the country.  Selections by Woody Guthrie, John Philips Sousa, Neil Diamond, John Denver, Henry Mancini plus Bluegrass, Blues, maybe even some Beach Boys!  Part of the Montgomery Independence Day celebration, the 7:30 PM concert will take place in Montgomery Park, Montgomery and Schoolhouse Roads (Rain Site: Sycamore Junior High, 5757 Cooper Road).

2008 Labor Day Concert Directions

The Cincinnati Brass Band joins the Orchestra plus new music by CCM student, Matthew Rodrigez, selections for Chorus and Orchestra, Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio Italien and the combined Orchestra, Brass Band and Chorus for the 1812 Overture. Join us at 6 PM on September 1, 2008 in the Blue Ash Towne Square (Rain Site: Sycamore Junior High, 5757 Cooper Road).

2008 Kindel Memorial Holiday Concert Directions

As in the past, the Blue Ash/Montgomery Symphony Orchestra will present its annual Kindel Memorial Holiday Concert with a narration of the Christmas Story with Orchestral accompaniment, selections from Handel’s Judas Macabees, plus other holiday selections.  This concert has become the traditional being to the holiday season for Blue Ash and Montgomery residents. 7:30 PM on Sunday, December 7, 2008 at the Montgomery Assembly of God Church, 7950 Pfeiffer Road. 

All of the above concerts are free and open to the public.