HOMELAND
 
Join Symphony Viva and mezzo soprano Jacquelyn Matava for our season-opening journey through Europe, highlighting some of the most famous musical celebrations of cultural identity in the Classical repertoire.
 
Jacquelyn Matava, mezzo soprano
Jospeh Kneer, conductor
 
Smetana:         “The Moldau” from Ma Vlast                        Elgar:                 Sea Pictures                                                              Sibelius:            Finlandia       
 
Sunday, September 24th, 4pm

VIVA MARIACHI!
 
Celebrate the rich musical and cultural history of mariachi with nationally renowned ensemble Campanas de America and Symphony Viva. In a concert that is sure to uplift you, we celebrate the life and legacy of master educator and musical legend Belle Ortiz.
                                                           
Campanas de America
Joseph Kneer, conductor
 
[Program to be announced]
 
Sunday, November 12th, 4pm
Thiry Auditorium, Our Lady of the Lake University

ACA’S THE NUTCRACKER
 
Join us for Alamo City Dance Company’s annual Nutcracker production at McAllister Theatre! Follow Clara on her magical adventure to the Land of Sweets with live orchestral accompaniment from Symphony Viva.

Alamo City Dance Company
Alamo City Symphony Viva
Katie Rodriguez Hall, Artistic Director, ACDC
Susan Trevino, Associate Choreographer, ACDC
Joseph Kneer, conductor

Tchaikovsky:              The Nutcracker          
 
McAllister Theatre, San Antonio College (LIVE Orchestra)
Saturday, December 16th, 2pm
Saturday, December 16th, 7pm
Sunday, December 17th, 2pm
Sunday, December 17th, 7pm

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FRENCH CHORAL MASTERWORKS

Symphony Viva partners with the San Antonio Choral Society and Artistic Director and Conductor Dr. Seighman for a moving and exuberant presentation of two of the most celebrated choral-orchestral masterworks from the French tradition. Experience the beauty and mystical power of Gabriel Fauré and Francis Poulenc
 
San Antonio Choral Society
Dr. Jennifer Seighman, SACS Artistic Director/Conductor
Joseph Kneer, conductor
 
Fauré:                          Requiem                                                        
Poulenc:                      Gloria                                                                                                             
 
Sunday, March 24th, 4pm

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CHILDREN’S TALES
 
Dive into the world of fairy tales and folklore in this exciting double bill performance of classic children’s stories that will keep the whole family on the edge of their seat!
 
Alamo City Dance Company
Alamo City Symphony Viva
Katie Rodriguez Hall, Artistic Director, ACDC
Susan Trevino, Associate Choreographer, ACDC
Joseph Kneer, conductor
 
McAllister Theatre, (San Antonio College)
Saturday, May 11th, 2pm
Saturday, May 12th, 7pm

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MUSICAL PORTRAITS
 
In our season finale performance, we welcome back pianist Ta Wei Tsai, whose exquisite artistry dazzled the stage last March in Grieg’s Piano Concerto. Tsai joins Viva for a performance of Rachmaninoff’s ravishingly lyrical Piano Concerto No. 2. To conclude the season, Music Director and Conductor Joseph Kneer leads the orchestra in one of the pinnacles of the Romantic canon: Elgar’s Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, famously dubbed his Enigma Variations.
 
Ta Wei Tsai, piano
Joseph Kneer, conductor
 
Rachmaninoff:                        Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor                                 
Elgar:                                        “Enigma” Variations                                    

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