Igudesman & Joo come to the KYSO for their second US orchestral concert appearance tomorrow. Their first appearance was with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and this December they return to the US with the New York Philharmonic. You don’t need to wait and travel to New York to see them, just come tomorrow to the Kentucky Symphony.

Igudesman & Joo specialize in concerts the are fun for people from people 6 to 106 who maybe have never been to a symphony orchestra concert. For more information about this concert and to see video previews of what to expect click here.

If you only go to one concert anywhere in your life, you need to make it this one.

They were featured today on Fox 19 news, check out this news clip:

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The KSO announces the following Vacancies for the 2012–2013 Season

Principal Position:
Principal Oboe
Principal French Horn
Principal Viola

Section Positions:
Second Clarinet
Section First & or Second Violin (3)
Section Viola (1)
Section Cello (2)
Section Bass (1)

Screened auditions to be held:
1:00 – 9:00 p.m. Sunday, September 23, 2012
Time Blocks for instrument / positions (see repertoire sheets)

Both auditions held at Notre Dame Academy (auditorium)
1699 Hilton Dr Park Hills, KY 41011

Starting per service pay remains $75 for principal $60 for section
Additional openings in some sections for mileage stipend
(Subscription Programs — avg. 4-7 services)

For more information call (859) 431-6216

Download Rep List for 2012-13-Strings

Download Rep List 2012-13-WW-Brass

Complete orchestral parts for most public domain music can be found at the Petrucci on-line music library. Simply place IMSLP in your search engine and open the International Music Score Library Project and search by composer.

Due to expected inclement weather, the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra is moving its annual Labor Day Weekend show on Saturday, Sept 1 at 7:30 p.m. to the Northern Kentucky Convention Center Exhibition Hall 50 E. River Center Blvd, Covington, KY 41011
(Madison & RiverCenter Blvd). Attendence is still free (though donations are suggested). And TANK will continue to run it’s park and ride shuttle from Covington Catholic Parking lot for $1 each way. Picnics unfortunately are not allowed in the Center, but drink machines will be available. Do bring chairs (some will be provided), and your dancing shoes as the polyester pop tunes of the 1970s square off against the big-hair hits of the 1980s in a very fun and nostalgic evening. (With 85-90% humidity forecast AC is the way to go anyway) See you at the fabulous NKY Convention Center Saturday at 7:30 p.m. (Doors open at 6:00)

“Let’s Do the Time-Warp Again”
Saturday, 7:30 p.m. September 1, 2012
For More Information: Download Program PDF
(The KSO Boogie Band serves up a battle of the decades — 1970s & 1980s vie for pop tune supremacy)

The KSO closes out it’s 18th summer in Devou Park with polyester chart-toppers of the ‘70s vying with the big-hair hits of the ‘80s to decide which decade offers the best pop music.

Nostalgia reigns at the bandshell as the KSO studio orchestra (often called the “Boogie Band”) backs up area vocalists in a variety of 25 pop tunes which helped make leisure suits and parachute pants fashionable. If you are feeling a little mellow that evening, songs by Bread, The Carpenters, George Michael will allow you to relax. For those who are looking for a little classic rock, Yes, Queen, Three Dog Night might fit the bill. On the other hand if you want to get up and boogie at your blanket or down front with the band the playlist includes Donna Summer, Madonna, Bobby Brown and many more R&B, pop, easy listening and disco favorites.

So, whether you believe “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” or you think of yourself as a “Macho Man,” grab the shoulder pads and tease the hair, or dig out those flowery shirts with the wide lapels (platform shoes not recommended for the park).Vote for your favorite decade by stuffing the KSO donation boxes marked 70s or 80s. Tallies will be reported throughout the night. The winning decade gets the encore.

Join KSO Music Director James Cassidy, the Boogie Band and vocalists for an authentic look back to music as it was 42-22 years ago. The TANK Shuttle from Covington Catholic to the band shell runs from 6:00 -7:30 p.m. and returns following the concert for $1 each way. The new restroom pavilion / concession stand (funded by the Drees Pavilion and the City of Covington) is now open. Bring blankets or lawn chairs. For more information and directions, call (859) 431-6216. $5 (per person) suggested donation. Free parking.

For More Information: Download Program PDF

WCPO television covered KSO’s concert on Saturday in Devou Park:

COVINGTON, Ky. – “I’d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony.”

Those were the lyrics of the opening song at Saturday’s World Choir Games Friendship Concert in Devou Park. And that’s what Kentucky Symphony Orchestra Conductor J.R. Cassidy was hoping to do at the outdoor show.

The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra was joined by choirs from Norway and Ukraine as they performed in front of hundreds at the outdoor amphitheater.

The concert was appropriately named “In Perfect Harmony.”

Read more: http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/entertainment/world_choir_games/kentucky-symphony-orchestra-headlines-wcg-friendship-concert#ixzz20EFfObsz

You can view their on air coverage: