Kentucky Symphony Orchestra

For Immediate Release
2020-03-27 09:00 - 2020-06-15 23:30 (America/New_York) | Greaves Concert Hall, Fine Arts Center, 1 Louie B Nunn Dr, Highland Heights, KY, 41076, United States
For Immediate Release — March 27, 2020
Due to the worldwide shuttering of businesses and gatherings caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, the KSO regretfully concedes the remainder of the 2019-20 Season. This includes the cancellation of the KSO’s 3rd annual Bourbon Barrel Ball, April 25th, 2020, at the C&O Roundhouse, and “Singin’ in the Rain” May 16, 2020 at Greaves Concert Hall.
We know these are difficult times for everyone. With the cancellation of the remainder of the 2019-20 season, the KSO lost its annual Bourbon Barrel Ball fundraiser which helps keep Subscription Series ticket prices low, while providing funding for the free Summer concerts in Devou Park and free Education concerts for regional schools. The KSO is typically hard at work these months raising funds to present the following season. If you can, I hope you will consider supporting the KSO in these ways:
Donate the value of your unused ticket(s) to the KSO, rather than requesting a refund. The value of your ticket would provide support the free Summer concerts in Devou Park. Thank you for your consideration. To donate your ticket(s), click here.
Purchase Raffle tickets — the Double Eagle Very Rare and Two Chance Raffle drawings are still being held April 25th. To purchase a raffle ticket, click here.
If you are able, please give to the KSO Community Circle. While the KSO always depends upon the generosity of our audience, we need your help even more right now. Please consider a contribution to help replace the $65,000 loss in revenue due to the cancellation of the KSO’s 3rd annual Bourbon Barrel Ball.
As a staunch believer in “the show must go on,” I truly regret conceding the end of the season, as the cancellation drastically affects our free-lance musicians, and prevents us all from sharing the gift of great music and memorable performances. We’ll all get past this uncertain time, as we count our blessings, and look ahead to future opportunities to share each other’s company “in perfect harmony.”
I wish you all a safe and salubrious Spring.
Sincerely,

James R. Cassidy, Music/Executive Director and Founder
The following events have been cancelled:
April 4, 2020 — Newport Ragtime Band @ Duke Energy Center
April 25, 2020 — Bourbon Barrel Ball, C & O Roundhouse
May 1, 2020 – Covington Devou-Doo Daddies, Campbell County Library
May 16, 2020 — Singin’ in the Rain, Greaves Concert Hall

The following options are available to current ticketholders:
Donate your ticket. Your generous support is especially appreciated during challenging moments, and is vital in helping the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra fulfill its mission. Your donation is fully tax deductible. To donate your ticket(s), click here.
Request a voucher valid for any 2020-21 Subscription Series. Requests must be made before midnight May 16, 2020; click here to initiate your voucher request. Next season will offer the wide-variety of programs you have come to expect from the KSO (An early draft includes — A Haunting in Highland Heights, Beethoven’s Polyp-so Party, Welcome Bach, Czech it Out, & Wow-EE, Wow Wow Rat-Rack Revue)
Request a refund to your original form of payment. Refund requests must be made before May 16, 2020; click here to initiate your refund request.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at (859) 431-6216 or info@kyso.org, 9:30 AM– 5:30 PM Monday–Friday. Please note, KSO offices are currently closed to the public until further notice. All requests must be made by mail, on-line or by phone.
We appreciate your patience and understanding.

Blessing or Curse?
2019-11-09 19:30 | Frances K Carlisle Performing Arts Center, 1699 Hilton Dr., Park Hills, KY, 41011, United States
Blessing or Curse?
Composers overcoming physical disabilities to achieve greatness

7:30 p.m. Saturday, November 9, 2019
Frances K. Carlisle Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame Academy
The seemingly impossible accomplishments of those with severe disabilities. Composers through the ages have overcome grave physical challenges to pen great works — Allan Pettersson (crippling rheumatoid arthritis), Joaquín Rodrigo (blind since age 3), Ludwig Van Beethoven (deaf). Internationally renowned and Grammy Award winning classical guitarist Jason Vieaux joins the KSO for Rodrigo’s hauntingly beautiful Concierto de Aranjuez.

Allan Pettersson
Symphonic Movement
“The music forming my work is my own life, its blessings, its curses: in order to rediscover the song once sung by the soul.” – Allan Pettersson

Joaquin Rodrigo

Ludwig Van Beethoven

Concierto de Aranjuez
Jason Vieaux, guitar

Symphony No. 6, Pastoral

Jason Vieaux

Read Press Release Click Here

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– A seats: $35
– B seats: $27
– C seats: $19
– Children (18 and under): 50% off
– Ticket sales subject to processing and handling fees: $1.50 per ticket plus credit card merchant fee 3.5%. Mailing an additional $1.15 if requested.
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45s Without Words
2019-08-03 19:30 - 21:30 | Devou Park Amphitheater, 1 Bandshell Blvd, Covington, KY, 41011, United States
The instrumental radio hits of the 1950s — 90s.
7:30 p.m. Saturday, August 3, 2019
Devou Park Amphitheater, Covington, KY
and 7 pm Sunday August 4, Cottell Park in Mason (click here for additional information)
Back when writing a melody or catchy tune was celebrated, AM radio blasted the airwaves with instrumental hits into the 1990s. Then the age of electronica dawned and pop instrumental singles went the way of the floppy disk. The K-so Combo (together a small string section) authentically channel the jazz-fusion, blues, rock and funk songs without words of Santana, Booker T & the MGs, Edgar Winter, Herbie Hancock, Rush, Herb Alpert… to mention but a few. (See full playlist below). Read press release.
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Admission is free. $5 contribution per person is encouraged but not required for entry at the bandshell.
Bring blankets, or lawn chairs. Food trucks will be on hand to serve up some tasty treats too! (Check the KSO’s Facebook page for which ones).

Free parking.
The TANK Shuttle will run from the Covington Catholic High School Park Lot to the band shell from 6:00 -7:30 p.m. and returns following the concert for $1 each way.
This concert is sponsored by:

On the Program:
Song As recorded by Year
“Soul Bossa Nova” Quincy Jones 1962
“Rise” Herb Alpert 1979
“Music to Watch Girls By” Bob Crewe 1966
Theme from Shaft Issac Hayes 1971
“Frosty” Albert Collins 1964
“Apache” Incredible Bongo Band 1961
“Theme from S.W.A.T.” Rhythm Heritage 1976
“Lily was Here” Stewart / Dulfer 1990
“Slammin’” Huey Lewis & News 1988
“YYZ” Rush 1981
“Open Sesame” Kool & the Gang 1976
“Hawaii 5-0” The Ventures 1968
“Outa Space” Billy Preston 1972
“Love’s Theme” Love Unlimited Orchestra 1974
“Europa” Gato Barbieri 1977
“Hustle” Van McCoy 1975
“Green Onions” Booker T & MGs 1962
“Pick up the Pieces” Average White Band 1975
“Soul Sacrifice” Santana 1969
“Frankenstein” Edgar Winter Group 1973
With your support the KSO brings generations together at the picturesque and iconic Devou Park bandshell in Covington, KY. Your gift now help keep the music playing at the Devou Park Bandshell. Please make a contribution today.

For more information and directions, call (859) 431-6216.

Viva Vivaldi
2019-05-11 20:00 | St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, 1140 Madison Ave., Covington, KY, 41011, United States
Viva Vivaldi
The region’s first indoor-outdoor performance

8 p.m. Saturday, May 11, 2019 **Rain or Shine**
St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington, KY
The KSO closes its season with a presentation new in concept to Greater Cincinnati — an indoor / outdoor program (first half is held indoors / 2nd half moves audience and orchestra outside). The KSO collaborates with a consortium of area photographers whose images depicting Northern Kentucky in Spring, Summer, Fall & Winter will be projected on the North face of the Basilica as the KSO performs The Four Seasons on an adjacent outdoor stage. Audience members purchasing tickets for the first half, will have an assigned seat provided in the North parking lot (reserved for ticket holders only).
For the outdoor portion residents may bring a camp-chair and view the images from Madison Ave and W. 11th street.
The concert will be held rain or shine.
Click here to download Viva Vivaldi Parking Info.

Antonio Vivaldi
Gloria
VOCE,
Tony Burdette, director
The Bishop’s Choir
Gregory Schaffer, director
KSO Chorale
The Four Seasons
Manami White, violin
Seasonal projections

Single Tickets — Tickets to the indoor portion of this program are ** SOLD OUT** (Register for Stand by tickets starting at 7 pm at the Box office (located in the vestibule of the Cathedral, main entrance on Madison Ave.) You do not need a ticket to watch from the closed road (11th street) between Madison and Scott St) but you must bring your own seating.

– Ticket sales subject processing and handling: $1.50 per ticket plus credit card merchant fee 3.5%.
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Bourbon Barrel Ball Auction
2019-05-07 | Frances K Carlisle Performing Arts Center, 1699 Hilton Dr., Park Hills, KY, 41011, United States
KSO Bourbon Barrel Ball Auction

The party is over, but the fundraising continues.
The silent auction closes May 5th at 10 p.m. EST.
All proceeds help fund KSO’s free school programs and family friendly concerts in Devou Park this summer.

Bid on Auction Items
Hope you had a barrel of fun at the Ball, we did.
Thanks to all who attended the Sold out event!
Call KSO at (859) 431-6216 for more info.

Bid High and Often!
Order Bottle Here
The KSO’s Single Barrel will be available at the New Riff Distillery gift shop beginning May 7th. Get yours today!
Terms & Conditions

Must be at least 21 years old to purchase.
All purchases must be picked up by June 4th.
Bourbon must be picked up in person at the New Riff Distillery Gift Shop (24 Distillery Way) Newport KY 41073
Bourbon cannot be mailed.
Sales tax will be added to the purchase price.
$25 of each bottle purchased is donated to the KSO.

Rare Bourbon Raffle Winners —
Congratulations to (Name) for winning the Double Eagle Very Rare Bourbon.
Two Chance Raffle —First Prize Winner (Name), Second Prize (Old Rip Van Winkle 10yr)

Donated by The Party Source

KSO thanks 2020 Bourbon Barrel Ball Partners:

Stop the World — I Want to Get Off
2019-01-27 10:00 | Greaves Concert Hall, Fine Arts Center, 1 Louie B Nunn Dr, Highland Heights, KY, 41076, United States
Stop the World — I Want to Get Off
Desperately seeking fulfillment

7:30 Saturday, January 26 & 3:00 p.m. Sunday, January 27, 2019
Greaves Concert Hall
The KSO dusts off this Bricusse/Newley musical about searching for love and success that one already has.
Starring: Joshua Steele & Brooke Steele. Brian Robertson, stage director.
Littlechap (played by Joshua Steele) finds himself a father before his time and agrees to marry Evie, the boss’s daughter (played by Brooke Steele). Though this helps him climb the business ladder, Littlechap (the everyman) finds himself trapped in the responsibility of a premature family. He turns to women of the world, yet finds only empty fulfillment. In the twilight of his years, he finally discovers that he has wasted his life looking for something that he actually had all the time – his wife’s true love. . Hit songs include: “Gonna Build a Mountain,” “Once in a Lifetime” and “What Kind of Fool Am I.”

Single Tickets
Available approximately three weeks prior to each concert.
– A seats: $35
– B seats: $27
– C seats: $19
– Children (18 and under): 50% off
– Ticket sales subject to 6% Sales Tax, processing and handling: $1.50 per ticket plus credit card merchant fee 3.5%. Mailing an additional $1.15 if requested.
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Stop the World — I Want to Get Off
2019-01-26 14:30 | Greaves Concert Hall, Fine Arts Center, 1 Louie B Nunn Dr, Highland Heights, KY, 41076, United States
Stop the World — I Want to Get Off
Desperately seeking fulfillment

7:30 Saturday, January 26 & 3:00 p.m. Sunday, January 27, 2019
Greaves Concert Hall
The KSO dusts off this Bricusse/Newley musical about searching for love and success that one already has.
Starring: Joshua Steele & Brooke Steele. Brian Robertson, stage director.

Littlechap (played by Joshua Steele) finds himself a father before his time and agrees to marry Evie, the boss’s daughter (played by Brooke Steele). Though this helps him climb the business ladder, Littlechap (the everyman) finds himself trapped in the responsibility of a premature family. He turns to women of the world, yet finds only empty fulfillment. In the twilight of his years, he finally discovers that he has wasted his life looking for something that he actually had all the time – his wife’s true love. . Hit songs include: “Gonna Build a Mountain,” “Once in a Lifetime” and “What Kind of Fool Am I.”
Single Tickets
Available approximately three weeks prior to each concert.
– A seats: $35
– B seats: $27
– C seats: $19
– Children (18 and under): 50% off
– Ticket sales subject to 6% Sales Tax, processing and handling: $1.50 per ticket plus credit card merchant fee 3.5%. Mailing an additional $1.15 if requested.
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Via Dolorosa
2018-11-17 19:30 | Saint Peter in Chains Cathedral, 325 W 8th St., Cincinnati, OH, 45202, United States
Via Dolorosa
Stations of the Cross illuminated in light and sound

7:30 Saturday, November 17, 2018
St. Peter in Chains Cathedral, Cincinnati, OH
The KSO teams up with the St. Peter in Chains Choir for a powerful premiere and illuminating depiction of the Via Dolorosa.

Jennifer Higdon
“Blue Cathedral”

Pawel Lukaszewski
Via Crucis
(North American Premiere)

St. Peter in Chains Cathedral Choir, Tony DiCello, director

Single Tickets
Available approximately three weeks prior to each concert.
– A seats: $35
– B seats: $27
– C seats: $19
– Children (18 and under): 50% off
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Back in My Day Education Concert
2018-10-23 05:30 - 2018-10-24 05:30 | National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 E Freedom Way, Cincinnati, KY, 45202, United States
“Back in My Day”
A chronological survey of the history of the orchestra and its music.
Tuesday, October 3, 2023 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 10:00 a.m.
Florence Baptist Church at Mt. Zion
This program presents a 300-year history of the orchestra and western music, with pieces from the early 1700s (e.g. Handel’s Water Music) to popular movie scores of the new millennium. At the performance students will see and hear how the orchestra grew in size and sound, receive interesting facts about the composers and learn how their environment impacted their musical works. Those in attendance will also see and hear a fabulous young performer. A question & answer session following the concert gives students and teachers the opportunity to ask questions of any musician or the conductor. Admission is free but registration is required. Special thanks to the Charles H. Dater Foundation, Andrew Jergens Foundation and the Maxwell Weaver Foundation for supporting the 2018-19 Education Series.
~Program ~
Handel: “Hornpipe” from Water Music (1717)
Haydn: Finale to Symphony No. 45 (Farewell) (1772)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 (Mvt I) (1808)
Wagner: Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin (1848)
Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin (Mvt. III) (1874) or Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy(1883) Teenage violinist TBA
Stravinsky: Finale to the Firebird (1919)
Copland: “Hoe-down” from Rodeo (1942)
Badelt / Zimmer: Excerpt from Pirates of the Caribbean: “The Curse of the Black Pearl” (2003)
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The KSO does not offer transportation to concerts. To assist schools with arranging transportation to these concerts we encourage you to click the links provided for resources available to schools in our area: ArtsLinks located in Cincinnati has an ArtsBus program for schools located within the I-275 Beltway,
Lesson plans and activities on many of the musical selections offered on this program are available at Classics for Kids, produced by WGUC. (Links found by clicking on the composers name above).
Quotes from teachers who participated in this program in 2014 (last time it was offered):
“Fun, upbeat, engaging!” —Kerry Knollman, Arnett Elementary
“This performance was well paced, interesting and educational. The performance was outstanding. The candlelight selection; 7th grade violinist and movie/music overlay were captivating. It was so unique for a symphony concert.” —Debbie Schilling, Heritage Christian Academy
“The environment was intimate and it was great to see a young musician. The students could relate to that.” — Rebecca Klaber, Grandview Elementary
“Loved it! Like the candles and the movie music. Very entertaining for a crowd that sometimes gets bored by classical music.” —Natalie Heilman, Ruth Moyer Elementary
“The KSO program is an excellent program. The program presents high quality orchestra music geared towards children. “ —Bethany Hamann, Miles & Lindeman Elementary Schools
“I always like the innovative programs. The kids loved how the players left the stage and blew out their candles on the music stands as they left the stage. Also nice to see student performers that kids can relate too. They also loved the orchestra playing the movie film track. The KSO fills the gap of our kids hearing live classical music where they would not otherwise have that opportunity.” —Tara Drummond, Holy Family School- Covington

Beyond La Mer
2018-10-13 15:30 | Greaves Concert Hall, Fine Arts Center, 1 Louie B Nunn Dr, Highland Heights, KY, 41076, United States
Beyond La Mer
French and English ocean-insprired classics in 4-D

7:30 Saturday, October 13, 2018
Greaves Concert Hall, NKU
The KSO opens the 27th season with a 4D concert experience allowing patrons to see, hear, smell, and feel the ocean.

Benjamin Britten
Four Sea Interludes
from Peter Grimes

Frank Bridge
The Sea

Ernest Chausson
“La Fleur des Eaux” Nicolette Book, soprano

Claude Debussy
La Mer

Single Tickets
Available approximately three weeks prior to each concert.
– A seats: $35
– B seats: $27
– C seats: $19
– Children (18 and under): 50% off
– Ticket sales subject to 6% Sales Tax, processing and handling: $1.50 per ticket plus credit card merchant fee 3.5%. Mailing an additional $1.15 if requested.

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