The Alabama Symphony Orchestra has announced several series for 2009-10 season. Topping the list of SuperPops guests are Amy Grant and Michael Feinstein. Symphony 7 concerts spotlight mandolinist Chris Thile, DJ Spooky, Tan Dun's music from "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," and new music from ASO composer-in-residence Paul Lansky. Concertmaster and Friends will feature music by American composer George Crumb, who will appear as percussionist, and an Astor Piazzolla concert.
Here are the lineups:
SUPERPOPS
Nov. 13. Amy Grant.
Dec. 4
. Christmas with Take 6.
Jan. 22. Rachel York, Aaron Lazar, William Michals and Birmingham Concert Chorale sing music by Rodgers and Hammerstein.
Feb. 12. Michael Feinstein: The Sinatra Project.
April 23. Oz with Orchestra.
All concerts start at 8 p.m. at BJCC Concert Hall, and are conducted by Principal Pops Conductor Christopher Confessore. Subscription prices are $96-$288. Single tickets are $24-$72.
SYMPHONY 7
Oct. 29. Chris Thile's Classical Jam. Justin Brown, conductor; Chris Thile, mandolinist; Daniel Szasz, violinist. Music by Bach, Bartok, Radiohead, Thile and Debussy.
Jan. 14
. Devolution: Concerto for DJ & Orchestra. Michael Morgan, conductor; Paul Miller "DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid," deejay. Music by Anthony Paul De Ritis.
March 25. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Mei Ann Chen, conductor; George Gao, erhu. Music by An-Lun Huang, Tyzen Hsiao, Toru Takemitsu and Tan Dun.
May 13. The Road to Zappa. Justin Brown, conductor; Paul Lansky, curator; So Percussion, percussion ensemble. Music by Lansky, Edgard Varese, and Frank Zappa.
All concerts start at 7 p.m. at the Alys Stephens Center. Subscription prices are $45-$75. Single tickets, $15-$25.
FAMILY CONCERTS
Oct. 25. Symphony Spooktacular: "The Composer is Dead," musical murder mystery by Lemony Snicket, music by Nathaniel Stookey. Yaniv Attar, conductor. Birmingham Children's Theatre.
Dec. 6
. Winter Wonderland. Music to animated film, "The Snowman." Yaniv Attar, conductor. Alabama Theatre.
March 28. How the Gimquat Found her Song. Christopher Confessore, conductor. Christopher Confessore, conductor. Birmingham Children's Theatre.
April 24. Oz with Orchestra. Christopher Confessore, conductor. Pre-concert activities start at 1:30 p.m. BJCC Concert Hall.
All concerts start at 2:30 p.m. Subscription prices are $42-$60 (adults) and $21-$30 (children). Single tickets, $14-$20 (adults) and $7-$10 (children).
CONCERTMASTER AND FRIENDS
Sept. 29. Russian Piano Trios. Daniel Szasz, violinist; Yakov Kasman, pianist; cellist to be determined. Music by Rachmaninoff and Babadjanian.
Nov. 3. Crumb and Lansky. George Crumb, percussionist; David Starobin, guitarist; Daniel Szasz, violinist; Lisa Weinhold, flutist; Kathleen Costello, clarinetist; Craig Hultgren, cellist; Justin Brown, pianist. Music by George Crumb and Paul Lansky.
March 2. Schumann Anniversary concert. Daniel Szasz, violinist; Warren Samples, cellist; Kevin Kozak, hornist; Alina Voicu, pianist.
May 18. Music of Astor Piazzolla. Daniel Szasz, violinist; Justin Brown, pianist; bassist and bandoneonist to be announced.
All concerts start at 7:30 p.m. at Brock Recital Hall, Samford University. Subscription prices are $75. Single tickets, $25.
All season tickets go on sale Monday. Individual tickets will be available at a later date. MasterWorks concerts, Coffee concerts and Special Events were published Feb. 8. Season. The season is scheduled to be online at
on Tuesday. Call 251-7727
Michael Huebner covers fine arts and classical music for The Birmingham News. E-mail him at mhuebner@bhamnews.com.