Albany Symphony Orchestra

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The Albany Symphony Orchestra (ASO) is a professional symphony orchestra based in Albany, New York.

Founded in 1930 as the People's Orchestra of Albany by Italian-born conductor John Carabella, the Albany Symphony is the oldest professional symphony orchestra based in New York's Capital District. The ASO annually performs at performance venues such as The Palace Theatre in Albany, the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall in Troy, NY, Canfield Casino at Congress Park in Saratoga Springs, NY, and the First United Methodist Church in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

David Alan Miller has served as Music Director and Conductor of the orchestra since 1992. Former music directors have included John Carabella, Rudolf Thomas, Ole Windingstad, Edgar Curtis, Julius Hegyi, and Geoffrey Simon.

The ASO celebrated its 75th anniversary during the 2005/2006 season, which included solo appearances by cellist Yo-Yo Ma, bassist Edgar Meyer, violinist Yura Lee, baritone Nathan Myers, violinist Colin Jacobsen, pianist Joel Fan, violinist Jonathan Gandelsman, clarinetist Susan Martula, pianist Findlay Cockrell, percussionist Colin Currie flutist Paolo Bortolussi, pianist Yefim Bronfman, violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, and Frederic Lacroix. Also during the season, the ASO presented several world premiere performances of ASO commissioned works by composers such as Stephen Dankner, Michael Woods, Bun Ching Lam, Carolyn Yarnell, and Michael Torke.

Also, this past season, the 77th, the ASO featured Joshua Bell in a concert where the young violinist played Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto and selections from West Side Story.

Since the 1980s, the ASO has released more than 20 CDs, encompassing nearly 60 works, for New World Records, CRI, Albany Records, Argo, and London/Decca.Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page).

Members as of June 2006[edit]

First Violin

Second Violin

Viola

Cello

Bass

Flute

Oboe

English Horn

Clarinet

Bassoon

Horn

Trumpet

Trombone

Bass Trombone

Tuba

Timpani

Percussion

Harp