Annapolis Symphony Orchestra

Join the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra for our annual free Pops in the Park event at Downs Park, in celebration of Annapolis250. Free and open to the public. Parking is also free.

Join the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra for our annual free Pops in the Park event at Quiet Waters Park, in celebration of Annapolis250. Annapolis Symphony Academy opens the concert. Free and open to the public. Parking is also free.

From the whispered stillness of Antonín Dvořák's Bohemian landscapes to the searing emotional power of Jennifer Higdon's Cello Concerto—brought vividly to life by Julian Schwarz—Echoes of the Earth invites you into a world where nature, memory, and human expression resonate with breathtaking immediacy. Conducted by José-Luis Novo.

From the whispered stillness of Antonín Dvořák’s Bohemian landscapes to the searing emotional power of Jennifer Higdon’s Cello Concerto—brought vividly to life by Julian Schwarz—Echoes of the Earth invites you into a world where nature, memory, and human expression resonate with breathtaking immediacy. Conducted by José-Luis Novo.

In Dmitri Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1, performed by Vadim Repin, music becomes both refuge and resistance. Paired with the elemental drama of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's The Tempest and Igor Stravinsky's The Fairy's Kiss.

In Dmitri Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1, performed by Vadim Repin, music becomes both refuge and resistance. Paired with the elemental drama of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s The Tempest and Igor Stravinsky’s The Fairy’s Kiss.

Join the ASO for our Holiday Pops concert at Maryland Hall. Our Holiday Pops Concert is an annual event that sells out fast.

Holiday Pops Concert at Severna Park High School

From the shimmering festival lights of Claude Debussy's "Fêtes," and the Spanish flair of Maurice Ravel's Alborada del gracioso to the living birdsong of Tan Dun and the iconic mountain ascent of Richard Strauss An Alpine Symphony, this program reveals nature as sound, color, and shared experience. Conducted by José-Luis Novo.

Enjoy a Sunday, 3PM matinee. Richard Strauss' Alpine Symphony and Tan Dun Passacaglia: Secret of Wind and Birds. Conducted by José-Luis Novo.

From the shadowed Nordic forests of Jean Sibelius' Tapiola to the lyrical brilliance of Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1, performed by Esther Yoo, this program traces nature's quiet mystery and the human voices it inspires. Conducted by ASO Artistic Director José-Luis Novo.

This bilingual concert is exciting, fun, and perfect for private, public, home-schooled, and virtual learning students. Really Inventive Stuff brings a fresh and lively rendition of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf to Maryland Hall.

From the shifting tides of Benjamin Britten's Four Sea Interludes to the sharp brilliance of Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3, performed by Stewart Goodyear, "Shaped by Nature" explores how the orchestra brings natural landscapes to life through music. It culminates in the sweeping vistas of Ferde Grofé's Grand Canyon Suite.

Enjoy a Mother's Day matinee with the ASO! This concert includes Benjamin Britten Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33 and Ferde Grofé Grand Canyon Suite in a special one hour performance.