Sarah Calderini - Executive Director, Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra is a hub for connecting our community. Using the highest standards of music making by professional musicians, they make music happen in all the places you call home. They make music happen not only on stage but in classrooms, day care centers, libraries, farmers markets, senior centers and assisted living complexes. A2SO brings together community partners from A to Z – from the Ann Arbor Hands-on Museum to Zingerman’s to make great music happen.
Find out more at www.a2so.org
The Music of Studio Ghibli (Pops Season Opener)
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Pease Auditorium | 3:00 PM & 7:30 PM - EMU
Wilbur Lin guest conductor
Back by popular demand! Joe Hisaishi’s spellbinding scores to Hayao Miyazaki’s Academy Award-winning films are brought to life by the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra and guest conductor Wilbur Lin.
Appalachian Spring & Pathétique (MainStage Season Opener)
Sunday, October 11, 2026
Hill Auditorium | 3:00 PM
Amaryn Olmeda violin
Earl Lee conductor & Music Director
Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring Suite
Samuel Barber Violin Concerto
Samuel Adler TO LIFE! (world premiere)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6, Pathétique
Concertmaster Chamber Series: Berofsky & Friends
Saturday, October 17, 2026
First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor | 7:00 PM
Sunday, October 18, 2026
First Presbyterian Church of Ypsilanti | 7:00 PM
Programmed and led by A2SO Concertmaster Aaron Berofsky, the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra’s Concertmaster Chamber Series features free, intimate performances in some of Southeast Michigan’s most enthralling and engaging spaces.
Free and open to the public with reservations.
The Lord of the Rings Symphony
Friday, October 23, 2026
Hill Auditorium | 7:30 PM
Kaitlyn Lusk soprano
U-M Men’s Glee Club
U-M Women’s Glee Club
Robert Boardman guest conductor
Journey to Middle-earth as the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra brings Howard Shore’s unforgettable Lord of the Rings soundtrack to life at Hill Auditorium.
Holiday Pops
Saturday, December 19, 2026
Hill Auditorium | 7:00 PM
PRISM
Earl Lee conductor & Music Director
Experience a symphony of lights, sights, and sounds as the A2SO brings its beloved 16th annual Holiday Pops event to Ann Arbor’s Hill Auditorium.