Called “Moving On,” the Big Spring Symphony is taking advantage of its nomad status this year, following the closing of the Municipal Auditorium.

Conductor and Music Director Dr. Keith Graumann says the season's theme might be better called “Moving Around.” Regardless, the symphony association is making the most of the situation by performing in several venues, including the Big Spring High School Auditorium, Trinity Baptist Church and Dorothy Garrett Coliseum.

“The four-concert series promises to include something for everyone, from classic favorites and seasonal music to 1970s and 80s popular music,” said Graumann.

The first concert of the season, “Classical Music in the Movies,” will be presented at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, in the high school auditorium.

“We have invited our longtime friend of the Big Spring Symphony, Maestro John Giordana, to again conduct the opening concert of the season,” said Graumann. “He will conduct the orchestra in works that were exciting, emotional or spectacular enough to be chosen by movie producers to use in major films.”

The concert will begin with the “Overture to the Marriage of Figaro” by Mozart. The piece has been featured in such films as the “Shawshank Redemption,” “Trading Places” and “Shelton Key.” Others to be included in the first portion of the concert include “Night on Bare Mountain” by Mussorgsky (“Natural Born Killers”), “Clair de Lune” by Debussy (“Ocean's Eleven”) and “Finlandia” by Sibelius (“Die Hard II”).

The second portion of the concert will open with “Prelude to the Walkurie” by Wagner (“Apocalypse Now”). Others will include “Barber of Seville Overture” by Rossini (“Bugs Bunny,” “Robots”), “Blue Danube” by Strauss (“Titanic,” “2001 a Space Odyssey,” “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”) and “Jupiter” from the seven-movement suite “The Plants” by Holst, which has been in numerous films and other works.

“This will be a great opening concert for the Big Spring Symphony,” said Graumann. “Listeners will recognize many of the pieces played as movie themes, not realizing that the music had been drawn from major orchestral works. And, for non-moviegoers, the evening offers a rich variety of more familiar and not-so-familiar major works.”

Upcoming concerts are:

• “A Symphonic Christmas,” Dec. 19, with the Coahoma Choir Kids and Sandra Wallace, finds the symphony “Moving On” to Trinity Baptist Church.

• “Symphony in Motion,” featuring Big Spring Symphony members performing solo Feb. 20 in the high school auditorium.

• “Symphony Pops Extravaganza” with celebrated entertainer and song writer Paul Williams March 27 at Dorothy Garrett Coliseum on the Howard College campus.

Individual ticket prices are $15 for adults, $10 for senior citizens and $5 for students.

Season tickets include four tickets that may be used at any concert, and show a substantial discout over individual ticket prices.

Season tickets are $50 for adults, $30 for senior citizens and $15 for students and are available at Western Bank, Faye's Flowers, Blum's Jewelers, the Heritage Museum, Big Spring Area Chamber of Commerce and the Big Spring Herald.

General admission ticket prices for the Paul Williams concert will double the regular single ticket prices but the concert is included at no extra charge in the season ticket package.

For further information or to request a season brochure, call the symphony office at 264-7223.