ARTS Pick: Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia

Celebrate 40 years with the Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia at its inaugural season performances. Kate Tamarkin directs the masters of classical music through a specially commissioned piece entitled “Fanfare for a Ruby Celebration,” composed by Randol Alan Bass, and Emmanuel Sejourne’s “Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra,” featuring intrepid percussionist I-Jen Fang. Works by Antonin Dvorak and Zoltan Kodaly round out the program for an exciting premiere.

Friday 9/26 & Sunday 9/28. $10-45, times and locations vary. artsboxoffice.virginia.edu or 924-3376.