With the ASO, Grammy Award winner White — formerly half of The Civil Wars — will reimagine the Southern rock, Americana and country hits that made him famousFour-time Grammy Award-winning artist John Paul White, formerly half of The Civil Wars, will join the Alabama Symphony Orchestra in a unique crossover performance Thursday, April 6.
With the ASO, White will reimagine the Southern rock, Americana and country hits that made him famous. The performance is presented in collaboration with the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center.
The 7 p.m. performance will be in the Alys Stephens Center’s Jemison Concert Hall. Tickets are $25, $35 and $45. For tickets, call the ASC Box Office at 205-975-2787 or visit AlysStephens.org.
In his 2019 release, “The Hurting Kind,” White crafted a stunning album that draws on the lush, orchestrated music made in Nashville in the early 1960s. Yet these songs retain a modern feel, whether he is writing about overwhelming love, unraveling relationships or fading memory of a loved one, according to his artist’s statement.
White grew up in tiny Loretto, Tennessee, and now lives in Florence, Alabama, not far from Muscle Shoals. He has cultivated a music career in Nashville for two decades, first as a songwriter for a major publisher, then as half of The Civil Wars — a groundbreaking duo that won four Grammy Awards before disbanding in 2012. Because The Civil Wars were so hard to categorize, White has earned a fanbase among indie rock listeners, folk audiences, Americana outlets and adult alternative radio.
For this performance, ArtPlay will offer Kids Night Out which provides cool, creative activities for children ages 5-12. While adults enjoy a night out, children will participate in hands-on arts activities led by ArtPlay teaching artists. Kids Night Out is $35 for the first child and $10 for each additional child. Reservations are available now; space is limited. For reservations or questions, contact Traci Roller at troller@uab.edu. All Kids Night Out opportunities are free with Friends and Family Membership; limit two kids per membership.