The rare opportunity to perform with symphonies happened completely by chance for Birmingham acoustic pop-rock quartet, Act of Congress. In 2009, when hired by Walt Disney World to perform at Epcot Center in Orlando, Florida, AOC ran into Alabama Symphony Orchestra (ASO) Pops conductor, Christopher Confessore and a relationship of mutual admiration was born. A second chance meeting happened several months later while performing an after hours showcase in the tiny upstairs room of a well known Nashville coffee shop. After meeting the band, Grammy-nominated arranger, Don Hart (having collaborated with Trey Anastasio of Phish, Amy Grant, Martina McBride, and others) became interested in working with Act of…