The Quad City Symphony Youth Ensembles (QCSYE) consists of four school-year orchestras for musicians of all ability levels, ages 7 to 18. The program provides a rigorous and inspiring learning environment founded on musical excellence for string, woodwind, brass, and percussion musicians. Students develop valuable musical, social, and leadership skills which set them up for success in school and beyond. Financial aid is available so everyone can participate regardless of ability to pay.

Our Gala Concert tradition continues with world-renowned pianist Emanual Ax. The multi-Grammy®-award-winning artist will join the QCSO to perform Ludwig Van Beethoven’s powerful and virtuosic Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”, followed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s dark and tempestuous Piano Concerto No. 20. Experience the full colors of the orchestra with Gustav Mahler’s shimmering Blumine to open the concert and Igor Stravinsky’s dazzling and triumphant The Firebird Suite to close the evening.

Performing on Second Oboe

AN EARTH DAY CELEBRATION OF MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO OUR LIFE-SUSTAINING PLANET.

Beethoven’s beloved “Pastoral” Symphony is paired with two other Earth-themed works. La Creation du Monde (The Creation of the World) is an intimate chamber ballet and features Ballet Quad Cities. Argentinean composer, Richard Scofano, performs La Tierra Sin Mal (The World Without Evil), his own symphonic poem for orchestra and bandoneon, a traditional instrument (similar to the accordion) used in Argentinean tango. We invite you to imagine the world at its creation, and dream of a world free of evil.

PROGRAM

DARIUS MILHAUD

La création du monde, op.81a (The Creation of the World)

RICHARD SCOFANO

La Tierra Sin Mal

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Symphony No. 6, Op. 68 “Pastorale”

Performing on Second Oboe

AN EARTH DAY CELEBRATION OF MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO OUR LIFE-SUSTAINING PLANET.

Beethoven’s beloved “Pastoral” Symphony is paired with two other Earth-themed works. La Creation du Monde (The Creation of the World) is an intimate chamber ballet and features Ballet Quad Cities. Argentinean composer, Richard Scofano, performs La Tierra Sin Mal (The World Without Evil), his own symphonic poem for orchestra and bandoneon, a traditional instrument (similar to the accordion) used in Argentinean tango. We invite you to imagine the world at its creation, and dream of a world free of evil.

PROGRAM

DARIUS MILHAUD

La création du monde, op.81a (The Creation of the World)

RICHARD SCOFANO

La Tierra Sin Mal

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Symphony No. 6, Op. 68 “Pastorale”

Performing on English Horn and Second Oboe

In a stunning program world-renowned pianist Marta Aznavoorian performs the Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 with Camerata Chicago. Conducted by Maestro Drostan Hall, Camerata Chicago will also perform Dvorak’s New World Symphony No. 9 and the William Tell Overture by Rossini.

Performing on English Horn and Second Oboe

In a stunning program world-renowned pianist Marta Aznavoorian performs the Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 with Camerata Chicago. Conducted by Maestro Drostan Hall, Camerata Chicago will also perform Dvorak’s New World Symphony No. 9 and the William Tell Overture by Rossini.

Performing on English Horn and Second Oboe

In a stunning program world-renowned pianist Marta Aznavoorian performs the Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 with Camerata Chicago. Conducted by Maestro Drostan Hall, Camerata Chicago will also perform Dvorak’s New World Symphony No. 9 and the William Tell Overture by Rossini.

Performing on Second Oboe

The world famous production of Beethoven Lives Upstairs features a lively exchange of letters between young Christoph and his uncle. Their subject: the “madman” who has moved into the upstairs apartment of Christoph’s Vienna home. Through a touching correspondence, dramatically underscored with the composer’s most beautiful excerpts, Christoph slowly comes to understand the genius of Beethoven and the beauty of his music.

Audiences are captivated by more than twenty-five excerpts of Beethoven’s music, including the Moonlight Sonata, Fur Elise, and the great Fifth and Ninth Symphonies. The music is magically woven into the drama as two actors share anecdotes and observations based on true incidents from the composer’s life. Presenting history, drama, music, and fun, this engaging concert perfect for a fun family day out!

Beethoven Lives Upstairs theatrical symphony concert is an imaginative way to introduce young audiences and their families to the life and music of Ludwig Van Beethoven in a live performance venue.

The performance is approximately 50 minutes in length and is recommended for audiences age six and up.

Performing on Principal Oboe

French violin virtuoso Eva Zavaro joins the Jackson Symphony Orchestra to perform Swiss composer Pierre Wissmer’s Second Violin Concerto – a piece she poignantly played in Ukraine at the beginning of the war. Works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Camille Pepin, and Ravel will also be featured and the program will end with Borodin’s richly textured Symphony No. 2.

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Mlada: Procession of the Nobles (Cortège) <1889–1890>

Camille Pepin
Les eaux celestials

Pierre Wissmer
Violin Concerto No. 2

Maurice Ravel
Tzigane, rapsodie de concert <1924>

Alexander Borodin
Symphony No.2, B minor (B ... atirskaya simfoniya; Heroic Symphony) <1869–1875>

Join us at Weatherwax Hall as Swedish Chamber Orchestra concertmaster Clara Saitkoulov joins us to play one of the most famous violin concertos by Felix Mendelssohn. The program will begin with a work by Felix’s sister Fanny – a talented composer in her own right whose work is only now gaining the attention it deserves. The evening will conclude with Mendelssohn’s well-known Symphony No. 3 – The Scottish Symphony – a nod towards spring and youth.

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
Overture in C major <1832>

Felix Mendelssohn
Concerto, Violin, op.64, E minor <1844; rev 1845>

Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No.3, op.56, A minor (Scottish) <1829–1842; rev 1843>

Join us at Weatherwax Hall as Swedish Chamber Orchestra concertmaster Clara Saitkoulov joins us to play one of the most famous violin concertos by Felix Mendelssohn. The program will begin with a work by Felix’s sister Fanny – a talented composer in her own right whose work is only now gaining the attention it deserves. The evening will conclude with Mendelssohn’s well-known Symphony No. 3 – The Scottish Symphony – a nod towards spring and youth.

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
Overture in C major <1832>

Felix Mendelssohn
Concerto, Violin, op.64, E minor <1844; rev 1845>

Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No.3, op.56, A minor (Scottish) <1829–1842; rev 1843>

Join us at Weatherwax Hall as Swedish Chamber Orchestra concertmaster Clara Saitkoulov joins us to play one of the most famous violin concertos by Felix Mendelssohn. The program will begin with a work by Felix’s sister Fanny – a talented composer in her own right whose work is only now gaining the attention it deserves. The evening will conclude with Mendelssohn’s well-known Symphony No. 3 – The Scottish Symphony – a nod towards spring and youth.

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
Overture in C major <1832>

Felix Mendelssohn
Concerto, Violin, op.64, E minor <1844; rev 1845>

Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No.3, op.56, A minor (Scottish) <1829–1842; rev 1843>

The MAC welcomes back Salt Creek Ballet with a roster of guest artists to perform the holiday tradition: Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker.” This magical full-scale production features live accompaniment from New Philharmonic – a rare opportunity to see this magnificent ballet set to live music.

The MAC welcomes back Salt Creek Ballet with a roster of guest artists to perform the holiday tradition: Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker.” This magical full-scale production features live accompaniment from New Philharmonic – a rare opportunity to see this magnificent ballet set to live music.

The MAC welcomes back Salt Creek Ballet with a roster of guest artists to perform the holiday tradition: Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker.” This magical full-scale production features live accompaniment from New Philharmonic – a rare opportunity to see this magnificent ballet set to live music.

The MAC welcomes back Salt Creek Ballet with a roster of guest artists to perform the holiday tradition: Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker.” This magical full-scale production features live accompaniment from New Philharmonic – a rare opportunity to see this magnificent ballet set to live music.

Featuring the Symphony Chorus, Jonathan Brown, vocalist
and Just for Fun Ukulele Strummers

Get into the spirit of the season with our festive Holiday Pops. With a combination of contemporary and classic holiday music, you’re sure to hear your favorites. Sing-along with our Chorus to beloved carols. It’s a South Shore holiday tradition!

Featuring the Symphony Chorus, Jonathan Brown, vocalist
and Just for Fun Ukulele Strummers

Get into the spirit of the season with our festive Holiday Pops. With a combination of contemporary and classic holiday music, you’re sure to hear your favorites. Sing-along with our Chorus to beloved carols. It’s a South Shore holiday tradition!

Featuring the Symphony Chorus, Jonathan Brown, vocalist
and Just for Fun Ukulele Strummers

Get into the spirit of the season with our festive Holiday Pops. With a combination of contemporary and classic holiday music, you’re sure to hear your favorites. Sing-along with our Chorus to beloved carols. It’s a South Shore holiday tradition!

Composed in 1923 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the merging of the two cities of Buda and Pest, Béla Bartók’s Dance Suite reflects the flavor of folk songs from Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Northern Africa. Jean Sibelius’s charming Symphony No. 3 in C Major marks a transition point between the romantic intensity of his first two symphonies and the more austere complexity of his later works in the genre. The three-movement creation is classical in its economy of melodic figuration, harmony, and scope, with a subtly brooding, austere, and eternally soulful character that permeates the whole.

Free admission.

Donations at door: $10 / $5 students & children

We continue the American celebration with a celebration of our very own – cellist Hannah Holman joins us to perform Korngold’s Cello Concerto to celebrate the retirement of her father Tom Holman, longtime JSO cellist. We will also hear works by Samuel Barber, Paul Hindemith, and Julia Perry. The program will conclude with Copland’s image-evoking masterpiece Appalachian Spring.

Samuel Barber
Medea, op.23 (Ballet Suite) <1948>

Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Concerto, Violoncello, op.37, C major (In one movement) <1946>

Julia Perry
Short Piece <1952>

Paul Hindemith
Trauermusik (Music of Mourning) <1936>

Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring <1943–1944>

Join the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra in a galaxy far, far, away as we explore music inspired by the mysteries of the universe. Movements from Gustav Holst’s masterwork The Planets will be complimented by John Williams’s iconic Main Theme from Star Wars and much more. The sun, moon, stars, and planets will align in this celestial symphonic celebration!

Musical talent spans the generations as violinist Ilya Kaler and his son, Daniel, join the NSO to perform a program that includes Brahms’ famous Double Concerto.

Michael Druzinsky‍ — Eos

Johannes Brahms‍ — Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in a minor, Op. 102‍

Ludwig van Beethoven‍ — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Trekkie fans UNITE!

Hear favorites from pop culture classics like Star Wars, Star Trek, Mars Attacks!, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and more. When your Maestro’s a Trekkie, you know this will be a special program of celestial inspiration and star-studded fun!

Experience two epic live performances in one night! Opening the concert is Coleman’s Seven O’ Clock Shout, a tribute to the heartwarming ritual of evening serenades that brought people together amidst isolation to celebrate life during the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by Beethoven’s famous Ninth Symphony. The SMSO will perform these landmark works alongside the Southwest Michigan Symphony Chorus, and other special guests. Truly a musical journey for the heart and mind, this is a night you won’t want to miss!

Costumes, candy, and more! Your little ghost or goblin will help haunt the Michigan Theatre with the Jackson Symphony Orchestra’s Halloween Children’s Concert. This exciting program features frightfully fun symphonic music perfect for young eyes and ears. The entire family is invited to dress up in their favorite costume along with our musicians to enjoy “boo-tiful” music! Kids in costume will have the opportunity to join our costume parade around the theatre! This concert is a wonderful chance for you to introduce your children to the wonders of live orchestral music.

Soloists Julian Schwartz and Marika Bournaki return to the JSO for our first of two programs this year featuring American music. Join us as we explore the generations of American music beginning with John Adams’ most recognizable work – Short Ride in a Fast Machine. We will also hear a commissioned double concerto by Jackson’s own Marcus Norris and the program completes with Aaron Copland’s epic Third Symphony, harkening to sounds of Fanfare for the Common Man.

John Adams
Short Ride in a Fast Machine <1986>

Marcus Norris
Double Concerto

Aaron Copland
Symphony No.3 <1944–1946>

Ashley Ertz, oboe

Lillia Woolschlager, piano

Fernande Decruck (1896-1954) - Two Pieces (7')

I. Pavane (1949)

II. Odelette (1934)

Akiko Kawanaka (b. 1959) - An den Wassern (To the Waters), Op. 2, No. 3 (2') 

Marguerite Roesgen-Champion (1894-1976) - Nocturne (1953) (5')

Chia-Yu Hsu - A Love Song from Contrasts (1999) (5')

Hedwige Chrétien (1859-1944) - Scène Rustique (1921) (8')

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912); arr. Althea Talbot-Howard - The Deep River Sonata (arr. 2022) (10')

I. Thata Nabandji

Interlude I - Oloba

II. Deep River

Interlude II - Oloba

III. The Bamboula

Ashley Ertz, oboe

Lillia Woolschlager, piano

Fernande Decruck (1896-1954) - Two Pieces (7')

I. Pavane (1949)

II. Odelette (1934)

Akiko Kawanaka (b. 1959) - An den Wassern (To the Waters), Op. 2, No. 3 (2') 

Marguerite Roesgen-Champion (1894-1976) - Nocturne (1953) (5')

Chia-Yu Hsu - A Love Song from Contrasts (1999) (5')

Hedwige Chrétien (1859-1944) - Scène Rustique (1921) (8')

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912); arr. Althea Talbot-Howard - The Deep River Sonata (arr. 2022) (10')

I. Thata Nabandji

Interlude I - Oloba

II. Deep River

Interlude II - Oloba

III. The Bamboula

Presented in collaboration with the Musicians Club of Women, Chicago