Concerts

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2026-2027 Season

Dr. Matthew George leads the orchestra in its 74th season.

Our Venue is Meetinghouse Church. Please join us for the first concert of the season on October 25th at 3 p.m.

Photography by  Darrell Owens

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Our inaugural season for Dr. Matthew George was a thrilling one. We look forward to a continuing as the season looks to be an exciting one.

October 25, 2026, 3pm – “Celebrations” 

John Adams – Short Ride in a Fast Machine – 40th anniversary
Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings – 90th anniversary
Dan Kessner – Clarinet Concerto – Julia Heinen, soloist– Composer’s 80th birthday
Ottorino Respighi – Burlesca – 90th anniversary Respighi death/120th anniversary of piece
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Symphony No. 8 – 70th anniversary

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December 13, 2026, 5pm – “Matters of the Heart” 

Umoja – Valerie Coleman 
Adagio in g minor – Tomaso Albinoni 
Joyeuse Marche – Chabrier
Three Pieces from Schindler’s List – John Williams – Carol Margolis, soloist

_{February 21, 2027, 3pm} – “Pipes at Midnight” 

This Midnight Hour – Anna Clyne
Grand Concerto for solo organ and orchestra – Stephen Paulus – Jacob Benda, soloist  (Michael Barone – Pipe Dreams- involvement)  
Organ Symphony – Camille Saint-Saëns

March 21, 2027, 3pm – Family Concert – “Music You Can See: Mother Nature”   

Allegro from “Spring” The Four Seasons – Antonio Vivaldi 
“Morning Mood” from Peer Gynt – Edvard Grieg 
The Oak Tree – Florence Price 
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring – Frederick Delius 
Sky-Tinted Water: Place Where the Water is so Still it Reflects the Sky – Marko Bajzer 
Thunder and Lightning Polka – Johann Strauss, Jr

May 16, 2027, 3pm – “Warmth” 

Outdoor Overture – Aaron Copland
 MacPhail concerto winner – TBD
Kauyumari – Gabriela Ortiz
Symphony #2 – Johannes Brahms – (150^th anniversary)