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CORONATION CELEBRATION

Music that evokes images of royal ceremony, including Clarke’s Trumpet Voluntary and Haydn’s Symphony No. 104. Pachelbel’s well-known Canon and Gigue in D Major are followed by the Concerto for Harpsichord in G Minor. Handel completes the afternoon with Zadok the Priest, performed alongside the Syracuse University Oratorio Society.

2024-03-03T10:57:31-05:00May 4, 2023|

THE PLANETS

The Syracuse University Oratorio Society women's chorus joins Symphoria for Holst's influential, astrology-inspired orchestral suite, The Planets.

2024-02-16T23:04:48-05:00May 4, 2023|

RHAPSODY IN BLUE

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the premiere of Rhapsody in Blue with Robert Auler as the soloist. Gershwin incorporates influences of his contemporaries, such as Ravel (the tuneful first movement from Le Tombeau de Couperin) and Debussy (Clair de Lune) to pull back the layers and reveal what made Gershwin and his music so timeless and beautiful.

2024-02-08T14:37:52-05:00May 4, 2023|

LUNAR NEW YEAR

Welcome in the Year of the Dragon and celebrate the Asian community in Central New York. Experience the unique melodies, instruments, and arrangements of some of the oldest and most complex music in the world.

2024-02-01T20:43:49-05:00May 4, 2023|

THE FOUR SEASONS WITH RACHEL BARTON PINE

Violinist Rachel Barton Pine leads the orchestra in the second half for Vivaldi's Four Seasons. The show opens with Missy Mazzoli's atmospheric Orbiting Spheres and Brahms's Symphony No. 3.

2024-01-26T21:57:26-05:00May 4, 2023|

WALTZ ALONG THE BLUE DANUBE

Celebrating music that inspired movement through polka, marches, and the waltz, Symphoria performs the works of Offenbach, Strauss, and Korngold. Familiar tunes including Can-Can from Orpheus in the Underworld and Blue Danube will fill the hall for this afternoon concert at our favorite neighborhood watering hole!

2024-01-14T11:07:09-05:00May 4, 2023|

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Bring family and friends together to experience Symphoria’s annual Holiday Pops! This year, we welcome back local vocalist Katie Weber as well as the Syracuse Pops Chorus under the direction of Lou Lemos.

2023-12-16T10:12:54-05:00May 4, 2023|

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Bring family and friends together to experience Symphoria’s annual Holiday Pops! This year, we welcome back local vocalist Katie Weber as well as the Syracuse Pops Chorus under the direction of Lou Lemos.

2023-12-16T10:11:58-05:00May 4, 2023|