Springfield Symphony Orchestra

Damien Sneed, Conductor Florence Price Colonial Dance Florence Price Concert Overture No. 1 Margaret Bonds The Montgomery Variations William Grant Still Yamekraw David Baker Three Ethnic Dances Damien Sneed A Symphonic Homage to The Duke This concert features some of the most beautiful American orchestral compositions created by African Americans. The first part of the program incorporates two well-known African American female composers, Florence Price (1887 – 1953) and Margaret Bonds (1913 – 1972), honoring the American musical art form…

Nick Palmer, Conductor Camille Zamora and the Mambo Kings The SSO will be heating up Symphony Hall with a sultry evening of unforgettable Latin sounds for Havana Nights. Featuring Camille Zamora, who made her memorable SSO debut at last season’s Holiday Pops, and the Mambo Kings, one of the hottest Latin jazz ensembles anywhere, our concert will make this winter evening feel like a Caribbean vacation! In collaboration with artists ranging from Yo-Yo Ma to Sting, Camille Zamora has garnered…

Adam Kerry Boyles, Conductor Quynh Nguyen, Piano Springfield Symphony Chorus, Nikki Stoia, Director Ralph Vaughan Williams Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves’ Lili Boulanger D’un Matin du Printemps Paul Chihara Piano Concerto Fantasy Gabriel Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine Randall Thompson Selections from Frostiana Ludwig van Beethoven Choral Fantasy Piano Fantasy puts the piano in the spotlight of both acts of the concert. The first act features the SSO premiere of the Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra by Paul Chihara, and the unique…

Peter Boyer, Conductor Jeffrey Biegel, Piano Aaron Copland Fanfare for the Common Man Jennifer Higdon Fanfare Ritmico Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring Peter Boyer Rhapsody in Red, White & Blue George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue This concert includes two of the most iconic pieces of American music: Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring Suite, and George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Pianist Jeffrey Biegel, a longtime champion of Gershwin’s Rhapsody, commissioned acclaimed American composer Peter Boyer to compose a new work in celebration of…