2025-2026 Season
2025-2026 SEASON
LYRIC OPERA
OF
CHICAGO
sunday in the
park with lyric
SEPT 3-8
MMEMPHIS SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
AUDREY WRIGHT PLAYS
ZWILLICH VIOLIN CONCERTO
FEB 23-MAR 1
MEMPHIS SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
feb 23-mar
'audrey wright plays zwillich violin concerto'
montgomery starburst
zwillich violin concerto
korngold much ado about nothing suite
ravel le tombeau de couperin
MSO/MYSO SIDE-BY-SIDE
"THE PLANETS"
MAR 8
MEMPHIS YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
mar 8
coleridge-taylor othello suite
holst the planets
2024-2025 Season
National Symphony Orchestra Aug 30-Sept 2
COVER CONDUCTOR
Enrico Lopez-Yañez, Conductor
Christylez Bacon, Beatboxer and Rapper
Calgary Philharmonic
Sept 20-21
The Music of Pink Floyd
Jean Meilleur, lead vocals
Jeans 'n Classics, band
Memphis Symphony Orchestra Sep 24-27
Symphonic Harmony at 2Pres
Artina McCain, piano
Leo Davis, organ
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Ballade in A Minor
HORATIO PARKER Organ Concerto
JOUBERT Exalting Majesty: Hymn of Faith & Praise (World Premiere)
Memphis Youth Symphony | Oct 7
Movie Night
SUPPE Poet and Peasant Overture
MENKEN " I See the Light" from Tangled
WILLIAMS Selections from Hary Potter Suite
WILLIAMS Selections from Star Wars
COLLAGE Dance Company | Oct 26-27
TCHAIKOVSKY/BALANCHINE Pas de Deux
STRAVINSKY L'Ouiseau de feu (Firebird) 1945
Memphis Symphony Orchestra Nov 1-3
Shantanique Moore, flute
BRAHMS Variations on a Theme by Haydn
C.P.E. BACH Flute Concerto in G Major
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6
New Ballet Ensemble |
Nov 23-24
NUTREMIX presented by Nike
Memphis Youth Symphony | Dec 8
Sounds of the Season
MYSP Youth Chorus
WILLIAMS Three Holiday Songs from Home Alone
ANDERSON Sleigh Ride
TCHAIKOVKSY Symphony No. 1 "Winter Daydreams"
Ballet Memphis | Dec 13-15
TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker
Memphis Symphony Orchestra Dec 19-21
Magic of Memphis!
Robert Moody, conductor
Kyle Dickson, conductor
Elvis Birthday Tribute at Graceland| Jan 7-8
Terry Mike Jeffries, vocals
COLLAGE Dance Collective | Jan 28-Feb 2
MASON Their Eyes Were Watching God
Memphis Youth Symphony at the Orpheum | Jan 30
Walden Composers Institute | Feb 7-9
Valentine's Day with Kortland Whalum and MSO | Feb 14
Selections by Frank Sinatra and more
Memphis Youth Symphony | Feb 16
SAINT-SAENS Violin Concerto
MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition
Louisiana Philharmonic |
Mar 25-27
MONTGOMERY Coincident Dances
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Othello Suite
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
Equity Arc Orchestra | Apr 2-6
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Ballade
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
MYS/MSO Side-by-Side | May 10
RIMSKY-KORSOKOV Scheherazade
SOCOLOW Rush Hour
RESPEGHI Pina di Roma
Memphis Symphony Orchestra | May 25
Memorial Day Concert
"Sunset Symphony" at the Overton Park Shell
National Symphony Orchestra June 26-27
COVER CONDUCTOR
Dolly Parton: My Songs in Threads
Kalamazoo Symphony
July 2-4
Patriotic Pops in Bronson Park
National Symphony Orchestra July 10-12
COVER CONDUCTOR
Lindsey Stirling: Night with the National Symphony
2023-2024 Season
Louisville Orchestra | Oct 6
Composing A Story
BIZET Overture to Carmen
PROKOFIEV Peter and the Wolf
Arr. “I See The Light” from Disney’s Tangled
MUSSORGSKY Night on Bald Mountain excerpts
BOSTIC “August Wilson Symphony”
RAVEL Mother Goose Suite V. Fairy Garden
Memphis Symphony Orchestra | Oct 25
"Lead From Every Chair"
Selections from Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite, Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream, Rossini's Overture to Il barbiere di Siviglia, Schubert Symphony 8, and Bizet's Carmen
Memphis Youth Symphony Orchestra | Nov 5-8
Peter and the Wolf @ the Orpheum Theater
PROKOFIEV Peter and the Wolf
WILLIAMS Suite from Jurassic Park
CHABRIER España
Illinois Music Educators Association
District 9 Festival Orchestra | Nov 11
MASON Toast on the Town
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Petite Concert Suite
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5, IV
Memphis Symphony Orchestra | Dec 2-3
MAGIC OF MEMPHIS
Memphis Black Arts Alliance Singers
Memphis Symphony Chorus
Dr. Vernell Bennet-Fairs, soprano
Memphis Youth Symphony Orchestra | Dec 10
SOUNDS OF THE SEASON
TCHAIKOVSKY Selections from The Nutcracker
SILVESTRI Suite from Polar Express
ANDERSON Sleigh Ride
Ballet Memphis | Dec 15-17
TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker
Marin Symphony Orchestra | Jan 10-14
John Freeman, Trumpet
PROKOFIEV Classical Symphony
HAYDN Trumpet Concerto
FAURE Pavane
STRAVINSKY Pulcinella Suite
Memphis Symphony Orchestra | Jan 31-Feb 4
Zhu Wang, Piano
STILL Wood Notes
WEILL Suite from Threepenny Opera
GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue
Memphis Symphony Orchestra | Feb 6-8
YOUNG PERSON'S CONCERT
DEBUSSY La Mer
BRITTEN Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
MONTGOMERY Banner
CARLISLE Five by Five
WILLIAMS Main Title from Star Wars
WILLIAMS "Nimbus 2000" from Harry Potter
GABRIELLI Canzoni Septimi Toni a8
The Harriet Tubman Oratorio @ National Civil Rights Museum | Feb 11
An Original Oratorio by Earnestine Rodgers Robinson
Pasadena Symphony | Feb 14-17
Wynona Wang, Piano
MONTGOMERY Strum
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2
Civic Orchestra of Chicago | Feb 21-24
CSO Young Artist Competition
Minnesota Orchestra | Feb 27-29
YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERT
29:11 International Exchange
BEETHOVEN Overture to Leonore
SIMON The Block
WATKINS Five Movements in Color
arr. ANDY THOMAS “Still Love” and other songs
HYUN Gia Singh
Civic Orchestra of Chicago | Mar 16-19
Notes for Peace Project
Portland Symphony | Mar 23-24
MENKEN “Under the Sea” from The Little Mermaid
STRAUSS III The Blue Danube, Op. 314
WILLIAMS “The Shark Theme” from Jaws
DEBUSSY La Mer, II. Jeux de vagues
LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA “How Far I’ll Go” from Moana
KLAUS BEDELT arr. Ticketts Medley from Pirates of the Caribbean
MENDELSSOHN Hebrides Overture
Memphis Symphony Orchestra | April 16-21
Collage Dance Collective
Memphis Symphony Orchestra
TALBOT Chroma
New York Philharmonic | April 29- May 4
COVER CONDUCTOR
Kwame Ryan, Conductor
Young People's Concert
New York Philharmonic | May 1-4
COVER CONDUCTOR
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Cello
SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No. 1
BERLIOZ Symphonie Fantastique
Oakland Symphony | May 15-17
Kelly Hall-Thompkins, violin
COPLAND Canticle of Freedom
MARSALIS Violin Concerto
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5
Memphis Symphony Orchestra | May 26
Robert Moody, Co-Conductor
Kyle Dickcson, Co-Conductor
SUNSET SYMPHONY
Grant Park Music Festival | June 25-27
MONTGOMERY Starburst
BARTOK Romanian Folk Dances
THOMAS Of Paradise and Light
VILLA LOBOS Bachianas Brasileirras No. 5
ABELS Delights and Dances
DVORAK Serenade for Strings
American Composers Orchestra Earshot Recordings |
June 13-14
COVER CONDUCTOR
Delta David Grier, Conductor
ANUJ BHUTANI After the Freeze
MALACHI BROWN Statements: a journal entry
EUNSUNG KIM Kaleidescope
MADELEINE MERWIN Dirty Ice
SOFIA SCHEPS demographia acústica: %
SAMUEL TORRÉS Frailejón
2022-2023 Season
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra | Sep 16 - 18
Assistant Conductor
Stéphane Denève, Conductor
Nathalie Joachim, flute and voice
IBERT Escales
JOACHIM Fanm d'ayiti Suite
DVORAK Symphony 8
Colburn Orchestra | Sep 19 - Oct 1
Assistant Conductor
Ruth Reinhart, Conductor
Joey Tkach, Trumpet
BRAHMS Tragic Overture
DESENCLOS Incantation, Thrène et Danse for Tpt and Orchestra
BARTOK Concerto for Orchestra
San Francisco Symphony | Oct 20 - 22
Assistant Conductor
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor
Bertrand Chalamou, piano
MUSSORGSKY Night on Bald Mountain
LISZT Totentanz
BERLIOZ Symphonie Fantastique
San Francisco Symphony | Oct 27 - 29
Assistant Conductor
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor
Christopher Purves, baritone
BARTOK Miraculous Mandarin Suite
HERRMANN Suite from Psycho
GRUBER Frankenstein!!
Wichita Symphony Orchestra | Nov 7 - 10
Kyle Dickson, Conductor
Gershwin's Magic Key
ILMEA 2022 Disctrict 7 Senior Orchestra | Nov 12
Kyle Dickson, Conductor
CHABRIER España
BERNSTEIN West Side Story Symphonic Dances
Civic Orchestra of Chicago | Nov 17 - 20
Kyle Dickson, Conductor
Notes for Peace Project
New York Philharmonic | Dec 1 -3
Assistant Conductor
Raphael Payare, Conductor
Emmanuel Ax, Piano
STILL Darker America
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony 12
San Francisco Symphony | Dec 8 - 9
Kyle Dickson, Conductor
SOUNDBOX Series
Reena Esmail, Curator
Hila Plitman, Soprano
ESMAIL A History of Red
FAURE Sicilienne from Pelleas et Melisande
FRANK Leyendes: An Andean Walkabout
National Symphony Orchestra | Dec 15 - 18
Assistant Conductor
Fabio Biondi, Conductor
Liv Redpath, soprano
Hannah Ludwig, mezzo-soprano
John Matthew Myers, tenor
Neal Davies, bass
HANDEL Messiah
Minnesota Orchestra | Dec 29 - Jan 1
Assistant Conductor
Marin Alsop, Conductor
BERNSTEIN Overture to Candide
MONTGOMERY Rounds for Piano and Orchestra
RIMSKY-KORSOKOV Scheherazade
Minnesota Orchestra | Jan 5 - 7
Assistant Conductor
Ryan Bancroft, Conductor
MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Solemn Prelude
Colburn Conservatory Concerto Forum | Jan 14
Kyle Dickson, Conductor
COPLAND Clarinet Concerto
SIBELIUS Violin Concerto
BARTOK Viola Concerto
MARTIN Ballade for Flute and Orchestra
WIENIAWSKI Violin Concerto No. 1
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Concerto No. 1
Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra | Jan 15
Kyle Dickson, Conductor
Amy Jo Rhine, French Horn
DVORAK Carnival Festival Overture
MOZART Horn Concerto No. 4
MASSENET Selections from "Le Cid" Suite
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4
Minnesota Orchestra | Jan 31 - Feb 2
Assistant Conductor
Carlos Prieto, Conductor
RAVEL Rhapsodie Espagnol
CHAVEZ Sinfonia India
de FALLA Three-Cornered Hat Suite
New York Philharmonic | Feb 8 - 11
Assistant Conductor
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor
BOCCHERINI/BERIO The Night Retreat of Madrid
SALONEN Kinema
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
San Francisco Symphony | Feb 17 - 19
Assistant Conductor
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor
RAVEL Le Tombeau de Couperin
BARTOK Piano Concerto No. 2
PROKOFIEV Selections from Romeo & Juliet
Colburn Orchestra | Feb 20 - 25
Assistant Conductor
James Conlon, Conductor
Sam Glicklich, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5 ‘Emperor’, Op. 73
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9 ‘Great’, D. 944
New York Philharmonic | Feb 28
Assistant Conductor
Daniella Candillari, Conductor
Yo Yo Ma, Cello
MAZZOLI River Rouge Transfiguration
ELGAR Cello Concerto
DVORAK Symphony No. 8
New York Philharmonic | March 2 - 4
Assistant Conductor
Leslie Dunner, Conductor
BRYAN & THOMPSON (World Premiere)
STILL Symphony No. 2
HAILSTORK Done Made My Vow: A Ceremony
Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra Children's Concert | March 11
Kyle Dickson, Conductor
ROSSINI William Tell Overture
GLINKA Ruslan and Lyudmila
BRITTEN Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Adlai Stevenson High School Orchestra Workshop | March 15
Kyle Dickson, Conductor
MAHLER Symphony No. 5, Adagietto
Chicago Youth in Music Festival | March 24-26
Kyle Dickson, Conductor
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Noveletten No. 1
DVORAK Symphony No. 8
STILL Symphony No. 1
National Symphony Orchestra | April 2
Kyle Dickson, Conductor
World Premiere Family Concert
Jacqueline Woodson, Education Artist-In-Residence
Quinn Mason, Composer
MASON This Is The Rope (World Primiere)
PRICE Dances in the Canebrakes
HOLLAND Motor City Dance Remix
ABELS Delights and Dances
Colburn Orchestra | April 9-10
Assistant Conductor
James Conlon, Conductor
KORNGOLD ‘Much Ado About Nothing,’ Suite for Chamber Orchestra
SCHOENBERG Chamber Symphony No. 1
SCHREKER Chamber Symphony
Oakland Symphony Orchestra | May 4 - 5
Kyle Dickson, Conductor
JOHN WILLIAMS Selections
Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra | May 21
Kyle Dickson, Conductor
BERNSTEIN Overture to Candide
SIBELIUS Violin Concerto, Mvt III
DVORAK Cello Concerto, Mvt I
BERLIOZ Symphonie Fantastique
BERNSTEIN Candide Overture (encore)
Minnesota Orchestra | May 30-June 2
Assistant Conductor
Andrew Manze, Conductor
Susie Park, Violin
Silver Ainomäe, Cello
BRAHMS Double Concerto for Violin and Cello
ALBERGA Tower
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony 1
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | June 8-11
Assistant Conductor
Kevin John Edusei, Conductor
Isata Kanneh-Mason, Piano
KODALY Peacock Variations
PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto no. 3
BRAHMS Symphony no. 4
National Symphony Orchestra | June 20-21
Assistant Conductor
David Hamilton, Conductor
Cece Winans, Vocalist
San Francisco Symphony | June 23-July 1
Assistant Conductor
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor
Julia Bullock, Soprano
ESMAIL Black Iris
GERSHWIN“Somebody from Somewhere”
BONDS “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”
GERSHWIN “Summertime”
BONDS “Winter Moon”
GERSHWIN “Soon”
RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé (complete)
Festival Napa Valley Orchestra | July 14
Kyle Dickson, Conductor
Alexander Malofeev, piano
Yang Bao, piano
Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, guitar
RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez
BAO Piano Concerto
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2
Festival Napa Valley Orchestra | July 23
Kyle Dickson, Conductor
RACHMANINOFF Symphinc Dances
STRAVINSKY Petroushka (1911 version)