Springfield Symphony Orchestra: enriching the cultural landscape of Western Massachusetts through classical music concerts, popular music performances, and innovative youth education programs.
Eternal Echoes: Saturday, March 15 @ 3:00 pm
Cailin MarcelManson, Conductor Jamie-RoseGuarrine, Soprano Springfield Symphony Chorus, NikkiStoia, Director
This symphony is a compelling narrative of human struggle and triumph, featuring Tchaikovsky’s signature sweeping melodies and powerful orchestration. With its explosive brass fanfares, haunting motifs, and eventually, an exuberant finale, this symphony captures the relentless spirit of destiny and personal resilience.Buy Tickets
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The Springfield Symphony Orchestra performed its first concert in 1944, at its current home – Springfield Symphony Hall, which was originally built as the Municipal Auditorium. That performance received great reviews and was even recorded by the Office of War Information for rebroadcast to our troops overseas.Click herefor more information about the history of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra.
Today, the SSO is the largest Massachusetts symphony outside of Boston. It consists of over 80 musicians from the NE region of the United States and Canada, and holds many performances in a given season – as either the full orchestra or in ensemble formats.
SPRINGFIELD'S OSCAR WINNER
Springfield MA native and two-time Oscar Award-winning costume designer, Ruth Carter,
returned home for the unveiling of a mural in her honor at Rebecca Johnson Elementary
School in Springfield, MA.
Carter made history as the first Black woman to win two Oscars. She was
the costume designer behind the “Black Panther” films as well as nominations for her work in
Spike Lee’s “Malcolm X” and Steven Spielberg’s “Amistad”, plus projects such as "Coming 2
America", Lee Daniels’ “The Butler,” Ava DuVernay’s “Selma” and the reboot of “ROOTS.”
She also earned her star as only the 2nd costume designer to have a star on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame! Congratulations Ruth Carter, a woman of firsts from the city of firsts!
25 YEARS of "COOL JAZZ, SMOOTH SOUNDS, and a TOUCH OF SOUL!"
It's our 25th anniversary and we're ready to celebrate "The Cutting Edge Blend"... STAY TUNED!!!