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FESTIVAL ARTISTS

FESTIVAL LINE-UP:

FRIDAY, JULY 18TH

6:00pm – Sounds of A&R
8:00pm – Ilya Servo
10:00pm – Ace Livingston & Friends Tribute to Frankie Beverly

SATURDAY, JULY 19TH

2:30pm – Sean U
4:30pm – Stix Bones and The BONE Squad
6:30pm – Andrea Lisa
8:30pm – 3-Alarm Fire with Art Sherrod Jr, Lin Rountree, Althea Rene, and Nicholas Cole
10:30pm – Pieces of a Dream
Various Times – Art Frm da Hart

SUNDAY, JULY 20TH

2:30pm – The GHFJ Generations Big Band & Guest Artists Alexa Tarantino & Tatum Greenblatt
4:30pm – Michelle Coltrane
6:30pm – Lakecia Benjamin
8:30pm – Carl Allen

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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 Marcel Manson, Conductor
Jamie-Rose Guarrine, Soprano
Springfield Symphony Chorus, Nikki Stoia, Director

Ennio Morricone – Gabriel’s Oboe
John Rutter – Requiem
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony #4

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 here for 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 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!

It's our 25th anniversary and we're ready to celebrate "The Cutting Edge Blend"... STAY TUNED!!!