Conductor

Celebrate the spirit of resilience, joy, and unity with American Hope, a concert showcasing seminal voices that have shaped American music. The evening opens with Scott Joplin’s Overture to “Treemonisha”, a vibrant and rarely heard orchestral gem from the King of Ragtime. George Gershwin’s An American in Paris follows, brimming with jazz-infused energy and the thrill of discovery. Florence Price’s Song of Hope offers a poignant and soaring expression of perseverance, while Margaret Bonds’ powerful work “The Ballad of the Brown King” brings the program to a stirring and triumphant close. Join us for a night of music that reflects the hope, strength, and artistry of America’s rich musical tapestry.

American Hope

Greenfield High School

The Pioneer Valley Symphony opens the season honoring the contribution of women composers to classical music. Ethyl Smyth’s rousing “March of the Women” celebrates resilient, daring, and effective advocacy of women. The beautiful and entrancing piano concerto by Clara Wieck Schumann forms the centerpiece of the concert before exploring the world of counterpoint and chorales with Robert Schumann’s beloved Rhenish symphony prefaced by Palestrina’s Adoramus Te and Stokowski’s sumptuous rendering of it for orchestra.

Season Opening: Counterpoints on the Rhein

Flute virtuoso and Latin Grammy-nominated artist Giovanni Perez will join the PVSO in performing his brand-new flute concerto. Long admired for his improvisations and melodic gift, the orchestra is excited to be part of the creation of Perez's first-ever flute concerto!  One of the most well-known tone poems depicting the bustling landscapes of Rome, Respighi's colorful orchestration promises a real treat together with Nigerian-American composer Fela Sowande’s Folk Symphony, written for the independence of Nigeria, and inspired by the rich musical heritage of the country.

Windows into Other Worlds

Long admired for her fiery precision and her easy lyricism, violin virtuoso and beloved artist, Elly Toyoda will join the PVSO performing Saint-Saens’s acclaimed Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso. Setting the stage is Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas’s iconic symphonic poem Janitzio, which describes Janitzio Island in Lake Pátzcuaro, before closing with Mozart’s ever-jubilant Jupiter Symphony.

Jubilant Caprices

Belchertown High School

Mozart's tale of consequence for a cruel, conscienceless man gets a sexy, contemporary, darkly comedic update in Domme & Giovanni. Anna, the most desired and respected domme in town, has built her life around getting revenge on Giovanni, the local Mafia Don, and the man who killed her father. She teams up with Elvira, an FBI Agent who has centered her career around bringing Giovanni to justice. Leporello has made a life-supporting Giovanni through thick and thin but dreams of quiet retirement. And Giovanni stands at the center of it all, including the mythos he has built inside his mind.

Opera Through the Looking Glass: Domme & Giovanni

La Voile

Ring in the holiday season with family-friendly singalong favorites and a new arrangement by Anthony Ferreira, before venturing into some Grinch-inspired shenanigans!

Conductor

Tianhui Ng

Events

Upcoming events

Dec 13, 2025

Holiday Pops! · Pioneer Valley Symphony

Past events

Nov 15, 2025

American Hope · Pioneer Valley Symphony

Oct 5, 2025

Season Opening: Counterpoints on the Rhein · Pioneer Valley Symphony

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in Symphony No. 3 (Rhenish) by Schumann

Pioneer Valley Symphony

Conductor in An American in Paris by Gershwin

Pioneer Valley Symphony

Conductor in The Ballad of the Brown King by Bonds

Pioneer Valley Symphony

Conductor in Janitzio by Revueltas

Pioneer Valley Symphony

Conductor in March of the Women by Smyth

Pioneer Valley Symphony

Conductor in Song of Hope by Price

Pioneer Valley Symphony

Conductor in Piano Concerto in A minor by Schumann

Pioneer Valley Symphony

Conductor in Overture to Treemonisha by Joplin

Pioneer Valley Symphony

Conductor in Symphony No.41 Jupiter by Mozart

Pioneer Valley Symphony

Conductor in Adoramus te, Christe by Palestrina

Pioneer Valley Symphony

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