Join us as we celebrate 50 years of music-making! In 1976, a group of musicians assembled for the first time, under the direction of Jay Welch to simply “read though some music.” Little did they know that that meeting laid the foundation for one of the finest community orchestras in the nation! We celebrate the start of our 50th season with an overture composed specifically for the occasion by Utah composer, Andrew Maxfield. The orchestral showcase continues with two favorites suggested by the orchestra players, Gershwin’s tuneful An American in Paris, and Saint-Saëns powerful Symphony No. 3, also known as the “Organ Symphony.” Local organist, David Fox, joins us from the bench of the Lively-Fulcher organ to open the season with wave after wave of glorious sound!

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50 Years and Counting: Celebrate a Half-Century with the SLS!

University of Utah

Renowned violinist Stefan Jackiw joins the Austin Symphony Orchestra for an exhilarating opening night. The evening begins with Gabriela Ortiz’s evocative Kauyumari, a tribute to the sacred blue deer of the Huichol people. Jackiw then brings his signature virtuosity to Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2, a work brimming with lyricism and rhythmic vitality. The program culminates in the grandeur of Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No. 3, the “Organ Symphony,” where the majestic organ fills the hall with breathtaking power.

Across the Globe

The Long Center for the Performing Arts

Classical music sensation and Royal Albert Hall associate artist Anna Lapwood brings the organ to the fore in her Royal Albert Hall headline debut, in a concert featuring the Philharmonia Chorus and conducted by André de Ridder.

Anna Lapwood plays Max Richter, Hans Zimmer and more

Royal Albert Hall

Experience an unforgettable evening of orchestral mastery at the Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra’s “Power of the Orchestra” concert on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 7 p.m.  Held at the AAHS Performing Arts Center, this event promises to dazzle audiences with a powerful lineup featuring two iconic compositions.

The concert will showcase Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 1, featuring the exceptional talent of Brayden Drevlow on piano, and Saint-Saens’ Symphony No. 3 “Organ”, a grand and majestic piece renowned for its breathtaking use of the organ within the orchestral setting.

Power of the Orchestra

Alexandria Area High School Performing Arts Center

The pipes of the Bridgewater Hall organ get a full wash, wax and valet tonight with a performance characterised by Romantic splendour. Saint-Saëns’s spectacular Third Symphony takes us on a dramatic journey from darkness to light, and gave us the theme music to the iconic pig-based classic, Babe.

John Wilson conducts Saint-Saëns’s Organ Symphony

The Bridgewater Hall

Moscow International Performing Arts Center

Moscow International House of Music


Celebration Overture
Celebration Overture is exactly that, a celebration! Enjoy a big and splashy program to open the 75th season with guest musician, Courtney Hershey Bress on the harp. Professional and Principal Harpist, Bress is an international soloist who has been heard around the world from the Grand Teton Music Festival to the National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia in Bogotá, Colombia. During Celebration Overture, guests will witness her incredible talent.

Celebration Overture

Natrona County High School

Our season opener throws a bright spotlight on orchestral power, bringing together a classic ballet score, a stunning pair of showpieces for violin, and a tour de force for orchestra and organ. Stravinsky’s Petrushka was one of the trio of great Ballet scores that established his reputation at the beginning of the twentieth century. Set at the St Petersburg Shrovetide Fair it tells the tale of its ill-fated puppet hero through some of the composer’s most evocative and moving music – practically a concerto for orchestra with a virtuoso piano part. The piano features prominently, too, in Saint-Saëns’ ever popular Third Symphony, this time with two pianists racing around the exhilarating finale before the organ adds some spine-tingling grandeur into the mix.

BBC Philharmonic

Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall

Join us at Paisley Abbey for a truly uplifting concert featuring Saint-Saëns’s show-stopping Organ Symphony!

Camille Saint‐Saëns

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50 Years and Counting: Celebrate a Half-Century with the SLS! · Salt Lake Symphony Orchestra

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