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Immerse yourself in the holiday spirit with the Oklahoma Chamber Symphony's enchanting "Sounds of the Season" concert. This festive event is scheduled for Saturday, December 14, 2024, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM at the First Church OKC, located at 131 Northwest 4th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73102, United States.

The evening promises to be a memorable one, starting at 6:30 PM with a complimentary hot chocolate bar to warm your spirits. Attendees will also have the opportunity to complete their holiday shopping at a silent auction, with all proceeds supporting the Oklahoma Chamber Symphony.

The concert will feature a diverse selection of holiday music, including pieces by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Leroy Anderson, and more. Highlights include a special concerto designed to be performed on Christmas night and musical sleigh rides composed by five different composers, offering a unique auditory journey through the season's joy.

The program includes:
- HUMPERDINCK: Gingerbread Waltz from Hansel and Gretel
- CORELLI: Concerto grosso in G minor, "Christmas Concerto"
- LEROY ANDERSON: Sleigh Ride
- FREDERICK DELIUS: Sleigh Ride
- PROKOFIEV: Troika
- W.A. MOZART: Sleigh Ride
- TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA/arr. Bob Philips: A selection of holiday classics

Under the baton of Music Director & Conductor Kaleb Benda, alongside the talented Musicians of the Oklahoma Chamber Symphony, this concert is set to be a heartwarming event that celebrates the essence of the holiday season.

Admission is free, and the concert will last approximately 90 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission. For more information about parking, entry, seating, and more, please visit the Concert FAQ Page. Don't miss this opportunity to ring in the holiday season with an evening of spectacular music and community cheer.

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Sounds of the Season

First Church OKC

Romanticism has many facets, and some of the most beautiful can be heard here. The range extends from the stroke of genius of the 14-year-old Franz Schubert to the Spring Fantasy of the late Romantic Delius. As well as Schubert, Schumann, Grieg and Brahms are represented in our program with songs that the Swiss composer Fabian Müller has arranged for clarinet and string orchestra. The fifth of the once immensely popular serenades by Robert Fuchs will be heard at the end. Fuchs, the Viennese teacher of Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss and many others, pays homage to his colleague Johann Strauss in the last movement of his work - with quotes from "The Bat".

Heringer Castle Concert

Banquet Hall

Pacific, Going Away Party , Rock of Ages, Castor and Pollux

George Mason University

Asolo Repertory Theatre

Strings and Songs

Dorchester Abbey

Admired for the exhilirating intensity of her playing, Karen Gomyo performs Schumann’s Violin Concerto. Elgar’s Enigma Variations complete this program conducted by John Storgårds.

Elgar’s Cryptic Enigma Variations

Place des Arts

St Stephen's House

JAM on the Marsh: From Holst to Hudson

Concert includes stunning nature photographs from Washington State

Crescendo: A Symphonic Celebration Of Washington Landscapes

Benaroya Hall

Few composers have ever written a piece for young people (aged 5 to 105) that’s as fabulous, as fun and as thrillingly colourful as Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra. Great music belongs to all ages, whether it’s a playful Vaughan Williams ballet or Delius’ gorgeous musical daydreams. So today we’re also proud to present the latest in our hugely successful series of commissions for our terrific Youth Choirs and Orchestra, composed by Joanna Marsh and conducted by Ellie Slorach.

Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

Curated by SPCO Principal Bassoonist Andrew Brady and flutist Alicia McQuerrey, this special Express Concert includes evocative works by Maurice Ravel, Astor Piazzolla and Osvaldo Golijov which explore the passion-filled dance between life and death. The program features Adolphus Hailstork’s hauntingly beautiful romance for viola, performed by SPCO violist Hyobi Sim, a flute solo by Valerie Coleman and Lili Boulanger’s impressionist masterpiece D’un matin de printemps.

Express Concert: Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin

Temple Israel

Saint Paul's United Church of Christ

Wayzata Community Church

Enjoy the relaxing quality of Delius’s pieces, the delightful Latin rhythms of William Grant Still’s set of dances, and the musicality of HSO principal oboist Sarah Southard in the first half of this concert. The second half will delight you with Haydn’s playful and well-known “Surprise Symphony.”

Surprise Symphony

Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts

We celebrate the musical life and impact of the late composer and conductor Bramwell Tovey, one of Canada’s most influential musical forces. Maestro Evan has carefully crafted a program to honour Bramwell, who was a special friend and mentor, supporting him at every opportunity during his early career. Bramwell’s own works are startling and brilliant, overflowing with his unique voice. Frederick Delius, also featured on this program, was one of his most beloved composers and Elgar’s towering Enigma Variations was Bramwell’s favourite piece.

Delius & Elgar

Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts

Journey across the pond for a tale of two continents!  American composer Amy Beach takes us on an energetic and nostaligic musical journey to Ireland in her powerful Gaelic Symphony.

Beach And The British Isles

Beachwood High School

We explore the rich and seemingly limitless variety of music for string orchestra in a program revealing the Transatlantic influence of American music—both Negro Spiritual and Jazz—on Frederick Delius and Nikolas Kapustin respectively. Contemporary British master Thomas Adès’ spellbinding sonic miniature and Janácek’s lushly tuneful early opus complete the program. 

Riverside Symphony Concert 1

Lincoln Center

This October marks the centenary of the Turkish Republic. We’re looking forward to performing at a special event organised by the Yunus Emre Institute celebrating the past and the future: 100 Years of Turkish Republic Concert & World Premiere of Yalçın Tura’s Piano Concerto.

100 Years of Turkish Republic Concert

Royal College of Music Museum

No one ever channeled the noble spirit of England with as much sweetness and pathos as Vaughan Williams, and no one understands that better than his compatriot (and president of the Vaughan Williams Society) Sir Andrew Davis. Grieg tinged his suave Piano Concerto with the icy chill and hallowed history of Norway, a piece perfectly suited to Alessio Bax, who plays with “an ease, precision and beauty so seemingly effortless that the music appeared to live and breathe of its own volition.” (The New York Times) This musical travelogue begins with an idyllic country scene from Delius, a worldly Romantic.

Grieg Piano Concerto In A Minor

Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

The Music Center at Strathmore

Join us this summer for a selection of folksy fantasies! Copland's Appalachian flavors shine in a performance of his Old American Folk Songs by Metropolitan Opera star Stephen Gaertner. Rounding out the concert is Gershwin's ultimate American folk opera… Porgy and Bess Fantasy.

Summertime Folk Fantasies

Sieminski Theater

The Hertell Gardens

2024-25 Season January Concert

Christ Lutheran Church in Allentown

Opening with Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite, evoking the magical adventures of a Nordic folk hero with sparkling flights of fantasy, before soaring heavenwards in Vaughan Williams' beloved The Lark Ascending, painted with nostalgic English folksong.

Beethoven's 'Pastoral' Symphony

The Hawth Crawley

Crescendo: A Symphonic Celebration of Washington Landscapes

Visit To Bad Elster

King Albert Theater

Experience the majestic blend of cultures with the "Symphonie du Nouveau Monde" performed by the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège (OPRL) under the baton of Pablo González. This iconic symphony, first premiered at Carnegie Hall in New York in 1893, is a masterful fusion of Czech music and melodies inspired by the musical folklore of the Native Americans. Notably, it features one of the most beautiful themes ever written for the English horn in its slow movement.

The concert will also spotlight the orchestral music of Ysaÿe, which has seen a resurgence of interest over the past decade. Among the rediscovered gems is the enchanting "Poème nocturne" from 1926, with the OPRL having the honor of recording the first album of this piece in December 2023.

This performance is part of the "Grands classiques" series and is available for both subscription and à la carte booking. It's a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in a program that includes DELIUS's "The Walk to the Paradise Garden," YSAŸE's "Poème nocturne," and DVOŘÁK's Symphony No. 9, "From the New World."

Join us for an unforgettable evening at the Salle Philharmonique in Liège on Thursday, May 8th, 2025, at 20:00. The concert duration is approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes. Tickets can be reserved through the OPRL's official website or by visiting the box office. Don't miss this symphonic journey that bridges continents and cultures, showcasing the universal language of music.

New World Symphony

Arsenal

Philharmonic Hall of Liege

Triangel

### Summer Favourites Concert

**Date:** Sunday, 18 May 2025  
**Time:** 1:45 PM  
**Venue:** Assembly Hall, Worthing  
**Conductor:** John Gibbons  
**Leader:** Julian Leaper  

Join us for an enchanting afternoon of classical music at the Assembly Hall in Worthing. The "Summer Favourites" concert promises a delightful program that captures the essence of summer with a selection of timeless pieces.

**Program:**
- **Mendelssohn:** Overture to *A Midsummer Night’s Dream*  
  Experience the sunburst optimism of Mendelssohn’s brilliant overture, a piece that perfectly encapsulates the magic and whimsy of a midsummer night.

- **Beethoven:** Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor  
  Featuring the return of the Sussex International Piano Competition winner, Yi Yang Chen, as the guest soloist. This concerto showcases Beethoven’s transition from classical to romantic, with a wide expressive range that will captivate the audience.

- **Delius:** *Fennimore & Gerda* Intermezzo  
  Enjoy the voluptuous and engaging instrumental texture of this orchestral opera intermezzo, a piece that is both rich and evocative.

- **Beethoven:** Symphony No. 8 in F major  
  Concluding the concert is Beethoven’s mighty Eighth Symphony, known for its powerful rhythmic propulsion and high spirits, leaving the audience with an uplifting and exhilarating experience.

This concert is a perfect way to celebrate the summer season with some of the most beloved works in the classical repertoire. Don't miss this opportunity to witness a spectacular performance by talented musicians under the expert baton of John Gibbons.

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Come and be a part of this musical celebration that promises to be a highlight of the 2024/25 season!

Summer Favourites

Assembly Hall Theatre

We are very excited to be ending our season with the first ever visit to the UK of the internationally famous Buenos Aires Symphony Orchestra of Colón Opera.  This concert is of particular significance as we celebrate Bradford’s year as the UK’s City of Culture, with a performance of our own city’s great composer Frederik Delius’s piano concerto, performed by the distinguished British pianist Mark Bebbington.  Prior to the tour, this great Delius work will receive its Argentinian premiere, a concert that has been inspired by our position as the UK’s City of Culture.  The programme will open with Wagner’s romantic Prelude & Liebestod from Tristan & Isolde and in the second half there will be music from Bizet’s much-loved Carmen Suite, Tchaikovsky’s lyrical Swan Lake suite and the programme will end with two dazzling, scintillating show stoppers from two of Argentina’s greatest composers - Alberto Ginastera and Astor Piazzolla.  

Frederick Delius

Composer

Events

Upcoming events

Oct 19, 2024 - Mar 3, 2025

Pacific, Going Away Party , Rock of Ages, Castor and Pollux · Mark Morris Dance Group

Jan 19, 2025

2024-25 Season January Concert · Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra

Apr 6, 2025

Beethoven's 'Pastoral' Symphony · Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Apr 25, 2025

Crescendo: A Symphonic Celebration of Washington Landscapes · Northwest Symphony Orchestra

May 1, 2025

Visit To Bad Elster · Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Dec 14, 2024

Sounds of the Season · Oklahoma Chamber Symphony

Oct 24, 2024

Heringer Castle Concert · Loh-Orchester Sondershausen

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