We welcome back soprano Carrie Hennessey for Strauss’s gorgeous Four Last Songs, paired with Tchaikovsky’s powerful Symphony No. 5.  These are two of Maestro Murrays’ all-time favorite works, and they will leave a lasting impression.

Masterworks III: Strauss & Tchaikovsky

Placer High School Theater

Our Family Concert is always a favorite – this time we’re performing Peter and the Wolf, narrated by the always-charismatic Omari Tau.  It’s a great way to introduce kids (and grown-ups!) to the instruments of the orchestra.  We’ll also hear from this year’s Young Artists Grand Prize winner, Sumanth Ganga, performing Creston’s Sonata for Alto Saxophone and we’ll perform Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances No. 8, Op. 46.

Family Concert: Peter and the Wolf

We’re bringing back one of our former Young Artists Competition Grand Prize winners, Amaryn Olmeda.  She’s gone on to have a big international career, and we’re lucky to have her return to play Barber’s beautiful Violin Concerto.
We’ll also feature Mozart’s Symphony No. 38 and a special spotlight on our wind section with Strauss’s Wind Serenade.

Masterworks II: Amaryn Olmeda & Mozart 38

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Masterworks I: Sounds of Hollywood

Join us at Auburn’s School Park Preserve to kick off our new season at this FREE annual community event!

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Symphony & Art in the Park

Auburn School Park Preserve

We are heading back to the opera, with Pagliacci, Leoncavallo’s one-act masterpiece. This indelible story of love, drama and heartbreak features some of the most beautiful music in all of opera – and at just about one hour long it’s the perfect opportunity to experience an opera! With five soloists, a choir, and our orchestra – plus projected supertitles – this will be a concert you don’t want to miss!

Masterworks III: Drama at the Symphony

Narrator Omari Tau will join us again for this exciting family-centered concert! This year we’ve chosen Nathanial Stookey’s The Composer is Dead, with text by Lemony Snicket. This performance presents an engaging way for a young audience to learn about the different instrument sections of the orchestra. Jenna Son, Grand Prize Winner of the 2024 Young Artists Competition will perform Sibelius’ Violin Concerto, Op. 47.

Family Concert: Lemony Snicket: The Composer is Dead

Jean Sibelius’ first symphony is one of the most romantic pieces ever written and is one of Maestro Murray’s personal favorites. You will love this idyllic, musical gem that explores the entire palette of sounds that a symphony orchestra can create! Soloist Jesse Barrett, a true virtuoso on the oboe, will charm audiences with his melodic interpretation of Mozart’s Concerto for Oboe.

Masterworks II: Sublime Sibelius

Join us as we follow young Clara while she dances her way from her family's annual Christmas party, through enchanting snow flakes and into the magical Land of the Sweets where she meets a cast of whimsical characters who come to life in her dreams.

The Nutcracker

Bring your treasured family copy of Handel’s Messiah songbook, or buy or rent one in the lobby at the concert, choose your seat by vocal sections or select any open seat as this concert has general, not assigned, seating.

We will feature a variety of loveable and iconic movie music, from pieces that were written for the Silver Screen and great classical music that made its way there on its own merits. We are thrilled to welcome back Konstantin Soukhovetski on piano, performing everyone’s favorite, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, celebrating the 100 year anniversary of this famous composition. Konstantin will further delight us with a movement from his first symphony, Once Upon a Spring.

Masterworks I: A Night at the Movies

We partner with the Placer Artists Tour and the Auburn Arts Commission to bring an outdoor visual & performing arts event with something for everyone. Bring a blanket, low-back chairs and a special picnic, stake out your spot on the lawn or on the oak-studded hillside and wander through the park at your leisure. Enjoy local artist exhibits and meet the artists in-person from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Stan Padilla and his Drum Chorus kick off the music at his stone sculpture from 5:00 to 6:00 pm, the Placer County Youth Orchestra performs from 6:00 to 6:40 pm and the Auburn Symphony takes the stage from 7:00 to 8:00 pm.

Jessie Montgomery - Starburst . . . a tour de force by one of America's most important living composers
C.P.E. Bach - Concerto in D minor for harpsichord and orchestra . . . a dazzling display of virtuosity by one of music's most influential composers. Featuring our very own Faythe Vollrath on the harpsichord.

Masterworks III: Symphonie Fantastique

Placer High School Theatre

Narrator Omari Tau returns to tell the story of young Tony Stradivarius who finds a magical book of spells and uses it to control the orchestra. The Conductor's Spellbook is an exciting interactive work by Paul Dooley that teaches about the instruments of the orchestra, and even conducting. We will be dazzled by our Young Artists Competition winner, cellist Benjamin Jiang!

Family Concert: The Conductor's Spellbook

This concert features two of Maestro Murray's all-time favorite pieces!

Brahms Symphony No. 2 - the ultimate symphony . . . full of incredible melodies and beautiful colors. Brahms' most lyrical and passionate work! Puccini's La Bohème - the ultimate dramatic masterpiece . . . we will perform Act III of this incredible work - thought of by most opera aficionados as the greatest half hour of music and drama ever written!

Masterworks II: Brahms And Bohème

At a Christmas Eve party, a young girl, Clara, is given a magical Nutcracker doll. The Nutcracker comes to life in her dream, battles the evil Mouse King, and takes Clara to the Land of Sweets. Here she is entertained by dancers from all around the world.
This is a holiday tradition in a historic theater!

Placer High School

We are looking forward to this traditional holiday musical event! Our Music Director was blown away by your incredible voices last year and can't wait to hear you all again in this Auburn holiday favorite.

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Masterworks III: Musical Portraits

Enjoy the timeless music and story of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf as you meet the different instruments of the orchestra, narrated by the dynamic performing artist, Omari Tau.  Be dazzled by our Young Artists Competition winner playing the tour de force: Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto.

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