The Farmington Valley Symphony Orchestra (FVSO) is set to dazzle audiences with its enchanting line-up of events this season. Celebrating the festive spirit, the Family Holiday Pops invites everyone to join in joyful carols with harpist Megan Sesma. A Collaborative Concert follows, featuring timeless choral works and a stunning cello concerto by alumna Lillian Yim. The FVSO at The Movies – II offers a cinematic orchestral experience with premieres by Doreen Carwithen. Finally, Movies and Musicals closes the season with beloved scores and a vibrant jazz ensemble. Join us for these unforgettable musical adventures!

A Symphony of Seasons: FVSO's Unforgettable Musical Journeys

The Farmington Valley Symphony Orchestra (FVSO) is renowned for its ability to blend tradition with innovation, offering music lovers a series of captivating concerts. From a collaborative concert with young musicians to celebrating the legacy of a pioneering female film composer and concluding the season with a thrilling lawn concert, each event offers a unique musical experience. Join us as we explore these orchestral events, spotlighting the talents of seasoned musicians and budding artists, and celebrating the transformative power of music.

Harmonies Across Generations: FVSO's Enriching Orchestral Events

The FVSO concludes its 44th Season with your favorite film and musical scores! Bring your picnic basket and lawn chair, sit back and relax. Once again, we are pleased to welcome the FVSO Jazz Ensemble to mark the official start of summer. Thank you for a wonderful season.

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Movies and Musicals – Annual Lawn Concert

First Church Of Christ Congregational, Farmington

And we’re back for Part Two! The FVSO presents two US Premieres of Doreen Carwithen, the first major female film composer who penned more than 60 film scores during her career. Live film will be projected above the orchestra for two works by Carwithen from the mid 20th century. The program concludes with two pieces featured in the 1937 film 100 Men & A Girl with Leopold Stokowski & Deanna Durbin. Stokowski would have a long association with the symphony in film, promoting various mediums that bridged the gap between the orchestral world and general public.

FVSO at The Movies – II

University of Saint Joseph

In a long running tradition, the FVSO joins with the Farmington High School Music Department for a collaborative concert, bringing together multiple generations of musicians. Featuring choral works by Faure, Vivaldi and Gwenyth Walker, with the FHS Chamber Choir under the direction of Louise Carrozza. The program concludes with Dvorak’s masterful cello concerto with Lillian Yim, FHS alumna.

A Collaborative Concert

It’s time to once again celebrate the festive season with the FVSO! This year YOU are invited to join us in song for a number of your favorite sing-along classic carols. Don’t worry about the words, we’ve printed them in the program – all you need to do is bring your voice! A perfect way to introduce little ones to some of these seasonal classics. Megan Sesma, FVSO principal harpist, joins us as featured artists in the premiere of A Harp Christmas. We’ll see you there!

Family Holiday Pops

Northwest Catholic High School

The FVSO kicks off its 44th Season and returns to the movies! Don’t miss the opportunity to see three silent film shorts projected above the stage with live orchestral accompaniment. Charlie Chaplin will get you laughing in The Gold Rush and you’ll swoon over John Barrymore in The Beloved Rogue. Who could forget Colin Firth’s moving performance in The King’s Speech featuring the solemn and powerful 2nd movement from Beethoven’s 7th Symphony. Don’t forget the popcorn!

FVSO at the Movies

Join us for an enchanting evening under the stars with the "Rodgers & Hammerstein" concert, proudly sponsored by Wells Fargo Advisors. This much-anticipated event is set to take place on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at 6:00 pm, on the picturesque Lawn of First Church of Christ, Congregational, 1652 75 Main Street, Farmington, CT 06032.

The FVSO’s Annual Lawn Picnic Concert promises to be a memorable night, featuring a selection of timeless classics from the legendary duo Rodgers & Hammerstein. Audiences can look forward to iconic pieces from "The Sound of Music," "The King and I," "Carousel: Selections," "State Fair: Highlights," and "Oklahoma." The concert will also pay homage to American heritage with performances of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "America The Beautiful" by WARD.

Gather your friends and family, bring your picnic blankets, and prepare to be swept away by the magic of Rodgers & Hammerstein's most beloved melodies, performed by the talented musicians of the FVSO. Don't miss this opportunity to experience the joy and splendor of live symphonic music in one of Farmington's most beautiful outdoor settings.

Rodgers & Hammerstein

First Church of Christ, Congregational, 1652

FVSO concludes its classical series with heartbreaking melodies by Tchaikovsky and Strauss, joined by the beautiful art songs of Amy Beach.

Transcendence

A﻿ll are invited for a concert featuring orchestral and chamber works by three dynamic composers of the Classical Era. In a break from the large symphonic repertoire, the program features two chamber works by Mozart featuring the FVSO strings and woodwinds. All will recognize the delightful opening of Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. T﻿he Classical Era was not always serious, audiences will delight in the humor of Haydn's Surprise Symphony.

A Classical Concert

St. John's Episcopal Church West Hartford

The Farmington Valley Symphony Orchestra celebrates 10 Seasons with Maestro Jonathan Colby as Music Director! An outstanding concert program will feature the 100 strong voices of the Hartford Chorale joined by exceptional soloists. Hear the full forces of the FVSO joined by the superb organ at Christ Church Cathedral with Scott Lamlein at the keyboard.

A Celebration

Christ Church Cathedral of Hartford

Joyous Sounds

The Farmington Valley Symphony Orchestra kicks off its 2023-2024 Season with Symphonic Songs and the CT Premiere of Afro-British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Overture to Song of Hiawatha. Music Director Jonathan Colby describes the work as “an ethereal work that shows a great mastery of delicate orchestration and lyrical lines”. In recognition of ten years of Music Director Colby’s tenure, the program will feature Dvorak’s Symphony No. 5 in F Major which was programmed on Mr. Colby’s first season with the FVSO. Don’t miss one of Dvorak’s most dramatic and symphonic masterworks with the full forces of the FVSO.

Symphonic Songs

Bring your lawn chairs, snacks and blankets and enjoy these final musical moments of our favorite hornpipes, marches and ballads from British & American composers. Thank you for your continued support of the Farmington Valley Symphony Orchestra, we will see you next season!

Hands Across the Sea

Hop on board with the FVSO at our Voyages concert featuring Peter Boyer’s phenomenal work “Ellis Island: The Dream of America” which combines music, images, and spoken word from immigrants that traveled to the United States from 1892 to 1954. This classical concert will take you overseas to experience the immigrant journey to a new world.

Voyages

Requiem will take you back to the 18th and 19th century, to celebrate new beginnings. Featuring St. John’s Episcopal Choirs and Scott Lamelein, organist and choirmaster, this concert is one you won’t want to miss.

Requiem

St. John’s Episcopal Church

Celebrate music education in our schools at this side-by-side concert with the Farmington High School String Ensembles. Music teaches students to create, collaborate and communicate effectively. Help support our mission to foster musical education in our community by enjoying this classical concert.

Side-by-Side with Farmington High School

Farmington High School

We come together to celebrate the sounds of this festive season! Joined by the glorious voices of Lisabeth Miller and Meredith Ziegler, we wish you and your family a safe and healthy holiday season and happy new year! See you in 2023!

Holiday Snapshots

Take a musical journey through the American experience in these captured moments. Featuring the works of Florence Price, an African American composer whose works were thought to be lost after her death in 1953 and Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait with narrator Jerry Franklin, and more, this concert will be a wonderful start to the new season.

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