The Season

A SEASON OF GREAT LIVE MUSIC

GLORIOUS, GRAND AND GREAT

Saturday, October 19, 2024 7:30 pm

Pianist Philip Chiu returns to help us celebrate Peter’s final concert with a performance of Beethoven’s glorious Concerto No. 5 “Emperor”. Peter will then lead the orchestra in Schubert’s grand Symphony No. 9 “The Great”.
dramatic Symphony No. 7.

SEASONAL CLASSICS

Featuring guest conductor, Megan Jones-Reeves

Saturday, December 14, 2024 7:30 pm

An assortment of seasonal classics spanning 300 years. Handel’s Overture “Royal Fireworks”, Corelli’s Christmas Concerto for Strings, Menotti’s Small Suite from “Ahmal and the Night Visitors”, Faure’s Cantique de Jean Racine, Handel’s “For Unto Us” and “Hallelujah”, Tchaikovsky’s Scene and Waltz from “Swan Lake”, and Anderson’s Sleigh Ride.
The Deep River Choral Group joins the DRSO in presenting a very special Christmas concert!

A HARMONIC AND MELODIC TREAT

Featuring guest conductor Brandon Wilkie

Saturday, February 22, 2025 7:30 pm

Samuel Barber’s First Essay for Orchestra, Grieg’s popular Suite No 1 from Peer Gynt which showcases his mastery of melody; and Schubert’s Symphony No. 5, described as “fresh and bursting with tunes” and harmonically rich, promise a captivating evening of music.

SPRING SONGS & DANCES

Featuring guest conductor, Joshua Wood

Saturday, May 10, 2025 7:30 pm

A delightful collection of works for orchestra plus orchestra and mezzo-soprano. Strauss’ Voices of Spring, Mozart’s E amor un ladroncello and Voi che sapete, Saint-Saens’ Printemps qui commence, Bizet’s Seguidilla and Habanera, Leo Delibes Mazurka from Coppelia, Robert Schumann’s Scherzo (from Symphony No.1) and Bizet’s Carmen Suite