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Rehearsal 49
SSU Symphony Orchestra

Proudly Announces its 11th Season

2026-2027 Concert Season

Friday September 25, 2026: French Impressions

Debussy Premiere Rapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra (Diego Borges, soloist and 2026 Concerto competition winner)
Gabriel Fauré, Dolly Suite (Alex Roig and Mitchell Thompson, guest conductors)
Eugene Bozza Ballade for Trombone and Orchestra (José Palacios, soloist and 2026 Concerto competition winner)
Igor Stravinsky, Suite from The Firebird (1919)

Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette

Friday November 20, 2026: C Minor Moods

Joint concert with the Young Peoples
Aaron Westman, Chamber Orchestra, Music Director

Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony 1 in C Minor
Emilie Mayer, Symphony No. 1 in C Minor

Beethoven

Band and Orchestra Festival (March 17-19, 2027): American Voices

Composition Competition winner TBD
Michael Daugherty, Route 66
Leonard Bernstein, Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Carlos Simon, Ring Shout from Four Black Dances

Route 66

Saturday May 1, 2027: Transfigurations and Transformations

Joint concert with Livermore High School Chamber Orchestras
Justin Enright, Music Director

Works for String Orchestra TBD (Livermore HS Chamber Orchestras)
Engelbert Humperdinck, Prelude to Hansel and Gretel (Sonoma State Symphony Orchestra)
Richard Strauss, Death and Transfiguration (Sonoma State Symphony Orchestra)
John Williams, Superman Returns (combined ensembles)

Clouds

All dates and repertoire subject to change.

For more information, visit our Symphony Orchestra page.

For tickets, visit our Performance Calendar page.