Spread across the USA there are over 1700 symphonies taking up home roots in our major cities as well as nestled in the rural regions who all share a foundation that forms a harmony of colorful sounds of an instrumental composition.
Although the listing below would be extensive, a few of them have been staff picks via our PNAN/AAPNW/NWPR networks:
TOLEDO, OH (NWPR) – This coming Saturday, December 11 and Sunday, December 12, 2022 and now in its 82nd year, the Toledo Ballet brings E.T.A. Hoffmann’s story of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker_and_the_Mouse_King) to life with fresh choreography and Tchaikovsky’s score performed live by the Toledo Symphony in the Stranahan Theatre.
More details at: https://www.toledosymphony.com/events/2022/12/10/special-events/the-nutcracker.
MOSCOW, ID – “Christmas Brass” on Sunday, December 3 and 4 with the Washington Idaho Symphony. https://wa-idsymphony.org/wis-events/Christmas-brass-34nl8
WASHINGTON, DC – The Kennedy Center’s holiday celebration returns with carols, sing-alongs and sparkling seasonal magic. The NSO welcomes Tony Award®-winning actress and singer Laura Benanti performing festive favorites like “Jingle Bell Rock,” Winter Wonderland,” “Santa Baby,” “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” and so much more December 9 and 10.
https://www.kennedy-center.org/nso/home/2022-2023/holiday-pops-laura-benanti
WABASH, IN – Honeywell Arts Center on Sunday, December 18, 2022, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas show will be a dazzling, featuring both classic songs and a selection of compositions from Chip Davis’s groundbreaking Fresh Aire series, which introduced the distinctive Mannheim sound to all of America. https://www.honeywellarts.org/live-shows/mannheim-steamroller
TIFFIN, OH – At the Ritz Theatre on Sunday, December 18 at 6:00 pm, Michael Bolton is a multiple Grammy Award-winning Singer, Songwriter and Social Activist… https://ritztheatre.org/events/Bolton
NASHVILLE, TN – A Music City holiday performance with country music star Mickey Guyton, who joins the Nashville Symphony amid the splendor of the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. This one-of-a-kind symphonic spectacular will also feature dancers, Broadway singers and some very special guests, including Jolly Old Saint Nick himself. https://www.nashvillesymphony.org/tickets/concert/2022-2023-season/pops-3-music-city-christmas
COSTA MESA, CALIF – “Tis the Season!” on Sunday, December 18-19, 2022 at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts rings with the sounds of holiday cheer when Pacific Chorale presents its annual extravaganza, am Orange County favorite musical traditions. https://www.scfta.org/events/2022/tis-the-season!
MISSOULA, MT – “Holiday Pops!” over December 2-4 features Missoula Symphony Orchestra and Chorale with holiday favorites and special guests from the North Pole. https://missoulasymphony.org/concerts/holiday-pops-2022
MIAMI, FL – “The Nutcracker Rocks” on Friday, December 16 at 7:00 pm features musicians from the Miami Symphony Orchestra performing a Rodner Padilla’s original arrangement based on The Nutcracker Suite by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. https://themiso.org/conciertos/05-miso-chamber-music-series-december-16th-2021
NORTH FARGO, ND – “Holiday Pops Concert: Hope in Every Heart” on December 10, 11 and 20 with the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra in the Performing Arts Center at First Lutheran Church with an all-ages concert of holiday pops, including soloist Ronnie Allen. https://www.fmsymphony.org
NEW ORLEANS, LA – “Orpheum Sessions: Holiday Spectacular” with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra beginning Saturday, December 3 and 15. https://lpomusic.com/event/spektrix/32801AVMKCMLRNPSSSQQTHRKHHMLJSPPT/
BURLINGTON, VT – “Holiday Pops” and “Brass Quintet & Counterpoint” at various locations for each of these individual performances: Burlington, Barre, Rutland, Woodstock, Warren, Newport, Manchester and Grafton with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and many others. https://www.vso.org/events
McALLEN, TX – “A Touch of Frost” with the Valley Symphony Orchestra, Friday, December 2 at the McAllen Performing Arts Center. https://www.mcallentheater.com/events/valley-symphony-orchestra-a-touch-of-frost-3/#.Y3PfIHbMLKE
It has been said and proven the role of a symphony and orchestra: They “…bring a community to explore itself and to go beyond itself. Music defines the community and the individuals within the community, while at the same time, the artistic curation is defined by the character of a community and serves it by reflecting it.” Experiencing all what your local ‘music-makers’ have to offer is like a gift that never stops giving.