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SONGS OF THANKSGIVING:
MAKING OUR GARDEN GROW
Chorale Concert
Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
The annual Songs of Thanksgiving concerts are a special musical experience celebrating gratitude and the spirit of humanity through beautiful choral works and soulful readings. This year’s theme is “Making Our Garden Grow” and focuses on celebrating the joy of the garden and bountiful harvest through all living things that are connected and intertwined with each other to make our garden grow. | BUY TICKETS |
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SONGS OF THANKSGIVING:
MAKING OUR GARDEN GROW
Chorale Concert
Sunday, November 24, 2024 at 4 p.m.
Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
The annual Songs of Thanksgiving concerts are a special musical experience celebrating gratitude and the spirit of humanity through beautiful choral works and soulful readings. This year’s theme is “Making Our Garden Grow” and focuses on celebrating the joy of the garden and bountiful harvest through all living things that are connected and intertwined with each other to make our garden grow. | BUY TICKETS |
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HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Orchestra & Chorale Concert
Sunday, December 8, 2024
4 p.m.
Sawmill Creek Convention Center
Guest Artist:
Lynne Wintersteller, vocalist
There’s no place like home for the holidays with your Firelands Symphony Orchestra! Join us for our annual holiday pops concert, where the orchestra and chorale unite to perform a blend of traditional tunes, global melodies, and plenty of festive cheer. As a special treat, acclaimed Broadway vocalist and Sandusky native Lynne Wintersteller returns home to enchant audiences with cherished family favorites that will truly ignite your holiday joy for the whole family. | BUY TICKETS |
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LOVE IN THE AIR
Orchestra Concert
Saturday, February 15, 2025
7:30 p.m.
Sawmill Creek Convention Center
Guest Artists:
Natalie Green, vocalist
Soloists from the FSO
Celebrate your valentine with a concert dedicated to love. The full orchestra will perform great songs of love and passion, including Mendelssohn’s Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet, a symphonic poem based on Shakespeare’s play. The concert also features a variety of love songs in a variety of genres, and solos from FSO musicians Emily Laurance (harp), Jesse Martin (oboe), and more. Guest vocalist Natalie Green provides the air of love with songs from the Great American Songbook. | BUY TICKETS |
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BEETHOVEN'S NINTH
Orchestra & Chorale Concert
Saturday, March 22, 2025
7:30 p.m.
Sawmill Creek Convention Center
Join us for a special evening filled with Beethoven's most beloved pieces, including the iconic Symphony No. 9, featuring the famous Ode to Joy. Our talented guest vocalists will deliver beautiful solos, accompanied by the orchestra and chorale, bringing Beethoven's music to life. From the uplifting Hallelujah from Christ on the Mount of Olives to the dramatic Leonore Overture No. 3, this performance celebrates Beethoven's timeless legacy and musical genius. | BUY TICKETS |
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FAURÉ REQUIEM
Chorale Concert with Chamber Orchestra
Sunday, April 6, 2025
4 p.m.
St. Mary's Catholic Church (Sandusky)
Join us for a program of reflections on remembrance and healing through the profound power of music with Fauré’s Requiem, widely loved for its simple beauty and deep emotions, captivating listeners with its timeless grace and thoughts on life and death. The chorale, chamber orchestra, and guest soloists will also perform other contemporary repertoire. | BUY TICKETS |
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THROUGH SPACE AND TIME
Orchestra Concert
Saturday, April 12, 2025
7:30 p.m.
Sawmill Creek Convention Center
Guest Artist:
Connor Bogart O’Brien, vocalist
Embark on an otherworldly journey through the vast expanse of space from the comfort of your home planet. NASA Glenn in Cleveland, vocalist Connor Bogart O’Brien, and the orchestra will be joining forces. Stunning videos from outer space (supplied by NASA) will accompany selections including Also sprach Zarathustra (used in 2001, A Space Odyssey), Across the Stars from Attack of the Clones, and Mars from The Planets. Vocal selections include The Impossible Dream, Stars, Rocket Man, and Bring Him Home. The orchestra will also play selections from ET, Star Trek, Apollo 13, and more. | BUY TICKETS |
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MADE IN AMERICA
Orchestra Concert
Saturday, May 24, 2025
7:30 p.m.
Sawmill Creek Convention Center
Guest Artist:
Andrés Cárdenes, violin
We conclude our season with a celebration of Americana! The Firelands Symphony welcomes back violinist Andrés Cárdenes, former concertmaster of the Pittsburgh Symphony, known internationally as one of the world’s most outstanding violinists. His performance of the stunning Barber Violin Concerto will be one of an array of works by American composers, including Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, John Williams, and more. Join us as we celebrate all things American on Memorial Day weekend. | BUY TICKETS |