Up Next: American Classics! Sunday, March 23rd at 3:00pm
Including Lincoln Portrait, with Craig Melvin, Narrator and American in Paris
Join us for a family-friendly afternoon concert as the Norwalk Symphony presents some of the best-loved and most appealing American orchestral classics. Enjoy George Gershwin’s legendary tone poem, American in Paris, featuring Gershwin’s soaring melodies as well as car horns to capture the composer walking down Parisian boulevards. Members of the Principal Orchestra of the Norwalk Youth Symphony join the Symphony musicians in the hauntingly beautiful slow movement from William Grant Still’s Afro-American Symphony, the first symphony written by a Black composer to have been performed by a major American orchestra. Our own Principal Violist, Suzanne Corey-Sahlin, is our Guest Conductor for Rossini’s Barber of Seville Overture. Be excited by the talent of LIna Elwood, pianist and 15-year old winner of our 13th Annual Concert Competition who will perform Concerto No. 2 in C minor, op. 18 by Sergie Rachmaninoff with the full orchestra. The program is rounded out by Aaron Copland's iconic Lincoln Portrait, narrated by Craig Melvin, Anchor of NBC's Today Show. The work closes with these immortal words: “That government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
Main Series Ticket Packages and individual concert tickets for our Main Series are available now!
Tickets for our Chamber Works Series can be purchased using the box to the right which connects you with Music Theatre of CT’s box office.
We need your support to continue to support our dual mission of live performances and music education programs.
Make it a Date!
Reserve your table at one of five local restaurant that have partnered with us for the Main Series performances this 2024-2025 season. Enjoy 20% off your check for a meal before or after the show! Choose your restaurant below and make your reservation today!
The Norwalk Symphony welcomes friends 18 and older to become a Volunteer. Help is needed in the office, for outreach events and at our concerts. Volunteers can attend performances for free! Read more here.
young artists festival I & II and concerto competition
New to Classical?
(Not) Just for Kids
Young musicians, join our annual competition. Lots of fun, and cash prizes too!
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Fear not! It's a lot more fun, and less formal, than you may think.
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Introduce your children to the joy of classical music through our season-long series.
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MISSION
The Mission of the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra is to share the beauty and power of orchestral music with audiences of all ages through live performances and music education programs.
VISION
The Vision of the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra is to be a leading artistic institution in Southwest Connecticut. We strive to:
Inspire, enlighten, educate and uplift the human spirit
Perform artistically excellent symphonic and POPS concerts, whether they be full orchestra or chamber music compositions
Value the cultural and educational importance of music
Provide music educational opportunities for students and adults
Connect and collaborate with community organizations
Foster impactful appreciation of the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra, and
Embrace diversity and promote inclusion for our staff, board, musicians and audiences.
We will sustain this vision by building financial relationships to ensure long term stability.
CONCERT HALL
We are honored to call the Norwalk Concert Hall our home. This acoustically renowned performance space, designed by Jaffe Holden, is located at Norwalk City Hall, 125 East Avenue, Norwalk CT 06851.