The Longmont Symphony Orchestra, or LSO, is aiming to reach a greater audience during their upcoming performance season, which will feature “family and sensory friendly concert events, a new Maestro Talks series, Tchaikovsky’s "The Nutcracker," and nine concerts in (LSO’s) Main Stage and Chamber Orchestra series,” according to an LSO news release.
LSO will kick off the 2022-2023 season on Sept. 10 at the United Church of Christ, where the group will perform a set of family and sensory friendly concerts with the goal of engaging families and Longmont’s neurodiverse community through musical performance, the news release stated, followed by “an instrument petting zoo.”
In October, LSO will return to the classrooms at Skyline High School, where its musicians will impart specialized musical instruction to students as part of its new Maestro Talks series.
“(LSO) is proud to have a long history of education and community-first programming,” LSO’s Music Director and Conductor Elliot Moore said in the news release. “What better way to start the season than connecting directly with students and families!”
On Oct. 8, LSO will perform “in its full orchestra glory” during its season opener concert, “The Great Return,” starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Vance Brand Civic Auditorium.
In LSO’s upcoming season, “themes of connection, immersion and shared lived experiences permeate the concert programming,” the news release stated.
Such will be the case during LSO’s two-part “Made in America” concert series, which will offer audience members a look at music of the Americas and its influence abroad. Additionally, LSO’s performances will take “a deep dive into Finnish composer Jean Sibelius,” and later, feature “a moving consideration of the mental health and identity struggles of Pyotr Tchaikovsky,” according to the news release.
LSO will also celebrate two world premieres, or play music never heard before by an audience, during its performances of “Garden of Tears” by Tyler Harrison and “Symphony for the Great Return” by John Hennecken.
In December, LSO will continue its holiday traditions with performances of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” ballet and Handel’s “Messiah.” This season, the group will also present a Messiah Singalong and offer audience members the opportunity to participate in the performance.
“Each of our performances offers incredible musical ingenuity, patriotism, and a chance to have shared experiences with fellow music lovers from Longmont and beyond,” Moore said in the news release.
A full list of LSO’s upcoming concerts can be found here.
