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Sept 3-6                Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition
                                          Thursday, September 3rd, 2026 — Sunday, September 6th, 2026
               City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
               Symphony Hall, Birmingham (map)

The 6th edition of the Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; 18 finalists through three rounds.
                            

Sept
11
                  Dreams Deferred
                                          Friday, September 11th, 2026 | 7:30PM
               NYC Orchestra Project
               Church of the Holy Apostles (map)

Exploring the complexity and challenges of the American Dream, past and present. Florence Price’s Symphony No. 3 and Amy Beach’s Gaelic Symphony, featuring Call for Scores winner Sepehr Pirasteh’s will the mountains sing for me.
                             

Oct 2-11                   The Raven
                                          Friday, October 2nd, 2026 | 7:30PM — Sunday, October 11th, 2026 | 3:00PM
               Renegade Opera
               Hallowed Halls, Portland (map)

Jesse Preis debuts The Raven, a chamber opera composed for three voices and chamber ensemble from Edgar Allan Poe’s poem of the same name. This work is composed with no specific voice types tied to the characters—a groundbreaking composing technique that seeks to expand our understanding of vocal writing by unting the binds of gendered characters and allowing vocalists to portray a character of any gender authentic to them.
                             

Feb 21               Painted Soundscapes
                                          Sunday, February 21st, 2027 | 2:00PM
               Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra
               Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn (map)

Alison Norris and violinist Dylan Hamme lead music by Sibelius, Prokofiev, and Hanson, bringing together three distinct approaches to orchestral color, movement, and Romantic expression.
                       

Past Events

Feb 22                   Little Ones
                                          Sunday, February 22nd, 2026 | 2:00PM
               Renegade Opera
               Center for the Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe (map)

Little Ones is a comedic opera by Danielle Jagelski (Red Cliff Ojibwe/Oneida) with a libretto by Rhiana Yazzie (Navajo). Set in 1984, the final year of the Intermountain Boarding School in Brigham City, Utah, the opera follows four students through their senior year of high school as they work in vain to keep the school open when the U.S. government decides to close it—at a time when tribal nations are finally able to take control over these schools.
                             

Mar
22
                 Earth Transcending
                                          Sunday, March 22nd, 2026 | 4:00PM
               NYC Orchestra Project
               Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew (map)

Reverance and awe: transient perspectives witness the Earth. Strauss’s Alpine Symphonie paired with Gabriella Smith’s Tumblebird Contrails and Mahler’s Rückert Lieder
                             

Apr
15-16
               Kinder Concert 2026: Once Upon an Orchestra
                                          Wednesday, April 15th, 2026 — Thursday, April 16th, 2026
               Canton Symphony Orchestra
               Great Court, Canton Cultural Center for the Arts (map)

Join the Canton Symphony for “Once Upon an Orchestra”, a fun-filled, fairytale-themed concert where storytelling springs to life through the sounds of a live orchestra. Journey through enchanted forests, royal castles, and mythical lands as music makes legends leap off the page.
                       

Dec 13-14               Holiday Pops
                                          Saturday, December 13th, 2025 | 7:30PM — Sunday, December 14th, 2025 | 3:00PM
               Canton Symphony Orchestra
               Umstattd Hall, Zimmermann Symphony Center (map)

The Canton Symphony Orchestra and the Canton Symphony Chorus return for two festive performances of Holiday Pops—a heartwarming celebration filled with seasonal classics, holiday favorites, and a few musical surprises along the way.