Season 78

The Greater Bridgeport Symphony & Sacred Heart University are proud to present this concert as a join production. The Program String Quartet No. 4, Op 18 Ludwig van Beethoven Allegro ma non tanto Andante scherzoso quasi Allegretto Menuetto Allegro Allegretto Two Songs George Gerswhin, arr. Silveman "He Loves and She Loves" from Funny Face "Do […]

Mozart and those he influenced, centered around Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter" Eduardo Leandro, Conductor Jessica Rizzio, Soprano Thomas Woodman, Baritone The Doris and Herbert Harrington Pre-Concert Talk hosted by Dr. Alice Caldwell W. A. Mozart       Opera Selections (1756-1791) Overture from The Marriage of Figaro (K.492) Arias from The Marriage of Figaro (K.492) Don […]

A holiday festival! Singalongs, music of the masters, and carols -- bring the family! (PROGRAM NOTES BELOW) Eduardo Leandro, Conductor -The Doris and Herbert Harrington Pre-Concert Talk- A special presentation from GBS about next season -Maureen Hamill and friends will sing and lead some singalong pieces! Jule Styne                […]

Flautist Keith Bonner:   The flute figures prominently with solos by GBS’ own Grammy® nominated Principal Flautist, Keith Bonner. Debussy’s ethereal Afternoon of a Faun, Paul Schoenfeld’s Klezmer Rondos, and African-American composer Jessie Montgomery’s Coincident Dances surround Schubert’s Symphony No. 5.   Not “The Magic Flute,” but a whole night of the magic of the flute! […]

Cellist Dr. Nicholas Hardie:     We close our 78th season with Beethoven’s joyful Symphony No. 8, and two great 20th-century Russian composers who revered Beethoven.   Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony and Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1, featuring Dr. Nicholas Hardie soloist, GBS’ own Principal Cellist – pay homage to Beethoven, a century and a half later and a thousand miles east. […]