Eric Jacobsen, Conductor
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
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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 […]

Stravinsky: Circus Polka Copland: Appalachian Spring Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony This event is free, but tickets must be reserved in advance.

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. […]

Note:  Eduardo's audition concert took place on April 13, 2024 Eduardo Leandro is also a candidate under consideration as GBS' new Music Director.  Not a stranger to the GBS stage, he was principal guest conductor leading the orchestra through our 78th season in programs that range from Mozart and Beethoven through Prokofiev, Debussy and Ginastera, […]

GBS begins its 79th Season continuing the search for a new Music Director with the second of four candidates*: Joshua Gersen. Mr. Gersen is definitely the most local of candidates, having grown up in Monroe, performing with GCTYO (formerly the Greater Bridgeport Youth Orchestras) and conducting for them at age 11.  This is not his […]

Our search for a new Music Director continues, with our third of four candidates*: Leslie B. Dunner. Hailed as “dazzling, elegant, polished, and riveting” by critics for his electrifying concert performances, guest conductor Leslie B. Dunner comes to perform a program that is sure to stir concertgoers. Lauded for his world premiere performances of Anthony […]

At this festive concert, you will hear the last of the four candidates* being considered as GBS' new Music Director: Guest Conductor Rachel Waddell. Themed "Story-Telling Time," this concert is thrilling, enlightening and family-friendly all at once. Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf featuring special guest narrator Jamie Bernstein along with Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherazade to anchor the […]

Sponsored by the Ernest and Joan Trefz Foundation This is it!  Maestro Eduardo Leandro’s grand inaugural concert as GBS' new Music Director and Principal Conductor! We've promised an amazing night of music and the concert on May 10 will live up to the show’s name, Something Big!  Pianist Andrew Armstrong, a perennial favorite of GBS who […]