Shreveport Symphony Orchestra

Founded in 1948, the SSO is Louisiana’s oldest continually operating professional orchestra. SSO's mission: to embrace, to enlighten, to experience, to excel.

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On Dec 17, @meganhilty, star of the hit TV series “Smash” and Broadway productions of Wicked, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and 9 to 5, will celebrate the holidays with the SSO. Her powerful and distinctive voice will amaze you! Tickets: https://t.co/I9RwmvUb9i

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This Saturday, 11/19, the SSO presents a Latin-infused program, framed by Aldo López-Gavilán's jazz & world-music influenced piano concerto, Emporium. The evening closes with Ravel's Bolero, famous for its ultimate use of crescendo. Details & tickets:
https://t.co/n8ZhsdPmcZ

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This Sunday, Nov. 20 at 3 PM, The Noel Foundation, Inc. Chamber Music Series will feature pianist Aldo López-Gavilán with SSO musicians. All works composed by López-Gavilán. The concert is free and open to the public. Details: https://t.co/OrqAhiHuHV

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On 11/18, 7pm, @rfcmovies presents LOS HERMANOS | THE BROTHERS. Virtuoso brothers Ilmar & Aldo López-Gavilán live on opposite sides of a chasm a half-century wide. The film tracks their lives in NY & Havana, viewed through the lens of music & family.
https://t.co/Ds7DKyTgTC

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"Music is the playground where technique & inspiration meet...My job as a composer is to create music that transports the listener to a different place." ~James Eakin - The SSO presents the world premiere of Eakin’s Cloud Scraper on 11/19: https://t.co/n8ZhsdyjaZ

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On 11/19, the SSO presents pianist/composer Aldo López-Gavilán in a program celebrating music of the Americas, plus Ravel’s Boléro. James Eakin’s Cloud Scraper: Symphony Americana, commissioned by the SSO, receives its world premiere. Details & tickets: https://t.co/n8ZhsdPmcZ

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Catch the film TÁR, starring Cate Blanchett, @rfcmovies starting on Oct 28. The film centers on Lydia Tár, considered one of the greatest living composer/conductors and first-ever female chief conductor of a major German orchestra.
https://t.co/V274R4bvjb

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This Saturday night, rock the RiverView with the SSO & ABBAcadabra! ABBAcadabra turns the clock back and recreates the ultimate ABBA concert with all the flair, authentic costumes & hit songs that made the group so famous. Tickets: https://t.co/oLZQdJpyQz
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Find your inner Dancing Queen on Oct 15 with the SSO & ABBAcadabra, the ultimate ABBA tribute! Enjoy the timeless tunes that make ABBA a perennial favorite, including “Mamma Mia,” “Take a Chance on Me” & more. Details & tickets:
https://t.co/Z1NZlsJJ25

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It was a great night in Shreveport on Saturday as Met Opera starts Michelle DeYoung & Paul Groves delighted us with favorite arias & duets prior to an unforgettable performance of Beethoven’s 9th with a chorus of 170 great singers & the SSO. What a way to start the season!

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Read Michael Butterman's insights on Beethoven, Ode to Joy & the 9th Symphony:
https://t.co/EpP1tAnd4J
"Your magic unites all that custom has divided, All humankind become brothers under the sway of thy gentle wings" ~Friedrich Schiller, “To Joy” (1784)
Hear it live this weekend!

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(2/2)...the other is that conflict in the world will be resolved when we realize that all people should be united, not divided & that we are members of one race, the human race. Only then can we achieve ultimate joy." Hear it at our 9/24 concert! Details: https://t.co/P0XB8AwytI

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The final movement of Beethoven's "Choral" Symphony (the "Ode to Joy") is "best understood as a representation of Beethoven’s two cherished convictions. One is that music has a moral purpose and should elevate the masses... 1/1

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Join us on Sept. 24 for our Opening Night concert! The mighty Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven opens our season w/ tenor Paul Groves, soprano Sarah Rees, mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung, bass-baritone Dennis Jesse & 4 choirs. Details & tickets:
https://t.co/P0XB8AwytI

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Tickets for our 2022-23 Willis-Knighton Masterworks Series are on sale now! Tickets start at $20. New 8-concert subscribers get 50% off – packages start at $99. 4- & 5-concert options and a 3-concert Pops series also available. Details & tickets: https://t.co/SkjME5xSyG

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New subscription packages for the SSO's 2022-23 season are on sale now! New 8-concert subscribers enjoy 50% off single ticket prices. All concerts are at RiverView Theater in Shreveport. Single tickets on sale Aug 26. Details: https://t.co/929Pj0luYb

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This Thu, the SSO welcomes back classical guitarist Jason Vieaux to perform solo works, followed by Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez. Strauss’ Suite from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, narrated by Mike Martindale, will close the evening. https://t.co/mpWWfOojIj
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On Thursday, June 2, the SSO welcomes back GRAMMY-winning classical guitarist Jason Vieaux to perform solo works by Bach, Albéniz, Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington, followed by Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez. Concert is at First Baptist Church. Details: https://t.co/mpWWfOojIj

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Join us this Sunday, May 22 at 3 PM for the final Noel Foundation, Inc. Chamber Music concert of the season! SSO musicians will perform Stravinsky and Mendelssohn Octets. The concert is free and open to the public and will be held at LSUS University Center Theater.

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Michael Butterman & Professor of History/Ruth Herring Noel Endowed Chair Alexander Mikaberidze discuss American immigration @LSU_Shreveport Noel Memorial Library in anticipation of our May 7 performance of Peter Boyer’s Ellis Island: The Dream of America.
https://t.co/cXsPjyEPpZ