The Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra launches its 53rd Season in the easily accessible Calvary Baptist
Church in the Lansdale area, neighboring North Penn High School. As one of the region’s only professional orchestras in
southeastern Pennsylvania, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra presents season tickets for the
Masterworks Concert Series on Saturday evenings and the new Chamber Music Concert Series on Sunday afternoons.
The Masterworks Concert Series features world renowned soloists and great symphonic music from Mozart and
Beethoven to Dvořák, Stravinsky to the music of Harry Potter, Gershwin to new works by a living composer.
Masterworks Concert Series
The 2024-2025 Season opens September 28th with an All-Gershwin celebration commemorating the 100th
anniversary of Gershwin’s legendary Rhapsody in Blue featuring acclaimed American Pianist Carl Cranmer. The
Masterworks Concert Series continues with the Mozart By Candlelight in November as the Southeastern Pennsylvania
Symphony Orchestra performs Mozart’s popular Symphony No. 40, the Overture to his opera La Clemenza di Tito, and
Beethoven’s charming First Symphony – all set entirely to candlelight. The Mozart By Candlelight was a sell out last
Season, and season ticket holders get first priority on these tickets.
In February, Richard Wagner’s jubilant Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin with brass blazing and strings captures the
medieval tale of chivalry and betrayal. Then SPSO presents one of the first performances of New Zealand Composer
John Psathas’ All Seeing Sky, an evocative work for two percussionist soloists and orchestra, featuring world acclaimed
percussionists Lynn Vartan and Weichen Lin. Dvořák’s emotionally profound Seventh Symphony concludes the concert
as a personal reflection on grief and joy.
The Masterworks Concert Series culminates in May where audiences are transported to a world of enchantment,
imagination, and wonder with the timeless of allure of Stravinsky’s Firebird and a musical journey from the eight films of
Harry Potter featuring the well known regional symphonic chorus the Voices of Gwynedd along with the children’s choir
of Calvary Baptist Church.
Chamber Music Concert Series
The new Chamber Music Concert Series allows audiences to experience the musicians of the Southeastern
Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra in an intimate venue within the same performance venue of Calvary Baptist Church.
From trios to wind quintet, and brass quintet to an all-cello program, these concerts add to the concert experience for the
community. The Chamber Music Concert Series launches October 13 with music of Mozart and Beethoven and continues
throughout the season on Sunday afternoons. Other Chamber Music Concerts include a program of all American
composers continues with an SPSO wind quintet, a Brass Bash with SPSO brass musicians, and a program of tangoes and
more with SPSO cellists.
There is something for everyone – symphonic music lovers to chamber music fans; American music to the masterpieces;
Mozart to a new work by New Zealand composer John Psathas and his new double percussion concerto. The
Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra is here for the people in the region. Experience our music-making!
Calvary Baptist Church has one of the best venues for music. From the accessibility of the venue and generous parking to
the incredible acoustics and large seating area, Calvary Baptist Church makes for one of the finest performance venues in
the region.
Tickets for the 2024-2025 Season go on sale August 1st at www.spsorchestra.org. Advance season tickets for Masterworks
Concert Series are $90 (General), $75(Seniors) and Chamber Series are $60. Packages for both Masterworks and
Chamber will be $130 (General) and $115(Seniors). Students and Children get even lower prices. Calvary Baptist Church
is located at 1380 S. Valley Forge Road, Lansdale, PA. Details about the upcoming Season are below.
For more information about SPSO, please follow us on Facebook or Instagram, or visit spsorchestra.org.
Members of the Board of Directors, Staff, Maestro Scott, or guest artists are available for interviews about the
upcoming season or the move to Calvary Baptist Church by contacting us at 267-217-2273.
2024-2025 Season
MASTERWORKS CONCERT I:
Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue at 100!
Saturday, 28 September 2024, 7:30 p.m.
Season 53 opens with an evening of music by American icon George Gershwin, including music from Porgy &
Bess, An American in Paris, and the celebrated, jazz-inspired Rhapsody in Blue for its 100th anniversary featuring
internationally noted Pianist Carl Cranmer.
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MASTERWORKS CONCERT II:
Mozart By Candlelight
Saturday, 2 November 2024, 7:30 p.m.
Experience the music of Mozart in a whole new way.
Weaving turbulence and passion, Mozart’s instantly recognizable Symphony No. 40 is coupled with his Overture to La
Clemenza di Tito and Beethoven’s witty and cheerful Fourth Symphony – and all by candlelight.
This nearly sold-out concert last season is not to be missed.
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MASTERWORKS CONCERT III:
All Seeing Sky
Saturday, 15 February 2025, 7:30 p.m.
The performance opens with Wagner’s jubilant Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin with brass blazing and strings to
capture the medieval tale of chivalry and betrayal. Then SPSO presents one of the first performances of New Zealand
Composer John Psathas’ All Seeing Sky, an evocative work for two percussionist soloists and orchestra, featuring world
acclaimed percussionists Lynn Vartan and Weichen Lin. Dvořák’s emotionally profound Seventh Symphony concludes
the concert as a personal reflection on grief and joy.
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MASTERWORKS CONCERT IV:
The Firebird & Harry Potter
Saturday, 10 May 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Be transported to a world of enchantment, imagination, and wonder with the timeless of allure of Stravinsky’s Firebird
and a musical journey from the films of Harry Potter.
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CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT SERIES
Chamber Music Concert 1
Mozart & Beethoven
Sunday, 13 October 2024, 3:00 p.m.
Chamber Music Concert 2
Wind Quintet Plays American Music
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 3:00 p.m.
(snow date: Sunday, 26 January 2025)
Chamber Music Concert 3
Brass Bash!!!!
Sunday, 9 March 2025, 3:00 p.m.
Chamber Music Concert 4
Four Cellos Play Tangos, Bach, & Carmen
Sunday, 6 April 2025, 3:00 p.m.
Email SPSO at [email protected]
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www.spsorchestra.org
All performances are at:
Calvary Baptist Church
1380 S. Valley Forge Road
Lansdale, PA
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