Pops concerts include The Music of ABBA performed by ABBAcadabra (October 15), Holiday Pops with Megan Hilty (December 17), and A Celebration of Nat King Cole with Caesar (March 25). The Music of Led Zeppelin is a special event presented in collaboration with Windborne Music (January 14).
"Two of the greatest works in the history of music frame our season—Beethoven’s monumental Fifth and Ninth symphonies. We’ll also hear favorites by Dvořák, Haydn, Mozart and Ravel’s famous Boléro," said Music Director Michael Butterman. "And there’s plenty of fresh to complement the familiar as we present a world premiere by Shreveport native James Eakin, a new composition by Anna Clyne, and two works written by the soloists who will be performing them: double bass phenom Xavier Foley and Cuban piano sensation Aldo López-Gavilán."
In addition to masterworks concerts, the SSO will introduce thousands of young students to the magic of music at its annual Discovery Concerts on January 26 and 27, 2023. A free family concert will be presented on January 29, 2023 at 3 p.m. at RiverView Theater. Both events feature a performance of Kermit Poling’s original score to William Joyce’s book The Leaf Man and the Brave Good Bugs.
The SSO's Noel Foundation Chamber Music Series shines the spotlight on SSO musicians as they collaborate with each other and with guests like violinist William Hagen, cellist John-Henry Crawford, two Wideman Competition winners and Aldo López-Gavilán.
Tickets are available online at shreveportsymphony.com or by phone at 318-227-8863. Prices range from $20-$75. Tickets for children 12 and under are $10; student tickets are $15. New subscribers get 50 percent off single ticket prices, with packages starting at $99. Choose-your-own and pops packages are also available.
The SSO's season sponsor is Willis-Knighton Health System. Concert sponsors include The Noel Foundation, Inc.; The Alta and John Franks Foundation; LSUS Foundation - Ruth Herring Noel Endowed Chair; Community Foundation of North Louisiana; The Jones Family Foundation; Laura and Ed Crawford; LOCALiQ; Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath Funeral Homes, Crematorium and Cemeteries, Inc.; and the Shreveport Symphony Guild. Media sponsors include Alpha Media, The River 95.7 and 98Rocks. Hilton is the official hotel sponsor.
