Hollywood Treasures Dress Rehearsal

By Cassie Davis / October 1, 2025 / Comments Off on Hollywood Treasures Dress Rehearsal

Join the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Reed Tetzloff, piano, and members of the La Crosse Area Youth Symphony Orchestra for the Dress Rehearsal of Hollywood Treasures!

Hollywood Treasures

By Cassie Davis / March 29, 2025 / Comments Off on Hollywood Treasures

Goldfinger, Lawrence of Arabia, Gone With the Wind — imagine some of the greatest scores of The Golden Age of Hollywood, paired with contemporary favorites like Harry Potter and Mission Impossible — and you have the perfect Movie Night at the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra! Once again, Dustin and Dominique Luecke are your hosts. To top it all […]

LSO Film Collection Episode VI: Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

By Cassie Davis / March 20, 2026 / Comments Off on LSO Film Collection Episode VI: Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

Episode VI, titled “Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique” will be screened at The Rivoli Art District’s screening room, The Rivoli Annex, beginning at 2:30 PM. Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique from 5/2023 Include the Symphony in your perfect weekend with this engaging one-hour program. The experience begins with LSO Music Director Alexander Platt, whose lively and insightful introduction brings the […]

Andrey Returns!

By Cassie Davis / March 29, 2025 / Comments Off on Andrey Returns!

Once again the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra will finish out our season with another “over-the-top” orchestral journey. The young Russian phenomenon Andrey Gugnin — who, last season, entered our hearts with a magisterial rendition of the Grieg Piano Concerto, done miraculously with the LSO without rehearsal! — returns for what will no doubt be an […]

Bachtoberfest

By Cassie Davis / March 14, 2026 / Comments Off on Bachtoberfest

Guest Artists: Alex Chambers-Ozasky, cello and Jonathan Borja, flute – S. Bach – Suite No. 2 in B minor for solo flute, continuo and string orchestra with Jonathan Borja C.P.E. Bach – Cello Concerto in A Major with Alex Chambers-Ozasky — INTERMISSION — Copland – Appalachian Spring Suite

Mahler Symphony No. 1

By Cassie Davis / March 14, 2026 / Comments Off on Mahler Symphony No. 1

Guest Artist: Mariam Adam, clarinet – Copland:  Proclamation for Orchestra (orchestrated by Phillip Ramey) Russell Platt:  Clarinet Concerto with soloist Mariam Adam — INTERMISSION — Mahler:  Symphony No. 1, “Titan” (original five-movement version)

The Women of Chicago’s Black Renaissance with Michelle Cann, Piano

By Cassie Davis / March 14, 2026 / Comments Off on The Women of Chicago’s Black Renaissance with Michelle Cann, Piano

Performance to include spoken commentary and storytelling about the fascinating lives and journeys of these trailblazing artists. – Nora Holt: Negro Dance Op. 25, No. 1 [2’] Betty Jackson King: Four Seasonal Sketches [10’] Florence Price: Fantasie nègre No. 2 [8’] Florence Price: Fantasie nègre No. 1 [9’] -INTERMISSION- Irene Britton Smith: Variations on a […]

Gershwin with Michelle Cann

By Cassie Davis / March 14, 2026 / Comments Off on Gershwin with Michelle Cann

Guest artist: Michelle Cann, piano – Armed Forces Salute Samuel Barber:  Adagio for Strings Samuel Barber:  Symphony No. 1, in One Movement, Op. 9 — INTERMISSION — Gershwin:  Piano Concerto in F Major, Michelle Cann

Holiday Collection with Handel’s Messiah

By Cassie Davis / March 14, 2026 / Comments Off on Holiday Collection with Handel’s Messiah

Guest Artists: 2026 Symphony Chorus – “A Christmas Festival” by Leroy Anderson “O Little Town of Bethlehem” by Leroy Robertson “Stille Nacht” by Chip Davis “Hanukkah Festival Overture” by Lucas Richman ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’, a Santa Claus Symphony for Narrator and Orchestra,  arrangement by William Henry Fry and Clement Clarke Moore “Sleigh Ride” […]

Rising Stars and The Firebird Suite

By Cassie Davis / March 14, 2026 / Comments Off on Rising Stars and The Firebird Suite

Paul Hindemith:  “Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber” Second Place Concerto “Rising Stars” winner First Place Concerto “Rising Stars” winner — INTERMISSION — Stravinsky:  “The Firebird Suite (1919 version)”

Salute to The Big Band

By Cassie Davis / March 14, 2026 / Comments Off on Salute to The Big Band

Hosted by Dustin and Dominique Luecke – Gershwin, arr. Chase: Fascinatin’ Rhythm Vernon Duke, arr. Sayre: April in Paris Ellington, arr. Ployhar: Caravan Ellington, arr. Custer: Ellington! Various, arr. Deane Kincaide: Big Band Fantasy — INTERMISSION — Porter, arr. Warrington: On Stage with Cole Porter Gershwin, arr. Schoen: Clap Yo’ Hands Rodgers, arr. Bennett: Music […]

Sibelius Symphony No. 2

By Cassie Davis / March 14, 2026 / Comments Off on Sibelius Symphony No. 2

Guest Artist: James Thompson – The 2027 Conductor Wannabe Winners Walton:  Violin Concerto with James Thompson INTERMISSION Sibelius:  Symphony No. 2

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