Garland Symphony Orchestra
All-American Season
Robert Carter Austin, Music Director
Garland Symphony Orchestra 2026-2027 Season
All concerts are on Fridays beginning at 7:30pm
(Repertoire subject to change)
A Gershwin Gala
Thomas Pandolfi
Piano
Gershwin — Overture to Girl Crazy
Gershwin — Lullaby
Gershwin — Promenade
Gershwin — An American in Paris
Gershwin — Piano Concerto in F Major
October 16, 2026
The Music of Dance
Iona Batchelder
Cello
Copland — El Salon México
Dvořák — Cello Concerto
Rachmaninoff — Symphonic Dances
November 20, 2026
A Christmas Festival
Lauren Randolph
Mezzo-soprano
Anderson — A Christmas Festival
Chadwick — Noël from Symphonic Dances
Menotti — Introduction, March, and Shepherd’s Dance from Amahl and the Night Visitors
Barber — Die Natali
Pierpont — Jingle Bells Forever (arr. Smith)
Annual Christmas Pops Sing-Along
December 18, 2026
The Beauty of the Piano
Lindsay Garritson
Piano
Barber — Overture to The School for Scandal
Bartók — Piano Concerto No. 3
Bernstein — Symphonic Suite from On The Waterfront
January 15, 2027
The Music of America
Foster — A Stephen Foster Overture
Copland — Lincoln Portrait
Hindemith — Symphonic Metamorphosis
February 19, 2027
The Grand Canyon Suite Live
Juan Carlos Lomónaco
Guest conductor
Jonathan Mamora
Piano
Daugherty — Red Cape Tango
Grofé — Grand Canyon Suite
Tchaikovsky — Piano Concerto No. 1
March 19, 2027
A Night in Hollywood
Madeline Adkins
Violin
Williams — Overture to The Cowboys
Corigliano — Chaconne from The Red Violin
The 19th Annual Great Movie Scores Quiz
April 16, 2027
The New World
Sean Kennard
Piano
Gould — American Salute
Barber — Piano Concerto
Dvořák — Symphony No. 9 “From The New World”
May 7, 2027
Past Concerts 2026-2027 Season
Information for Musicians
Auditions
Next auditions are Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 6pm @ the Irving Arts Center.
Next audition date will be announced here when it becomes available.