Celebrate America!

Friday, July 1, 2022

The Performing Arts Center at Simsbury Meadows July 1 | 7:30 pm Rain date, July 2  Summer officially begins with Connecticut’s favorite Independence Day Celebration! Conducted by HSO Music Director Carolyn Kuan, this program features all your favorite patriotic songs. Stay for the fireworks following the concert! Grass Passes, single... Event Details

Summer of '69

Friday, July 8, 2022

Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center July 8 | 7:30 pm Rain or shine  Head back in time to celebrate an amazing event in rock history- Woodstock!  With the music of Crosby, Stills & Nash, The Who, Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker, Santana, Jimi Hendrix, The Band, and Jefferson Airplane, you will... Event Details

Paul Simon Songbook

Friday, July 15, 2022

Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center July 15 | 7:30 pm Rain or shine Join us for an evening of music from the legendary songbook of Paul Simon. From Simon and Garfunkel to his solo albums, experience Simon’s hits including “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard,”... Event Details

Michael Cavanaugh: The Music of Billy Joel

Friday, July 22, 2022

Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center July 22, 2022 | 7:30 pm Rain or Shine! Featuring Adam Boyles, conductor Hand-picked by Billy Joel to star in the hit Broadway musical Movin’ Out, Michael Cavanaugh joins the HSO for an evening featuring hits including “My Life,” “Movin’ Out,” “Just the Way You... Event Details

Queens of Soul

Friday, July 29, 2022

Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center July 29 | 7:30 pm Rain date, July 30  The summer music continues with an evening featuring vocalists singing the hits made famous by the reigning divas of soul and R&B: Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Nina Simone, Whitney Houston, Jennifer Hudson,... Event Details

American Adventures - Season Opener!

Friday, October 7, 2022 - Sunday, October 9, 2022

Belding Theater at The Bushnell Friday & Saturday at 8 PM Sunday at 3 PM Coleman Seven O’Clock Shout Grofé Grand Canyon Suite Copland Appalachian Spring Suite Gershwin An American in Paris Featuring Carolyn Kuan conductor Take a musical journey through the lens of American Composers. Enjoy the spectacular sounds of Grofé’s Grand Canyon Suite and the “simple gifts”... Event Details

Debussy & Ravel

Friday, November 4, 2022 - Sunday, November 6, 2022

Belding Theater at The Bushnell Friday & Saturday at 8 PM Sunday at 3 PM Bates Liquid Interface Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand   Debussy Clair de lune Debussy Nocturnes Featuring Carolyn Kuan conductor Alessio Bax piano Claude Debussy’s beloved and unforgettable piano pieces Clair de lune and Nocturnes are transformed for orchestra. Debussy’s music perfectly embodies an ever-changing... Event Details

Breaking Beethoven

Friday, December 2, 2022 - Sunday, December 4, 2022

Belding Theater at The Bushnell Friday & Saturday at 8 PM Sunday at 3 PM Beethoven Grosse Fuge, Op. 133 DBR Dancers, Dreamers, and Presidents Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36 Featuring Carolyn Kuan conductor BRKFST Dance Company The Minnesota based breakdance group BRKFST to the Belding stage.  Founded in 2014,... Event Details

Romantic Rachmaninoff & Price

Friday, February 10, 2023 - Sunday, February 12, 2023

Belding Theater at The Bushnell Friday & Saturday at 8 PM Sunday at 3 PM Montgomery Starburst Price Symphony No. 1 in E minor Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 Featuring Carolyn Kuan conductor Terrence Wilson piano Pianist Terrence Wilson performs what can be considered one of the greatest and most romantic works in the piano... Event Details

Symphonie Fantastique

Friday, March 10, 2023 - Sunday, March 12, 2023

Belding Theater at The Bushnell Friday & Saturday at 8 PM Sunday at 3 PM Joplin Ragtime Dance Joplin The Entertainer Clyne Dance for Cello and Orchestra Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 Featuring Carolyn Kuan conductor Inbal Segev cello Experience the drama of Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie fanstastique. This emotional piece is filled with enchantment, love and suspense... Event Details

Mozart 40

Friday, March 31, 2023 - Sunday, April 2, 2023

Belding Theater at The Bushnell Friday & Saturday at 8 PM Sunday at 3 PM Bologne Symphony Bo. 2 Op. 11, No.2 Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3, Op. 61 Mozart Symphony No. 40, K. 550 Featuring Adam Boyles conductor Leonid Sigal violin Under the direction of HSO Assistant Conductor, Adam Boyes, the orchestra will ignite... Event Details

Beethoven by the Rivers

Friday, April 14, 2023 - Sunday, April 16, 2023

Belding Theater at The Bushnell Friday & Saturday at 8 PM Sunday at 3 PM Smetana Vltava (The Moldau) Xinghai Yellow River Piano Concerto Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, “Pastorale” Featuring Carolyn Kuan, conductor Jie Chen, piano Inspired by the German countryside and the composer’s love of nature, Beethoven’s “Pastorale” will... Event Details

Mendelssohn Taking Flight

Friday, May 12, 2023 - Sunday, May 14, 2023

Belding Theater at The Bushnell Friday & Saturday at 8 PM Sunday at 3 PM Mendelssohn Hensel Overture Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, OP. 64 Frank Raíces “Roots” Respighi The Birds   Featuring Alexandra Arrieche conductor Adé Williams violin Guest conductor Alexandra Arrieche joins the HSO for this extraordinary and eloquent program, featuring works by... Event Details

Tchaikovsky & Pride

Friday, June 9, 2023 - Sunday, June 11, 2023

Belding Theater at The Bushnell Friday & Saturday at 8 PM Sunday at 3 PM Joyce C. Willis Artist in Residence New Commission Bell Stonewall Suite Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, TH 30 “Pathétique” Featuring Carolyn Kuan conductor We conclude our 2022-2023 season with a celebration of the classic and the... Event Details