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Meet the Maestro

Howard Performing Arts Center

Howard Performing Arts Center 4160 E Campus Cir Dr, Berrien Springs, MI, United States

Meet the SMSO’s new Music Director, Maestro Matthew Aubin. Aubin kicks off his tenure with some of his favorite works including Beethoven’s lighthearted 8th Symphony. Detroit Symphony Orchestra Associate Concertmaster Kimberly Kennedy takes the stage to perform American composer Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto. The concert opens with the First Symphony of Adolphus Hailstork, an MSU alum and the Dean of African American composers.

Hollywood Holidays

The Mendel Center

The Mendel Center 1100 Yore Ave, Benton Harbor, MI, United States

Celebrate the season with the SMSO. Maestro Aubin has a selection of holiday songs along with your favorite music from films like "Home Alone", "Polar Express", "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", and more. The program promises a surprise or two. You won't want to miss it!

Shostakovich’s 5th

Howard Performing Arts Center

Howard Performing Arts Center 4160 E Campus Cir Dr, Berrien Springs, MI, United States

The SMSO recognizes musicians that create great art in the midst of darkness. American composer Jennifer Higdon’s blue cathedral is a memorial to her younger brother. Pianist and Gilmore Young Artist Maxim Lando performs Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, a work that takes inspiration from the Dies Irae or "Day of Wrath". Shostakovich faced censorship under Soviet rule but managed to triumph with his 5th Symphony.

An American in Paris

Howard Performing Arts Center

Howard Performing Arts Center 4160 E Campus Cir Dr, Berrien Springs, MI, United States

Maestro Aubin celebrates his personal connection to French culture with a mixture of French and American music. Aubin welcomes back Mitsuru Kubo and Jeremy Crosmer to perform hidden gems by Fernande Decruck, a composer near and dear to his heart. Musicians from the LMYO join the SMSO on music from Aaron Copland’s Rodeo. The season closes with Gershwin’s An American in Paris.

The Sound of Music

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Friday – Indoors, The Mendel Center
Saturday – Outdoors, Shadowland Pavilion At Silver Beach

Shadowland Pavilion 101 Broad St, St Joseph, MI

The shore is alive with the sound of Southwest Michigan's finest! Delight in and sing along to The Sound of Music, a wholly live performance brought to you by the professional musicians of the SMSO alongside talented theater vocalists and local cast curated by The GhostLight Theatre's General Manager & Artistic Director, Paul Mow. Join us to experience this timeless classic.

John Williams: At Home & Out of This World

Shadowland Pavilion at Silver Beach

Shadowland Pavilion 101 Broad St, St Joseph, MI

Relive the adventure of cinematic favorites as the SMSO brings to life the music of John Williams: one of the most celebrated Hollywood film composers of all time! From Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Hook, Indiana Jones, and more, Williams' works capture and inspire imaginations of all ages - a performance not to miss!

SMSO’s Sunday Speakeasy Fundraiser

The Livery

The Livery 190 5th St., Benton Harbor, MI, United States

Word on the street there is a fun new way to support the SMSO, and we have a golden opportunity in front of us! For a limited time, the Frederick S. Upton Foundation has generously offered to match any donations we receive, dollar for dollar! But we need YOUR help to make the most of this incredible gift. If you get in on this, talk about making an impact! If an evening of Do-Goodery, good brews, food, and live Jazz sounds like a great time, act now to secure your tickets! Spots are limited and will disappear fast!

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