“Some say it goes downhill after 40 – but not for your Glens Falls Symphony. We catch the energy of our blockbuster 40th anniversary with a line-up of fabulous concerts in 2024-25 for every musical taste.

October 6, 2024: We kick off with a “son of the North Country”, the nationally acclaimed Tony DeSare, who will delight with his tribute to Frank Sinatra. Tony’s vocal stylings will make him the “Chairman of the Board” for this October afternoon. The musicians love collaborating with this effervescent and stylistic artist.

November 10, 2024: Taking a poll on the world’s greatest living classical guitarist? At the top of the list will be international star Eliot Fisk, who graces our November concert. He brings Spanish sunshine to our autumn skies with Joaquín Rodrigo’s “Fantasía para un gentilhombre.” Adding to this jewel box of musical gems is Michael Gandolfi’s “Sinfonia Brevis,” with Mr. Gandolfi in attendance, and Franz Schubert’s ultra-charming Symphony No. 5.

December 8, 2024: It’s “All-In” for the young on our Holiday program with dancers from the Saratoga Springs Youth Ballet, who will be dancing to excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s beloved Nutcracker ballet. Also, we are delighted to welcome to our stage the High School Choruses from South Glens Falls and Warrensburg to sing alone with the professional orchestra, then all joining together for a heart-warming holiday finale. They will fill your eyes and ears with the joy of the season!

March 16, 2025: Break that cabin fever when we welcome another local young artist who has made the top tier. Pianist Chris Reynolds comes to us from his work as artistic staff with Deutsche Oper Berlin, and engages you with a tour de force work for piano and strings – Paul Hindemith’s Four Temperaments. Also on the stage will be a team of talented young pianists who will trade off the piano benches as the orchestra accompanies them in one of the favorite works by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns, “The Carnival of the Animals.”

May 4, 2025: We will complete this season with the Mount Everest of music – Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 5. We will fill the stage with an army of musicians and lead you through a romantic novel in music: five movements of passion and intimacy; fire and peace. This work does not just make a concert – it creates an event. You are the final element needed to make this an unforgettable afternoon.

So, there it is – a season of extraordinary music played to the highest levels by your Glens Falls Symphony. To bring it to life, all that is missing is……you!”