Classics Series

Sky, Sea, and Rhapsody

Friday, October 13, 2023 at 7:30 pm

Copeland Hall at The Grand Opera House

Glinka — Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla
Rachmaninoff — Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Takemitsu — A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden
Debussy — La Mer

Music Director Laureate David Amado, conductor
Stewart Goodyear, piano

Chamber Series

Percussionists of the DSO

Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 7:30 pm

DuPont Country Club

Works by Elliott Carter, G.F. Handel, Ray Holman, Ney Rosauro, Joe Taylor & Michael Udow.

Bill Wozniak, William Kerrigan, and Thomas Blanchard, percussionists

Classics Series

¡Música Bravo! (Wilmington)

Friday, November 10, 2023 at 7:30 pm

Copeland Hall at The Grand Opera House

Arturo Márquez — Danzón No. 2
Alberto Ginastera — Estancia - Four Dances
Joaquín Rodrigo — Concierto de Aranjuez
Manuel de FallaSuite from El amor brujo
Rimsky-Korsakov — Capriccio Espagnol

Michelle Di Russo, conductor
João Luiz, guitar

Classics Series

¡Música Bravo! (Lewes)

Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 2:30 pm

Cape Henlopen High School

Arturo Márquez — Danzón No. 2
Alberto Ginastera — Estancia - Four Dances
Joaquín Rodrigo — Concierto de Aranjuez
Manuel de Falla — Suite from El amor brujo
Rimsky-Korsakov — Capriccio Espagnol 

Michelle Di Russo, conductor
João Luiz, guitar

Chamber Series

Holidays at the Hotel

Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 7:30 pm

Gold Ballroom at Hotel DuPont

Bach — Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Bach — Aria: Grosse Herr from the Christmas Cantata
Tchaikovsky —
Serenade for Strings                                                  

Grant Youngblood, baritone

Classics Series

From Home to Rome

Friday, January 19, 2024 at 7:30 pm

Copeland Hall at The Grand Opera House

VerdiOverture to La forza del destino
Beethoven — Violin Concerto
Barber — Symphony in One Movement
Respighi — Pines of Rome

André Raphel, conductor
Jennifer Frautschi, violin

Chamber Series

Music of the African Diaspora

Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at 7:30 pm

DuPont Country Club

Works by Valerie Coleman, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Adolphus Hailstork,
Jessie Montgomery & Carlos Simon.

Classics Series

A John Williams Celebration (Wilmington)

Friday, March 22, 2024 at 7:30 pm

Copeland Hall at The Grand Opera House

Featuring selections from Star Wars, Harry Potter, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jurassic Park & more!

Scott Speck, conductor

Classics Series

A John Williams Celebration (Lewes)

Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 2:30 pm

Cape Henlopen High School

Featuring selections from Star Wars, Harry Potter, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jurassic Park & more!

Scott Speck, conductor

Classics Series

Amado Conducts Mahler

Friday, April 26, 2024 at 7:30 pm

Copeland Hall at The Grand Opera House

Mahler — Symphony No. 7 "Song of the Night"

Music Director Laureate David Amado, conductor