Steamboat Springs Orchestra
Steamboat Springs Orchestra is the only resident symphony in any major resort town in America. SSO's regular concert season runs early Fall through early Spring. Most concerts are held at the Steamboat Christian Center, which has outstanding acoustics and in which the orchestra is dramatically framed by picture window views of Mt. Werner. Two concerts each season are performed in Craig at the MCHS Auditorium. Each concert features engaging talks by SSO's popular music director/conductor, Ernest Richardson.
- Friday December 4, 7:00 PM - Craig
- December 5, 8:00 PM - Steamboat Christian Center
- December 6, 3:00 PM - Steamboat Christian Center
This concert will be Mozart's Symphony #40, a Christmas Feast featuring the Mountain Madrigal Singers, and Holiday Favorites featuring the Yampa Valley Chorus and Youth Musicians.
- Saturday, Feb. 20, 6:00 PM - Bud Werner Library Hall
The mid winter concert will feature Grammy-winning cellist Sara Sant' Ambrogio of the famed Eroica Trio, in a rare performance with pianist Marie Carmichael. They will perform Dreaming and Bach 1, 2, 3.
The Orchestra is recommending to get your tickets in advance.
Tickets are $125/ person for this Winter Soiree- don't miss it!
- Sunday Feb. 21, 3:00 PM - Steamboat Christian Center
This concerts features an amazing array of musicians:
Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso in D Major
Soloists: Teresa Steffen Greenlee, Bonnie Murray, John Sant'Ambrogio.
Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor
Soloists: Steamboat's own Patrick Williams - raised and trained in Steamboat, now at the beginning of a promising career.
Franz Joseph Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major
Soloists: Features Sara Sant'Ambrogio whose career, in full bloom, spans the world but features numerous performances in Steamboat.
Mozart: Music from Don Giovanni. Ernest Richardson: World premiere of his Concerto for Violin & Cello
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
- Saturday March 27, 7:00 PM - Craig
- Sunday March 28, 3:00 PM - Steamboat
Enjoy the rich sounds of the Dvorak: New World Symphony from the amazing backdrop of Steamboat.
Advance tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students. Tickets at the door are $25 for adults and $10 for students. Shows in Craig are $15 for adults.
Tickets are available from the Steamboat Springs Orchestra ticket website using your Mastercard or Visa. If you buy them online the SSO will mail them to you if it's at least 5 days before the concert. Otherwise, you can pick them up at SSO. If you don't mind lines, SSO can leave them for you at Will Call at the concert. If you prefer, you can purchase tickets in person at either All That Jazz, or at Off The Beaten Path Bookstore on 9th & Lincoln Ave, Steamboat Springs.
The mission of the Steamboat Springs Orchestra (SSO) is to nourish the hearts and minds of the people of northwest Colorado through challenging and rewarding orchestral experiences. This is accomplished by providing an outstanding professional orchestra with a community component to provide entertainment and education to the region and by offering a high quality youth orchestra and chamber music program to foster the love of the art-form of classical music in our young people.
What began 14 years ago as a charming community ensemble has transformed in the last several years into a thriving orchestra with a majority of local professional core players with a surprising depth of experience. SSO includes a Woodwind Quintet and String Quartet, which perform regularly at special events on behalf of SSO.
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