2024 Schedule Now Available
Thursday October 3rd, 2024.
Cleveland native Marcus Smith will open the 2024-25 Divergent Sounds Series season! Marcus is the jack of all trades being a rapper, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Get ready to see his many talents as he hits the stage.
Saturday, October 12th, 2024.
We are delighted to welcome British violinist Braimah Kanneh-Mason to Canton for his Umstattd Hall debut to kick off our 2024-2025 season. A semi-finalist on Britain’s Got Talent and a veteran of performances at the BBC Proms and the Royal Albert Hall, Kanneh-Mason introduces to Canton, for the very first time, the violin concerto of his fellow countryman Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
Saturday, October 26th, 2024.
Don your Darth Vader mask, zip up your wookie suit, and clip on your stormtrooper helmet for this costumes-encouraged presentation of the Star Wars Suite! Our 2024-2025 Family Concert will surely delight audiences of all ages, as John Williams’ incomparable score has done for generations of fans over nearly fifty years. The first half of the concert will feature music that inspired John Williams to create the most beloved film music in history.
Saturday, November 23rd, 2024.
Happy Birthday to Rhapsody in Blue! And what a centennial it will be for one of America’s most beloved musical masterworks. Pianist Baron Fenwick joins the Canton Symphony for a smorgasbord of orchestral favorites inspired by the world of jazz. Opening the evening is ragtime king Scott Joplin’s overture to his only opera, Treemonisha.
Sunday, December 8th, 2024.
Join us for a yuletide celebration of holiday magic as the Canton Symphony Orchestra presents its much-anticipated Holiday Pops concert for 2024. Gather your loved ones and immerse yourself in the joyous sounds of the season as our talented musicians, under the baton of Maestro Matthew Jenkins Jaroszewicz, bring beloved holiday classics to life. From cherished carols to festive orchestral arrangements, this heartwarming performance will ignite the spirit of the holidays and leave you filled with warmth and wonder.
The sleigh bells will ring! Will you be listening?
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We are thrilled to share with you the 2024-2025 season: A Season of Firsts! The biggest first to celebrate is Matthew’s inaugural season as Music Director and the beginning of the next chapter in our orchestra’s history.