Trumpeter Alex Massa directs the South Dakota Jazz Orchestra through 50 years of The Chairman's repertoire and provide fascinating history of the man who defied all odds - and the government - in his road to immortality.
The SDSO opens the season with the sounds of Spain, featuring Manuel de Falla's colorful "Three-Cornered Hat" and excerpts from "Carmen", with genre-bending mezzo-soprano Audrey Babcock. Plus, composer Gabriela Frank's "Three Latin American Dances" and Debussy's "Iberia" brings the night to new heights.
"33 Percent of the effect of Psycho was due to the music," said legendary director Alfred Hitchcock. Enjoy his timeless thriller projected on the big screen as the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra performs Bernard Hermann's spine-tingling score live.
Experience the vitality and brilliance of the Dakota String Quartet in an intimate setting, as they create an extraordinary program that will illuminate the mind and heart on this Sunday afternoon.
What does a blend of symphonic and jazz music sound like? Find out with the SDSO, Jazz giant Chick Corea's "Concerto for Trombone", Duke Ellington's "Black, Brown and Beige Suite", and Gershwin's timeless classic "An American In Paris"!
The greatest story ever told. The most majestic music ever composed. A commentary on Christ's Nativity, Passion, Resurrection and Ascension, experienced in Handel's "Messiah"-featuring the inspiring Hallelujah Chorus-in the glory of First Lutheran Church.
Gather family and friends to celebrate the sounds of the season with the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Tenor Ben Gulley brings his pure, versatile voice to all your holiday favorites. The annual sing-along rings through the hall and our hearts.
Enjoy an intimate winter night with the SDSO. Music Director Delta David Gier seamlessly pairs modern composers Jessica Meyer's "Through Which We Flow", and South Dakota native Michael Abels' "Delights and Dances" with the classics of Mozart and Strauss.
Experience the vitality and brilliance of the Dakota String Quartet & Dakota Wind Quintet in an intimate setting, as they create an extraordinary program that will illuminate the mind and heart on this Sunday afternoon.
Composer Robert Carl joins the SDSO for his world premiere, Wind Hymn, inspired by the scale, movement and flow of wind farms, ever increasing in the geographic wonders of South Dakota and across the country. Bookended by the greats, Beethoven and Brahms.
Joseph Horowitz, who expertly set the stage for the SDSO's triumphant performance of Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony in February of 2023, returns to Sioux Falls to guide you through the follow up of Shostakovich's epic war symphonies.
SDSO will present The New Babylon, a classic of Soviet silent cinema, with live music, the same 18-piece theater orchestra Russian audiences experienced during the pre-Stalin cultural heyday of the Bloshevik Revolution.