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Enjoy these online offerings by members and friends of the League of American Orchestras. We may have missed some, so let us know if we have by filling out the "Add to Our Directory" form, and be sure to check with your local orchestra about their offerings. Music inspires us, strengthens us, and brings us together; please consider a donation to your local orchestra in these difficult times.
Handel and Haydn Society
The Handel and Haydn Society complete their streaming season with a Jonathan Woody World Premiere, From Themes by Ignatius Sancho (April 18), Mozart A Little Night Music (May 2), and Haydn + Saint-George (May 23). More information is available at https://handelandhaydn.org/concerts-tickets/2020-21-streaming-concerts/.
-Handel and Haydn Society
To support the Handel and Haydn Society, visit their website.
Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra
The Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra remains constant in its commitment to delivering classical music to its audiences. In response to our changing world, the theme for the Harrisburg Symphony’s 2020-2021 season is entitled ‘A Season Like No Other,’ filled with artistry and innovation. Visit the HSO's Artistry on Demand page for current digital offerings.
-Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra
To support the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, you can submit a donation online.
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
Spotlight Series - Monthly chamber concerts recorded professionally and available on demand for a limited time.
Masterworks In-Depth with Carolyn Kuan - A monthly deep dive into the classical works originally programmed for the digital 2020-2021 HSO Masterworks season, hosted by HSO Music Director Carolyn Kuan.
HSO To Go - The Hartford Symphony Orchestra's new online home for performances, music education, and other great digital content featuring HSO musicians! Listen to an archival recording of the HSO, learn from a master teacher, and connect with HSO musicians all from the comfort of your own home. HSO to Go will be updated frequently, so be sure to check back often to see what's new!
-Hartford Symphony Orchestra
To support the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, you can submit a donation online.
Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra
Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra launches Sounds of Resilience in anticipation of our return to in-person performances in 2021.
Sounds of Resilience will feature performances by physically distanced orchestra ensembles and streamed live from the Hawaii Theatre Center to patrons' homes, reflecting our commitment to musicians and audiences' health and safety alike. Additional programing will be scheduled as we continue to align the recovery of the HSO with the recovery of our community impacted by COVID-19.
Galaxy of Strings
Saturday, September 26 at 7:30 pm
Montgomery – Starburst (Hawai‘i premiere)
Handel – Harp Concerto No. 4
Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings
From Chaos to Calm
Saturday, October 3 at 7:30 pm
Bach – Concerto for Oboe and Violin
Shostakovich – Chamber Symphony
Still – Mother and Child for String Orchestra
Dvorak – American Quartet Finale
Additional live streaming programs for Sounds of Resilience will be announced in the coming weeks as we adapt to the circumstances in our community.
Current 2020-2021 subscriptions will be honored with free virtual access to all live streaming concerts and additional exclusive content. Single tickets for Sounds of Resilience live streaming programs will be available for $20 through the Hawaii Theatre Center box office. Excerpts from these performances will be shared via our website and social media platforms, making them accessible for everyone in our community.
-Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra
To support the Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra, visit their website.
Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra
Livestream of new, engaging and customized small ensemble programs ranging from jazz to broadway to singer/songwriter to chamber music produced in HHSO's home and intimate performance venue, SoundWaves.
-Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra
To support the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, you can submit a donation online.
Houston Symphony
The Houston Symphony is pleased to offer a full season of weekly livestream broadcasts available for purchase and will continue its livestream series into the 2021–22 season. Each performance is broadcast live on Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. CT. For more information or to purchase a livestream ticket, visit houstonsymphony.org/tickets. Additional content, such as blogs and musician videos, and curated playlists may be found at houstonsymphony.org or by following the Symphony's social media channels. To support the Houston Symphony, you can submit a donation online.
-Houston Symphony
To support the Houston Symphony, you can submit a donation online.
Houston Youth Symphony
The award-winning Houston Youth Symphony (HYS) presents a virtual concert performance featuring its five youth orchestra ensembles. Filmed on the Wortham Theater Center’s Brown stage on January 31, without a live audience, the concert videos are available for free viewing on the Houston Youth Symphony Vimeo page.
The HYS Symphony is the most advanced ensemble and is led by Artistic Director Michael Webster. The Symphony’s program includes Igor Stravinsky’s Suite from The Firebird (1919) and features a performance by the 2019/2020 HYS Concerto Competition Winner Matthew Zhang, cello, whose performance was postponed from May 2020 due to the pandemic. Matthew performs Variations on a Rococo Theme for cello and orchestra by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
-Houston Youth Symphony
To support the Houston Youth Symphony, you can submit a donation online.
Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
Website - Welcome to the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra's new virtual performance series, airing every Monday and Thursday from now throughout the summer. We hope you’ll join Maestro Matthew Kraemer on Facebook or Instagram every Monday afternoon at 1 pm for “Mondays with Matthew,” a quick preview of the weekly ICO 10 PM radio broadcast on WFYI 90.1 FM. He'll share a short segment of the program with a little background on what you can expect during that evening’s broadcast. Then each Thursday evening at 6 pm, he'll be back again on social media channels to host a 20-minute ICO video highlight with “Mocktails and Masterpieces.” Some of the segments will be pre-recorded and some will be “live” events with ICO musicians.
-Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
To support the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, you can submit a donation online.
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
The ISO is excited to share virtual concerts with From the Vault, our social distance-friendly musical experience! During our usual weekend performance times, we’re broadcasting favorite recordings from the ISO archives. Tune in to our YouTube channel at 8pm Friday or 5:30pm Saturday. Grab your quarantine partners, your pets, and Zoom your friends to share the magic of music together!
-Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
To support the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, you can submit a donation online.
Jackson Symphony Orchestra
YouTube Channel - The vision of the JSO is to enrich our communities by providing superior performance, listening and learning experiences in a variety of settings. That goal has not changed because of COVID-19, but it has presented us with the challenge of finding new ways to share our music with you.
Thus, we are launching our Random Acts of Music through Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube with videos from some of our musicians. Each of our musicians is paid for these videos, and our marketing team takes the raw footage and adds title slides, transitions, and intro music.
-Jackson Symphony Orchestra
To support the Jackson Symphony Orchestra, you can submit a donation online.
Jacksonville Symphony
The Jacksonville Symphony has joined multiple orchestras in broadcasting music to help raise the spirits of the community during this time.
JACOBY SYMPHONY HALL [LIVE] - If you won't be joining us in the Hall, we hope you'll tune in virtually; for the remainder of the season, every Friday Masterworks performance will be streamed live from Jacoby Symphony Hall! You can Explore past Jacksonville Symphony concert streams on our YouTube channel.
-Jacksonville Symphony
Watch their online releases on Facebook, YouTube, or at www.jaxsymphony.org.
To support the Jacksonville Symphony, you can submit a donation online.
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
Making symphonic music part of everyday life for 100 years, the KSO shares collaborative online musical experiences to connect people through the arts.
-Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
To support the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, you can submit a donation online.
Kansas City Symphony
Kansas City Symphony has created several avenues to connect with the orchestra digitally:
Kansas City Symphony at Home - Students of all ages can learn about different composers and complete DIY activities in the education guides, see instrument demonstration videos, and submit questions to musicians about what life is like as a professional musician.
“Beethoven Walks into a Bar…” - Inspired by the idea of what it might be like to sit down and chat with Beethoven at the bar, the weekly podcast presents a lighthearted look into classical music and life in a professional symphony orchestra.
#KCSisStillMakingMusic - Kansas City Symphony musicians are providing delightful solo and “social distancing” duet videos on Facebook and social media.
Watch & Listen - Playlists, videos, and more are available on their website.
-Kansas City Symphony
To support the Kansas City Symphony, visit their website.
The Kennedy Center
Kennedy Center @ Home - Enjoy free videos of extraordinary live and on-demand performances and educational activities to do at home, with new releases daily.
Couch Concerts - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announces a free, live digital performance initiative, Couch Concerts, to help inspire, uplift, heal, and bring the performing arts from the homes of artists into homes across the country and around the world during these difficult times. For 23 years, Millennium Stage has brought free performances to audiences in person at the Center and virtually through a livestream. The Kennedy Center will now stream concerts direct from artists’ homes on the Kennedy Center website at 4 p.m. ET every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday while the Center remains closed, due to COVID-19.
-The Kennedy Center
To support The Kennedy Center, visit their website.
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra has committed to reaching its community members through online video performances and educational content. Videos can be found on the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Facebook, and the KSO Youtube Channel.
-Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
To support the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, you can submit a donation online.
Kontrapunktus Baroque Chamber Orchestra
Kontrapunktus is one of the fastest rising Baroque ensembles to come out of the Los Angeles area. Comprised of some of Juilliard and the Colburn School's finest, and led by esteemed early music keyboard, Dr. Ian Pritchard, Kontrapunktus plays an exhilarating repertoire of Baroque music that is unique and dynamic.
-Kontrapunktus Baroque Chamber Orchestra
To support the Kontrapunktus Baroque Chamber Orchestra, you can submit a donation online.
Jennifer Koh
Violinist Jennifer Koh, a League board member, has launched an online commissioning project and performance series, Alone Together in support of composers during the coronavirus crisis. Selections will premiere each Saturday at 7:00 p.m. ET via Facebook Live and Instagram TV. Selections will then be available on Jennifer Koh’s YouTube channel.