Senior Symphony Members

2023-24 SCHEDULE

weekly rehearsals

Senior Symphony rehearses weekly on Mondays, 5:30 – 8:45 pm, at the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, 325 W. Walnut St., Milwaukee.

FULL SCHEDULE

PARTS

Feb. 24 Founders Concert

SEATING AND PART ASSIGNMENTS

Founders Concert

SENIOR SYMPHONY CONCERTO COMPETITION

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REPERTOIRE AND RECORDINGS

FOUNDERS CONCERT

Saturday, February 24, 2024 | Bradley Symphony Center

Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) /arr. Chavez, Chaconne in E Minor

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875—1912), Ballade in A Minor, Op. 33 (1898)            

Lulu’s Wish

MYSO and Senior Symphony will partner with Make-A-Wish Wisconsin to fulfill a wish of a young person they support. Lulu’s wish is to sing with a symphony orchestra and Senior Symphony is honored to help make Lulu’s wish come true.

Song Set:

Kurt Weill/Anderson, “September Song” from Knickerbocker Holiday

Scott Frankel, “Pink” from War Paint 

Andrew Lloyd Webber, “As If We Never Said Goodbye” from Sunset Boulevard

John Kander, “Maybe This Time” from Cabaret

Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887—1959), Bachianas Brasileiras No. 8 (1944)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cesZ8d-7HBE or

https://youtu.be/u-qIspNyhsU?si=jAu3Va_YfJx7NMbX

MESSAGES FROM Mr. Simmons

Monday’s Concert & Party Schedule!

Hello, Senior Symphony! I hope you are having a nice weekend. Just a quick hello and reminder about what we’re doing on Monday. WE HAVE A LITTLE CONCERT! AND THEN WE HAVE A PIZZA EXTRAVAGANZA.  : ) Please wear something that reflects the season….a little visual holiday cheer for our String Orchestra and Flute Chorale

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Our Upcoming Schedule…Pizza, Frosty the Snowman, and Beyond!

Dear Senior Symphony, I will take this sunny weather! We are getting ready for a little break and I am enjoying seeing you and our rehearsals. I have to say we seemed a little “bonkers” on Monday—fun energy though a few focus issues, right? Please see what we have coming up, and give a listen

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Video: How to Train Your Dragon!

Hello, again! Senior Symphony….check this out….it’s us! Thanks to the ingenious and generous MYSO dad who put this together. So wonderful! “Test Drive” from How to Train Your Dragon: https://youtu.be/vSZoTUdaW_4?si=Xh638RUgpHZmZR7b Have a Happy Weekend! Carter

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Monday, December 6 Rehearsal and Practice!

Good Afternoon, Senior Symphony! Happy Holidays!  Can you believe it’s that time of year already! I am so proud of all you have done this fall—you are all just incredible. I also sense that you are really enjoying this new music, and that makes me happy, too!  Here’s what I think we should do on

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Way to Play, Senior Symphony!

Dear Senior Symphony, I hope you are having a wonderful week after such a great concert! Congratulations to all of you, and thank you for all you did to make Saturday so incredible. I am very proud of you, and I just love being your conductor! So, even more good news! Yes, it’s true, if

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New Music! Senior Symphony February 24 Founders Concert

Good Afternoon, Senior Symphony! Thank you so much for all that you and your family are doing for the orchestra!  You sound incredible and I can’t wait for our concert tomorrow! Saturday, November 11, at Carroll University, Shattuck Auditorium Report just after 4 pm…don’t get caught by “the train” 4:45 – Sound Check with Orchestra

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