Festival City Symphony
Milwaukee’s Oldest Performing Symphony Orchestra
Festival City Symphony
Milwaukee’s Oldest Performing Symphony Orchestra
Classical Symphony Orchestra Concerts
The SATURDAY CLASSICS concert series makes classical music accessible to everyone. Admission is free with suggested donation! Join us at the magnificent Bradley Symphony Center:
NOV 12, 2022
Price, Strauss, and Brahms: Listen to the Spirit
FCS opens its classical season with music by Florence Price, the first prominent African American woman composer, Richard Strauss’ ravishing tone poem, Death and Transfiguration, and Johannes Brahms’ landmark First Symphony.
JAN 28, 2023
Beethoven’s Debut: with Pianist Jeannie Yu
Pianist Jeannie Yu returns to perform Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto, the piece he used to introduce himself to Vienna. The orchestra will also perform the powerful Coriolan Overture and the beloved Seventh Symphony in an all-Beethoven program.
Mar 4, 2023
Grand Passions and Tales: The Music of Italy and France
FCS takes a trip through Italy and France with music by masters Guiseppe Verdi, Pietro Mascagni, and Ottorino Respighi’s Fountains of Rome. Georges Bizet’s L’Arlesienne Suite caps off the afternoon.
Apr 15, 2023
His Greatest Symphony: Music of the Ballet and Antonin Dvořák
FCS concludes its season with ballet music from Aram Khachaturian’s Spartacus Suite and Francis Poulenc, closing with the greatest of Antonin Dvořák’s symphonies, the Seventh.
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Free Pops Concerts for Families
The PAJAMA JAMBOREE series of one-hour, classical pops concerts is geared towards children and their families. Admission is free, and no reservations are required! Join us at the Marcus Performing Arts Center:
Sept 21, 2022
Fiesta de Orquesta Para Niñas: A Pajama Jamboree for National Hispanic Heritage Month
Festival City Symphony celebrates the beautiful and diverse Latin culture with music inspired by Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America.
NOV 30, 2022
A Shining Star: Holiday Pajama Jamboree
Celebrate the season with holiday favorites including Joy to the World, Frosty the Snowman, music from The Nutcracker, Sleigh Ride, and more!
May 3, 2023
A Springtime Galop: Spring Pajama Jamboree
FCS closes its season with John Philip Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever featuring young audience members conducting the orchestra!
Sept 21, 2022
Fiesta de Orquesta Para Niñas: A Pajama Jamboree for National Hispanic Heritage Month
Festival City Symphony celebrates the beautiful and diverse Latin culture with music inspired by Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America.
NOV 30, 2022
A Shining Star: Holiday Pajama Jamboree
Celebrate the season with holiday favorites including Joy to the World, Frosty the Snowman, music from The Nutcracker, Sleigh Ride, and more!
May 3, 2023
A Springtime Galop: Spring Pajama Jamboree
FCS closes its season with John Philip Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever featuring young audience members conducting the orchestra!