Our 2022-2023 Season!
Spoiler Alert: You’re gonna love it….
Peaceful. Moving. Sublime.
Music Director Domenico Boyagian leads Faure’s glorious Requiem, performed by more than 100 community members, as the SSO joins forces with the choir of First Baptist Church and acclaimed vocal soloists Young-Kwang Yoo and Megan Santora.
Get educated! Join us for a special pre-concert lecture at 2:45pm.
Megan Santora, Soprano
Young-Kwang Yoo, Baritone
BORODIN: In the Steppes of Central Asia
FAURE: Dolly Suite
FAURE: Requiem
Megan Santora, soprano
Young-Kwang Yoo, baritone
Choir of First Baptist Church/ Don Verkuijlen
Conducted by Music Director Domenico Boyagian
Progam Notes
NEW! Pre-concert lecture at 2:45pm by David Rothenberg
“Faure’s Requiem and other works”
First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland | 3630 Fairmount Blvd
This concert is supported in part by the residents of
Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture. We are grateful for their support!
This program is made possible in part by state tax dollars allocated by the Ohio Legislature to the Ohio Arts Council (OAC). The OAC is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally, and economically
Megan Santora, Soprano Young-Kwang Yoo, BaritoneBORODIN: In the Steppes of Central Asia
FAURE: Dolly Suite
FAURE: Requiem
Megan Santora, soprano
Young-Kwang Yoo, baritone
Choir of First Baptist Church/ Don Verkuijlen
Conducted by Music Director Domenico BoyagianProgam Notes
NEW! Pre-concert lecture at 2:45pm by David Rothenberg
“Faure’s Requiem and other works”
First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland | 3630 Fairmount Blvd
This concert is supported in part by the residents of
Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture. We are grateful for their support!
This program is made possible in part by state tax dollars allocated by the Ohio Legislature to the Ohio Arts Council (OAC). The OAC is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally, and economically
Rhythmic Showpieces. Lush Melodies.
Brazilian conductor Jorge Sarmientos conducts sparkling gems from his homeland. Impress your friends as you casually drop the names of these Brazilian composers while raving about this program.
Then…with a name like “Enigma”, how can you not be intrigued? Are Elgar’s Engima Variations about portraits of his friends, a mysterious theme or just lush romantic music that will warm you up on a cold November day?
Jorge Sarmientos, Guest Conductor
GOMES: Fosca Overture
GUARNERI: Danca Brasileira
SANTORO: Ponteilo
FERNANDEZ: Batuque
ELGAR: Enigma Variations
Conducted by Jorge Sarmientos
(Leo Esral Guest Conductor)
Mr. Sarmientos’s appearance is generously supported by Dinah Jacobs Castle in memory of her father, Suburban Symphony’s first conductor, Leo Esral. Learn more here
Program Notes
Beachwood High School | 25100 Fairmount Blvd
Unbridled Energy. Haunting melodies.
Beethoven at his best.
Experience energetic, joyful dance alongside Beethoven’s most spellbinding melody. Where were you the first time you heard the moving and mesmerizing “Allegretto”? Come feel the magic again.
Violinist Marina Ziegler returns to SSO to treat us to Sibelius’s captivating violin concerto.
Marina Ziegler, violin
SCHUMANN: Manfred Overture
SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto
Marina Ziegler, Violin
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7
Conducted by Music Director Domenico Boyagian
Beachwood High School | 25100 Fairmount Blvd
Monumental. Majestic. Unforgettable.
Let the wall of sound wash over you as you hear the “call to the hunt” and feel Bruckner’s reverence for the grandeur of the natural world in his epic fourth symphony. You might need a protein bar for this one.
Pianist Gerardo Teissonnière brings his artistry to Beethoven’s sublimely powerful fifth piano concerto (“Emperor”).
SSO welcomes Guest Conductor Dean Buck for this performance.
Gerardo Teissonnière, Piano
BEETHOVEN – Piano Concerto No. 5
Gerardo Teissonnière, Piano
BRUCKNER –Symphony No. 4 “Romantic”
Conducted by Guest Conductor Dean Buck
Program Notes
Maltz Performing Arts Center | 1855 Ansel Rd, Cleveland, OH
Galactic Talents.
Galactic Adventures.
The talent of our Young Soloists Concerto Competition winners will astound you. Is it a Jedi mind trick or are they just that amazing? Come see for yourself!
Aren’t you a little short for a stormtrooper? Get onboard the Falcon and relive all your favorite Star Wars memories. It’s OK. Star Wars is not just for nerds anymore.
Read more about our winners here
Prokofiev –Sinfonia Concertante (1st mvt)
Fiona Tsang, cello
Saint-Saens – Cello Concerto No. 1 (2nd &3rd mvt)
Eleanor Pompa, cello
Saint-Saens –Piano Concerto No 2 (1st mvt)
Daniel Colaner, piano
Williams – Complete Star Wars Suite
Conducted by Music Director Domenico Boyagian
Beachwood High School | 25100 Fairmount Blvd
Whimsical. Charming. Delightful.
No, we’re not describing the Handsome Prince…
It’s SSO’s annual summer concert!
Enjoy light classical favorites from composers of yesterday and today on a lovely Friday evening. Featuring selections from South Pacific and Cinderella, along with Gerswhin’s dreamy Summertime and Mozart’s effervescent Jupiter symphony.
Indoors if it’s raining
RODGERS – CInderella Waltz
RODGERS –Cinderella March
RODGERS –My Funny Valentine
RODGERS –Selections from South Pacific
ROSSINI –Cenerentola Overture
GERSHWIN-Summertime
MOZART –Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter” (4th mvmt)
Conducted by Music Director Domenico Boyagian
Church of the Western Reserve | 30500 Fairmount | Pepper Pike