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Artists, dates, repertoire, and venues are subject to change.
The THSO is thrilled to present Symphony Sundays, a free chamber music concert series, at Westminster Village in the Community Center. Performances are 45-60 minutes in length and are open to the public. Join us each month for an afternoon of wonderful music performed by our THSO musicians!
Dr. Jennifer Kirby from the Terre Haute Symphony leads an exploration of how Ancient Western Music has been reconstructed through various forms of art. The course delves into the music of Mesopotamia, Syria, Egypt, Greece, and Rome, tracing its evolution into the music of today. Artwork from museums around the world reveals the instruments used and their societal roles. By pairing iconography with written works from figures like Homer and Plato, a vivid picture of music in European antiquity emerges. The course also examines the oldest written musical examples, rare surviving instruments, and reconstructions using modern copies and voice.
Join members of the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra as they preview music from the THSO’s upcoming concert titled “Double Concertos: Twice the Fun!” Our fabulous musicians are featured in stunning double concertos including Bach’s beautiful Concerto for Oboe and Violin, the brilliant Concerto for Flute and Harp by Mozart, and Paul Whear’s moving Elegy for MLK, Jr., for Oboe and English Horn. Barber’s familiar Adagio for Strings rounds out this 75-minute program. This session promises to be interesting to all music lovers, but it is a “must-attend” class for those who will attend the concert on March 16, 2025.
FREE and open to the public!
The THSO is thrilled to present Symphony Sundays, a free chamber music concert series, at Westminster Village in the Community Center. Performances are 45-60 minutes in length and are open to the public. Join us each month for an afternoon of wonderful music performed by our THSO musicians!
Our fabulous musicians are featured in stunning double concertos including Bach’s beautiful Concerto for Oboe and Violin, the brilliant Concerto for Flute and Harp by Mozart, and Paul Whear’s moving Elegy for MLK, Jr., for Oboe and English Horn. Barber’s familiar Adagio for Strings rounds out this 75-minute program.
The THSO is thrilled to share our annual music education program with over 3,000 Wabash Valley elementary students on March 25, 2025 at Tilson Auditorium on the campus of Indiana State University! Register by clicking the link below. This concert is not open to the public.
This crossover eclectic show with vocalist Dan Domenech includes jazz selections by Duke Ellington and songs from the Wizard of Oz. The concert will then move on to a variety of pop hits. The artists/composers include Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Freddie Mercury, Journey, Michael Jackson, and Pharrell Williams. The THSO will welcome our Artistic Director-Designate, Dr. Roger Kalia, to the podium for Decades of Pop.
The THSO is thrilled to present Symphony Sundays, a free chamber music concert series, at Westminster Village in the Community Center. Performances are 45-60 minutes in length and are open to the public. Join us each month for an afternoon of wonderful music performed by our THSO musicians!
Join Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra members as they preview the repertoire on David Bowden’s finale concert with the THSO prior to his retirement. Full of passion, lyricism, and technical bravura, Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 was his first work to achieve widespread acclaim this side of the Atlantic. This inspirational program also features Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony, a masterwork recognized for its gorgeous melodies and triumphant conclusion. You may hear the pop of a cork as the concert opens with Lumbye’s Campagne Galop! This session promises to be interesting to all music lovers, but it is a “must-attend” class for those who will attend the concert on May 3, 2025.
FREE and open to the public!
Full of passion, lyricism, and technical bravura, this concerto became Tchaikovsky’s first work to achieve widespread acclaim this side of the Atlantic. This inspirational program also features Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony, a masterwork recognized for its gorgeous melodies and triumphant conclusion. You may hear the pop of a cork as the concert opens!
The THSO is thrilled to present Symphony Sundays, a free chamber music concert series, at Westminster Village in the Community Center. Performances are 45-60 minutes in length and are open to the public. Join us each month for an afternoon of wonderful music performed by our THSO musicians!
The Terre Haute Symphony League is excited to host Luminous Strings on Thursday, February 6, 2025, 7:30-9:30pm at The Red Barn in Terre Haute, IN! Experience a live string quartet performing arrangements of your favorite British Rock Bands surrounded by candlelight. Doors open at 7pm for the cash bar and light desserts. Concert begins at 8pm.
David Bowden invites you to experience The Gift of Music from your THSO during this traditional season of giving. Abigail Baggott, a delightful, charismatic singer, joins us as we perform holiday favorites, including Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride, a jazzy Charleston Christmas, O Holy Night, Little Drummer Boy, a holiday sing-along, and a surprise clarinet feature! This concert sells out quickly, so secure your season tickets soon!
The THSO Brass Quintet returns to Ivy Tech! Join our Principal brass musicians for an afternoon of your favorite holiday tunes at Oakley Auditorium on Wednesday December 4, 2024 at 2pm. This concert is FREE and open to the public! We are especially pleased to welcome Ivy Tech students and their families for an afternoon of Seasonal Sounds!
The THSO is thrilled to present Symphony Sundays, a free chamber music concert series, at Westminster Village in the Community Center. Performances are 45-60 minutes in length and are open to the public. Join us each month for an afternoon of wonderful music performed by our THSO musicians!
Dr. David Bowden has directed the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra since 1997 and will be retiring at the end of the 2024-25 season after completing 28 years at the helm of the orchestra. In this special presentation for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Indiana State University, Maestro Bowden will debrief the THSO’s November 2 concert, Heroism & Hope, as he provides a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at what it is like to be the Artistic Director and Conductor of a professional orchestra. While conducting the orchestra is the most notable part of the duties of the conductor, music-lovers are often shocked to learn that 95% of a conductor’s time is spent on non-musical, administrative activities. For fans of the orchestra, this is a must-attend Wednesday Presentation as Maestro Bowden pulls back the curtain on the life of a symphony conductor.
This presentation is open to the public!
Brahms’ glorious Third Symphony is a hidden gem, an odd mix of heroism, formal rigor, and emotional depth that sets it apart. Writing in the picturesque town of Wiesbaden on the Rhine River, Brahms incorporated his personal motto, “Frei aber froh” (Free but happy) throughout the piece.
Written as Stalin’s Great Terror campaign made music a matter of life and death for Soviet composers, Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony is a searing search for hope in a time of darkness and oppression.
Repertoire
Shostakovich - Festive Overture
Brahms - Symphony No. 3
Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5
Join Layne Anspach, Fourth Horn with the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, as he previews the THSO’s November 2nd concert and provides insight into the music. The theme of the concert is “Heroism & Hope” and will feature some of the orchestral repertoire’s most powerful music such as the Shostakovich Festive Overture, Brahms’ glorious Symphony No. 3, and the thrilling Shostakovich Symphony No. 5. This session promises to be interesting to all music lovers, but it is a “must-attend” class for those who will attend the concert.
FREE and open to the public!
The THSO is thrilled to present Symphony Sundays, a free chamber music concert series, at Westminster Village in the Community Center. Performances are 45-60 minutes in length and are open to the public. Join us each month for an afternoon of wonderful music performed by our THSO musicians!
Our newest venue for a THSO Presents! Chamber Concert is the gorgeous Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. This cathedral-like structure is an astonishingly beautiful space with superb acoustics. The 75-minute program will feature soprano Caroline Goodwin, harpist Melanie Mashner, and concertmaster, Erina Buchholz. Selections include Shenandoah, Schubert’s Ave Maria, The Last Rose of Summer, Mozart’s Alleluia, Vaughan Williams’ Five Variants on ‘Dives and Lazarus,’ and more lovely pieces whose sound will bloom in the richness of the acoustic space.
We open the season in spectacular fashion! Featuring many favorites….it was hard to choose just a few! Audience favorite, pianist Drew Petersen, returns to perform Ravel’s delightful, entertaining piano concerto.
Repertoire
Tchaikovsky - Romeo & Juliet
Ravel - Piano Concerto in G
Verdi - Overture to La Forza del Destino
Debussy - Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol
The THSO is thrilled to present Symphony Sundays, a free chamber music concert series, at Westminster Village in the Community Center. Performances are 45-60 minutes in length and are open to the public. Join us each month for an afternoon of wonderful music performed by our THSO musicians!
Join Dr. Samantha Johnson-Helms, Executive Director of the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, as she previews the THSO’s September 21st concert and provides insight into the music. The theme of the concert is “Playing Favorites,” and features fan favorites from the orchestral repertoire including Tchaikovsky’s Romeo & Juliet, Verdi’s Overture to La Forza del Destino, Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, and Rimsky Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol. This session will interest all music lovers, but it is a “must-attend” class for those planning to attend the concert.
FREE and open to the public!
Join the THSO for an evening of bourbon tastings and live music performed by St. Louis Blues artist Brian Curran with Solly Burton & Brent McPike at Hulman Center on August 30! Enjoy exclusive tastings from multiple bourbon brands, a BBQ buffet catered by Butta’s Better BBQ, and a cash bar catered by The Verve. All proceeds go directly to benefitting the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra’s mission of providing Great Music! Close to Home.
The THSO is thrilled to present Symphony Sundays, a free chamber music concert series, at Westminster Village in the Community Center. Performances are 45-60 minutes in length and are open to the public. Join us each month for an afternoon of wonderful music performed by our THSO musicians!
The Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to present a preview of our 2024-2025 season with members of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)! As the THSO approaches their 100th season, the Symphony will also share exciting updates about their plans to kick off the next century of music making. Join Executive Director and Principal Clarinet, Dr. Samantha Johnson-Helms, for an afternoon of the repertoire, guest artists, and exciting new programming for the THSO’s 99th season as the oldest professional symphony in the state of Indiana.
This presentation is open to the public!
Join Principal Percussion, Keegen Sheehy, of the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra as he discusses and demonstrates multiple instruments from the percussion section of the symphony for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI). Keegan will share a brief history of several common percussion instruments in the orchestra and present a demonstration of the instruments’ mechanics and performance. The presentation will conclude with a short solo performance and Q&A with the audience.
The THSO is thrilled to present Symphony Sundays, a free chamber music concert series, at Westminster Village in the Community Center. Performances are 45-60 minutes in length and are open to the public. Join us each month for an afternoon of wonderful music performed by our THSO musicians!
The Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to honor Bob Brown with the 2024 Gift of Music Award! Join us at the Country Club of Terre Haute on Sunday May 19 for a gala celebration of Bob's long-time support and patronage to the THSO. Guests will enjoy a delightful cocktail hour with hors d'oeuvres, a beautiful three-course meal, and an intimate musical performance by Principal Harp Melanie Mashner.
The THSO Brass Quintet is coming to the Greene County Event Center! Join our Principal brass musicians for an evening recital of your favorite movie music and more on Wednesday May 8, 2024 at 6pm. This concert is FREE and open to the public!
The THSO is thrilled to present Symphony Sundays, a free chamber music concert series, at Westminster Village in the Community Center. Performances are 45-60 minutes in length and are open to the public. Join us each month for an afternoon of wonderful music performed by our THSO musicians!
The Texas Tenors join the THSO in a unique blend of country, classical, Broadway, and current pop music with breathtaking vocals, humor, and a touch of cowboy charm. Since appearing on America’s Got Talent in 2009, the group has released 5 albums, 2 PBS specials, 4 DVDs, and multiple singles that have earned them 3 Emmy Awards, multiple #1 debut albums on the Billboard Charts, and an induction into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in 2022. This is a concert you do not want to miss!
A new fundraiser hosted by the Terre Haute Symphony League! Artistry in Sound will feature a musical recital performed by the Angelus Duo centered around Paul Jenkins’ painting Phenomena Near Baber Woods on display at the Swope Art Museum. The peak of the recital will showcase the world-premiere of “…yet so close” written by Terre Haute native and award-winning composer Jack Nesser. Patrons will also enjoy a gorgeous display of hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar catered by The Saratoga.
Celebrating Terre Haute’s total solar eclipse in April 2024, the THSO joins the community’s A Total Eclipse of the Haute collaborative event. The symphony will perform a wide variety of musical styles including selections from The Planets by Gustav Holst, John Williams favorites like E.T. and Star Wars, music from Apollo 13 by James Horner, the X-Files theme, and much more heavenly music. Integrated video projections will take us out of this world!
Join the THSO String Quartet for Sunny Days & Starry Nights in Washington, IN on March 27th! This concert will commemorate the upcoming total solar eclipse happening in Indiana on April 8, 2024. Immerse yourself in an evening of beautiful string music that explores the wonders of our universe and the enigmatic realm of space. This is a FREE event, but seats are limited to 275. Theater concessions will be available for purchase. This event is sponsored by the Daviess County Community Foundation in partnership with Indiana Theater.
The THSO String Quartet is coming to Bloomfield, IN! Join us on Monday March 25 at 6pm at Cincinnati Christian Church for a concert celebrating the Total Solar Eclipse in Indiana performed by THSO String Quartet. Enjoy an evening of space inspired music! The quartet will also visit Eastern Greene Elementary and Middle Schools in the morning on March 25 to share educational concerts!
String Spring Fling features members of the THSO Strings and Principal Harp, Melanie Mashner, under the direction of Artistic Director, Dr. David Bowden, for an afternoon of exceptional chamber music! Relax and bask in the beauty of the lush sound of your THSO string section married to the warmth and beauty of harp vibrations. Hatfield Hall’s superb acoustics enhance the experience. The THSO welcomes back former Concertmaster, Elina Rubio, as a guest artist for this performance. Ms. Rubio will join THSO Concertmaster, Erina Buchholz, for a special duo performance!
The THSO is thrilled to present Symphony Sundays, a free chamber music concert series, at Westminster Village in the Community Center. Performances are 45-60 minutes in length and are open to the public. Join us each month for an afternoon of wonderful music performed by our THSO musicians!
The THSO is thrilled to present Symphony Sundays, a free chamber music concert series, at Westminster Village in the Community Center. Performances are 45-60 minutes in length and are open to the public. Join us each month for an afternoon of wonderful music performed by our THSO musicians!
The THSO returns to Terre Haute Brewing Company for another fun-filled evening of chamber music and brews! Mozart & Mixology will feature chamber ensembles of THSO musicians performing works by Mozart, influenced by Mozart, or written by contemporaries of Mozart. All tickets include buffet provided by Honey’s Bar and Grill. VIP and Gold ticket holders also receive a complimentary glass of beer or wine from Terre Haute Brewing Company.
The THSO Brass Quintet is coming to Ivy Tech! Join our Principal brass musicians for an afternoon of your favorite holiday tunes at Oakley Auditorium on Thursday December 7, 2023 at 2pm. This concert is FREE and open to the public! We are especially pleased to welcome Ivy Tech students and their families for an afternoon of Seasonal Sounds!
