91成人导航's Symphony Orchestra provides a broad range of performance experiences. Participation is open to all 91成人导航 students by audition.

Students in the orchestra have opportunities to collaborate with 91成人导航 Opera Theatre in fully-staged operas and musical theater productions. They perform major choral masterworks with 91成人导航 Choirs as well as concertos with faculty and guest soloists and with students who perform in the Conservatory Concerto/Aria Competition.听

Fall 2024 Guest Conductors

Each year we invite internationally-recognized conductors who introduce 91成人导航 students to exciting and diverse works. Recent guest conductors included Laura Jackson, Jeffrey Meyer and Kalena Bovell.

Fernanda Lestra, conductor

Fernanda Lestra

2024 guest conductor

Matilda Hofman, conductor

Matilda Hofman

2024 guest conductor

Examples of Recent听Repertoire

  • Symphony in A minor, op. 8 (1896) by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  • Elegia andina (Andean elegy) (2000) by Gabriela Lena Frank
  • Gloria (1960)听by Francis Poulenc
  • Symphony No. 1 in D Major (1888) by Gustav Mahler
  • Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) (2014, 2016)听by Missy Mazzoli
  • Symphony No. 8 in G Major, op. 88 (1889)听by Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
  • Symphony No. in E Minor (1931-32) by Florence Price
Kaylie Diggs, student soprano soloist
Poulenc's Gloria at 91成人导航

In April of 2024, University Symphony Orchestra and 91成人导航 Choirs performed Francis Poulenc's "Gloria"鈥攚ork scored for soprano solo, large orchestra and chorus. The soloist on this piece was one of the winners of the 2023 Concerto Competition Kaylie Diggs '24, BM, Music Performance (pictured).

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For more information

Jonathan Latta
Program Director of Ensembles
209.946.2314

jlatta@pacific.edu