South Dakota Symphony Orchestra

HIGHLIGHTS

SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 at 7:30PM

Opening night of the 2024-25 season

Violinist Rachel Barton Pine and narrator Julian Beaudion take us on a journey, including a premiere performance of "The Fiddler and The Dancin' Witch" by composer Wynton Marsalis!

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Announcing the 24-25 Season!

"This is an orchestra that deserves to be a national model".
– Joseph Horowitz, Cultural Historian

3 FREE concerts when you subscribe to the full season.

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The New Yorker

From the world premiere by Composer John Luther Adams

An article and review of ‘An Atlas of Deep Time’
by music critic Alex Ross

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Hearing the Music

Season 2 of the podcast ‘Hearing the Music’ is now available, seven episodes exploring Bach’s St. Matthew Passion musically and theologically.

Enjoy this deep dive with Music Director Delta David Gier and pastor J. Mark Bertrand.

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About | Music Director

Maestro Gier Celebrates 20 Seasons!

What’s it like to lead one of the boldest orchestras in America? We asked the Maestro to reflect on his time with the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra.

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The American Scholar Magazine

The South Dakota Symphony Orchestra is featured in The American Scholar Magazine!
Cultural historian Joseph Horowitz explores the SDSO's contextualized performance of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 ("Leningrad"), performed on February 25, 2023.

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Media | Recordings

Lakota Music Project Album

The long-awaited first recording of South Dakota Symphony’s Lakota Music Project!

Years in the making, this groundbreaking collaboration melds two musical worlds.

Now available for purchase.

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UPCOMING CONCERTS

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October 5, 2024 | 7:30 PM

Symphonie fantastique

Mary W. Sommervold Hall

October 19, 2024 | 7:30 PM

She's Got Soul featuring Capathia Jenkins

Mary W. Sommervold Hall

November 10, 2024 | 1:00 PM

SDSO Fall Chamber Music Concert

Hamre Recital Hall, Augustana University

November 16, 2024 | 7:30 PM

Robert Erhard plays Dvorak

Mary W. Sommervold Hall

November 17, 2024 | 4:00 PM

SDSYO Fall Concert

Mary W. Sommervold Hall

December 6 & 7, 2024 | 7:00 PM

Handel's Messiah

First Lutheran Church

December 14, 2024 | 7:30 PM - December 15, 2024 | 2:30 PM

Christmas with the Symphony: 'Tis the Season

Mary W. Sommervold Hall

January 25, 2025 | 7:30 PM

Beats & Beethoven

Mary W. Sommervold Hall

January 28 & 29, 2025 | 7:00 PM

Winter Camerata Recitals

Hamre Recital Hall

February 2, 2025 | 1:00 PM

SDSO Winter Chamber Music Concert

Hamre Recital Hall, Augustana University

February 15, 2025 | 7:30 PM

Valentine's Romance

Mary W. Sommervold Hall

February 16, 2025 | 2:30 PM

Concert for Kids & Families

Mary W. Sommervold Hall

March 1, 2025 | 7:30 PM

New World Encounters: American mavericks shake up the Old World

Mary W. Sommervold Hall

March 15, 2025 | 7:30 PM

A Celtic Celebration

Mary W. Sommervold Hall

March 16, 2025 | 4:00 PM

SDSYO Winter Concert

Mary W. Sommervold Hall

March 30, 2025 | 1:00 PM

SDSO Spring Chamber Music Concert

Hamre Recital Hall, Augustana University

April 26, 2025 | 7:30 PM - April 27, 2025 | 2:30 PM

Giants in the Earth: The Norwegians in the Dakota Territory

Mary W. Sommervold Hall

April 29 & May 1, 2025 | 7:00 PM

Spring Camerata Recitals

First Congregational Church, Sioux Falls

May 11, 2025 | 6:00 PM

SDSYO Spring Concert

Harrisburg Performing Arts Center

LAKOTA MUSIC PROJECT

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