Our 2012-13 Concert Series

Sunday, October 21, 2012 - 3:00 pm

HALLOWEEN with the HASTINGS SYMPHONY SPOOKESTRA

Masonic Center Auditorium
Hastings, NE [map]

An Afternoon of spooky yet musical treats including Dance Macabre by Saint-Saëns,"Witch's Ride" from Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, A Night on Bald Mountain by Mussorgsky, and The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Dukas. Audience members are encouraged to arrive in costume and all will be treated to a mischievous demonstration on how fear and the macabre are conveyed in music.

Sunday, December 9, 2012 - 3:00 pm

CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS

Masonic Center Auditorium
Hastings, NE [map]

The South Central Nebraska Children's Chorale under the direction of Linda Johnson and Tom Michalek combine forces with soprano, Julie Clawson, and the Hastings Sympohny in what will truly be a magical time of year. Our Christmas program features an assortment of musical delicacies in both old and new arrangements, along with opportunities for the audience to sing along and the children to conduct the orchestra.

Sunday, February 24, 2013 - 3:00 pm

HIGH SCHOOL YOUNG ARTIST CONCERT

Masonic Center Auditorium
Hastings, NE [map]

With over 60 years of sponsoring a Young Artist Competition, Nebraska high school juniors and seniors vie for an opportunity to perform with the Hastings Symphony Orchestra. The audiecne will undoubtedly garner an impassioned response as the concert concludes with

an equally impassioned performance of the stunning Fifth Symphony by Dmitri Shostakovich.

Sunday, April 21, 2013 -  3:00 pm

A DOUBLE TREAT:  JONATHAN SOKASITS & THE AMERICAN CHAMBER PLAYERS

Masonic Center Auditorium
Hastings, NE [map]

Pianist Jonathan Sokasits joins the HSO in a performance of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major.  Joining the HSO for this concert are the American Chamber Players who are in-residence with the orchestra and Hastings College for four days of musical magic.  Besides performing on their own, ACP's founder and artistic director, Miles Hoffman, will perform Bruch's Romance for Viola and Orchestra with the HSO.

Our Gifts to the Community

FREE CONCERT

Sunday, September 23, 2012 - 3:00 pm

A COPLAND SUNDAY WITH THE SYMPHONY

Chautauqua Park Pavilion
Hastings, NE [map]

Replete with Americana, the Hastings Symphony opens its 87th Season with a program dedicated to the music of Aaron Copland, including Fanfare for the Common Man, An Outdoor Overture, John Henry and Our Town. Jamie Reimer, soprano, will add touching performances to "The sun is coming up" from The Tender Land, and Copland's setting of Old American Songs.

THE FOLLOWING  *FREE* CONCERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Friday, May 3, 2013 - 7:00 pm

AROUND THE WORLD IN 5O MINUTES: EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH CONCERTS TO GRAND ISLAND AND HASTINGS

Masonic Center Auditorium 
Hastings, NE  [map]