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The Art of Jean Sibelius

Explore the mastery of Finnish composer, Jean Sibelius, a visionary who carved a rugged, singular path through the landscape of modern music.

Featured works: an all-Sibelius program including Excerpts from Strings in A-minor, “The Swan of Tuonela, No. 3 from “Lemminkäinen,” and Symphony No.5, op.82, E-flat major

Track 1 - Unframed: Art Out Loud

Discover how a melody can paint a picture, and how a painting can sing!

Join us for an evening unlike any other as the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra and Art Museum of Greater Lafayette partner for an immersive storytelling event. This special collaboration between the B-Side Series and Friday Night Live offers a unique musical experience that brings the gallery to life. Wander through the works of exhibiting artists Mary Pat Wallen and Caleb Weintraub, who will be in attendance, as LSO musicians perform a multi-genre chamber program.

Admission is free thanks to the sponsorship of Duke Energy and Purdue Federal Credit Union, with support from the Cellar Wine Bistro and People's Brewing Co.
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Concert featuring the Magnolia Brass Quintet.

Julia Bell and Brynn Marchiando, trumpets
Katey Jahnke, horn
Megan Boutin, trombone
Genevieve Clarkson, tuba

Enjoy a festive concert featuring interactive brass and percussion performances spanning holiday favorites, inviting audiences to sing along and kick off the season with joy.

Perfect for holiday parties and starting the seasonal festivities.

Annual Holiday Brass Concert

Bruce Knepper and Chris Moser, trumpet
Suzanne Rice, horn
John Huntoon, trombone
Thomas Sims, tuba

Holiday Pops: Mistletoe & Magic

Reminisce on what makes the holidays magical in this high-definition, live-soundtrack journey with LSO's Principal Pops Conductor José Valencia. Featuring works from Trans-Siberian Orchestra, G.F. Handel, Leroy Anderson, and more.

Lollipop Family Concert
Symphonic Adventures: Rhapsody in Blue!

Embark on a fun-filled musical adventure for all ages that explores the sounds of America through storytelling and exciting music inspired by jazz, folk, and classical traditions.

Join us before the concert for the Instrument Petting Zoo!

Track 3: Celtic Connections

This March, we’re moving beyond the green beer to bring you the true, heart-thumping soul of the Emerald Isle and the Highlands. Celtic Connections is a guided chamber music journey that explores the deep, mist-covered roots of Celtic music and its surprising branches right here in our own backyard.

Past & Presence

Explore the concert of "looking back to leap forward" in this program featuring four composers who reached into the musical or visual past to find a fresh, contemporary voice.

Featured Works: Symphony No. 49 “La Passione” (Franz Joseph Haydn),Out of the Silence (William Grant Still), Trittico Botticelliano, P.15 (Ottorino Respighi)

Songs of the Sea
Keller Showcase

This program captures the awe-inspiring presence of the sea – a force that has long served as a mirror for the human psyche. From the rugged, jagged coastline of Cornwall to the vast, impressionistic horizons of the French Atlantic, these works explore the ocean not merely as a setting, but as a character in our story.

Featured Works: Kol Nidrei (Max Bruch) with Keller Competition winner Tiana Lin, The Wreckers: Overture (Ethel Smyth), La Mer (Claude Debussy)