Delaware County Symphony
Sebastian Grand, Music Director
2022 - 2023 Season
The Delaware County Symphony is a community orchestra established in 1971 that is dedicated to providing outstanding musical experiences for residents of the Delaware County, Pennsylvania area.
Brings the Classics to Life!
Chamber Concert Features "Peter and the Wolf"
The April 16 Chamber Series concert will feature a medley of instrumental and vocal selections including music for solo cello, fife and drum, violin, and duo sopranos. The program will conclude with Prokofiev's beloved children's classic, Peter and the Wolf. Tickets for this concert may be purchased by clicking here.
May Symphony Concert
The final Symphony Series concert of the season is entitled The Koussevitzky Connection. Serge Koussevitzky was the music director the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1924 to 1949. He was a great champion of modern music, commissioning and premiering many works from prominent composers of his time. The first work on the program, Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring, was first recorded in 1945 by Koussevitzky and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Based on Copland’s ballet for choreographer and dancer Martha Graham, it remains as one of his most popular compositions. The other work on the program with a connection to Serge Koussevitzky is the Symphony No. 2 by Howard Hanson. The symphony was commissioned by Koussevitzky for the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1930. Often called the “Romantic” symphony, it is richly orchestrated with lyrical and lush melodies. Also on the program will be the Viola Concerto by British composer Sir William Walton. It will be performed by Youth Concerto Competition winner Sophia Nam. This concerto was written in 1929 and is recognized as one of the greatest compositions for viola and orchestra. Please join us on May 7 for a program of varied and inspiring music of the twentieth century. Tickets may be purchased by clicking here.
New Members Welcome
The Delaware County Symphony currently has openings in all of the string sections and several other instruments. To apply, please complete a form on the Contact Us page, including a brief description of your experience.
Congratulations to all of our Youth Concerto Competition applicants!
Our winner is Sophia Nam and she will be performing on our May 7th concert. Click here to find out more about Sophia!
Meet the Music
The DCS is offering ffree informative introductions to the music being performed prior to each Symphony Series concert. Guest speakers from Neumann University and the Delaware County Symphony will present a short talk before the concert so you can more fully appreciate the performance by DCS musicians and guest soloists. Meet the Music takes place in the McNichol Art Gallery of the Life Center at Neumann University from 2:00 to 2:30 PM before each Sunday symphony series concert. Dr. Richard Sayers, music professor from Neumann University, is hosting this season's Meet the Music presentations.
DCS Symphony Explorers
The DCS is offering apparel and other merchandise for the DCS fan! Click on the mug to see the products.
This is a free introduction to to symphonic music for elementary and middle school age students. Students and their parents will be introduced to an orchestral instrument and the music to be played at the upcoming symphony concert
After the presentation, the students and their parents can attend the rehearsal in the auditorium to observe the interactions onstage between the conductor and musicians during a rehearsal. The next Symphony Explorers event will be announced here at a later date.
Financial support for the Delaware County Symphony has been provided by a grant from The Presser Foundation