🎶 January is here, and it’s packed with incredible music to kick off the new year with the Santa Rosa Symphony and the Santa Rosa Symphony Institute for Music Education! 🌟
✨ Mendelssohn’s “Italian” Symphony (Jan 10–12)
📍 Weill Hall, Green Music Center
✨ Masterclass with Paul Watkins, cello (Jan 12)
📍 Weill Hall, Green Music Center
✨ Bay Area Youth Orchestra Festival (Jan 18)
📍 Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
✨ SRSYO Concerto Showcase (Jan 23)
📍 Sebastopol Center for the Arts
✨ Sierra Youth Orchestra Festival (Jan 24)
📍 Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
✨ Detective Snoopy (Jan 25)
Snoopy Family Concert Series
📍 Weill Hall, Green Music Center
Mark your calendars — we can’t wait to see you 🎶✨
PC: Susan and Neil Silverman Photography, Will Bucquoy
Happy New Year! Here’s to another year of amazing music!
Ps. We just had to use this outtake 😂
#happynewyear #2026
Last chance to double your impact before December 31 .
As the year comes to a close, there is still time to make a gift to the Santa
Rosa Symphony and have it matched dollar-for-dollar.
A fellow patron has pledged a $25,000 challenge grant to inspire giving this
season, and every donation made by December 31 will be doubled. Your
support today helps ensure that the Symphony can continue presenting
outstanding performances and offering life-changing music education
programs to children throughout Sonoma County.
If you haven’t made your annual gift yet, we hope you’ll consider doing so
before the deadline. You can donate securely at the link in our bio.
Thank you for your steadfast support and for being such an important part of
our Symphony community.
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📸: Carlin Ma
As we wrap up the year, here’s a look at the 2025–2026 season so far ✨
🎶 Highlights from Oct–Dec:
• Beethoven & Bernstein
• TV Classics!
• Magical Melodies
• Spanish Fiesta
• Geneva Plays Brahms
• Holiday Pops!
• Holly Jolly Strings with Sonoma County Library
🎻 Education & Youth in Action:
• Masterclasses with Julian Rhee, Raphaël Feuillâtre, and Geneva Lewis
• Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra, Debut & Aspirante Youth Orchestras, Young People’s Chamber Orchestra Concerts
• Simply Strings and String Orchestra Workshop Recitals
• Performance Assemblies at schools across Sonoma County
✨ A major milestone:
We launched an all-new chamber music series in Calistoga, in partnership with the Brannan Center, beginning with “Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos”.
Thank you for being part of an unforgettable start to the season. We can’t wait to share what’s next in 2026 🎉🎼
📸: Chen Zhao, Susan and Neil Silverman Photography, Will Bucquoy, Lisa Espinosa, Elena Sloman
Happy holidays! Here’s to good music, good cheer, and even better company. See you next year! ✨
The Symphony’s administrative and patron services offices will be closed December 22, 2025 to January 1, 2026. We will be back in the office on January 2, 2026.
Sending warm wishes for a safe, healthy, and beautifully bright holiday season. 🎶✨❄️
Dear Friends of the Symphony,
As we near the end of the year, I’ve been reflecting on the many moments we’ve shared in the concert hall—moments that have shaped my nearly 30 years as Concertmaster of the Santa Rosa Symphony. Every note we bring to life is elevated by your presence, your passion, and your belief in the power of music. Truly, we cannot do it without you.
If you have not yet made your annual gift, I hope you’ll consider joining me in supporting the Symphony this season. Your generosity fuels everything we do—from powerful performances onstage to the transformative music education programs that reach students across Sonoma County.
And right now, your support can go twice as far. A fellow patron has pledged a $25,000 challenge grant, matching all gifts made by December 31 dollar-for-dollar. Could we count on you to invest in the Orchestra with a gift today and have it doubled?
You may make your gift online. Thank you for helping us continue the music that inspires, connects, and endures.
With deepest gratitude,
Joe Edelberg
Concertmaster, Santa Rosa Symphony
🎁 Donation link in bio
💛 Because of you, the music continues. Thank you!
📸: Colin Talcroft
🎻 Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony 🇮🇹
📅 Jan 10–12, 2026 | 📍 Weill Hall, Green Music Center
🎶 Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4 “Italian” — bursting with energy
🎼 Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 2 — spirited and virtuosic
✨ Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte — a bold, modern twist on classical tradition @carolineadelaideshaw
🎻 Guest artist Paul Watkins — world-class conductor and cellist
🎟️ Grab your seats at the link in bio!
🔥 Mark your calendars & tag your concert buddy!
@genevalauren return to Weill Hall this weekend was unforgettable! Her commanding performance of Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D major was met with explosive applause and a warm welcome from her peers and the audience alike.
PS. Juniper is the cutest green room puppy companion.
Bring the fam for some festive musical fun! 🎻🎄
Members of the Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra present Holly Jolly Strings (Música Feliz y Alegre)
📅 Tues, Dec 16 • 6–6:30 PM
📍 Central Santa Rosa Library
Seats are limited—come early!
And keep an eye out for more music + library programs ahead.
