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Featuring Jeans 'N Classics•Special Guest: Saginaw Choral Society
DATE
Saturday
September 26, 2026
TIME
Doors 6:30 PM
Concert 7:30 PM
VENUE
Temple Theatre
Saginaw, MI
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ABOUT THE CONCERT
Two legendary catalogs. One full orchestra.
We Will Rock You: The Music of Queen & Journey opens the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra’s 91st season with Jeans 'N Classics, the Saginaw Choral Society, and the full professional orchestra.
Built for longtime fans and first-time orchestra audiences alike, this season opener pairs instantly recognizable songs with the scale and energy of a live symphonic performance.
“Nostalgia, energy, and the unique thrill of hearing Queen and Journey performed live with full orchestra and chorus.”
— SBSO Season Preview
THE MUSIC
Set list highlights
Bohemian Rhapsody QUEEN
We Will Rock You / We Are the Champions QUEEN
Somebody to Love QUEEN
Don't Stop Believin' JOURNEY
Faithfully JOURNEY
Any Way You Want It JOURNEY
WHO'S ON STAGE
A three-way collaboration
Jeans ‘N Classics
Peter Brennan’s rock-symphonic ensemble leads the evening, bringing the songs of Queen and Journey into the full orchestral sound.
Saginaw Choral Society
The Saginaw Choral Society joins the orchestra as special guest chorus for this season-opening collaboration.
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra
SBSO’s professional musicians provide the symphonic scale, color, and power behind the rock arrangements.
Tickets start at $29
Group rates available for parties of 10 or more.
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EXPLORE THE CONCERT
Stories behind the music
How Classical Music Helped Shape the Sound of Queen
Discover how Queen drew on classical music, opera, gospel, and studio experimentation—and hear those layered sounds come alive with orchestra and chorus at We Will Rock You: The Music of Queen & Journey.
Program notes: Symphonie fantastique – the full story
Adapted from the program notes for Symphonie Fantastique, written by Jane Girdham Berlioz is recognized for his imaginative and expressive use of orchestral instruments, and hisinterest extended into writing a treatise on orchestration, which was first published in...
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