The mission of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra is creating magical and memorable experiences through the power of symphonic music.
Born: September 25, 1906 in St. Petersburg, Russia Died: August 9, 1975 in Moscow, Russia (age 68) Shostakovich was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist and was the second of three children of Dmitri Boleslavovich Shostakovich and Sofiya Vasilievna Kokoulina. He...
Born: September 8, 1841 in Nelahozeves in the Austrian EmpireDied: May 1, 1904 in Prague, Czech Republic (age 62) Dvořák was born near Prague and was the eldest son of František Dvořák and his wife, Anna, née Zdeňková. Dvořák was the first of nine children that...
1. Beethoven's 5th Symphony - Allegro con brio This piece was written in 1824 and is considered one of the greatest symphonies ever composed. It is known for its powerful opening movement, which features a theme that is repeated throughout the entire work. This...
The mission of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra is creating magical and memorable experiences through the power of symphonic music. We are performing for you, join us and connect, listen and recharge! We are continuing to create extraordinary musical experiences...
Hildegard of Bingen (1098 - 1178), also known as Saint Hildegard or Sibyl of the Rhine, was a German Benedictine abbess, as well as an active writer, composer, philosopher, mystic, visionary, and medical writer and practitioner during the High Middle Ages. She is one...
The mission of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra is creating magical and memorable experiences through the power of symphonic music. We are performing for you, join us and connect, listen and recharge! We are continuing to create extraordinary musical experiences...
Scott Joplin (1868-1917) was a composer and pianist known as the “King of Ragtime” for his famous ragtime compositions. During his career as a composer, he wrote over 40 original ragtime compositions, including “Maple Leaf Rag” and “The Entertainer”, possibly the two...
The world's first Black conductor, colonel of the world's first Black military corps, and the finest swordsman in all of Europe - Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges was a French classical composer, virtuoso violinist, conductor of Le Concert des Amateurs and...
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) was a prolific English composer and conductor, known for his three cantatas on the epic poem Song of Hiawatha by American Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.In 1904, on his first tour to the United States, Coleridge-Taylor was received by...