The SJSU University Symphony Orchestra presents a rich diversity of orchestral and vocal genres. Students must play a prepared piece and sight read.
The SJSU University Symphony Orchestra presents a rich diversity of orchestral, operatic, and orchestral-choral repertoire. Music directors in the 2015-16 season include Barbara Day Turner, Yair Samet, and Fred Cohen. The Symphony Orchestra is comprised of student instrumentalists, a majority of whom are music majors, and is open for membership by audition for students across the University as wel
10/06/2022
SJSU Symphony Orchestra, live & in concert!
Tuesday, October 25, 2022. 7:00PM SJSU Music Concert Hall
Join faculty soloists Yueh Chou (bassoon) and Frank Levy (piano) in works by Mignone, Beethoven, and featuring Philip Glass's "Low" Symphony, based on the music of David Bowie and Brian Eno. Fred Cohen conducts. Purchase advance tickets here: https://sjsuarts.vbotickets.com/event/SJSU_Symphony_Orchestra/79655
04/17/2019
We're preparing for our full production of Leonard Bernstein's MASS!! You don't want to miss it. Tickets for May 7 (7:30PM) and May 10 (2:00PM) are available here: https://hammertheatre.vbotickets.com/event/Leonard_Bernstein_MASS/33223
10/14/2018
Congratulations to the SJSU Orchestra and Chamber Choir for an outstanding performance with Pasquale Eposito before a sold-out audience at the Hammer Theater on Oct. 13! Pasquale expressed his admiration for the musicality of the ensemble, and his gratitude for your participation and hard work in bringing this extraordinary show—with 21 musical selections!—to life. Bravi tutti!
Congratulations to the members of the SJSU Symphony Orchestra for an OUTSTANDING performance of Beethoven's Seventh Symphony before a full house at the Hammer Theater. Passionately and beautifully played!——Bravi Tutti!!!!!
Looking forward to Beethoven's Sixth Symphony Tonight!
Today we launched an online campaign that stars the Beethoven Center's incoming director, Dr. Erica Buurman. Please help us by distributing that email to your contacts, posting on your pages, etc.
Beethoven Center Help San Jose State University raise $10,000 for the project: Beethoven Center. Your gift will make a difference!
08/21/2017
Excited to start rehearsals this week for the SJSU Symphony Orchestra! Be sure to sign up for auditions at
Fall 2017 Audition String players: Sign up to audition for the SJSU Orchestra! Rehearsals are T/Th, 1:30-3:20PM. Auditions will take place on TUESDAY, AUGUST 22. Auditions are in ten minute increments. Please prepare scales and two excerpts, about 3-4 minutes each. They may be from the same piece or different p...
08/08/2017
06/20/2017
Dear SJSU Orchestra members--Here is a video of our performance of Elijah, May 12, 2017. Enjoy!!
https://drive.google.com/a/sjsu.edu/file/d/0By8c7pF-MoP2d19VbjJMNHBiWFE/view?usp=sharing
06/09/2017
The Fall 2017 concert calendar and repertoire is posted on sjsu.edu: http://www.sjsu.edu/music/current_students/degree_plans/ensembles/orchestra/
Check it out!
Orchestra | Music | San Jose State University The University Symphony Orchestra presents a rich diversity of orchestral, operatic, and orchestral-choral repertoire. The Symphony Orchestra is comprised of student instrumentalists, many of whom are music majors, and is open for membership by audition for students across the University as well as...
Congratulations to the SJSU Orchestra for a superb concert on Dec 1 2016. Outstanding performances by John Gilchrist on the Séjourné Marimba Concerto, Joci-Patrice Houston in the Mahler Rückert Lieder, and the whole orchestra--winds, brass, strings, timpani--for an inspiring rendition of Dvorak's Symphony No. 8. Bravi tutti!