2025-2026 Season Sponsored by University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)
2025-2026 Season Sponsored by University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)
Galveston Symphony Orchestra
Welcome to
Season 47
Join the Galveston Symphony Orchestra for our 47th Season, Harmonies of the World, a vibrant journey through the universal language of music.
We celebrate the 40th anniversary of FotoFest with a striking collaboration featuring Philip Glass’s The Photographer, inspired by the motion studies of Eadweard Muybridge, alongside John Adams’s Short Ride in a Fast Machine and Prokofiev’s powerful Symphony. The season concludes with Her Voice, Her Story, a Juneteenth celebration honoring the legacy of Black women composers and performers including Undine Smith Moore, Florence Price, Ella Fitzgerald, and Diana Ross, recognizing their artistry and enduring influence across generations.
Harmonies of the World
Win a Trip to Acapulco!
Enter our Annual 2026 GSO Vacation Raffle for your chance to win a 12 person Private Ocean View Villa with 4 staff including a private chef in Acapulco, Mexico!
Only 200 tickets for raffle drawing on April 19th
Upcoming Sunday at the Symphony Concerts
Celebrate FotoFest’s 40th with Philip Glass’s The Photographer, John Adams’s Short Ride in a Fast Machine, and Prokofiev’s Symphony 5.
From Florence Price and Undine Smith Moore to Ella Fitzgerald and Diana Ross, Her Voice, Her Story honors the Black women whose artistry and resilience shaped the sound of American music across generations.
Galveston’s Orchestra,
Community Supported
The Galveston Symphony Orchestra is a community supported 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to bringing exceptional live orchestral music to the island. Your support helps sustain performances, educational programs, and cultural experiences that enrich Galveston’s vibrant arts community.
Explore the many ways to support the Galveston Symphony Orchestra
Moody Mansion Music Recitals
Experience a private concert at the Historic Moody Mansion where guests are invited into an intimate setting 2 days before the artists take the main stage for the full orchestral performance. This special gathering offers a rare opportunity to hear world-class musicians perform in a small, refined atmosphere.
Experience the artistry, emotion, and detail of the music up close in one of Galveston’s most treasured historic spaces.
Tickets & Season Subscriptions are limited
April 17 at 7pm
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