Stony Brook University Orchestra-UG

Stony Brook University Orchestra-UG The University Orchestra, conducted by Susan Deaver, is an all-student symphonic orchestra

The University Orchestra, conducted by Susan Deaver, is an all-student ensemble featuring undergraduate and graduate music majors as well as non-music majors at Stony Brook University. In addition, the University Orchestra has a select number of students from the Stony Brook Young Scholars Program and the Stony Brook Pre-College Program. The University Orchestra presents a concert series each seas

on at Staller Center and has performed a full range of orchestral repertoire including major works such as Brahms Symphony No. 2 & No. 4, Elgar Enigma Variations, Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Shostakovich Symphony No. 5, Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 & No. 5, Vaughan Williams “London Symphony” along with standard overtures and concertos. In addition to regular concerts, each season also includes the annual Messiah Sing-Along in December and a Family Orchestra Concert in the spring. During the 2020-2021 season, the University Orchestra presented three virtual concerts. The University Orchestra, in conjunction with the Department of Music, sponsors the Undergraduate Concerto Competition and the winner is the featured soloist on the final University Orchestra concert each May. Orchestral students are also involved in a series of orchestral readings and orchestral master classes given by Stony Brook Music Faculty. The University Orchestra rehearses weekly on Tuesday evenings and holds auditions at the beginning of each semester. For further information about auditioning for the University Orchestra and future concerts visit the Stony Brook Department of Music’s website www.stonybrook.edu/music

Current openings in the University Orchestra for Stony Brook University students - French Horn and Trombone. Please mes...
08/31/2026

Current openings in the University Orchestra for Stony Brook University students - French Horn and Trombone. Please message us if interested in joining - must be a registered Stony Brook University student.

Congratulations to JaeYoun Hwang from the University Orchesetra for winning an audition to the Baltimore Symphony Orches...
08/12/2026

Congratulations to JaeYoun Hwang from the University Orchesetra for winning an audition to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra! Bravo!

If you are a student at Stony Brook University and interested in continuing your orchestral playing, audition for the Un...
06/25/2026

If you are a student at Stony Brook University and interested in continuing your orchestral playing, audition for the University Orchestra at Stony Brook University.

Congratulations to the University Orchestra for a spectacular concert at Staller Center - Danse Bacchanale, Bach Double ...
05/05/2026

Congratulations to the University Orchestra for a spectacular concert at Staller Center - Danse Bacchanale, Bach Double Violin Concerto and Scheherazade. Bravo to soloists and all! Pictures by Le Photographe.

04/23/2026

The great American conductor, pianist, and composer Michael Tilson Thomas has died at the age of 81.

Widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation, he served as chief conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and as longtime music director of the San Francisco Symphony. He also founded the New World Symphony, helping to inspire and train young orchestral musicians.

Thomas passed away following a years-long battle with brain cancer.

Read his obituary here: https://clssicfm.co/4u6DaYZ

University Orchestra in concert at Staller Center - Tuesday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $15/10 Seniors (62+)/$5 Stud...
04/23/2026

University Orchestra in concert at Staller Center - Tuesday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $15/10 Seniors (62+)/$5 Students) available at the Staller Center Box Office prior to the concert. Conducted by Susan Deaver, the University Orchestra will perform Saint-Saens Danse Bacchanale and Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade. Featured soloists are violinists Elizabeth Yea-Rin Kim and Athena Wilkinson, performing J.S. Bach Concerto for Two Violins in D minor.

Join us on Tuesday, April 28 at Staller Center for a 7:30 p.m. concert performed by the University Orchestra with Susan ...
04/13/2026

Join us on Tuesday, April 28 at Staller Center for a 7:30 p.m. concert performed by the University Orchestra with Susan Deaver, conductor. Tickets available one hour prior to the concert. $15/10 Seniors (62+)/$5 Students)
or call Box Office at (631) 632-2787. https://www.stonybrook.edu/music

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