The Syracuse Orchestra

The Syracuse Orchestra Professional Orchestra in Syracuse, NY Why is the Orchestra important? We perform many different kinds of music that reach many different populations.

The Syracuse Orchestra is an important cultural resource for Syracuse and Central New York. Though we frequently perform classical music, we present a wide variety of performances including a lively pops series with music ranging from movie scores to Broadway favorites and beyond, as well as a wide variety of special events. The Syracuse Orchestra also presents dozens of performances for schools and children throughout the year. Businesses and professionals looking to locate in CNY want to ensure that a wide range of entertainment and cultural opportunities make Syracuse a great place to live. We play an important role in attracting new talent to the region by providing outstanding concerts for area music lovers.

Five musicians in a garden, and the first listen to what we're playing this season.The Syracuse Orchestra Woodwind Quint...
09/14/2026

Five musicians in a garden, and the first listen to what we're playing this season.

The Syracuse Orchestra Woodwind Quintet performs at 7:00 on Thursday, September 17 at Carol Watson Greenhouse in LaFayette. Come at 5:30 to walk the greenhouse and set up your picnic, and stay for the music as the sun goes down.

Bring your own food and drinks, plus a lawn chair. Tickets are $25.

https://syracuseorchestra.org/event/september-soiree/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=september-soiree&utm_term=feed-post

Come early enough to walk the greenhouse before you settle in.Doors open at 5:30, and there's a reason to use that full ...
09/13/2026

Come early enough to walk the greenhouse before you settle in.

Doors open at 5:30, and there's a reason to use that full hour and a half. The greenhouse stays open all evening, and 10% of everything you spend there goes back to the Orchestra.

The September Soirée is Thursday, September 17 at Carol Watson Greenhouse in LaFayette. Optional picnic competition at 6:00, and our Woodwind Quintet plays at 7:00 as the sun goes down.

Bring your own food and drinks, plus a lawn chair. Tickets are $25.

https://syracuseorchestra.org/event/september-soiree/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=september-soiree&utm_term=feed-post00

We said "bring a picnic." This is what showed up.The September Soirée is Thursday, September 17 at Carol Watson Greenhou...
09/11/2026

We said "bring a picnic." This is what showed up.

The September Soirée is Thursday, September 17 at Carol Watson Greenhouse in LaFayette. Come at 5:30 to walk the greenhouse while the light is still high, then set up your spot in the garden. At 7:00, our Woodwind Quintet plays as the sun goes down.

There's an optional picnic competition at 6:00, with three prize packages that include free Orchestra tickets. Bring your own food and drinks, plus a lawn chair.

The greenhouse is open for shopping all evening, with 10% of sales donated back to the Orchestra.

Tickets are $25. Bring whoever you'd like alongside you.

https://syracuseorchestra.org/event/september-soiree/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=september-soiree&utm_term=feed-post

Twenty-five years today.We're thinking of the people who were lost, and the people who loved them.Photo by Darshan Patel
09/11/2026

Twenty-five years today.

We're thinking of the people who were lost, and the people who loved them.

Photo by Darshan Patel

Three audition days in November, and one deadline in October.We're adding substitute and extra musicians to the roster —...
09/10/2026

Three audition days in November, and one deadline in October.

We're adding substitute and extra musicians to the roster — the players the Syracuse Orchestra calls when a program needs more than the regular section.

🎺 Monday, November 2: Horn, trumpet, bassoon, and oboe
🎷 Wednesday, November 4: Low brass, clarinet, saxophone, and viola
🎻 Monday, November 9: Flute, violin, cello, and bass

Applications are due Monday, October 5. Repertoire lists, requirements, and the application form are all at syracuseorchestra.org/career-opportunities?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2627-auditions&utm_term=feed-post

If you play professionally and you're within driving distance of Syracuse, it's worth ten minutes this week. And if you know somebody who should be on this list, forward it. That's usually how these get filled.

The season starts here.Six Masterworks concerts. Six Pops nights. Candlelight, Casual, and three shows built for kids. A...
09/04/2026

The season starts here.

Six Masterworks concerts. Six Pops nights. Candlelight, Casual, and three shows built for kids. A season's worth of evenings that only happen once.

It begins outside, on the grass, in September — a picnic at Carol Watson Greenhouse with the gardens still in bloom and music at sunset.

Then the doors open downtown and we go all the way through to May.

Come find out what a night at the orchestra is actually like.

See the whole season: https://syracuseorchestra.org/

Recapture the magic of summer before autumn settles in.Music. A picnic on the grass. A greenhouse full of flowers. And a...
09/02/2026

Recapture the magic of summer before autumn settles in.

Music. A picnic on the grass. A greenhouse full of flowers. And a symphony of delightful conversation.

The September Soirée is our last vestige of summer — one long, golden evening at Carol Watson Greenhouse on Thursday, September 17.

Arrive at 5:30 and wander the greenhouse while the light is still high. Choose your spot on the lawn. Bring your own food and drinks, and a chair to settle into.

There's an optional picnic contest at 6:00, with prizes, for anyone who wants to make an occasion of their spread.

At 7:00, our Woodwind Ensemble plays as the sun goes down over the gardens.

$25. Come celebrate the beauty of late summer and early fall with us, and bring someone you'd like to spend an evening beside.

https://syracuseorchestra.org/event/september-soiree/

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709 James Street
Syracuse, NY
13203

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Monday 9:30am - 3:30pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 3:30pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 3:30pm
Thursday 9:30am - 3:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 3:30pm

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