Welcome to the Southland Symphony Orchestra

“Ontario's Orchestra!” 

Announcing the 2024-25 Season*

Feel the Power and Passion of Music

 

NEXT CONCERT - Coming up FAST! 

  SEASON FINALE

Sunday MAY 18 2025 at 4pm

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​SUNDAY May 18, 2025 at 4pm –Season Finale - with RUSLAN BIRYUKOV!

Fanny Hensel Mendelssohn Overture in C Major

Jordan Raye Jinosko - Tales From the Aviary

Lili Boulanger - Matin de printemps

Andrés  Martin  - "Aria"  for Cello and Orchestra

Friedrich Gulda  - “Eclectic” Concerto for Cello and Wind Orchestra

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BONUS  CONCERT IN SEPTEMBER

​SEPTEMBER 6 2025 - Special ROCK Symphony Concert - Town Square

​VENUE for most CONCERTS : Bethel Congregational Church UCC 536 N Euclid Ave Ontario CA 91762

​VENUE for September Rock Concert : Town Square - 224 N Euclid Ave Ontario CA 91762

PREVIOUSLY in this Season

SUNDAY October 6, 2024 at 4pm - Season Opener 

Our Program included Faure's “Cantique de Jean Racine” and “Requiem”, Op. 48, with soloists Coril Prochnow, soprano and Michal Dawson Connor, baritone, as well as the  “Elegie” for Cello and Orchestra, featuring our principal cellist, Jocelyn Francis. Also on the Program -  “Daring Voyage” - a World Premiere by composer and SSO violinist Noah Cisneros; a special selection (still to be chosen) featuring student conductor Adam Timney; and another World Premiere -  “That Heavenly Country” for Cello and Strings, by Michal Dawson Connor, again featuring principal cellist  Jocelyn Francis.

 

SUNDAY December 8, 2024 at 4pm 

MESSIAH, with the SSO Chorus and soloists Want a poster? Click on the pic for a PDF versionThe Southland Symphony Orchestra and Chorus,with outstanding vocal soloists, presented our Annual "Messiah" Performance to a full house on Sunday December 8th at 4pm, under the baton of Music Director and Conductor Sylvia Lee Mann. Soloists include soprano Erin Wood, Alto Debbie Dey, Tenor Steve Grabe, and Bass Michal Dawson Connor.  A truly outstanding performance!

 

SUNDAY January 5, 2025 at 4pm 

Amahl and the Night Visitors Featuring  outstanding principal vocalists in collaboration with the Southland Symphony Orchestra, this live, in-person performance will showcase some of the finest singers in Southern California. Featuring Kyla Page Williams as the Mother; Sherry Kaplan as Amahl; Lee Conger as Kaspar; Phil Meyer as Melchior; Eli Katz as the Page, and Michal Dawson Connor as Balthazar.Their great vocal skill and dramatic ability and deeply immerse the audience in the action of the story.  Michal Dawson Connor returns as our Director, and Dr. Sylvia Lee Mann, Music Director and Conductor, as always, leads the musical production.

 

SUNDAY Feb 23, 2025 at 4pm - SSO Soloists!  

A musical feast featuring Ana Maria Maldonado performing the Cello Concerto No. 1 by Camille Saint-Saëns. The concert also highlighted our principal winds in the Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Four Winds and Orchestra, featuring soloists: Dana Sundene, oboe; Brett Sharp, clarinet; Tracey Siepser, bassoon; Mark Kobayashi, horn. 

Additionally, the concert opens with Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture (**"Fingal’s Cave"**) for a rich and delightful musical experience. We are excited to present our own local artists who are all WORLD CLASS performers! MORE INFO - Get our Press Release (feel free to share it!) CLICK HERE for the PDF PRESS RELEASE

SUNDAY April 6, 2025 4pm  - Spring of Hope (with SSO Chorus) 

An concert of inspiration and hope!

 Jose Elizondo -La alborada de la Esperanza (The Dawn of Hope) 

Jose Elizondo - Mira el sol (Look at the sun)

Mendelssohn - Verleih uns Frieden

Schubert Mass No. 2 in G major, D 167 - featuring the Southland Symphony Orchestra Chorus and University of La Verne Chamber Singers, with the Southland Symphony Orchestra. Soloists: Ariel Pisturino, soprano; John Dick, tenor; Michal Dawson Connor, bass

 

TUESDAY April 8, 2025 9am - Classical Conversations  

Special Educational concert for Homeschool Network! This program shared music of Handel, Bach, Mozart, and Karl Jenkins.

 

Additional educational and chamber music events may be added throughout the season

​*(Dates/Programming Subject to Change - this is the most current information as of

March 25, 2025

e Southland Symphony Orchestra is a volunteer, community orchestra, providing an opportunity for qualified musicians to experience and perform live music of the highest quality.

We welcome musicians of all ages and from all walks of life

- See more at: http://southlandsymphony.com/for_musicians/#sthash.7d6AYYtN.dpuf

The Southland Symphony Orchestra is a volunteer, community orchestra, providing an opportunity for qualified musicians to experience and perform live music of the highest quality.

We welcome musicians of all ages and from all walks of life.

- See more at: http://southlandsymphony.com/for_musicians/#sthash.7d6AYYtN.dpuf

The Southland Symphony Orchestra is a volunteer, community orchestra, providing an opportunity for qualified musicians to experience and perform live music of the highest quality.

We welcome musicians of all ages and from all walks of life.

- See more at: http://southlandsymphony.com/for_musicians/#sthash.7d6AYYtN.dpu

Donate - SUPPORT THE SSO 2024-2025 Season

 

 

 

  

VENUE for CONCERTS : Bethel Congregational Church UCC 536 N Euclid Ave Ontario CA 91762 

 

 

Most of our Concerts are presented at Bethel Congregational Church, UCC 536 N Euclid Ave Ontario CA 91762

This season, 2 concerts (Oct 8 and Feb 25) will be presented at Gardiner W Spring Auditorium on the Chaffey High School Campus. 1245 N Euclid Ave Ontario CA 91762

 

 

SSO MISSION STATEMENT  

The Southland Symphony Orchestra uses the power of music to lift the human spirit. We engage, uplift, and educate the diverse communities of Southern California’s Greater Ontario and Inland Empire area by coming together to perform and inspire through exceptional musical experiences.  

VISION STATEMENT  

Reaching out through the transformative power of live music, the Southland Symphony Orchestra will be a civic leader, reflecting and uniting our region.

What are the benefits of orchestras in our communities?

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Many of our community orchestras and other arts organizations are having to close their doors. We want to keep ours open. Please help by sending us a gift today. Use this "Donate" button to choose your own amount. You may include a note if you wish.

  

 

HELP us continue to present concerts for YOU! 

 

 Why do we need YOUR support? 

The Southland Symphony Orchestra relies significantly on the generosity of individuals, businesses, foundations and government entities. While “concert door donations” are of tremendous help, they cover less than one-third of the Orchestra's operating budget. Your support will help the organization achieve a balanced budget each year. 

  

Every great city deserves a great orchestra, and as one of Ontario's key new cultural treasures, it is critical that the SSO continues to provide the community with its core group of world-class musicians. The SSO provides audiences of all ages with high quality artistic performances, while bringing internationally renowned guest artists to the Inland Empire. In addition, the Orchestra is looking to the future, planning to serve more than 10,000+ students annually through inspirational and educational programs and outreach initiatives. 

  

You can make a difference today by supporting the Southland Symphony Orchestra with a gift of any size. We invite you to make a tax-deductible donation which will help to sustain the SSO as YOUR Orchestra, while enhancing the Orchestra's impact through critical arts education offerings for area youth. 

  

 The Southland Symphony Orchestra is a tax exempt 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization under IRS section 170. Donors can deduct contributions made to us under IRC Section 170. We are also qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under Section 2055, 2106, or 2522. We are a public charity.