2022-2023 CONCERT SEASON

Passing the Baton

Changing Tides

McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga
Sunday, October 9, 2022, 3:00 PM

Under the direction of guest conductor Dr. Craig McKenzie, our first concert of the season is a play on words referring both to SJWS's search for a new music and artistic director and the running theme of water in each piece of the repertoire—seas, lochs, rivers, islands, pirates, sailing, and more.

Join us for an afternoon of musical selections from Alton Adams, Julie Giroux, Kelijah Dunton, Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Frank Ticheli, and more.

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something out of the blue

McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga
Sunday, December 4, 2022, 3:00 PM
Dr. Troy Davis, guest conductor

Under the direction of guest conductor Dr. Troy Davis, our second concert of the season is a celebration of some classic repertoire, new compositions, music inspired by the choral canon, and a few surprises!

Join us for an afternoon of musical selections from John Philip Sousa, Roberto Sierra, Yosuke Fukuda, Mason Bates, Julie Giroux, Carol Brittin Chambers, and more.

REflections on Love

McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga
Sunday, February 26, 2023, 3:00 PM
Dr. David Vickerman, guest conductor

We welcome guest conductor Dr. David Vickerman to the podium for a concert inspired by the many ways we express love: from passionate romance, to the love from a parent to a child.

Bring your loved ones for an afternoon celebrating the most powerful human emotion! Featuring compositions by Gustav Holst, Florence Price, Leonard Bernstein, John Mackey, Arturo Marquez and more!

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Music and Muses

Sunday, May 21, 2023, 3:00 PM
McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga
Dr. Danielle Gaudry, guest conductor

Join SJWS and guest conductor Dr. Danielle Gaudry for a concert of music that was inspired by other art forms. From fine art to poetry, from literature to dance, you’ll be amazed at what happens when composers open their hearts to the arts.

This inspired and inspiring concert features works by Norman Dello Joio, Eric Whitacre, Jacques Offenbach, Viet Cuong and others.