The Greater Bridgeport Symphony opens its 81st season, AMERICA: PORTRAITS IN SOUND, on October 3. Five concerts led by Maestro Eduardo Leandro celebrate 250 years of American freedom through the music of Bernstein, Gershwin, Copland, Still, Barber, Adams, Joplin, Rodgers and more.

🎻 SEASON 81 CONCERTS
Oct 3 – 20th Century American Masters (The Klein)
Bernstein's Candide Overture, Barber's Violin Concerto with Grammy winner Jennifer Koh, Gershwin's An American in Paris, and William Grant Still's Afro-American Symphony

Nov 7 – I Hear America Singing (Mertens Theater)
Choral music with the Wilton Singers

Dec 19 – American Holiday (The Klein)
Connecticut premiere of Rhapsody in Red White and Blue with pianist Jeffrey Biegel, plus A Charlie Brown Christmas and The Nutcracker

Mar 6 – Bridgeport Brass (Mertens Theater)
Fanfare for the Common Man and a symphony by John Adams

Apr 17 – Postcards from Abroad (The Klein)
Shostakovich, Korngold's Robin Hood, and Dvořák's New World Symphony

🎟️ TICKETS
Subscriptions: $95–$295 for all five concerts
Single tickets: $21–$72
Kids under 19 are FREE, and accompanying adults get 15% off
Buy at https://gbs.org or call (203) 576-0263

❤️ 250-for-250: Help us celebrate America's 250th. We're asking 250 friends to give an extra $250 to help cover the cost of performing newer American music.

There won't be another season like this until the Tricentennial. Don't miss a note!

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