Past Events

A Night in Vienna, Almost

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 7:30pm

A Viennese evening with a twist.

Shakespeare On Love

Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 7:30pm

Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 4:00pm (Note that this concert starts at 4:00pm)

Oration or Fanfare? That is the Question... Now hear both, together on stage!

From Romeo and Juliet to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare’s love stories are timeless! He inspired great music by Felix Mendelssohn, Hector Berlioz and Tchaikovsky.

Orchestra Lumos brings you both the music and the Bard’s immortal words together on one stage!

Around the World in 80 Minutes

November 3, 2024 at 3:00pm

Take your seats for a musical grand tour.

A Night in Vienna, Almost

Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 3:00pm

A Viennese evening with a twist.
Vienna has a rich musical heritage, including the homes of Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven and a dozen more great composers. Our string trio will showcase Vienna's musical influence, in one lively afternoon!

Orpheus Sings

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 7:30pm

Sunday October 6, 2024 at 3:00pm

This season we explore our common humanity, beginning with how we face personal challenges, and ultimately, how the music can tame the furies – in short, the Myth of Orpheus.

Every work on this program was inspired by Orpheus in the Underworld – glorious music by Franz Liszt, George Walker, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Jacques Offenbach, and Ludwig van Beethoven.

Joining us on stage will be André De Shields, the 2019 Tony award winner as Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his acclaimed performance as Hermes in Hadestown!

Latin Flair

Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 3:00pm

Enjoy a four-hundred-year canter through some neglected Spanish masterworks. Be ready to tango!

Brass in the Park

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 6:30pm

Presented with Stamford Downtown Special Services District

Summer Winds

Sunday, June 9, 2024 at 3:00pm

Groove along to this rhythmic and spirited program that explores how the Orchestra’s wind players pay homage to theatre, jazz, and living in the South.

Composers and their Muses

Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 3:00pm

The British composer Edward Elgar said “There is music in the air, music all around us, the world is full of it and you simply take as much as you require.”

Harmonic Flow with Kaia Yoga and Orchestra Lumos

Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 11am

In a dynamic partnership with one of Fairfield county's most prolific yoga studios, Kaia Yoga, we are offering three distinct yoga classes with live chamber ensembles. The music performed will serve as a focal piece to the yoga practice, being curated to fully enhance the various energetic states of a flow through tempo, dynamics, and character. The practice will have minimal instruction from the teacher to allow for immersion in the music. We will set up in the "Mandala" style with teachers and musicians in the center and practitioners in a circle of mats surrounding.

Pequot Library

Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 1:00pm

720 Pequot Ave, Southport, CT

Orchestra Lumos and Music Together of Fairfield County present an interactive concert for Pre-K kids and their families. Come sing, dance, and enjoy orchestral music - all while building literacy and social/emotional skills. Be ready to move and play!

1001 Nights – How Scheherazade Kept Her Head

Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 7:30pm

Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 3:00pm

In our season of storytelling our final symphonic concert brings some of the greatest music storytelling ever — Nicolai Rimsky Korsakov’s epic work, Scheherazade.

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For Neurodiverse Individuals and Families

Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 10am, 1pm, and 3pm

Lumos OnTap - at Third Place / Half Full Brewing

Sunday, April 21, 2024 7:00pm-8:30pm

This event pairs eclectic pieces of chamber music with distinct beer offerings. While endlessly beautiful, classical music can be hard to talk about. In comparing how the tasting notes in beers reflect and pair with aesthetic qualities in music, listeners are empowered to share their opinions. Three beers will be paired with pieces and a fourth piece will have two beer pairing options. Your $39 General Admission ticket includes the beer pairings and two drink tickets to enjoy after the pairings as musicians play light background music.

Todd Ellison’s Best of Broadway, and Orchestra Lumos Spring Benefit

Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 7:00pm

Join Broadway legend Todd Ellison as he takes us on a tour of Broadway for some of the greatest songs ever written.

Attend our spring benefit in support of Play, Sing, Listen - the education program of Orchestra Lumos immediately following the concert.

Around the World in 80 Minutes

Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 3:00pm

Take your seats for a musical grand tour. Enjoy the sites and sounds from old Vienna to the Emerald City.

Harmonic Flow with Kaia Yoga and Orchestra Lumos

Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 11am

In a dynamic partnership with one of Fairfield county's most prolific yoga studios, Kaia Yoga, we are offering three distinct yoga classes with live chamber ensembles. The music performed will serve as a focal piece to the yoga practice, being curated to fully enhance the various energetic states of a flow through tempo, dynamics, and character. The practice will have minimal instruction from the teacher to allow for immersion in the music. We will set up in the "Mandala" style with teachers and musicians in the center and practitioners in a circle of mats surrounding.

Mozart's Extraordinary Summer

Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 7:30pm

Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 3:00pm

Even for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, famously prolific as he was, the summer of 1788 was the backdrop for an extraordinary burst of creativity and imagination.

After a Dream

Sunday, March 3, 2024 at 2:00pm

The instrumental combination of flute and harp has been popular with composers for over two hundred and fifty years, and saw its peak in the salons and courts of France in the mid-18th and early 19th Centuries, mainly as a result of the harp’s most famous patron Marie Antoinette.

Bugs Bunny at the Symphony

Sunday, February 25, 2024 at 3:00pm

Relive the Saturday mornings of your childhood when Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Wilie E. Coyote, and Road Runner are projected larger than life on the big screen, while Orchestra Lumos plays the original scores live.

Inspired by Clara Schumann

Sunday, February 4, 2024 at 3:00pm

Clara Schumann, wife of Robert, dear friend of Brahms, duo partner of violinist Joseph Joachim and champion of Mendelssohn and Chopin.

Inside the Basson with Cynde Iverson

Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 3:00pm

Cynde Iverson explores the foundation of the woodwind section of the orchestra, explains the history and development of the instrument and demonstrates its remarkable versatility.

Orchestra Lumos Does the Holidays!

Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 4:00pm

Deck the halls with boughs of holly and all your favorite holiday music! Bring the whole family to experience a new holiday tradition as Orchestra Lumos presents its first holiday concert.

Enigmatic Elgar

Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 7:30pm

Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 3:00pm

One of the greatest pianists and composers of his generation, Sergei Rachmaninoff was on the verge of collapse after the poor reception of his first Symphony, and spiraled into depression. Inconsolable, he was unable to write any music for three years, until his therapist helped him to begin work on his magnificent Piano Concerto No. 2.

Celestial Brass

Sunday, November 5, 2023 at 4:00pm

Nothing compares to a brass quintet and a mighty organ presenting truly transcendent music for the soul in a stunning church acoustic.

Schubert’s Farewell

Sunday, October 22, 2023 at 3:00pm

Schubert’s final chamber music work has been described as “sublime,” “extraordinary” and as possessing “bottomless pathos,” and is generally regarded as his finest chamber work.

A Bohemian Rhapsody

Saturday, October 14 at 7:30pm

Sunday, October 15 at 3:00pm

We open our season with bold statements—from the first notes of Robert Schumann’s achingly romantic Fourth Symphony, the seeds of burgeoning passion and inexpressible joy are planted.

Autumnal Colors – music for cello, organ and harpsicord

Sunday, October 1, 2023 at 3:00pm

Bailen and Bailey go Baroque, plus other favorites, in this perfect combination to launch the season’s Small Space series.

Luminous Storytime

Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 2:00pm

Join members from Orchestra Lumos in this musical adventure combining music and literature! Your child’s favorite storybook will be accompanied by a ‘soundtrack’ curated by Lumos musicians. This program is designed for pre-K through elementary aged children and their families. The book shall be revealed at a later date.

Light, Right and Fanciful Flight

Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 7:30pm

Sunday, May 14, 2023 at 3:00pm

The magic and fantasy of Stravinsky’s revolutionary ballet music, The Firebird, closes the Palace Series season in a blaze of glory.

GCTYO Chamber Music Concert

Sunday, April 30 at 2:00pm

Join GCTYO Intermediate and Advanced students as they present the season chamber music concert! Trained by Orchestra Lumos musicians, the students shall perform great chamber works and showcase what it means to be a young chamber ensemble.

Fireworks with Joshua Bell

Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 7:30pm

Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 3:00pm

A fireworks show is what audiences have come to expect when Joshua Bell takes the stage, a rare artist who can transcend instrumental technique and communicate directly with his audiences.

A Deepness of Double Basses?

Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 2:00pm

Whatever the collective noun is for a quartet of double basses, this unique program showcases the captivating, unexpected collaboration of the Orchestra’s double bass section!

Nature’s Light

Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 7:30pm

Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 3:00pm

Juan Ramirez’s sensual and passionate Suite Latina is a perfect vehicle for the high-octane Dalí Quartet.

With Added Viola!

Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 3:00pm

Brahms followed Mozart’s lead in adding a second viola to the standard string quartet format and our musicians explore two pieces that are among the finest of their kind.

Luminous Storytime

Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 9:30am

Join members from Orchestra Lumos in this musical adventure combining music and literature! Your child’s favorite storybook will be accompanied by a ‘soundtrack’ curated by Lumos musicians. This program is designed for pre-K through elementary aged children and their families. The book shall be revealed at a later date.

Alisa Weilerstein and Michael Stern in Conversation with J.S. Bach

Sunday, November 20, 2022 at 2:30pm

In this special concert Alisa Weilerstein talks to Michael Stern about why Bach continues to remain fundamental to Western classical music. As illustration she will play Bach’s cello suites No. 1 in G BWV 1007 and No. 2. in D minor BWV 1008.

New Worlds

Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 7:30pm

Sunday, October 16, 2022 at 3:00pm

There could be no more fitting way to launch Orchestra Lumos than with Dvorak’s celebrated ninth symphony, From the New World.

A Gala Evening with Maria Friedman

Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 7:30pm

Join Maria Friedman as she recalls her experiences with three of the greatest composers of all time Marvin Hamlisch, Michael Legrand and Stephen Sondheim.