90 years of commitment to Community, Education, and Inspiring Performances

HUDSON VALLEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

André Raphel, Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor

Season Finale

Elgar’s Friends & Ravel at 150
May 10, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Seeger Theatre - Beacon High School

André Raphel, conductor
William Suh, cello
HVSO String Competition Winner

Ravel | Ma Mere l’Oye Suite (Mother Goose)
150th Anniversary of Ravel’s Birth

Shostakovich | Cello Concerto No. 1 in E♭ Major, Op. 107
William Suh, cello

INTERMISSION

John Adams | Short Ride in a Fast Machine

Elgar | Enigma Variations

Foundation Support

The HVSO is deeply grateful to the following foundations for their support for our organization, recognizing our contribution to arts, culture, and education in the Hudson Valley

  • The Vassar Brothers Institute

  • Bruderhof - Church Communities Mission, Inc.

  • Dutchess County and Ulster County Community Grants Fund of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley

  • Ann and Abe Effron Donor Advised Fund of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley.

  • The Ann and Abe Effron Fund for The Hudson Valley Philharmonic Society of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley

  • The Ed and Barbara Joba Fund for the Hudson Valley Philharmonic of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley

Support our work!

The Hudson Valley Symphony Orchestra has been sharing music with audiences throughout the valley for over 90 years. We have missed performing for you over the last year. Your support and requests to “keep the music playing” have given us the energy and resolve to reorganize and return. We invite you to join us in revitalizing our
Hudson Valley Symphony Orchestra.

~ Carole Cowan
HVSO Concertmaster

“We need organizations such as the Hudson Valley Symphony Orchestra to bring us together and inspire our communities. We want to honor the many friends and the organizations that have supported us these many years by continuing to be a vital resource in the region.”

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