Overview of the 63rd Season of LAS
Livermore Valley Arts gala on August 23, 2025.
Pops concert on September 27.
Free family concert on the afternoon of December 6.
Evening concert dates are December 6, 2025; Feb. 14, April 11, and June 6, 2026.
(Season tickets are available. Please see our Tickets page.)

 
Brilliance at the Bankhead
Gala with LeAnn Rimes
Sat. August 23, 2025, at 5:30 p.m.
This unforgettable evening with the legendary LeAnn Rimes at the 10th annual Brilliance at the Bankhead was a fundraiser for Livermore Valley Arts. An international, multi-platinum-selling artist and award-winning songwriter, Rimes has sold over 48 million records worldwide. She and her band performed alongside the Livermore-Amador Symphony.

POPS on the Green
from Mission Impossible
to The Music Man
September 27, 2025 from 3 to 4 p.m.
Our annual Pops concert, sponsored by the Symphony Guild, will be on the lawn in front of the Bankhead Plaza on an autumn afternoon. Bring a picnic or snack and maybe something to sit on while you enjoy the music from our wonderful Symphony. Admission is free, but we do collect donations. All donations go to supporting the Symphony. Join us at 3 p.m. on Saturday September 27!

Family Concert
December 6, 2025 from 3 to 4 p.m.
In coordination with the Livermore Valley Arts and in partnership with Valley Dance Theatre, the Symphony Association presents a family concert inside Livermore’s Bankhead Theater. Sign up through the Bankhead for free general-admission tickets and join us for a short, fun-filled celebration of the holiday season on Saturday December 6 at 3 p.m.!
 
Joyful Sounds of the Season
December 6, 2025 at 8 p.m.
(No preconcert talk—holiday parade day.)
Coleridge-Taylor: Christmas Overture
Vaughan Williams: Suite for Viola and Small Orchestra
Jenny Douglass, soloist
Quinn Mason: Christmas Eve Festivities
Tchaikovsky: The Snow Maiden

Deck the halls and warm your hearts with festive music perfect for the start of the holiday season. Christmas carols infuse the music of composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Quinn Mason. Beloved Bay Area violist Jenny Douglass is our featured soloist in the lyrical music of Vaughan Williams. Tchaikovsky transports us to the wintry world of the snow maiden. Put yourself in the holiday spirit with the symphony! Buy tickets to this concert.

 
Forbidden Love
February 14, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Inside the Music, 7–7:15 p.m. Concert, 7:30 p.m.
Delius: The Walk to the Paradise Garden
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2
Elgar: Salut d’Amour
plus solos by the winners of the 2025–2026 Competition for Young Musicians

Spend Valentine’s Day with the symphony! Hear Elgar’s musical love letter, and immerse yourself in passionate music of Delius and Prokofiev inspired by the Shakespearean lovers Romeo and Juliet. Emerging artists take center stage as we feature the winners of our annual Competition for Young Musicians in this evening of musical romance that will sweep you off your feet. Buy tickets to this concert.

 
Spring Awakenings
April 11, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
(Inside the Music, 7–7:15 p.m.)
Geoffrey Gallegos, guest conductor
Glazunov: “Spring“ from The Seasons
Copland: Appalachian Spring
Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Schumann: Symphony No. 1 (“Spring”)

Embrace the joy and renewal of springtime with music inspired by the vitality of this beautiful season. Conductor Geoffrey Gallegos leads the orchestra in a vibrant program featuring Copland’s “Appalachian Spring” and music of Delius, Glazunov, and Schumann that brings the sounds of nature to life. Buy tickets to this concert.

 
Dramatic Voices
June 6, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
(Inside the Music, 7–7:15 p.m.)
Barber: First Essay for Orchestra
Navarro: Clarinet Concerto No. 2
Steve Sanchez, soloist
Beach: Symphony. No. 2 (“Gaelic“)

Steve Sanchez, captivating performer and virtuoso clarinetist, joins us for a season finale that packs a punch! The intensity and expression of Samuel Barber leads us into Óscar Navarro’s second clarinet concerto, which is truly cinematic in its scope and jazzy in its sensibilities. Pioneering American composer Amy Beach transports us through musical imagery and Scottish folk song to her Gaelic roots in Scotland. A dramatic finish to a beautiful season of music. Buy tickets to this concert.


The audience and performers are invited to enjoy a reception featuring Livermore Valley wines and hosted by the Livermore-Amador Symphony Guild in the lobby after each evening concert.

Programs subject to change.
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