Celebrating 70+ Years!

We Are Celebrating 74 Years!

The New Britain Symphony Orchestra is celebrating 74 years with  our 2022-2023 season, under the baton of conductor/music director Toshiyuki Shimada, and featuring outstanding  concerts and a host of guest performers.

Join us for an exciting season of classical and popular music as we celebrate our past while looking forward to our next exciting decade… and beyond!

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Join us for our next concert:

New Britain Symphony Orchestra Celebrates:
New Beginnings

An American in Paris
by George Gershwin and New World Symphony by Antonin Dvořák
April 30, 2023, 3:00 pm
Central Connecticut State University
Welte Auditorium

Tales of Sorrow

An original composition debut performance
from composer Polina Nazaykinskaya

Local Student Talent

Joining the stage for the first time will be students from the Connecticut Children’s Chorus from the University of Hartford, the Plainville High School Chamber Choir, Berlin High School Madrigal Singers and
McGee School Sound Express.

You won’t want to miss this event!

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New Britain Symphony Young People's Concert

Our 23rd Annual  Young People’s Concert will be held on April 5, 2023 at CCSU’s Welte Hall.  1,400 fifth grade students from 20 schools in New Britain, Plainville, Berlin, and Newington will attend a free, full orchestra concert led by Maestro Toshiyuki Shimada, designed to introduce the joys of symphonic music to our future audience.

The above picture was the program cover of our last concert, held in 2019. It was drawn by Analise J. from Lincoln Elementary School in New Britain for our 2019 “What Music Means To Me” poster contest. We select one poster to be the cover for the following year’s concert.

We have not yet selected the winners for this year’s “What Music Means To Me” poster and essay contest…plus the 2023 program cover, but you can see previous winners here:

Click Here to See the Winners!