Celebrating 70+ Years!

We Are Celebrating 75 Years!

The New Britain Symphony Orchestra will be celebrating 75 years with  our 2024-2025 season, under the baton of conductor/music director Toshiyuki Shimada

Thank you for your continued support of the NBSO.  We will be announcing our upcoming season soon, so stay tuned.  We can’t wait to share a wonderful season with you!

Our first Mainstage Concert of the Season will be held on November 10th at 3:00 at CCSU’s Welte Hall!

Stay tuned for more info!

 

Elizabeth Elia Young People's Concert

Our 24th Annual Young People’s Concert was held on April 3, 2024 at CCSU’s Welte Hall.  1,400 fifth grade students from 20 schools in New Britain, Plainville, Berlin, and Newington  attended a free, full orchestra concert led by Maestro Toshiyuki Shimada, designed to introduce the joys of symphonic music to our future audience. The winner for this year’s “What Music Means to Me” poster and essay contest will be featured as the 2025 program cover! You can see the previous winners here:

Click Here to See the Winners!