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Enjoy the last moments of summer with us at the Spokane Symphony’s FREE Labor Day concerts! The full orchestra plays popular classics and favorites you won’t want to miss.

Enjoy the last moments of summer with us at the Spokane Symphony’s FREE Labor Day concerts! The full orchestra plays popular classics and favorites you won’t want to miss.

Justin J. Murphy-Mancini presents an inspiring program of masterworks on the cathedral’s Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ. Dr. Murphy-Mancini is the organ professor at Pacific Lutheran University. The program is available for preview on the event webpage.

This performance is appropriate for audiences of all ages.

$10 suggested donation. You are invited!

James Lowe, conductor
Mackenzie Melemed, piano

Kabalevsky’s witty and sparkling Colas Breugnon Overture bursts open the season with swagger and wit. Pianist Mackenzie Melemed brings grandeur and brilliance to Amy Beach’s richly romantic Piano Concerto. Prokofiev’s searing music from Romeo and Juliet closes the night, where love, violence, and heartbreak blaze across one of the orchestra’s most vivid scores.

Dmitri Kabalevsky | Colas Breugnon Overture, Op.24
Amy Beach | Piano Concerto in C-sharp minor, Op.45
Sergei Prokofiev | Selections from Romeo and Juliet

What defines the American sound? Cellist Zuill Bailey leads the premiere of Visions of Humanity, a bold suite of variations by five living composers reflecting on shared experience from strikingly different perspectives. Framing the work is a portrait of America, from Copland’s Shaker simplicity and William Grant Still’s lyric warmth to the cinematic sweeping landscapes of Billy the Kid.

Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue remains the ultimate symphonic celebration of American life—bold, brassy, and as vibrantly chaotic as the city streets that inspired it. Join the Spokane Symphony for an evening of raw jazz energy and unforgettable Gershwin classics.

Guest conductor Sameer Patel and local favorite Yvette Kraft leads us into the wild, chilly, and hauntingly beautiful Violin Concerto by Sibelius, music of icy brilliance and soaring lyricism. Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony completes the journey with birdsong, summer storms, and rustic dances that celebrate the restorative beauty of the countryside.

Our annual Holiday Pops returns with a soulful, jazz-infused twist on your favorite holiday classics. Join vocalist Sarah Jones, the Spokane Symphony Chorale, and the full orchestra for a night of festivities—complete with Santa Claus and our signature holiday sing-a-long!

Pianist Philip Edward Fisher ignites Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto, famous for its thunderous opening and sweeping melodies. After intermission, Elgar’s First Symphony unfolds in broad, noble themes and surging drama, moving us from shadowed introspection toward a radiant and hard-won triumph.