This is a great day for Springfield and for the Springfield Symphony Orchestra.

For the SSO to survive and thrive we need all parties working in harmony (literally!) and in the same direction to bring this magnificent music and our talented musicians to the entire community. This agreement that was reached with the Local 171 American Federation of Musicians will result in the SSO and our musicians working together to grow our audience and build the philanthropic and business support we need in order to be sustainable.

I sincerely want to thank all of our concert attendees and the community at large for your steadfast support of the SSO through our return of a full season of on-stage performances in 2022-23. I’m also appreciative of our talented musicians, our dedicated Board and hardworking SSO staff.  

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