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Four shows planned for 2025 - 2026

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‘Under the Stars and Stripes!’

• July 2, 8 pm, Thompson Park, Watertown (FREE concert)
• July 3, 7:30 pm, Hosmer Hall, SUNY Potsdam

ONNY celebrates the 249th birthday of our country with a program of patriotic and popular music that will surely get your toes tapping and your flags waving! Whether you are into the rousing marches of Sousa, the majestic fanfares of John Williams, or the Broadway sounds of Chicago – which turns 50 this year! – this program has something for everyone.

Henry Mancini, Overture to a Pops Concert
John Philip Sousa, Washington Post March
Florence Price, Adoration
Richard Rodgers, Victory at Sea
John Williams, Liberty Fanfare
John Kander and Fred Ebb, Chicago
George M. Cohan, A Star-Spangled Spectacular
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Overture Sollenelle, 1812
John Philip Sousa, Stars and Stripes Forever

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‘Star-Crossed’

• Oct. 4, 7:30 pm, Hosmer Hall, SUNY Potsdam
• Oct. 5, 3 pm, Trinity Episcopal Church, Watertown

Among the words and phrases coined by William Shakespeare, the use of “star-crossed” to describe lovers whose relationship is destined to fail because of forces beyond their control may be the most poignant. The term first appears in Romeo and Juliet, a play that inspired composers ranging from Tchaikovsky to Bernstein to create music that captures the beauty and tragedy of that timeless tale. In Bizet’s Carmen, celebrating its 150th birthday this year, although the circumstances preventing a relationship between Carmen and Don José are quite different than Romeo and Juliet’s or Tony and Maria’s, it is no less tragic or moving. We hope that you’ll join us for a program of stunning music inspired by the passion, joy, and sadness of these star-crossed lovers.

Georges Bizet, Carmen Symphony
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet Overture - Fantasy
Leonard Bernstein/Jack Mason, Selections from West Side Story

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‘Home for the Holidays’

• Dec. 13, 7:30 pm, Hosmer Hall, SUNY Potsdam
• Dec. 14, 3 pm, First Presbyterian Church, Watertown

ONNY promises to get you in the holiday spirit with a wonderful mix of music for the season! Whether you love classical favorites by Tchaikovsky, Bizet, and Rimsky-Korsakov, crooner tunes like White Christmas or Mel Tormé’s The Christmas Song, or holiday music from around the world, this program has something bound to put you in the mood for mixing up your eggnog and wrapping your presents! Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, “Polonaise” from Christmas Eve Suite

Irving Berlin/Bennett, White Christmas
Georges Bizet, “Farandole” from L’Arlesienne
Bruce Chase, Around the World at Christmas Time
Alfred Reed, Russian Christmas Music
Leroy Anderson, Sleigh Ride
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, “Waltz of the Flowers” from The Nutcracker
Bob Krogstad, Christmas at the Movies
Mel Tormé, The Christmas Song
Leroy Anderson, A Christmas Festival

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‘Summon the Heroes’

• April 25, 7:30 pm, Hosmer Hall,SUNY Potsdam
• April 26, 3 pm, Trinity Episcopal Church, Watertown

ONNY gets an early start on celebrating our nation’s 250th birthday with this stirring program of music by American composers. There’s a reason John Williams has been called a modern-day John Philip Sousa, as there is no one better at stirring feelings of patriotism through his music. And when it comes to celebrating American heroes through music, Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait continues to be the gold standard. The work combines Copland’s rousing music with Lincoln’s powerful words. The program concludes with Howard Hanson’s stunningly beautiful Symphony No.2, better known by its subtitle, “Romantic.” It promises to be a thoughtful and inspirational tribute to our nation’s semi quincentennial.

John Williams, Summon the Heroes
Aaron Copland, Lincoln Portrait
Howard Hanson, Symphony No. 2