A Season of Symphonies

Check out the 2009/2010 season of the Whatcom Symphony Orchestra! The season begins on October 3rd with "Bernstein and Blues" featuring the group Realtime.

In November, internationally reknown violinist, Sarah Chang performs Johannes Brahms "Violin Concerto in D."

February brings Texas bassoonist Martin Kuuskmann who looks and apparently plays like a rock star!

The "Celestial Classics" concert in March features local favorite Dan Sabo in Grieg's "Piano Concerto in a."

Rising star Erin Wall joins the Whatcom Symphony Orchestra for the profoundly moving "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs" in April.


Artistic Director and Conductor Roger Briggs has put together a great season. Get your tickets here and enjoy the music!

Symphony of Sorrowful Songs

Henryk Gorecki's "Symphony No. 3" topped the classical charts in both Britian and the U.S. when it was released back in 1992. To date it has sold over a million copies, a feat that is rare in the world of classical music.

Learn more about the piece and read the poetic texts in this beautiful work, also known as the "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs."