Announcing Our 2026-2027 Season!
After celebrating a remarkable century of music-making, the Brockton Symphony begins its next chapter with a season that reminds us why live music has brought our community together for generations. Our 2026–2027 season journeys from the vast reaches of the cosmos to the intimacy of twilight, from beloved holiday traditions to the passion and drama of the opera stage. Along the way, we’ll welcome extraordinary guest artists, celebrate rising young musicians and talent from our own community, and share music both familiar and new. Whether you’ve been part of the BrSO family for decades or are experiencing the thrill of a live orchestra for the first time, we invite you to join us for a season of discovery, connection, and unforgettable music—right here in your community.
Click Here for all the details on our 101st season!
A letter from Music Director, John Masko
Dear Brockton Symphony Family,
When I program a season, I try to do two things: to bring our audience the sorts of classics that remind us all of why we love classical music, and to feature the new voices—composers, artists, and sounds—that make our art a living art.
On the heels of a revelatory 100th anniversary season, I can’t wait to welcome you to the Brockton Symphony's 101st. With a season ticket, we will take you from the astronomical heights of Gustav Holst's The Planets and timeless human drama of Giacomo Puccini's La Bohéme to 21st century masterpieces by Anna Thorvaldsdottir and Clarice Assad. We're bringing Cliburn Piano Competition finalist Clayton Stephenson to Brockton this year, along with the dynamic singers of Opera del West, while celebrating the music of our city with Brockton saxophonist Damion Sampath Jr. and the dancers of the Matta Dance Academy.
Come spend five beautiful Sunday afternoons with us. We'll see you in October!
John Masko
Anna Thorvaldsdottir,
composer
Masterworks 1 - The Planets
Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 3pm
Oliver Ames High School, North Easton
Journey with the Brockton Symphony into the mysteries of the universe in a program that spans more than a century of orchestral imagination. Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s Metacosmos draws us into a vast, otherworldly soundscape, where powerful forces seem to pull between chaos and beauty, darkness and light. Then Gustav Holst turns his gaze skyward in The Planets, his monumental orchestral suite composed amid the upheaval of the First World War. From the relentless force of "Mars, the Bringer of War" to the serenity of "Venus, the Bringer of Peace," Holst uses the heavens to explore something profoundly human. In a world still wrestling with war and peace, uncertainty and wonder, these two extraordinary works invite us to look beyond ourselves—and to hear our own turbulent, beautiful humanity reflected in the cosmos.
Anna Thorvaldsdottir - Metacosmos
Gustav Holst - The Planets
