The LSO radio show, The Joy of the Orchestra, will return mid-March 2021. This hour-long radio program is hosted by Maestro Richard Prior and features various works by the LaGrange Symphony and other notable orchestras. The Fall series brought us many great works from Copeland, Bernstein, Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Holst and many others. The Spring series is totally new and will be …
2020/21
The holidays are upon us, and in a normal year, we would have already gathered for a fall concert. This year, in this great season of togetherness, we had to use some ingenuity. At a time when social distancing is necessary, edited together here for you is a virtual concert played...
The LaGrange Symphony Youth String Ensemble presents this wonderful music video, and wishes everyone, Happy Holidays! The String Ensemble, which is under the direction of Sam Lee, meets weekly...
It’s Christmas time and we are celebrating on the LSO radio show, The Joy of the Orchestra with the LaGrange Symphony’s Richard Prior, in a…
Listen to this conversation that touches on Bettie Biggs' views about memorization and mentor influences as a young music student. Hear about her experience with Robert Shaw and why the CSWG chooses to do their main celebratory concert just before the Thanksgiving holiday. This great discussion flows through years of experiences and observations, describes a few of the many eclectic choral concerts her group has done, and ends...
Dania Lane, our wonderful harpist with the LaGrange Symphony Orchestra, has been chosen to perform at the White House this Christmas, 2020! She is slated to perform December 20th and 23rd for the annual White House Christmas Open House and the LSO would like to extend our congratulations. This is quite an honor and will be a memorable experience. We look forward to hearing all about this spectacular Christmas...
It's an All-English lineup on the December 1st Joy of the Orchestra radio show with the LaGrange Symphony's Richard Prior. The composer of each piece in this episode has ties to England. Including works from Walton, Elgar, and Prior, you will be taken on an exhilarating journey.
Happy Thanksgiving! Brahms, Beethoven, and Mozart are three extraordinary composers highlighted in this week's radio show...
Expect the unexpected in this episode of Off the Podium, with Maestro Richard Prior and principal flute, Elisa Lyle. Elisa is an original member of the LSO, ever since the very first concert on January 14, 1990. She was Elisa Skelton t