Welcome to the Southland Symphony Orchestra
“Ontario's Orchestra!”
Special SSO Summer Event!
Special Summer Event
SSO Chamber Music at the Mercer
Southland Symphony Presents Chamber Music at the MERCER
A special program of delightful chamber music will be presented at the Jack Mercer Community Bandstand at 7pm on Sunday July 14, 2024.
The special FREE CONCERT features musicians from the Southland Symphony Orchestra, with more friends from the La Verne Symphony Orchestra.
Music of Mozart, Corelli, and more…
The group will be performing the Mozart Trio K. 564 for violin, cello and piano, and the Corelli “Christmas Concerto” (CHIRSTMAS IN JULY!!!!), in addition to other selections to be announced….
Come enjoy FREE music for Ontario from the Southland Symphony!
The Jack Mercer Community Bandstand is located at the intersection of Euclid Avenue and C Street in Downtown Ontario, California.
Announcing the 2024-25 Season*
Feel the Power and Passion of Music
SUNDAY October 6, 2024 at 4pm - Season Opener - GET TIX
Our Program includes Faure's “Cantique de Jean Racine” and “Requiem”, Op. 48, with soloists Coril Prochnow, soprano and Michal Dawson Connor, baritone, as well as the “Elegie” for Cello and Orchestra, featuring our principal cellist, Jocelyn Francis.
Also on the Program - a World premiere by composer and SSO violinist Noah Cisneros; a special selection (still to be chosen) featuring student conductor Adam Timney; and “The Heavenly Country” for Cello and Strings, by Michal Dawson Connor, again featuring principal cellist Jocelyn Francis.
SUNDAY December 8, 2024 at 4pm – MESSIAH, with the SSO Chorus and soloists - GET TIX
SUNDAY January 5, 2025 at 4pm – Amahl and the Night Visitors - GET TIX
SUNDAY Feb 23, 2025 at 4pm - SSO Soloists!- Cellist Ana Maria Maldonado performs the Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto and SSO principal winds perform the Mozart “Sinfonia Concertante"
SUNDAY April 6, 2025 4pm - Spring of Hope (with SSO Chorus) - Schubert Mass No. 2 in G major, D 167 , Mendelssohn - Verleih uns Frieden , Jose Elizondo -La alborada de la Esperanza (The Dawn of Hope) and Mira el sol (Look at the sun) .
SUNDAY May 18, 2025 at 4pm –Season Finale - with RUSLAN BIRYUKOV!
SUMMER 2025 - Special POP/ROCK Concert Date TBA.
VENUE for CONCERTS : Bethel Congregational Church UCC 536 N Euclid Ave Ontario CA 91762
Additional educational and chamber music events may be added throughout the season
*(Dates Subject to Change - this is the most current information as of May 1, 2024)
e Southland Symphony Orchestra is a volunteer, community orchestra, providing an opportunity for qualified musicians to experience and perform live music of the highest quality.
We welcome musicians of all ages and from all walks of life
- See more at: http://southlandsymphony.com/for_musicians/#sthash.7d6AYYtN.dpuf
The Southland Symphony Orchestra is a volunteer, community orchestra, providing an opportunity for qualified musicians to experience and perform live music of the highest quality.
We welcome musicians of all ages and from all walks of life.
- See more at: http://southlandsymphony.com/for_musicians/#sthash.7d6AYYtN.dpuf
The Southland Symphony Orchestra is a volunteer, community orchestra, providing an opportunity for qualified musicians to experience and perform live music of the highest quality.
We welcome musicians of all ages and from all walks of life.
- See more at: http://southlandsymphony.com/for_musicians/#sthash.7d6AYYtN.dpu
Donate - SUPPORT THE SSO 2024-2025 Season
Complete the 2023-2024 Season Survey - still available
SSO Audience Survey - click below to complete
VENUE for CONCERTS : Bethel Congregational Church UCC 536 N Euclid Ave Ontario CA 91762
Most of our Concerts are presented at Bethel Congregational Church, UCC 536 N Euclid Ave Ontario CA 91762
This season, 2 concerts (Oct 8 and Feb 25) will be presented at Gardiner W Spring Auditorium on the Chaffey High School Campus. 1245 N Euclid Ave Ontario CA 91762
SSO MISSION STATEMENT
The Southland Symphony Orchestra uses the power of music to lift the human spirit. We engage, uplift, and educate the diverse communities of Southern California’s Greater Ontario and Inland Empire area by coming together to perform and inspire through exceptional musical experiences.
VISION STATEMENT
Reaching out through the transformative power of live music, the Southland Symphony Orchestra will be a civic leader, reflecting and uniting our region.
What are the benefits of orchestras in our communities?
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Many of our community orchestras and other arts organizations are having to close their doors. We want to keep ours open. Please help by sending us a gift today. Use this "Donate" button to choose your own amount. You may include a note if you wish.
HELP us continue to present concerts for YOU!
Why do we need YOUR support?
The Southland Symphony Orchestra relies significantly on the generosity of individuals, businesses, foundations and government entities. While “concert door donations” are of tremendous help, they cover less than one-third of the Orchestra's operating budget. Your support will help the organization achieve a balanced budget each year.
Every great city deserves a great orchestra, and as one of Ontario's key new cultural treasures, it is critical that the SSO continues to provide the community with its core group of world-class musicians. The SSO provides audiences of all ages with high quality artistic performances, while bringing internationally renowned guest artists to the Inland Empire. In addition, the Orchestra is looking to the future, planning to serve more than 10,000+ students annually through inspirational and educational programs and outreach initiatives.
You can make a difference today by supporting the Southland Symphony Orchestra with a gift of any size. We invite you to make a tax-deductible donation which will help to sustain the SSO as YOUR Orchestra, while enhancing the Orchestra's impact through critical arts education offerings for area youth.
The Southland Symphony Orchestra is a tax exempt 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization under IRS section 170. Donors can deduct contributions made to us under IRC Section 170. We are also qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under Section 2055, 2106, or 2522. We are a public charity.