SYMPHONY

GBS begins its 79th Season continuing the search for a new Music Director with the second of four candidates*: Joshua Gersen. Mr. Gersen is definitely the most local of candidates, having grown up in Monroe, performing with GCTYO (formerly the Greater Bridgeport Youth Orchestras) and conducting for them at age 11. This is not his […]

Our search for a new Music Director continues, with our third of four candidates*: Leslie B. Dunner. Hailed as "dazzling, elegant, polished, and riveting" by critics for his electrifying concert performances, guest conductor Leslie B. Dunner comes to perform a program that is sure to stir concertgoers. Lauded for his world premiere performances of Anthony […]

At this festive concert, you will hear the last of the four candidates* being considered as GBS' new Music Director: Rachel Waddell. Themed "Story-Telling Time," this concert is thrilling, enlightening and family-friendly all at once. Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf will feature a special guest narrator along with Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherazade to anchor the evening, which […]

Introducing GBS New Music Director!, ConductorThis is it! At this concert, GBS will announce the name of our new permanent Music Director. The content of this concert will be determined after the selection by the Board of Directors in January 2025. We promise an amazing night of music and the culmination of this long and […]