A 70th Season Celebration

Celebrating 70!
with Festival Brass Ensemble

The ROS opened its first concert season in December, 1945, with a performance of Handel’s Messiah. Since then, the ROS has presented concerts in Eastern Europe, Italy, Scandinavia and China; performed a live, one-hour televised concert for WXXI’s “Voices” series; collaborated with the region’s finest vocalists, instrumentalists, ensembles and artists in other disciplines, including numerous appearances with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra; commissioned and premiered major works; hosted choirs from Canada and from major cities in the U.S.; appeared regionally in concert venues on college campuses, in performing arts centers and churches, and initiated a solo vocal competition of national stature (the Rochester International Vocal Competition) which continues to this day. Join us as we celebrate seven decades of success with some of our favorite music by John Rutter, Haydn, Mozart, Lauridsen and others, with brilliant brass accompaniment. ROS Emeritus Conductor Roger Wilhelm shares the podium. Tickets ($20 advance, $25 at the door) are available here.