We are passionate about bringing live classical music to as many communities as possible. This season we'll be hosting events at libraries in Wellesley, Framingham, Sherborn, and Needham. These events offer a fun, informal opportunity to showcase our instruments and music.  We are thrilled to connect with those who want to experience music up close—both for themselves and to introduce live music to friends and family. Upcoming Events in 2026 Saturday, February 28, 10am at th

Aaron Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man   To bolster spirits during the hardships of World War II, English conductor and composer Eugene Goossens proposed commissioning fanfares from ten different American composers. While the ten different fanfares served their purpose, none were as captivating as Aaron Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man . Copland was unsure whom he should write the fanfare for, initially considering American soldiers, as America had recently entered Wo

WSO Music Director Mark Latham introduces our November 8 program, 2pm at Wellesley High School. Aaron Copland (1900-1990) - Fanfare for the Common Man Carlos Chavez (1899-1978) -   Sinfonia India Koussevitzky Double Bass Concerto . Movements 1&2, featuring Young Soloist Contestant Maereg Million Aaron Copland - Lincoln Portrait , Dr. David Podell, Narrator Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Symphony No. 3 - Eroica

The Wellesley Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce that David Podell, President of MassBay Community College, will narrate the orchestra’s upcoming performance of Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait  on Sunday, February 8 at the Wellesley High School Auditorium. David Podell, Ph.D. is the sixth president of Massachusetts Bay Community College, joining MassBay in July 2016.  A long-time academic leader and scholar, Dr. Podell’s passions have focused on expanding higher educa

It's not easy to play the sleigh bells. Take it from percussionist Harry Woodell. There's more to sleigh bells than, well, sleigh bells. See the results of his dedicated practicing (and the rest of the Wellesley Symphony Orchestra) with special guests Fireside Quartet  on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. at MassBay Community College.

We’re thrilled to welcome back the Fireside Quartet to our December 6 holiday concert.  The quartet was kind enough to sing an invitation, so you should definitely attend!  The Fireside Quartet puzzles over a memo from marketing. . . . We had a few questions for the group: How did you get together? Fireside was formed in 2013 when lead David Adams moved to Lowell, MA, to become a professor in the UMass Lowell Dept. of Computer Science.  Tenor Jesse had already been a professo

The Wellesley Symphony presents its 2025 Holiday Concert featuring the Fireside Barbershop Quartet. We'll have some old favorites and lesser performed winter and holiday works. Join us for this fun holiday concert at MassBay in Wellesley. Easy to get to, easy parking, and minutes from great dining and shopping in Wellesley Square. Tickets at https://app.arts-people.com/?show=297273

Music of Tchaikovsky and William Grant Still: Tchaikovsky - Capriccio Italien, William Grant Still - Symphony No. 3, The Sunday Symphony, Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1, Taige Wang, piano

Featuring Young Steinway Artist, Taige Wang , playing Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1849-1893) - Capriccio Italien William Grant Still (1895-1978) - Symphony No. 3, The Sunday Symphony Pyotr Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1, Taige Wang, piano

September 28, 2025 at 2pm, MassBay Community College, Wellesley - - - - - - - - - - - Margaret Brouwer (1940 - )  Path at Sunrise, Masses...

Our first concert of this season is on September 28 @2pm at MassBay Community College in Wellesley. We're presenting 3 great works:...

Our 2025-2026 season is full of musical treasures old and new, including Shostakovich's epic 5th symphony, Tchaikovsky's iconic Piano...

In 1949, the American mythologist Joseph Campbell published his influential book The Hero with a Thousand Faces . Drawing on Swiss...

Carl August Nielsen (1865 – 3 October 1931 is widely recognized as Denmark's most prominent composer. Throughout his life Nielsen...

Saga-Drøm (Dreams of Saga) by Carl Nielsen Nielsen describes his composition in a 1927 interview in the newspaper Politiken . “I am so...

Our season finale features The extraordinary music of Carl Nielsen and Gustav Mahler—two great composers celebrated for their symphonies...

Sherborn Library, March 15 We are passionate about bringing live classical music to as many communities as possible. This season we have...

Our family concert features music with strong melodies and drama. Music that evokes rivers and animals and the struggles of building...

Our February 9 concert features two great symphonies. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 40, also known as the "Great G minor...

The first is a free concert on Wednesday, January 15 at 8pm , presenting 6 outstanding soloists who auditioned at our Michael H. Welles...