Enjoy the best-loved music from film, pop, opera, jazz and the classical repertoire, all inspired by the power of the world’s seas, rivers, and oceans! This collaboration with The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk offers the vivid orchestral colors of Debussy’s La Mer performed alongside popular hits like Paul Simon’s Bridge Over Troubled Water. We salute the greatest film composer of all time, John Williams, with his iconic JAWS Suite, and the greatest jazz composer of all time, Duke Ellington, with his gorgeous suite from The River. It's rare to get this dazzling variety of great music on a single symphony concert—you won’t want to miss it!

All performances are held at the Norwalk Concert Hall at
Norwalk City Hall,
125 East Avenue , Norwalk CT

Celebrate the holidays with the Norwalk Symphony! Come hear all your favorites of the season, from classical hits like Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker and the Chorus from Handel’s Messiah to popular gems like Sleigh Ride and Jingle Bells, and everything in between! In this joyful extravaganza there will be choruses, dancers, exciting vocal soloists and a special surprise guest who happens to wear red and have a white beard… It all ends with a big sing-along for the entire audience of the most famous holiday carols. Bring the whole family for all the festivities!

All performances are held at the Norwalk Concert Hall at
Norwalk City Hall,
125 East Avenue , Norwalk CT

Every year the NSO brings one of the great classic musicals to our beautiful stage and this year it’s the most perfect of all musical comedies, Guys and Dolls! This story of small-time gamblers and their dolls in 1930’s NYC has some of the best tunes ever written for Broadway, including “Luck Be A Lady”, “Sit Down, You’re Rocking The Boat”, and “If I Were A Bell”. Hear Frank Loesser’s delightful and brassy score the way it’s meant to be played, with over 30 musicians, the way you wish you could still hear it on Broadway! Featuring top-notch soloists with Broadway credits and in collaboration with New Paradigm Theater, you’ll be tapping your toes all the way home! 
(Snow date: Sunday February 8)

All performances are held at the Norwalk Concert Hall at
Norwalk City Hall,
125 East Avenue , Norwalk CT

Bring your entire family to explore one of the wildest and most revolutionary works ever written for orchestra, Berlioz’ Symphonie Fantastique. Inspired by his unrequited love for a beautiful actress, Berlioz takes us to places the symphony has never gone before—including a sumptuous ball, a witches’ sabbath, and even his own march to the scaffold!—all with some of the most hauntingly beautiful and evocative music ever written. Maestro Yates, with the help of surprise guests, will break down exactly what’s going on in this incredible work with humor and insight, to give audience members of all ages an unforgettable experience. Also featuring the winner of the Symphony’s 2026 Young Artist Concerto Competition.

All performances are held at the Norwalk Concert Hall at
Norwalk City Hall,
125 East Avenue , Norwalk CT

Co-produced with the Fairfield County Chorale, we end our season with Felix Mendelssohn’s Elijah, the powerful and dramatic oratorio that brings the Old Testament prophet to life through vivid music and masterful storytelling. With soaring arias, majestic choruses, and remarkable emotional depth, it stands as one of the greatest choral masterpieces of the Romantic era. Elijah captivates audiences with its blend of lyrical beauty and intense theatricality, making it a favorite for choirs and orchestras worldwide, and is a marker of the composer’s pride in his Jewish heritage. Experience the spiritual and musical brilliance of Mendelssohn at his finest in this sublime work.

All performances are held at the Norwalk Concert Hall at
Norwalk City Hall,
125 East Avenue , Norwalk CT