
First Annual Austin College Summer Music Camp
Operated by the Sherman Symphony and hosted by Austin College, the first annual Austin College Summer Music Camp took place June 13-17, 2022. Staffed by area educators, Sherman Symphony musicians, and Austin College faculty, this non-residential program gave 40 students the opportunity to learn and perform chamber and large ensemble music over the course of five days. Sherman ISD was well-represented throughout the student body and the faculty. Many happy campers expressed their eagerness to return in 2023!
We are grateful to our sponsors for supporting this new endeavor:
Saied Music
Dallas Strings
Music & Arts

Watch our next TV broadcast on Sunday, June 11 at 7:30 am on KXII-CBS Channel 12!
We present a new broadcast each month, so check back regularly to find out when. These programs feature works from recent concerts and from past seasons. Also, be sure to check out our YouTube channel for older previous broadcasts.
See a previous broadcast on our YouTube Channel:
A Free Concert Broadcast on KXII Every Month
KXII broadcasts excerpts from our live concerts monthly, usually on KXII-CBS12 and sometimes on KXII-Fox. Watch this space or our Facebook page to find out the date and time of the next broadcast.

Austin College Summer Music Camp 2023
Registration is now open for the second annual Austin College Summer Music Camp, which will take place June 12-16 2023. Operated by the Sherman Symphony Orchestra and hosted by Austin College, this day camp is available to middle and high school musicians with at least one year of experience in voice, percussion, strings, woodwinds, and brass. Students will take part in chamber music ensembles, electives, large ensembles, and a final concert in Wynne Chapel. Faculty include area band, orchestra, and choir directors, Austin College professors, and Sherman Symphony Orchestra musicians.Enjoy a snapshot of the inaugural Austin College Summer Music Camp!For questions, please write to summermusic@austincollege.edu

April 29: Bizet’s CARMEN
Come see what the SSO can do with one of the most famous operas of all time–Carmen! We’ve invited four great soloists (and will introduce a few wonderful new singers) for the major roles of Carmen (Molly Fillmore), Don Jose (Wayne Crannell), Micaëla (Patricia Vigil), and the Toreador (Daniel Lickteig). But this opera needs a big chorus, so we’ve assembled a great one: the SSO will be joined by the choirs from Austin College (directed by Wayne Crannell) and Sherman High School (directed by Heidi Scheibmeir). If this isn’t enough, there’s even a children’s chorus, sung by members of the Children’s Chorus of Greater North Texas (directed by Heidi Scheibmeir). Seduction, betrayal, love, and death: come find out how these lives all fit together–and then how they all fall apart. Reception to follow the performance.
Students attend this concert FREE of charge

Local Leaders Join SSOA Board
The SSOA has named 6 new local leaders as our newest members of the SSOA Advisory Council:
Jason Jeffcoat, Sherman Chief of Police
Dr. David Kirkbride, Denison ISD Superintendent
Gail Utter, Wells Fargo Advisors
Dr. Tyson Bennett, Sherman ISD Superintendent
The Honorable Bruce Dawsey, Grayson County Judge
The Honorable David Plyler, Sherman Mayor
As part of the SSOA’s Advisory Council, these leaders will help the Council to identify community needs and suggest new ways that the SSOA can serve our region. Please help us welcome and thank them for their service!

21st Annual Children’s Educational Concerts
On November 3, nearly 2400 5th graders from across the region attended the 21st annual Children’s Educational Concerts at Kidd-Key Auditorium. With students from 29 different schools, the audiences for these concerts were the largest the SSO has ever seen. This year’s program included a new element – a sing-along – that required students and teachers to learn a chorus part in advance. These interactive and informative concerts are offered free of charge each year so that students can learn more about the orchestra, and see and hear instruments that they will soon have an opportunity to learn to play themselves. This year’s concerts were sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, Texas Commission on the Arts, and First United Bank.
To see more about this year’s program, check out KXII and the Herald Democrat’s excellent coverage of these concerts:
https://www.kxii.com/2022/11/03/sherman-symphony-orchestra-performs-2400-texoma-students/
Photography: Todd Kleiboer, Sherman ISD
For more information about the Children’s Educational Concerts, click here:

SSO Featured in County Line Magazine
Last month, the Sherman Symphony Orchestra was featured in a County Line Magazine article, “Symphonies Enrich Lives Across the Region,” by Lisa Tang. Read more about the SSO here.

It’s Concert Week!
We are opening the 2022-2023 season with a big concert that will feature Brahms’ Symphony No.1 in C Minor. It’s a fantastic work with emotions that run the gamut from stormy despair to wild hope to a final acceptance of the world as a beautiful place to be. This symphony will lift your spirits and make you glad you came! We’ll also play two Danzons by the contemporary Mexican composer, Arturo Márquez. These are strongly rhythmic dances with a wide range of feeling and soaringly beautiful melodies. Don’t miss this concert!
Students attend this concert FREE of charge.
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