The Paramount Theatre is the proud home of the OAKLAND SYMPHONY.
Experience the music of the masters, the works of living American composers and the sensational playing of the Oakland Symphony in the gorgeous glow of the Paramount Theatre!
The Oakland Symphony handles all of their own tickets sales. Visit the Oakland Symphony website and purchase tickets or call 510-444-0802.
Sunday, April 16, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Conductor: Kedrick Armstrong
In partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities, Bay Area Oakland Symphony shares the music that has helped Families, Doctors, Nurses, and patients get hyped to overcome challenges. Whether it’s prepping for surgery or a big test at school, music helps give us all courage in everyday life. Stories and music for the whole family.
Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 8:00 PM
Conductors: Kyle J. Dickson, John Williams
The music of John Williams has transported us beyond our imagination. To new worlds. Through heart-pounding adventures. Be there as the Oakland Symphony performs all your John Williams favorites: Superman, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Harry Potter, E.T., and of course, Star Wars. The force is with you for this 90th birthday celebration of cinema’s symphonic master.
Friday, May 19, 2023 at 8:00 PM
Conductor: Tito Muñoz
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Leonore Overture No. 3
SAMUEL BARBER: Second Essay for Orchestra
MARTIN ROKEACH
REBECCA ENGLE, LIBRETTIST AND DRAMATURG:
Bodies on the Line: The Great Flint Sit-Down Strike
(world premiere, Oakland Symphony commission with support from the Roger Shapiro Fund for New Music and Saint Mary’s College of California (Frank J. Filippi Professorship in Performing Arts; Provost’s Research Grant; Faculty Development Fund; Office of Faculty Development Writers’ Retreat)
Melody Wilson, mezzo-soprano
TBD, tenor
Morgan Smith, baritone
Oakland Symphony Chorus
Ash Walker, acting chorus director
Pacific Edge Voices
Ash Walker, music director
