South Dakota Symphony Orchestra

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THE NEW BABYLON

Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 1:00pm
Hamre Recital Hall, Augustana University

SDSO presents The New Babylon, a classic 1929 soviet cinema pairing propaganda with art. Dmitri Shostakovich's score performed live, just as the Russian audience would have experienced it.

*The March 14 performance at Goss Opera House in Watertown has been cancelled.

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Announcing the 26-27 Concert Season

"...favorites from Tchaikovsky and Beethoven are balanced with exciting new works from prominent composers, and world-class soloists are featured with 'one of America's boldest orchestras.' " - Delta David Gier

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Shostakovich Festival

Explore the tumultuous life and times of Dmitri Shostakovich with the SDSO and cultural historian Joseph Horowitz through multi-media presentations, live performances, and discussions.

Shostakovich Festival

The New York Times

"An Operatic 'Diamond on the Side of the Road' Catches Light Again"

Giants in the Earth Opera Revival Review

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The New York Times

"Lakota Music Project Merges Two Traditions for One Common Cause"

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This season includes Falla's Three-Cornered Hat, An American in Paris, Beethoven's Piano Concert No. 3, classic horror film Psycho and more!

2025-2026 Concert Season

The New Yorker

From the world premiere by Composer John Luther Adams

An article and review of ‘An Atlas of Deep Time’
by music critic Alex Ross

An Atlas Of Deep Time

Out on Cantaloupe Music, John Luther Adams maps our geological journey with An Atlas of Deep Time. Commissioned and recorded with the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Music Director Delta David Gier.

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