Welcome to our 2022-2023 Season!

Two themes traverse the ASO's 2022-2023 season: the democratic process & voting rights, and Third Symphonies.  Hope you can join us for music by William Grant Still, Florence Price, Duke Ellington, Margaret Bonds, John Williams, Johannes Brahms, Antonin Dvorak, Camille Saint-Saens, Richard Strauss, Gustav Mahler and others!


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Music Events at Amherst College

See the music calendar and join the Amherst College Concert Office email list to get the latest news. Each of our ensembles perform several times over the course of the semsester. See performances and find opportunities to participate.

Tickets and Directions

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ASO Recordings

Listen to a number of our recent recordings, including selections from Verdi, Puccini and Mozart. And listen to out full recording archive on our SoundCloud page.

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About the Orchestra

The ASO specializes in Western "classical" music of the classical, Romantic and early twentieth-century periods. Learn more about the orchestra, our director, Mark Lane Swanson, ans our musicians.