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The Symphony of Southeast Texas is proud to continue our 71st season, Majestic Visions. The incredible Maestro Chelsea Tipton II, in his 15th season, will lead your SOST orchestra in a wonderful array of favorites, with some new pieces sure to be future classics. We invite you to join us this season to rediscover your Symphony of Southeast Texas! Our second Classic Series concert on Saturday, … [Read more...] about SOST Presents Triumph over Tyranny

The Symphony of Southeast Texas is excited to announce our second concert of our 71st season Majestic Visions. The incredible Maestro Chelsea Tipton II continues his 15th season with SOST and will lead your orchestra in a wonderful array of favorites, with some new pieces sure to be future classics. We invite you to join us this season to rediscover your Symphony of Southeast Texas! We have our … [Read more...] about SOST Presents Mandy Barnett’s Nashville Songbook

The Symphony of Southeast Texas is proud to announce our new season, Majestic Visions. The incredible Maestro Chelsea Tipton II begins his 15th season and will lead your SOST orchestra in a wonderful array of favorites, with some new pieces sure to be future classics. We invite you to join us this season to rediscover your Symphony of Southeast Texas! The season opener starts with our first … [Read more...] about SOST Announces our 71st Season

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Symphony of Southeast Texas Chelsea Tipton, II, Music Director & Conductor ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS FOR 2023-2024 SEASON Please post or forward to interested parties. June 7, 2023 Beaumont, Texas The Symphony of Southeast Texas announces auditions for the 2023-2024 Season, to be held in Houston, Texas, at Rice University on Saturday, September … [Read more...] about SOST announces auditions for the 23-24 Season

The Symphony of Southeast Texas is excited to announce our second POPS concert of the 70th Anniversary season, Up, Up and Away. The wonderful Maestro Chelsea Tipton II, celebrating his 14th year with SOST, leads us in our concert Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 7:30PM at the Julie Rogers Theatre. It is our pleasure to welcome back to Beaumont, Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., original members of the … [Read more...] about Up, Up and Away with Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr.

The Symphony of Southeast Texas is proud to announce our third Classic Series concert, Liberty: The Pursuit of Endurance. Maestro Chelsea Tipton II will lead your SOST with music that reveals the splendor of full orchestral music, expressing the many colors of each instrumental section.  As we begin our concerts with distinctive fanfares, Kevin Day’s Lightspeed is a fanfare for the entire … [Read more...] about SOST’s Liberty concert on February 4

The Symphony of Southeast Texas is thrilled to announce the results of the 2023 Concerto Competition. The first-place winner is pianist Matthew Lou from Beaumont. He won the prize of $750 and the honor of playing his competition piece, Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto in g minor, at the Youth Education Concert. Led by Maestro Chelsea Tipton II, the SOST orchestra will perform this concert on April … [Read more...] about Matthew Lou wins 2023 Concerto Competition

The Symphony of Southeast Texas is excited to announce our Home for the Holidays concert of the 2022-23 season, Platinum Jubilee: a Celebration of Resilience. Join us Sunday, December 4, 2022 at 3pm when the SOST will ring in the holiday season with a concert including your favorite Christmas music at the Julie Rogers Theatre.  The SOST orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Chelsea … [Read more...] about Home for the Holidays Concert December 4