The sunrise from 2001. Ride of the Valkyries. Middle-earth. The Imperial March. 🎬 Symphony on the Screen — Sat Nov 21, 7:30pm at the Pantages. Wesley Schulz conducts. Season packages on sale now from $75.50. Single tickets Aug 11. bit.ly/ST80Subscrip...

Sneak peek: the 2026 Beat Beethoven 5K medal. Every finisher gets one. Sat Sept 26, 9am, Wright Park. You get the length of Beethoven's Fifth (~30 min) to finish. Beat it, get a free Symphony Tacoma ticket. 🏃 $45 to register (includes shirt) bit.ly/4vKvKLi

Behind every performance are people who have spent decades learning how to say something without words. To our Symphony Tacoma musicians — thank you for your passion, creativity, and courage. #SymphonyTacoma #Tacoma #TacomaArts #LiveMusic #80thSeason #SupportTheArts

Eighty years ago, some Tacoma musicians decided this city deserved its own orchestra. They were right. Our 80th Season Opening Luncheon: Sept 29, 11:30am, Hotel Murano. $75/seat, $750/table of 10. Eight decades of music. One community that made it possible. 🎻 bit.ly/80thLuncheon

Mini Maestros: Jungle Jams! The Symphony Tacoma Brass Quintet heads into the jungle to show kids (2–8) how instruments can sound like animals. 🎺 Sun, Feb 7, 2027 · 2:30 pm · Schneebeck Hall. Instrument petting zoo at 1:30! Subscribe now: symphonytacoma.org/event/mini-m...

Happy Uncommon Instrument Awareness Day Three unusual things we own: 🥣 Water Bowl — rub the rim, it sings ⛈️ Spring Drum — tip it, it thunders 🌊 Ocean Drum — beads on a clear head, and suddenly: waves Come hold them Sunday at our Instrument Zoo at the Downtown Tacoma Block Party, 9th & Broadway.

"Art is how we decorate space, music is how we decorate time." — Jean-Michel Basquiat (widely attributed) Celebrating 80 years of decorating time in Tacoma. 💜 What music decorated a moment in your life?

We're taking the streets. 🎺 Find Symphony Tacoma at the Downtown Tacoma Block Party this Sunday, Aug 2 at 9th & Broadway (1-7pm). Try real instruments at our Instrument Zoo, spin the prize wheel, and say hi. See you on Broadway. 💜

Little ears, big sounds. 🎻 Mini Maestros subscriptions are now available — including THE GREAT STRING THING-A MACHINE on Sun, Jan 10, 2027 at 2:30 PM (Instrument Zoo at 1:30) at Schneebeck Hall, UPS. Subscribe now. Single tickets Aug 11 bit.ly/4gTm0uH

2 months out! The 2nd Annual Beat Beethoven 5K is Sept 26 at Wright Park, Tacoma. Beat the ~30-min Fifth Symphony to the finish line and win a Classics concert voucher. $45 (with tee) until Sept 1. Register: bit.ly/4vKvKLi

🐺 Peter and the Wolf comes to Mini Maestros! April 18, 2027 · Schneebeck Hall, UPS. Instrument Zoo 1:30, concert 2:30. Subscribe now: 4 concerts for $45 adult / $35 youth / free under 2. Singles on sale Aug 11. bit.ly/4gTm0uH

From tempest to triumph. ⚡ Cellist Nathan Chan joins conductor James Welsch for Smyth, Shostakovich, and Tchaikovsky's Fourth, Saturday, May 8, 7:30 pm, Pantages Theater. Subscriptions on sale now; single tickets Aug 11. bit.ly/ST80Subscrip...

Come say hi! 🎶 We'll have a booth at the Downtown Tacoma Block Party — Sunday, Aug 2, 1–7 pm at 915 Broadway. Stop by for the scoop on our 80th season and maybe leave with a prize!

200 years later, still unbound. "Beethoven Unbound," Sun, Feb 21, 2:30 pm at the Pantages. Sunny Xia conducts, with Charlie Albright on piano, for the "Emperor" Concerto and closes with the "Eroica" Symphony. Subscribe now; single tickets on sale Aug 11. bit.ly/ST80Subsctip...

🎶 An annual tradition returns for Symphony Tacoma's 80th anniversary season: Handel's Messiah, featuring Symphony Tacoma Voices at St. Charles Borromeo Church. Available only with a subscription until Aug 11: bit.ly/ST80Subscrip...

🥁 The Wild, Wacky World of Percussion is coming to Mini Maestros! Last year, some of these concerts sold out. Subscribe now to guarantee your seats: bit.ly/ST80Subscrip... Single tickets on sale Aug 11!

Movie music of galactic proportions! Symphony on the Screen: Nov 21, 7:30 pm at the Pantages featuring "2001", "Valkyries", "Lord of the Rings", "The Planets" & the "Imperial March". Subscribe now for tickets; singles on sale Aug 11. bit.ly/ST80Subsctip...

Happy National Give Something Away Day! Buy any Symphony Tacoma subscription TODAY (July 15) only and get free parking for every concert in it. One day, every concert, zero parking fees. bit.ly/ST80Subsctip...

Four seasons, one stage. "Seasons in Motion," Sun, March 21, 2:30 pm at the Pantages. Tessa Lark plays Vivaldi's "Four Seasons", plus Grieg's "Holberg Suite' & Molly Turner's "Set Loose". Subscribe now; single tickets on sale Aug 11. bit.ly/ST80Subsctip...

It's New Conversation Day! 💬 Music is the ultimate conversation starter, so tell us: what piece could you talk about for hours? Let's chat. 🎶 #NewConversationDay

We're Pride Fest ready! 🌈 Join Symphony Tacoma at Wright Park this Saturday, 12–6. Stop by our booth for a chance to win rainbow fans, shades, and lollipops. See you there! 🏳️‍🌈🎶 #TacomaPride

America turns 250, celebrate with us! 🇺🇸 Our 80th season opens Sat, Oct 17 with "Fanfare for Our Nation" featuring music by Price, Copland & Gershwin, Maurice Cohn conducting, and Terrence Wilson on piano. Subscribe now, or mark your calendar; single tickets on sale Aug 11. bit.ly/ST80Subsctip...

Can you beat Beethoven? 🏃🎻 Our Beat Beethoven 5K returns to Wright Park Sat, Sept 26. Beat the final note of Beethoven's Fifth and win a ticket to our 80th anniversary season, plus every finisher earns a medal! 🏅 Register: runsignup.com/Race/WA/Tacoma/BeatBeethoven5krun

Happy World Chocolate Day! Like any great symphony: rich, layered, and best savored slowly. Enjoy a sweet one, Tacoma. #WorldChocolateDay

The holidays will be here before you know it! 🎄 Holiday Favorites returns for Symphony Tacoma's 80th anniversary season. Subscribe now for tickets, or mark your calendar; single tickets on sale Aug 11. bit.ly/ST80Subsctip...

Symphony Tacoma is headed to the Tacoma Pride Festival! 🌈🎻 Wright Park, this Saturday, July 11, 11am–6pm. Stop by our booth for fun prizes, info, and a few surprises. #TacomaPride2026

Some Mini Maestros sold out shows last year; subscriptions for the new season are on sale NOW. 🎺 4 interactive concerts for kids 2–8, instrument petting zoos, and Peter and the Wolf with full orchestra. $45 adult / $35 youth / under 2 free. symphonytacoma.org/learning/mini-maestros/

Sarah Ioannides has been named Symphony Tacoma Music Director Laureate in recognition of 12 extraordinary years of artistic leadership (2014–2026). From award-winning seasons to 60+ premieres to a community forever changed — thank you, Maestra. This title is yours for life!

Three days until Cascade Conducting & Composers takes the stage at University of Puget Sound. June 19–21: a premiere of new works, a choral concert, and an orchestral concert led by Sarah Ioannides. $20 per concert or $50 for the All Access Pass. www.cascadeconducting.com

🎶 Symphony Tacoma Music Director Sarah Ioannides leads Cascade Conductors & Composers in a 3-concert weekend at the University of Puget Sound, June 19–21! Composers premiere, choral concert, orchestral concert — $20/ticket or $50 All Access. cascadeconducting.com