Sunday, December 6, 2020

Our annual End-of-Year Concert and Fundraiser is going virtual! While we won't be able to gather in person at Freight & Salvage this year, that won't stop us from celebrating our musical highlights from 2020 and sharing an awesome sneak-peek of what's in store for 2021. We’ll be toasting the best parts of the year, showcasing our community members, chatting with special guests, playing Encore Performances of two…

Sunday, November 15, 2020

Who is ready for Round 2 of Awesöme Trïvia?! After a very successful trivia event over the summer, we're back for more, so pick your teammates and be ready to SHOW US WHAT YOU GOT.

Saturday, October 17, 2020

Join us for our next (newly re-branded) virtual playing session - our Play@Home event. On October 25 we'll be bringing the community together to perform Sam Cooke's timely classic "A Change is Gonna Come" at home, in a thrilling new orchestral arrangement by local violist-singer Keith Lawrence with Cosa Nostra Strings. Download the sheet music ahead of time and play along with our conductor videos for this amazing collaboration.

Saturday, October 17, 2020

In November 2013 and again in 2015, over 100 artists walked through the doors of the legendary Fantasy Studios and spent over 22 days recording and mixing 14 tracks. We're going to take a walk down memory lane, hop into the Awesöme Archives…

Sunday, June 28, 2020

Join us for another virtual session on Sunday, June 28 from 3-5pm PST as we rehearse and workshop the final movement of Brahms's Symphony No. 4! All are welcome and encouraged to participate, especially any musicians that live outside the Bay Area.

Sunday, May 10, 2020

Join us this Sunday, May 10 from 3-5pm PST as we gather on the interwebs (Facebook, YouTube, or Twitch) and make music together!

But How?!
We're testing out something brand new this weekend and we'd love to have you take part in our musical experiment 🧪We've been busy editing together a rehearsal video (complete with Dave conducting!) in an attempt to bring our community together virtually and host a digital open session. You're all invited to play along with the video from the comfort of your own home!

Sunday, March 29, 2020

Bust out the popcorn and don your most comfortable bathrobe this Sunday for Awesöme Orchestra's Inaugural Play-at-Home Watch Party! Join us as we go live on our Facebook Page from 3-4:30pm on March 29 to bring you a mini-documentary about the making of the 2013 orchestral pop album Petty Troubles by Matt Montgomery followed by a Q&A with Artistic Director Dave Möschler and Associate Artistic Director Brian Adam McCune.

Saturday, March 28, 2020

— This event CANCELLED due to COVID-19 —

We're excited to announce AÖC Session 74: Williams, Trumbore, Smetana! Come out and join us on March 28 at Sports Basement in Berkeley from 2-5pm . We'll be playing John Williams - Hymn to the Fallen, Dale Trumbore - Infinitely and Without Apology, and Bedrich Smetana - "Moldau" from Ma Vlast.

Sunday, February 2, 2020

Will Winter continue to drag on, or are we getting an early Spring? Come join Awesöme Orchestra for Session 73: Groundhog Day on Sunday, February 2 from 11:00–2:00pm at Sports Basement in Berkeley to find out! We'll ask you to channel your inner Bill Murray for Sergei Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini featuring Naomi Stine on piano. Next, we'll dive into a premiere reading of Aeaea, by local composer Holly Mead, and continuing our Awesöme Big Band trend, we'll also highlight "Venus," another movement of Jeremy Levy's arrangement of The Planets by Gustav Holst.