Sunday, December 14, 2025

Have you ever wondered what the sound of dozens of tubas and euphoniums playing holiday carols sounds like? Neither have we, but let's find out! Now a long-standing tradition across the world, we're doing our own version of a reading where anyone is welcome to join on tuba or euphonium to join in the holiday fun.

Join us on Sunday, December 7 at Freight & Salvage for our annual End of Year Concert packed with guest artists, fundraising, new music, and musical adventure!

Thursday, October 2, 6:30-9:30pm

Join us at the Exploratorium for some science, cocktails, and selections of Beethoven and Shostakovich!

Friday, September 12, 6-8pm

We’re back at the Oakland Museum of California and collaborating with Dia Luna for an outdoor event in their public gardens!

Friday, August 1, 6-9pm

We’re headed over the Thrive City at the Chase Center in SF for an exciting session with La Doña, Mario Why, and sports-themed music!

Thursday, July 3 2025, 6:30-8:30pm

Awesöme Orchestra is headed back for Into the Streets SF, this time featuring Bachata Symphony and Smooth Jazz at the Symphony! A fun blend of dance moves, festival vibes, and live music!

Saturday, June 14, 2025 10-11:45am

Join us in Golden Gate Park in the historic bandshell for the annual Golden Gate Park Band Festival!

Saturday, May 10 2025 2-5pm

Join Awesome Orchestra at Uptown Body & Fender in Oakland for another musical adventure in one of our favorite unconventional venues! This time, we’re exploring movement 2 of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5, honoring the genius of Lauryn Hill with "Ex-Factor" arranged and conducted by Minna Choi, and performing Refuge, a personal and contemplative new work by composer Katherine Ayres.

Saturday, April 5 2025

It’s another orchestra and big band extravaganza - this time with the Peer Gynt Suite!

Thursday, March 6 2025 6:30-9:30pm

It's time for a second encore of our most popular session ever - Jurassic NightLife! For the first hour, we'll read through a long requested piece, the Berceuse and Finale from Stravinsky's The Firebird! Then we'll hop into two movements from Erika Svanoe's deliriously fun Steampunk Suite, and for the final piece, we'll jump into some of the most epic themes written for film: Highlights from Jurassic Park by John Williams. It's gonna be Dino-Mite.

Join Awesöme Orchestra at the Paramount Theatre, Oakland on Saturday, January 18, 2025 for a night of pure magic. 

We're bringing the artistry of Aretha Franklin to life in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for Oakland’s biggest MLK Weekend event presented by Living Jazz and SFJAZZ. We’re honored to participate in five pieces in the program for this amazing Tribute.