More Is Here

Our new album, More, was released on Friday, December 16, with record sales! The album features the music of Jonathan Russell, Andrew Posner, and Natalie Draper  -- our first LP to exclusively feature new music. Purchase a hard copy or download the album on iTunes, Amazon, and more. Our CDs and t-shirts make great stocking stuffers! Get your SNO merchandise and our latest album More, today! Visit our album page here.

Featured on KALW 91.7 FM San Francisco 

Symphony Number One was featured on an hourlong broadcast of Music From Other Minds, a contemporary music program that airs on San Francisco's KALW 91.7 FM. Host Danny Clay said, “I think it’s incredibly special for a large ensemble to offer this kind of opportunity to composers. That is, to write works for orchestra that go beyond the usual five to ten minute mark that is so common these days." Grab some cocoa and have a listen!

SNO Electrifies Baltimore Music Scene

BOL Columnist Frankie Kujawa writes, "Symphony Number One has created quite the stir in Charm City’s musical scene." The writer spoke with Music Director Jordan Randall Smith about Symphony Number One, the orchestra's mission, and its plans for greater community involvement in the new year. Read the story here. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Symphony Number One is Baltimore's newest chamber orchestra, performing substantial works by emerging composers, beloved classics, and a twist of pop. Symphony Number One brings together great composers of the past, virtuoso performers of the present, and the leading compositional voices of the future, creating electrifying concert experiences for all of Baltimore.

Praised for presenting "full-length freshness on each program" by the Baltimore Sun, the orchestra was founded in 2015 by Music Director Jordan Randall Smith after recruiting a creative team of colleagues from the Peabody Conservatory: Nicholas Bentz, Sean Meyers, Melissa Lander, and Christopher Ciampoli. In one year's time, Symphony Number One has premiered new works of over a dozen composers, released two "must get" albums (available for purchase or download on Spotify & iTunes), and performed at Baltimore's inaugural Light City Festival. The orchestra was also highlighted in Baltimore STYLE as "brazen...like an indie rock band," featured on the acclaimed television show MPT Artworks, granted the "Category Buster" award by Baltimore Magazine and chosen as "Runner Up" for Baltimore's Best Band in this year's 2016 Best of Baltimore Reader's Poll. 

Symphony Number One is a proud member of the Fall 2016 class of Baltimore Social Innovation Fellows.

Symphony Number One develops close working relationships with young and emerging composers, gives new works multiple hearings, produces substantial recordings, and creates unique concert experiences for the public by juxtaposing new music with the classical canon. Visit us on the web using the links below: