Acadiana Symphony Orchestra and Conservatory of Music

17/06/2025

📣 Some of A*O's own musicians will perform in this concert, featuring great orchestral music, transcribed for wind instruments. Don’t miss it! . . . . . . . .
Conducted by: Gerald Guilbeaux ()
Program:
Beethoven – EGMONT OVERTURE
Bernstein - OVERTURE TO CANDIDE
Copland – APPALACHIAN SPRING
Debussy – CLAIRE DE LUNE
Kabalevsky – COMEDIAN’S GALOP
Mendelssohn – FINGAL’S CAVE
Saint-Saens – ORGAN SYMPHONY
Satie – GYMNOPEDIE NO. 1
Stravinsky – FIREBIRD SUITE
John Williams – MOVIE MUSIC MEDLEY

We interrupt the LCB summer break to inform that several LCB members and other musicians in the greater Acadiana area will perform with the Acadian Wind Symphony under the direction of LCB conductor Gerald Guilbeaux! You won’t want to miss this! Stay tuned for details!

02/06/2025

🔥SOUNDS LIKE... A Season Coming Soon!🔥

🤩 Season 41 is ALMOST here - and, we’re excited to announce an incredible lineup of concerts that includes Verdi's soaring and dramatic 'Requiem', 'Home Alone' in Concert, performed LIVE by A*O to the feature-length film, and 'Dancing In the Street' - Music of Motown, featuring hits from artists like Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, The Temptations, and Stevie Wonder. Additionally, don’t miss our chamber series, curated and performed by our own talented musicians.
🎶 Season tickets go on sale soon, so stay tuned, and get ready for Season 41!
👉 Book mark us, signup for email updates, and never miss a beat! acadianasymphony.org
Heymann Performing Arts Center Matthew Kraemer *O41

27/05/2025

🙌 Thank you to our friends at for having us on this afternoon to talk about our summer music lessons!
🎶 Offering new and exciting group lessons for kids and adults, as well as one-on-one lessons on any instrument!
✨ Check out the interview: bit.ly/4jnZnw0
👉 Learn more & register for lessons: acadianasymphony.org/music-lessons

16/05/2025

On behalf of everyone at A*O, we'd like to express our deepest appreciation and gratitude to Dana P. Baker for her years of service and thoughtful leadership. She has guided our organization through both challenging and triumphant times, with grace and determination, and her commitment to artistic excellence and accessibility has been truly inspiring. Dana’s impact on our community through her work at A*O and Festival International is indelible, and will be felt forever. Please join us in thanking Dana for her years of service, and in wishing her the very best in her next adventure, as she leaves Lafayette and heads to Texas.

Lafayette, LA – After eight remarkable years of visionary leadership and unwavering commitment, Executive Director, Dana Baker, is stepping-down from her role at Acadiana Symphony Orchestra. The next chapter of Ms.

13/05/2025

✨ Thanks to The Daily Advertiser for shouting out our upcoming concert with Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra!
🎭 Friday, May 16 at Acadiana Center for the Arts
🔜 Tickets: bit.ly/TLR-LPO
*O Matthew Kraemer

Experience Shakespeare like never before as the Louisiana Philharmonic and Acadiana Symphony debut their first-ever joint concert.

13/05/2025

🔥 Y'all did such a great job of helping us reach 8K followers on FB!
🌈 Can you help us get to 3K on Insta? We're only 14 followers away!
👍 Follow our page on Instagram: www.instagram.com/acadianasymphonyorchestra
✨ For a chance to win a pair of FREE tickets to our final concert of the season - The Music of Skakespeare, performed by Chamber Ensemble, on May 16th.
*O Acadiana Center for the Arts

08/05/2025

🎉 Thank you to everyone who helped us reach 8,000 followers in the past 24 hours!
🤩 And, congratulations, Bradley Cruice! You won two tickets to The Listening Room: Featuring The Music of Shakespeare Performed By LPO Chamber Ensemble, next week! DM us to redeem.
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra *O

07/05/2025

🔥 We're only 11 followers away from reaching 8,000!
✨ Help us achieve the big 8K.
👍 Follow our page OR share this post and tag us, and you'll be entered to win a pair of FREE tickets to our final concert of the season - The Music of Skakespeare, performed by Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Chamber Ensemble, on May 16th.
*O Matthew Kraemer Acadiana Center for the Arts

06/05/2025

01/05/2025

🎻🦁 Join us for a one-of-a-kind performance by Acadiana Symphony Youth Orchestra at Zoosiana, on May 5th! They will bring to life Camille Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals, as they play the whimsical movements of the suite, each representing a different animal - from the graceful swan to colorful sea life.

🎶🐠 Set in the heart of the grounds of Zoosiana, this performance offers a unique and immersive experience, where the sounds of the orchestra blend with the natural ambiance, creating a vibrant celebration of both music and wildlife.

👉 Zoo Admission Rates Apply: https://bit.ly/animal-carnival
Acadiana Symphony Youth Orchestra - ASYO

01/05/2025

✨ Join A*O for Summer Music Sessions 2025! Now offering more options than ever before, with new and exciting group lessons for kids and adults, as well as one-on-one lessons with any instrument!

GROUP LESSONS
✍️ Music Composition for Beginners
🎸 Guitar & Ukulele for Beginners
🎼 Music for Children
🎶 Piano for Children
🎹 88 Keys & Me
🎭 Music Theater
👑 Liturgical Music
🎻 Intermediate Chamber Ensemble
☀️ Music in the Morning for Adults
🔬 Music Science
🎵 Advanced Chamber Ensemble

ONE-ON-ONE LESSONS
· Piano · Strings · Voice · Guitar · Oboe · Drums · Ukulele · & MORE! · We teach all instruments, including voice ·

A*O offers music lessons to people of all ages, year-round. Everyone is welcome to learn more about the instruments they love. Sign up today!