October 2025 Newsletter

Welcome to the 67^th year

of the Greenville Symphony Guild!

Whether you are a season member or discovering the joy of symphonic music for the first time, your presence and participation make a difference. We hope to see you at this year's Guild meetings, socials, and orchestral events in support of the Greenville Symphony Orchestra.

UPCOMING EVENTS

October 2nd, 5:30 pm

Dinner for Orchestra

Peace Center Concert Hall, backstage

Thanks to those who volunteered to cook and serve!

October 3rd, 10:00 am and 12 noon

Annual Children's Concert

Fourth and fifth graders get to hear and experience how exciting a live orchestra can be when they hear the expansive sound of the Greenville Symphony Orchestra for free! Greenville County Public Schools receive priority access, but this concert is open to homeschoolers, co-ops, and charter schools as well.

Peace Concert Hall, 300 S Main Street, Greenville

For more information and to buy tickets, click here.

October 4th, 7:30 pm

October 5th, 3:00 pm

Greenville Symphony Orchestra

Music Director Lee Mills takes the stage with iconoc music from legendary films, including Ben Hur, Casablanca, Star Wars, Jurrasic Park, Beauty and the Beast, and more.

Peace Concert Hall, 300 S Main Street, Greenville

For more information and to buy tickets, click here.

October 11th,

Lollipops: Creepy Pair of Underwear

10:00 am at Greer Branch Library

11:30 am at Hughes Main Library

Join Jasper Rabbit as he battles with his glow-in-the-dark underwear! Featuring Principal Timpanist Daniel Kirkpatrick on percussion. Rhythmic beats, twinkly melodies, soothing soundscapes and sudden crashes and bangs are on the menu, and can get quite loud. Ear protection is recommended for sensitive ears.

October 14th, 11:00 am

Once Upon an Orchestra

The Three Billy Goats Buenos

Featuring GSO Principal Timpanist Daniel Kirkpatrick and Principal Hornist Anneka Zuehlke-King, learn Spanish vocabulary along with experiencing the adventures of the Three Billy Goats Gruff!

SC Children's Theatre, 153 Augusta Street, Greenville

November 1st, 3:00 pm

November 2nd, 3:00 pm

Greenville Symphony Orchestra

Peter and the Wolf, Mimi Wyche Narrator

Back by popular demand, Peter and the Wolf returns to the Gunter Theatre for two enchanting performances! Delight in the melodies of Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 paired with an adventure-filled story about two children from the Carolina Mountains named RaeLynn and Luke. Sergei Prokofiev’s beloved Peter and the Wolf comes to life with a new twist on the old tale, narrated by Greenville’s own Mimi Wyche.

Gunter Theater, 300 S Main Street, Greenville

For more information and to buy tickets, click here.

Our elected officers for 2025-2026 are:

President: Yoshi Kirsch

Education: Eileen Hofmeister

Orchestra Dinners: Lucie Jones & Kristen Goff

Membership: Yoshi Kirsch

Recording Secretary: Jane Clarke

Treasurer: Jim Reynolds

Assistant Treasurer: Christopher Nicholas

If you have not yet received the printed Membership Directory and Calendar, you may pick it up at our next get-together.