About — Galveston Symphony Orchestra

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Passionate, Electrifying Music-Making for over 45 Years

About THE GALVESTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Founded in 1979, the Galveston Symphony Orchestra performs quality classical music with a strong commitment to artistic excellence and community involvement. Dedicated musicians from all parts of the Galveston-Houston area bring unforgettable live concert experiences to Galveston Island. With a repertoire of compositions ranging from the baroque to the contemporary, most concerts include internationally-famous soloists.

As a community-supported nonprofit organization, we are deeply committed to artistic excellence and community involvement.

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The Galveston Symphony Orchestra is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. All contributions are tax deductible.

Our local musicians and organization as a whole rely on contributions to maintain our commitment to delivering exceptional classical music for all ages on Galveston Island. Supporting us with a donation helps ensure our year-round operations and musical excellence. Please consider donating to the Symphony today to help us continue our mission.

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Trond Saeverud joined the Galveston Symphony Orchestra in 2013 as conductor and music director after conducting in Denmark, Norway, and the United States.
Trond has been a violin soloist with major orchestras in Europe and in the United States, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at the Lincoln Center, New York. He has produced CDs as a soloist with orchestras in Norway and Denmark and regularly premieres new works that are written for him. Trond’s solo CD “Ghosts” received the Norwegian equivalent of a Grammy Award (1997). His recital CD “Hika” was the editor’s choice, Strad Magazine (2002).
Trond studied conducting with Brian Priestman at the University of Kansas (DMA, 2002) while serving as frequent guest conductor for the “Kansas City Camerata” and producing, as a doctoral thesis, a new critical edition of the Second Symphony of his grandfather, Harald Saeverud.
In addition to his GSO duties, Trond is also the music director for the UTMB – Galveston Healing Arts Orchestra.

The Galveston Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to welcome Chris Nemeth as the orchestra’s Executive Director. Chris brings a unique mix of experiences and skills to the GSO.
He’s an active, professional violinist who has performed throughout the United States, Latin America, Europe, and Canada. At the same time, he’s also an experienced, accomplished businessperson, and is a founding partner of HarborHouse Partners, a business advisory firm focused on helping early and mid-stage companies.
He’s a big fan of cooking, tennis, English Premier League soccer, Nordic crime dramas … and the GSO.