The Springfield-Drury Civic Orchestra, which includes members of the local university music-school faculties, players from the Springfield Symphony and other area orchestras, college music students and "civilians," was founded in 2005. According to Music Director/Conductor Christopher Koch (who, like his musicians, wears at least a couple of other hats--he also serves as Associate Professor of Music at Drury University and Music Director of Springfield Regional Opera), the SDCO's goal is to provide "something different", to perform repertoire new both to local audiences and to the players themselves. The orchestra opens its 2018-2019 season on Thursday September 6th at 7:30pm in the Juanita K. Hammons Hall with a major blockbuster of a concert: the Springfield-area premiere of what Koch calls "one of the greatest symphonies ever written," the 90-minute-long Symphony No. 9 by Gustav Mahler, written in 1908-09 and the last completed symphony by the Austrian composer/conductor. "We are
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