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2025-2026 Season
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Borne out of a benefit concert organized by Joey Galvin and other local musicians in response to the Pulse Nightclub shooting in 2016, Alamo City Symphony Viva is now in its seventh season of music-making. A hybrid ballet and concert orchestra comprised of local professional, semi-professional, and amateur musicians, Viva strives to bring high-quality music and music-making to the San Antonio community and to provide educational and performance opportunities for its musicians. An affiliate of Alamo City Arts since 2018, the orchestra collaborates with the Alamo City Dance Company (ACDC) in two fully-staged productions every year, including ACDC’s annual performance of The Nutcracker.
 
Following the tenures of conductors Richard Castillo and Dr. Guadalupe Rivera Jr., Dr. Joseph Kneer was appointed Music Director and Conductor of Symphony Viva in July of 2020.

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Homage
November 16th, 2025 | 4:00pm
​Travis Park Church

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Meet our Music Director & Conductor

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Joseph T. Kneer

Music Director & Conductor

Conductor and violinist Joseph Kneer currently serves as Conductor of the Campanile Orchestra at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, Associate Professor of Music and Conductor of the Trinity Symphony Orchestra at Trinity University, and Music Director of Alamo City Symphony Viva, a concert and ballet orchestra based in San Antonio. 
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Interested in becoming a part of Symphony Viva?

Select positions are still available! Contact us for audition information

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San Antonio, TX 78218


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  • Home
  • The Nutcracker
  • TICKETS
    • Membership
  • ACADEMY
  • Ballet Folklorico
    • Información en Español
  • Mariachi Academy
  • Dance Company
    • A Midsummer Night's Dream AUDITIONS
    • Rehearsal Schedule
    • Meet Alamo City Dance Company >
      • ACDC Company Auditions
    • Upcoming/Recent Performances >
      • Repertoire
      • McNay in Motion >
        • MiM Digital Program
  • Stage Company
  • Symphony Viva
    • Letter from the Music Director
    • 2025-2026 Season
    • 2024-2025 Season
    • 2023-2024 Season
    • 2022-2023 Season
    • 2021-2022 Season >
      • Impressions
      • Holiday Pops on the Riverwalk
    • 2020-2021 Season >
      • Symphony Viva's Viva Extravaganza
      • Symphony Viva's Pastorale
      • Symphony Viva's Elements
    • Viva Musicians
    • Viva Advisory Board
    • Media
  • Heart of Texas Concert Band
  • Memory Lane
  • About Us
    • Arts Connect: Outreach >
      • Student Concert Series
      • Programs
      • NISD Summer Dance Camps
    • Contact
    • Now Hiring
    • Rentals and Choreography >
      • Alquileres y Coreografías
    • Executive Board
    • Artistic Staff
    • Sponsors
    • Ways to Support
  • Media