Join us Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 6:00pm for a special event!
Jimmy Van Heusen–Swingin’ with Frank & Bing: Movie screening following a Q&A with director Jim Burns & Brook Babcock, Jimmy Van Heusen’s grandnephew.

Join us for the rest of our 2025 - 2026 season at the Rancho Mirage Amphitheater!

Saturday, March 21, 2026 | 7:00pm | Swinging’ in Hollywood with music from Jimmy Van Heusen
Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 7:00pm | Spring Fling - Showcasing Our Valley’s Brightest Rising Stars 

Our History

It started with a horn!

More specifically with a Trumpet. Who would have known when 10 year old Jeannette Boulay picked up her father’s trumpet, that a symphony would be born? In the early 1980’s, Jeannette, who was now Banoczi, moved to the Coachella Valley and became involved in a local orchestra.

When she found out that the organization was struggling to stay afloat, she went to work and reorganized, staffed, and in 1993 founded what is today the Coachella Valley Symphony. In 1995, along with a generous gift from movie star and musician Buddy Rogers and his wife Beverly - the Buddy Rogers Youth Symphony was formed.

Our Youth Programs

As a community music organization, the Symphony is composed of three components: An adult orchestra, and two educational programs the Beginning Strings Conservatory and the Buddy Rogers Youth Symphony. These programs have been arranged to encourage members to continually transition from one program to another as one advances musically and matures in age.