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| | Tuesday September 27, 2016
7:30 pm
Scandinavian Soundscapes
with Special guests, Norwegian Tenors, Didrik & Emil Solli-Tangen
A great way to kick off Norsk Høstfest!
*Ask about shuttle service from the RV Center* | Buy tickets | |
| | Saturday October 8, 2016
7:30 pm
The British are coming!
Experience one of the most famous symphonies by a British composer, A London Symphony by Ralph Vaughan Williams. In the composer’s words, "If the listener will imagine himself standing on Westminster Embankment at night, surrounded by the distant sounds of The Strand, with its great hotels on one side and the ‘New Cut’ on the other, with its crowded streets and flaring lights, it may serve as a mood in which to listen." Joseph Haydn, a brilliant Austrian composer, was also considered a superstar in England. We’ll begin the evening with his last symphony, Symphony No. 104, known as London Symphony. We will also treat you to Colombian virtuoso clarinetist Benito Meza in Maestro Amaya’s clarinet concerto Wuaraira Repano, the aboriginal name given to the mountain that towers over his birth city of Caracas. | Buy tickets | |
| | Saturday November 12, 2016
7:30 pm
Latin Flavor
Join us as we celebrate the 100th and 150th anniversary of the birth of Argentinian Alberto Ginastera, one of South America’s most famous composers, and renowned Spanish composer Manuel de Falla. We will feature Ginastera’s Suite from the ballet Estancia which has become a favorite with his contagious "Malambo," along with Manuel de Falla’s the Three Cornered Hat ballet suites. Our own Dr. James Fusik will bring to life two gems of the saxophone repertoire: Tableaux de Provence by French composer Paule Maurice and Fantasia by renowned Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. You also won’t want to miss Maestro Amaya’s rhythmic Pájaros de Tres Alas (Birds of Three Wings)! | Buy tickets | |
| | Saturday December 10, 2016
7:30 pm
Holiday Pops
Join us as we celebrate this merry time of year with our annual Holiday Pops concert where we’ll share seasonal music from American, English and Russian composers. With music that is peaceful and beautiful to exuberant and joyous, this concert is sure to appeal to all ages! You will hear familiar favorites such as Sleigh Ride and traditional carols. As a special treat, we will collaborate with the Minot State University and Minot High School Choirs for the gorgeous Christmas Canticles by Benjamin Harlan. | Buy tickets | |
| | Saturday February 18, 2017
7:30 pm
The Troublemakers
We all got into trouble when we were little, but some made a career out of it! Join us as we explore their entertaining antics in the most notable compositions about troublemakers. Magical mischief takes center stage in Paul Dukas’ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, made famous by Disney’s movie Fantasia. You will follow the dramatic struggles of the seductive, untamable gypsy Carmen, see how Maria gets in trouble in The Sound of Music, and dodge bullets in Aaron Copland’s Suite from Billy the Kid. Enjoy one of the most recognized pieces by German composer Richard Strauss in his depiction of the 14th century legendary prankster Till Eulenspiegel. We will also feature this year’s High School Concerto Competition winner. | Buy tickets | |
| | Saturday April 1, 2017
7:30 pm
Out of this World
May you live long and prosper! Join us as we trek through the best space music in the galaxy! Watch the sunrise with the famous 2001: A Space Odyssey movie theme, and see Mars and Jupiter in all their glory with Holst’s The Planets. Of course, we won’t disappoint our Star Trek and Star Wars fans either. Relive "Houston, we have a problem" with James Horner’s Oscar-nominated score to the movie Apollo 13, and fly your bike with us as you hear the E.T. theme. Following our yearly tradition, the MSU Senior Concerto Competition Winner will solo with the symphony. | Buy tickets | |
| | Saturday April 29, 2017
7:30 pm
Storytellers
For our season finale concert, the story of One Thousand and One Nights comes to life with Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade. This symphonic suite will carry you away with the musical impression of wondrous fairytales from the Orient. We will also feature our very own principal cellist Dr. Erik Anderson performing the most well-known and monumental cello concerto in the repertoire, Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B Minor. The program opens with Jubilare!, a joyful overture by living American composer John Stevens. | Buy tickets | |