CALENDAR
2024/25 season
October 6, 2024 - 3pm
VIAGGIO IN ITALY
Wayzata Symphony Orchestra
Music Director
Cassie Pilgrim, oboe - Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
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Verdi: Overture to Luisa Miller
Besozzi: Oboe Concerto in G Major
Respighi: Trittico Botticelliano
Respighi: Fontana di Roma
Performances
November 8, 2024 - 7:30pm
WIT AND WHIMSY
Carleton Orchestra
Conductor
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Carol Barnett: Overture to the Midnight Spectacle
Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8
November 22-23, 2024
SØNDERGÅRD CONDUCTS MOZART’S REQUIEM
Minnesota Orchestra and Minnesota Chorale - Subscription Program
Cover conductor
Thomas Søndergård, conductor
Andrea Carroll, soprano
Taylor Raven, alto
Jack Swanson, tenor
Dashton Burton, baritone
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Messiaen: Les Offrandes Oubliées (The Forgotten Offerings)
Ortiz: Tzam
Mozart: Requiem
November 17, 2024 - 3pm
STAR-CROSSED LOVERS
Wayzata Symphony Orchestra
Music Director
Kelly Grill, marimba
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Wagner: Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
Séjourné: Concerto for Marimba and Strings
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2
December 21, 2024 - 7:30pm
SOUNDS OF THE SEASON
Rochester Symphony
Guest Conductor
LaSonya Natividad, vocal soloist
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Coleridge-Taylor: Christmas Overture
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves
arr. Richard Hayman: Carol of the Bells
Tchaikovsky: Waltz of the Flowers
Tyzik: Mini Jazz Nutcracker Suite
Kessler: It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
arr. Stephenson: Jingle Bell Rock
arr. Earle Hagen: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
arr. Moss: White Christmas
Kelly: Of Nights, Lights, and Brass
Devol: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Devol: Winter Wonderland
arr. Finnegan: Christmas Singalong
Anderson: Sleigh Ride
December 5-6, 2024
THE BEST OF BACH
Minnesota Orchestra - Subscription Program
Cover conductor
Jordan de Souza, conductor
Avi Avital, mandolin
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J. S. Bach: Sarabande from Prelude No. 1 for solo mandolin
Mahler: Suite aus den Orchesterwerken von J.S. Bach
J.S. Bach: Concerto in G minor BWV 1056R (trans. for mandolin)
J.S. Bach: Concerto in A minor BWV 1041 (trans. for mandolin)
Betsy Jolas: Letters from Bachville
Bach/Elgar: Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor
Bach/Stokowski: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645
Bach/Skrowaczewski: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Hindemith: Ragtime on a Theme of J.S. Bach
December 31, 2024 - January 1, 2025
JON KIMURA PARKER PLAYS GERSHWIN
Minnesota Orchestra - Holiday Subscription Program
Cover conductor
Bill Eddins, conductor
Jon Kimura Parker, piano
J’Nai Bridges, mezzo
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Gershwin: Overture to Strike Up the Band
Ellington: Three Black Kings
Gershwin:
Summertime (arr. Ryan Shirar)
The Man I Love (arr. David Snyder)
I Got Rhythm (arr. Snyder)
Antheil: A Jazz Symphony
Gershwin:
Stairway to Paradise (arr. Hershy Kay)
Love is Here to Stay (arr. Edward Powell)
Traditional/Bonds: He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
January 16-18, 2025
NORDIC TALES AND FOLKLORE - Nordic Soundscapes Festival
Minnesota Orchestra - Subscription Program
Cover conductor
Thomas Søndergård, conductor
Johan Dalene, violin
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Matre: Lyric Pieces
Nielsen: Violin Concerto
Alfvén: The Mountain King Suite
Grieg: Selections from Peer Gynt
January 19, 2025 - 3pm
SCANDINAVIAN EXPRESS
Wayzata Symphony Orchestra
Music Director
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Elfrida Andreé: Concert Overture in D Major
Sibelius: Karelia Suite
Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
February 28, 2025 - 7:30pm
March 2, 2025 - 3pm
BRAHMS: A GERMAN REQUIEM
Wayzata Symphony Orchestra, Two Rivers Chorale, Edina Chorale
Music Director
Emma Davis, soprano
Gerard Sundberg, baritone
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Joshua Bauder: Arise! (world premiere)
Lili Boulanger: D’un Soir Triste (Of a Sad Evening)
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem)
February 2, 2025 - 7pm
February 3, 2025 - clinics
NORTHWEST SUBURBAN ALL-CONFERENCE
Guest Conductor
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Quinn Mason: Toast of the Town
William Grant Still: Serenade for Orchestra
Stella Sung: Loco-Motion
March 7, 2025 - 7:30pm
SYMPHONIC TAPESTRY
Carleton Orchestra
Conductor
Natalia Moiseeva, violin
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Coleridge-Taylor: Ballade
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Sibelius: Valse Triste
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol
April 25, 2025
SØNDERGÅRD CONDUCTS FUTURE CLASSICS
Minnesota Orchestra
Cover conductor
Thomas Søndergård, conductor
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Puts: Heartland
Webster: Autumn Movement
Arancio: Bite Your Tongue for Orchestra and Tape
Kim: star / ghost / mouth / sea
Faulkenberry: portrait through a prism
April 27, 2025 - 3pm
MYSTICAL LEGENDS
Wayzata Symphony Orchestra
Music Director
Gao Hong, pipa
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Borodin: Overture to Prince Igor
Gao Hong: Flying Dragon Concerto
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
May 1-2, 2025
SØNDERGÅRD CONDUCTS PUCCINI’S TURANDOT
Minnesota Orchestra
Cover conductor
Thomas Søndergård, conductor
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Puccini: Turandot
May 27, 2025 - 3pm
Carleton Orchestra
Conductor
Prompt Eua-anant, piano
Smetana: Die Moldau from Má vlast
Scriabin: Piano Concerto in F Sharp Minor
Valerie Coleman: Seven O’Clock Shout
Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B Minor “Unfinished”
June 12, 19, 26, 2024
Lakes Area Music Festival: Listening Lab
Discussion Host
Introduction and repertoire discussions geared towards new classical music listeners
"Like a book club…but for MUSIC!”
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Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Mozart: Symphony No. 38
Dvorak: Violin Concerto
R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
Other Engagements
July 26-August 3, 2024
Fiskars Summer Festival: LEAD! Foundation
Masterclass with Esa-Pekka Salonen, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Eva Ollikainen
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Stravinsky: Concerto in D for string orchestra
Byström: A Walk to Beethoven
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3
Bellini: “O rendetemi la speme” from I Puritani
Donizetti: “Quel guardo cavaliere” from Don Pasquale
Rossini: “Sventurata! me credea” from La cenerentola
James Albany Hoyle: Hämäränsäde, for orchestra
Montgomery: Strum, for string orchestra
July 5-17, 2024
Järvi Academy/Pärnu Music Festival:
Masterclass with Paavo Järvi, Neeme Järvi, Kristjan Järvi, Leonid Grin
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Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major K.543
Pärt: Psalom
Pärt: L’abbé Agathon
Haydn: Symphony No. 94 in G-Major “Surprise”
Josef Strauß: Waltz Sphären-Klänge
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-minor
Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 in D Minor