Melissa Kalal

03 April 201823 January 2026|Marlene's Musings

Marlene's Musings April 3, 2018 Shostakovich 1906-1975 Shostakovich was recognized from an early age as one of Russia’s great composers....

01 January 201823 January 2026|Marlene's Musings

Marlene's Musings January 1, 2018 I adore our audience! Late last year, Simon Sperl (our fabulous new executive director) and...

01 November 201723 January 2026|Marlene's Musings

Marlene's Musings November 1, 2017 Years ago when I was conducting family concerts for the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, I...

20 August 201723 January 2026|Marlene's Musings

Marlene's Musings August 20, 2017 The Wayzata Symphony Orchestra is a unique orchestra. None of its members get paid to...

Marlene's Musings April 11, 2017 Holst, The Planets – astrological and astronomical I have been wishing for the opportunity to...

Marlene's Musings July 25, 2016 During the summer when the WSO is off, I do other fun stuff. For...

Marlene's Musings January 9, 2016 Eric Stokes Music is for the people. For all of us, the dumb, the deaf,...

Marlene's Musings October 26, 2015 It is a humbling thing to hold a score in my hands for the first...

Marlene's Musings September 1, 2015 On October 11, the WSO will be performing Orbit: A Symphonic Fantasy by Karim Elmahmoudi. I...

Marlene's Musings July 5, 2015 The WSO has so much in store for the 2015 – 16 season: A world...