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  • October 2022

  • Sun 9
    October 9, 2022 @ 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

    In Hope of a Better Tomorrow

    Keehun Nam, Guest Conductor DVOŘÁK: Carnival Overture, op. 92 IVES/arr. SCHUMAN: Variations on America STRAUSS: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration) RAVEL: "The Fairy Garden" from The Mother Goose Suite After conducting across Europe and the United States, Keehun Nam has returned to Minnesota to grow and invest in musical communities in his home state. Nam currently is the Artistic Director of Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras where he conducts its top orchestra and oversees a program serving nearly 200 students in 5 ensembles. While at Vanderbilt University, Nam founded and was the music director for the Commodore Orchestra – a performing ensemble for non-music major students. Nam has served as a guest conductor across the country for collegiate, community and professional orchestras. Free, no ticket required. Donations gratefully accepted. Please join us for a reception following the concert to meet the musicians.    

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  • November 2022

  • Sun 20
    November 20, 2022 @ 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

    Rococo Variations

    Dennis Friesen-Carper, Guest Conductor Ava Lambert, Cello NOTE! Pre-Concert Discussion at 2:00 Concert at 3:00 MOZART: Overture to Escape from the Seraglio TCHAIKOVSKY: Rococo Variations Ava Lambert, Cello ELGAR: Enigma Variations MIRANDA/arr. Brown, Friesen-Carper: “The Club” from In the Heights Dennis Friesen-Carper has performed and had his music performed across Europe, North America, and Asia. Former Music Director of the Pasadena Philharmonic Orchestra and Indiana Opera North, his recent conducting appearances include the Jiangsu Symphony Orchestra, the St. Olaf College Philharmonia, Shanghai University Symphony, and a recording of violin showpieces with the Polish Radio Symphony of Warsaw. In July, National Public Radio’s Performance Today featured his performance with pipa virtuoso/composer Gao Hong. In December 2022 he will conduct new works for symphony orchestra with ancient Chinese ceremonial carillon in New York’s Carnegie Hall. Free, no ticket required. Donations gratefully accepted. Join us for a reception to meet the musicians following the concert.

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  • March 2023

  • Sun 5
    March 5, 2023 @ 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

    Scottish Fantasy

    Richard Haglund, Guest Conductor Ariana Kim, Violin MENDELSSOHN: Fingal’s Cave Overture, Op. 26 (Hebrides) BARBER: Essay No. 1, Op. 12 (1937) BRUCH: Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46 for Violin and Orchestra Ariana Kim, Violin ARNOLD: Four Scottish Dances, Op. 59 (1957) Richard Haglund is the founder and Music Director of the Erato Chamber Orchestra in Chicago. As a guest conductor, Haglund has led professional ensembles across the country and around the globe. These include the Camerata Chamber Orchestra in Cluj, Romania, the St. Petersburg Hermitage Orchestra in Russia, the Varna Philharmonic and Gabrovo Chamber Orchestra in Bulgaria, Capella Orchestra in St. Petersburg, Russia and the National Symphony of Moldova in Chişinău. A native of Minnesota, Haglund holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Minnesota and a Masters degree in Orchestral Conducting from the Bard College Conservatory of Music. He is often in demand as a guest conductor, performer and clinician. Noted by The New York Times for giving “the proceedings an invaluable central thread of integrity and stylishness,” violinist Ariana Kim made her New York recital debut at Carnegie’s Weill Hall during her graduate doctoral studies at Juilliard and is now a tenured a professor at Cornell University. At...

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  • October 2024

  • Sun 6
    October 6, 2024 @ 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

    Viaggio in Italy

    The WSO Presents: Viaggio in Italy Hannah Schendel, Music Director Guest Artist: Cassie Pilgrim, Principal Oboe, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Giuseppe Verdi: Overture to Luisa Miller Alessandro Besozzi: Oboe Concerto in G Major Cassie Pilgrim, Oboe Ottorino Respighi: Trittico Botticelliano Ottorino Respighi: Fontane di Roma Hopkins High School 2400 Royals Drive Minnetonka, MN 55305 Free, no ticket required. Donations gratefully accepted. Cassie Pilgrim's performance is sponsored by Midwest Musical Imports.

  • November 2024

  • Sun 17
    November 17, 2024 @ 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

    Star Crossed Lovers

    The WSO Presents: STAR-CROSSED LOVERS Hannah Schendel, Music Director Soloist: WSO Concert Competition Winner, Kelly Grill, Marimba Richard Wagner: Prelude to Die Meistersinger Emmanuel Séjourné: Concerto for Marimba and Strings Kelly Grill, Marimba Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2 Eisenhower Community Center 1001 Highway 7 Hopkins, MN 55305 Free, no ticket required. Donations gratefully accepted.

  • January 2025

  • Sun 19
    January 19, 2025 @ 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

    Scandinavian Express

    The WSO Presents: SCANDINAVIAN EXPRESS National Anthem (to be determined) Elfrida Andrée: Concert Overture in D Major Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Hopkins High School 2400 Royals Drive Hopkins, MN 55305 Free, no ticket required. Donations gratefully accepted. Be sure to wear your Scandinavian sweater for this warm performance on a cold day!

  • February 2025

  • Fri 28
    February 28, 2025 @ 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

    Brahms Requiem at Wooddale Church Eden Prairie

    Gerard Sundberg, Baritone Emma Davis, Soprano The WSO Presents: BRAHMS REQUIEM at Wooddale Church Eden Prairie Guest Collaborators: Two Rivers Chorale and The Edina Chorale Guest Soloists: Emma Davis, Soprano Gerard Sundberg, Baritone Hannah Schendel, Music Director Joshua Bauder: Arise (World Premiere) Timothy Sawyer, Conductor Lili Boulanger: D'un soir triste (Of a Sorrowful Evening) Hannah Schendel, Conductor Johannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem) (Sung in German) Hannah Schendel, Conductor Wooddale Church 6630 Shady Oak Road Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Free, no ticket required. Donations gratefully accepted. This concert will also be performed on Sunday, March 2 at Benson Great Hall at Bethel University. 

  • March 2025

  • Sun 2
    March 2, 2025 @ 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

    Brahms Requiem Benson Great Hall

    Gerard Sundberg, Baritone Emma Davis, Soprano The WSO Presents: BRAHMS REQUIEM at Benson Great Hall at Bethel University Guest Collaborators: Two Rivers Chorale and The Edina Chorale Guest Soloists: Emma Davis, Soprano Gerard Sundberg, Baritone Hannah Schendel, Music Director Joshua Bauder: Arise (World Premiere) Timothy Sawyer, Conductor Lili Boulanger: D'un soir triste (Of a Sorrowful Evening) Hannah Schendel, Conductor Johannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem) (Sung in German) Hannah Schendel, Conductor Benson Great Hall at Bethel University 3900 Bethel Drive Arden Hills, MN 55112 Free, no ticket required. Donations gratefully accepted. This performance will also be performed on Friday, February 28 at Wooddale Church, Eden Prairie

  • April 2025

  • Sun 27
    April 27, 2025 @ 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

    Mystical Legends

    The WSO Presents: MYSTICAL LEGENDS Hannah Schendel, Music Director Gao Hong, Pipa Alexander Borodin: Overture to Prince Igor Gao Hong: Flying Dragon Concerto Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Eisenhower Community Center 1001 Highway 7 Hopkins, MN 55305 Free, no ticket required. Donations gratefully accepted. Thank you to the Plymouth Rotary Club for sponsoring this event! This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

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  • October 2025

  • Sun 5
    October 5, 2025 @ 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

    Drama, Satire, and Soul

    Hopkins High School 2400 Royals Drive, Hopkins, MN, United States

    The season opens with a program featuring the music of Russian composers Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, and Rachmaninoff. Guest Artist: Fanya Lin, piano A top prizewinner of the Hastings, France-Amériques, New York, and Seattle International Piano Competitions. Keehun Nam, Music Director Piotyr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Waltz and Polonaise from Eugene Onegin Sergei Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé Suite Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor Free, no ticket required.Donations gratefully accepted.

  • November 2025

  • Sun 9
    November 9, 2025 @ 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

    Spirit and Renewal

    Eisenhower Community Cente 1001 Highway 7, Hopkins, MN, United States

    From start to finish, you will feel the energy and anticipation build, featuring the music of Farrenc, Copland, and Schumann. Louise Farrenc:Overture No. 2 in E-flat Major, op. 24 Aaron Copland:Appalachian Spring Suite Robert Schumann:Symphony No. 4 in D Minor (1851 version) Free, no ticket required.Donations gratefully accepted.

  • January 2026

  • Sun 18
    January 18 @ 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

    From Stage to Screen

    Hopkins High School 2400 Royals Drive, Hopkins, MN, United States

    Join the WSO for an afternoon of music composed for the stage and screen, capped off with a tribute to legendary film composer John Williams. Giacchino Rossini: William Tell OvertureLudwig  van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, Movement IICamille Saint-Saëns: Danse MacabrePietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana: IntermezzoLeonard Bernstein, arr. Mason: West Side Story: SelectionsJohn Williams, arr. Lavender: Tribute to John Williams Free, no ticket required Donations gratefully accepted.

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