Guest Artists: Two Rivers Chorale, Tim Sawyer, Director. Edina Chorale, Tom Paulson, Director. Tracey Engelman, Soprano. Thomas Glass, Baritone. Program: Johannes Brahms: Requiem Free. No ticket required. Donations gratefully accepted. Please join us for a reception following the concert.
The WSO will perform with the WCC Chancel Choir on Sunday, March 19, 2017 Program: Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem Free. No ticket required.
Program: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 Each of the seven movements in this suite is named after a planet in the Solar System and its corresponding astrological character as defined by Holst. Guest Speaker: Dave Falkner, MN Astronomical Society. Free. No ticket required. Donations gratefully accepted. Please join us for a reception following the concert. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to the legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Program: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 Each of the seven movements in this suite is named after a planet in the Solar System and its corresponding astrological character as defined by Holst. Guest Speaker: Dave Falkner, MN Astronomical Society. Free. No ticket required. Donations gratefully accepted. Please join us for a reception following the concert.
Special Guest: Ann Bancroft, Arctic Explorer, will be our guest as we play music inspired by water. Guest Artists: Fernando Meza, Percussion. Benjamin Sieverding, Bass Vocalist. Program: Handel: Water Music Suite Mussorgsky: Dawn on Moscow River Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 Op. 68 in F Major Water Improvisation, inspired by Tan Dun's Water Concerto Jerome Kern: Ol' Man River Eric Whitacre: Water Night, featuring orchestra students from Minnetonka High School Johann Strauss Jr: On The Beautiful Danube Op. 314 Free, no ticket required. Donations gratefully accepted. Join us for a reception after the concert to meet Ann Bancroft and all of the musicians.
The WSO will perform at Wayzata Community Church as part of their regular Sunday services on January 14, 2018 to celebrate Martin Luther King Day. Services are at 9:00 and 10:45. Visit the church's website for more information as it becomes available.
Program: Arturo Marquez: Danzon No. 2, Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 18 in c minor, Alexander Borodin: Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor) Guest Artist: Andrew Staupe, Piano This special concert highlights the universal language of music that transcends all barriers and draws us together. Free, no ticket required. Donations gratefully accepted. Please join us for a reception following the concert to meet the musicians.
Program: Weinberg: Fantasia for Cello and Orchestra, Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem. Music Director: Marlene Pauley Guest Artists: Anthony Ross, Cello, Tracey Engleman, Soprano, Gerard Sundberg, Baritone, Edina Chorale, Two Rivers Chorale. Join the WSO, the Edina Chorale, and the Two Rivers Chorale for their third performance at Orchestra Hall! Free, no ticket required. Join us for a reception following the concert to meet the musicians. Marlene Pauley, WSO Music Director John Hoffacker, Edina Chorale Music Director Timothy Sawyer, Two Rivers Chorale Music Director Join us after the concert at Monello (The Ivy Hotel) for a reception with Tony Ross from 5:30 to 6:30, followed by a Dine In Give Back dinner event at 6:30 for $39 with a fixed menu. The WSO will receive 10% of sales as a donation. Learn more. Thank you to our media sponsor: Mpls.St.Paul Magazine The 2018-19 WSO concert season is funded, in part, by an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the State’s general fund.
Program: Please join the WSO at the WCC Church Service on Sunday, March 17, 2019 For information and church service times please visit: https://wayzatacommunitychurch.org
This program will showcase the creative powers of our guest artists - all superstars of the Twin Cities' arts scene. They will write and enact a script to depict an important time of change in American culture and music during the period from 1919 to 1929. As jazz continued to expand, so did the importance of radio. In addition, many of the most famous artists of the time were in their 20s: George and Ira Gershwin, Rogers and Hammerstein, Aaron Copland, Duke Ellington and Kurt Weill. It was the Golden Age! Program: Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein/ arr. Rosario Bourdon: Selections from Showboat Aaron Copland: Symphony No. 1 Kurt Weill/Bertold Brecht: selections from Threepenny Opera Gershwin/arr. Ferde Grofé: Rhapsody in Blue Guest Artists: Maria Jette, soprano Bradley Greenwald, baritone Daniel Chouinard, piano Free, no ticket required. Join us for a reception following the concert to meet the musicians. The 2019-20 WSO concert season is funded, in part, by an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the State’s general fund.
IMPORTANT: RSVP required to reserve your free seat. Orchestra Hall requires all attendees at its venue to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test. More information provided in the RSVP link: www.minnesotaorchestra.org/WSO Minnesota's adopted son, Steinway Piano Artist Nachito Herrera, is one of the world's greatest Cuban pianists. Combining Western classical music with traditional Cuban rhythms, Herrera is in high demand in the US and abroad. We are so proud to have him as a featured guest artist in 2021! Nachito has the amazing ability to inhabit two very different musical worlds – classical and Latin jazz. He is the perfect example of how an enlightened artist can transcend various genres creating something that floats above it all. He is an immigrant who is not just breaking down barriers; he is showing that diversity is an essential part of moving humanity forward. SERGEI RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 HERRERA: Esperanza – PREMIERE Upon waking up after 11 days in the ICU recovering from COVID-19 in the spring of 2020, the melody for Esperanza (Hope) came to Nachito. He has orchestrated it for this performance. BACH/Herrera: Prelude in C minor HERRERA: Chopiniando LECUONA/Herrera: Tribute to...
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.