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.
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.
Embark on a musical journey from adventure, to the sweeping landscapes of America and the heart of the Czech homeland. The WSO welcomes back trumpeter Charles Lazarus (Minnesota Orchestra) for this exciting program. Hector Berlioz: Le Carnaval Romain Steve Heitzeg: American Nomad Charles Lazarus, Trumpet Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 in G major, op. 88 Free, no ticket required.Donations gratefully accepted. View the Program
Experience the language of the soul. This season's finale celebrates the endurance of the human spirit through a journey of profound reflection and transformation. Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2 Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn Valerie Coleman: Umoja Free, no ticket required.Donations gratefully accepted.
The WSO launches its Celebrating Neighborly Voices season with a celebration of the American Spirit—one that constantly moves forward, creating a better future. We welcome back Erin Keefe, Concertmaster of the Minnesota Orchestra, to open our year of American music.
A distant trumpet opens a dreamscape of longing, memory, and hope. Tenor Darius Gillard, VP of Impact at Minnesota Opera, joins the WSO for H. Leslie Adams’ Nightsongs before the program rises toward William Grant Still’s Afro-American Symphony.
Made for curious listeners of every age, America Singing welcomes children and newcomers into the orchestra’s world. Meet the instrument families, discover a commission, and travel from Bernstein’s Mambo to Márquez’s Danzón No. 2.
Langston Hughes’ vision frames an evening of reflection and resolve. From Hailstork’s fanfare to Florence Price’s Songs of Oak and Copland’s Lincoln Portrait, this is music that asks who we are—and who we might yet become.
The season closes in color: fanfares, wide rivers, a flash of Sousa, and Frank Ticheli’s Blue Shades. Van Cliburn prizewinner Evren Ozel joins the WSO for Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.