BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Wayzata Symphony Orchestra - ECPv6.17.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.thewso.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Wayzata Symphony Orchestra
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Chicago
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20250309T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20251102T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20260308T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20261101T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20270314T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20271107T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20280312T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20281105T070000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260322T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260322T170000
DTSTAMP:20260320T164205Z
CREATED:20251207T160116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T164205Z
UID:22958-1774191600-1774198800@www.thewso.org
SUMMARY:Journey and Belonging
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHector Berlioz: Le Carnaval Romain \n\n\n\nSteve Heitzeg: American Nomad \n\n\n\n\nAvenue of the Americas (For Those Without A Home)\n\n\n\nLittle Hymn to the Fields\n\n\n\nTrip (Where the Chords Have No Name)\n\n\n\n\n    Charles Lazarus\, Trumpet \n\n\n\nAntonin Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 in G major\, op. 88 \n\n\n\nFree\, no ticket required.Donations gratefully accepted. \n\n\n\nView the Program
URL:https://www.thewso.org/event/journey-and-belonging/
LOCATION:Hopkins High School\, 2400 Royals Drive\, Hopkins\, MN\, 55305\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025-2026 Season Schedule,Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thewso.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/colorful-joshua-tree.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260508T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260508T210000
DTSTAMP:20260505T170610Z
CREATED:20251207T160828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260505T170610Z
UID:22966-1778266800-1778274000@www.thewso.org
SUMMARY:Transformations
DESCRIPTION: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.  \n\n\n\nGustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2 \n\n\n\n\nAllegro maestoso\n\n\n\n\nJohannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn \n\n\n\nValerie Coleman: Umoja \n\n\n\nFree\, no ticket required.Donations gratefully accepted. \n\n\n\nWSO Program May 2026 050426Download
URL:https://www.thewso.org/event/transformations/
LOCATION:Hopkins High School\, 2400 Royals Drive\, Hopkins\, MN\, 55305\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025-2026 Season Schedule,Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thewso.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/tesselation.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261011T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261011T161500
DTSTAMP:20260819T220919Z
CREATED:20260804T020123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T220919Z
UID:23506-1791730800-1791735300@www.thewso.org
SUMMARY:The American Spirit
DESCRIPTION:Concert 01 \nThe American Spirit\nForward\, with fire. \nSunday\, October 11\, 2026 · 3:00 PMHopkins High School \nThe 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. \nInspired by Robert Pinsky’s “The Figured Wheel” \n\nCopland · Fanfare for the Common Man\nStravinsky · Firebird Suite (1919)\nBarber · Violin ConcertoErin Keefe\, Violin
URL:https://www.thewso.org/event/the-american-spirit-2026/
LOCATION:Hopkins High School\, 2400 Royals Drive\, Hopkins\, MN\, 55305\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026-2027 Season Schedule,Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thewso.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/erin-keefe-wso-season.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261108T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261108T161500
DTSTAMP:20260819T220920Z
CREATED:20260804T020619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T220920Z
UID:23508-1794150000-1794154500@www.thewso.org
SUMMARY:Dreams and Songs
DESCRIPTION:Concert 02 \nDreams and Songs\nReverie\, resonance\, and hope. \nSunday\, November 8\, 2026 · 3:00 PMWayzata Community Church \nA 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. \nInspired by Langston Hughes’ “Dream Variations” \n\nJohn Adams · Tromba Lontana\nH. Leslie Adams · Nightsongs: Six Afro-American SongsDarius Gillard\, Tenor\nAmy Nam · Mimi’s Song\nWilliam Grant Still · Symphony No. 1\, “Afro-American”
URL:https://www.thewso.org/event/dreams-and-songs-2026/
LOCATION:Wayzata Community Church\, 125 Wayzata Boulevard East\, Wayzata\, MN\, 55391\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026-2027 Season Schedule,Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.thewso.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/darius-gillard-portrait-clean.webp
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270124T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270124T161500
DTSTAMP:20260819T220921Z
CREATED:20260804T020721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T220921Z
UID:23510-1800802800-1800807300@www.thewso.org
SUMMARY:America Singing
DESCRIPTION:Concert 03 · A family concert \nAmerica Singing\nA nation in sound. \nSunday\, January 24\, 2027 · 3:00 PMWayzata Community Church \nInstrument Zoo · 2:00 PMArrive early to meet the orchestra’s instrument families and explore the instruments up close before the 3:00 PM concert.\nMade 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. \nInspired by Walt Whitman’s “I Hear America Singing” \n\nBernstein · Mambo from West Side Story\nCommission · To be announced\nBartók · Concerto for Orchestra\, II. “Presentando le coppie”\nLibby Larsen · Deep Summer Music\nBarber · Adagio for Strings\nArturo Márquez · Danzón No. 2\nMorton Gould · American Salute
URL:https://www.thewso.org/event/america-singing-2027/
LOCATION:Wayzata Community Church\, 125 Wayzata Boulevard East\, Wayzata\, MN\, 55391\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026-2027 Season Schedule,Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thewso.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/concert3-1st.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270221T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270221T161500
DTSTAMP:20260819T220921Z
CREATED:20260804T021045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T220921Z
UID:23512-1803222000-1803226500@www.thewso.org
SUMMARY:Let America Be
DESCRIPTION:Concert 04 \nLet America Be\nA promise\, still becoming. \nSunday\, February 21\, 2027 · 3:00 PMHopkins High School \nLangston 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. \nInspired by Langston Hughes’ “Let America Be America Again” \n\nAdolphus Hailstork · Fanfare on Amazing Grace\nNino Rota · Concerto for BassoonPaul Humiston\, Bassoon\nFlorence Price · Songs of Oak\nCopland · Lincoln Portrait
URL:https://www.thewso.org/event/let-america-be-2027/
LOCATION:Hopkins High School\, 2400 Royals Drive\, Hopkins\, MN\, 55305\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026-2027 Season Schedule,Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thewso.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/concert4-1st.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270514T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270514T201500
DTSTAMP:20260819T220922Z
CREATED:20260804T015739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T220922Z
UID:23502-1810321200-1810325700@www.thewso.org
SUMMARY:A Slash of Blue
DESCRIPTION:Concert 05 \nA Slash of Blue\nAmerica\, in blue. \nFriday\, May 14\, 2027 · 7:00 PMHopkins High School \nThe 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. \nInspired by Emily Dickinson’s “A Slash of Blue” \n\nJoan Tower · Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 6\nSousa · The Stars and Stripes Forever\nFrank Ticheli · Blue Shades\nSteve Heitzeg · Mahkato Wakpa (Blue Earth River)\nGershwin · Rhapsody in Blue (1942)Evren Ozel\, Piano
URL:https://www.thewso.org/event/a-slash-of-blue-2027/
LOCATION:Hopkins High School\, 2400 Royals Drive\, Hopkins\, MN\, 55305\, United States
CATEGORIES:2026-2027 Season Schedule,Concerts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thewso.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/evren-ozel-wso-season.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR