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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
Join us for this fantastic fundraiser to benefit the WSO! If you love bingo, beer and supporting the orchestra...this event is for you! We'll play 10 rounds for a minimum donation of $1 per card. You can purchase up to 4 cards per game. There will be prizes for the winner of each round. Thursday, […]
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.
The WSO is thrilled to be part of a fundraiser sponsored by Northern Tap House in Plymouth on Tuesday, November 19! 10% of ALL SALES between 5-8 pm that evening will be donated to the WSO. Stop by for a meal, cocktail, some take-out, or even a sweatshirt, and support the WSO in raising essential […]
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 […]
The WSO Presents: BRAHMS REQUIEM at Wooddale Church Guest Collaborators: Two Rivers Chorale and The Edina Chorale Guest Soloists: Emma Davis, Soprano Gerard Sundberg, Baritone Hannah Schendel, Music Director Joshua Bauder: Arise! (Premiere Performance!) Lili Boulanger: D'un soir triste (Of a Sorrowful Evening) Johannes Brahms: A German Requiem (sung in German) Wooddale Church 6630 Shady […]
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! (Premiere Performance!) Lili Boulanger: D'un soir triste (Of a Sorrowful Evening) Johannes Brahms: A German Requiem (sung in German) […]