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 […]
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
Would you like to be a Member of the WSO? Save the date! Auditions will be held on Sunday, September 9 from 12-3. For more information - visit our auditions page.
Join us on Sunday, May 20 at 1:00 pm to hear five WSO Members audition in the WSO Concerto Competition. The winner will be featured in a concert during our 2018-19 season. This event is free and open to the public. Judges: Rebecca Corruccini, read bio John Miller, read bio Manny Laureano, read bio Program: CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS: […]
Program: Dmitri Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Symphony #5 Op 47 in d minor. Why are we so obsessed with Dmitri Shostakovich? A brilliant composer, an isolated figure, working under one of the 20th century's most terrifying dictatorships, his music is emotional, controversial and misunderstood. Join the WSO as they attempt to illuminate the back story of […]
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 […]
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.
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' […]
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 […]
The WSO will perform with the WCC Chancel Choir on Sunday, March 19, 2017 Program: Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem Free. No ticket required.