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2024-2025 Season: Enrich. Engage. Energize.

Tickets are on sale June 3, 2024.
Subscription renewal begins April 25, 2024.

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September 7 / Picnic at the Pops! Dancing in the Street: Music of Motown

Ryan Murray, conductor
Sat. Sept. 7, 2024 at 7:30pm
GALLO grounds

October 5 / Branford Marsalis with the Modesto Symphony Orchestra

Nicholas Hersh, conductor
Branford Marsalis, saxophone

Sat. Oct. 5, 2024 at 7:00 pm

November 1 & 2 / The Four Seasons Mixtape

Nicholas Hersh, conductor
Audrey Wright, violin

Fri. Nov. 1, 2024 at 7:30pm
Sat. Nov. 2, 2024 at 7:30pm

November 2/ MSYO Season Opening Concert

Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra

Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 2:00 pm

December 6 & 7 / Holiday Pops!

Ryan Murray, conductor
Nikki Renée Daniels, guest artist
MSO Chorus, Daniel R. Afonso Jr., chorus director
Fri. Dec 6, 2024 at 7:30pm
Sat. Dec 7, 2024 at 2:00pm

December 17 / Holiday Candlelight Concert

Daniel R. Afonso Jr., conductor
Opus Handbell Ensemble
December 17, 2024 at 8 pm

February 7 & 8 / Fantasia in Concert

Ryan Murray, conductor
Fri. Feb. 7, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Sat. Feb. 8, 2025 at 7:30 pm

February 8 / MSYO Spring Concert

Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra

Sat., February 8, 2025 at 2 pm

March 14 / Aretha: A Tribute

Ryan Murray, conductor
Capathia Jenkins, guest artist
Ryan Shaw, guest artist
Fri. Mar 14, 2025 at 7:30pm

April 11 & 12 / Carnival of the Animals

Nicholas Hersh, conductor
Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra, side-by-side
Fri. April 11, 2025 at 7:30pm
Sat. April 12, 2025 at 7:30pm

May 9 & 10 / Verdi's Requiem

Nicholas Hersh, conductor
MSO Chorus, Daniel R. Afonso Jr., chorus director
Fri. May 9, 2025 at 7:30pm
Sat. May 10, 2025 at 7:30pm

May 10 / MSYO Season Finale Concert

Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra

Sat., May 10, 2025 at 2 pm

May 30 & 31 / Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark™ Live in Concert

Ryan Murray, conductor
Fri. May 30, 2025 at 7:30pm
Sat. May 31, 2025 at 2:00pm

Our Latest Posts

MSO Offstage Blog

Sound Bite / Reimagine Vivaldi's Four Seasons with Audrey Wright!

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Artist Spotlight: Audrey Wright, violin

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Sensory-Friendly Open Rehearsal: The Four Seasons Mixtape

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Read / A Season of Energy, A Season for Everyone

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Plan Your Picnic-Perfect Evening!

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Read / MSO's Favorite Motown Stars!

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Read / Artist Spotlight: Our Picnic Talent!

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Read / Artist Spotlight: Branford Marsalis

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Read / Harmony and Pride: Celebrating LGBT+ Composers

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Digital Program Book & Notes

Holiday Candlelight Concert

Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 8 pm

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Holiday Pops!

December 6, 2024 at 7:30 pm
December 7, 2024 at 2 pm

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The Four Seasons Mixtape

November 1 & 2, 2024 at 7:30 pm

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Program Notes: The Four Seasons Mixtape

Notes about:
Mendelssohn’s Overture from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Ortiz’s La Calaca for String Orchestra
The Four Seasons Mixtape:
Vivaldi’s L’estate (Summer)
Richter’s Autumn from The Four Seasons Recomposed
Ysaÿe’s Chant d’hiver (Wintersong)
Piazzolla’s Primavera portena (Beunos Aires Spring)

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Branford Marsalis with the Modesto Symphony Orchestra

October 5, 2024 at 7:00 pm

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Program Notes: Branford Marsalis with the Modesto Symphony Orchestra

Notes about:
Borodin's “Polovtsian Dances” from Prince Igor
Milhaud’s Scaramouche, Op. 165
Williams' “Escapades” from Catch Me If You Can
Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances for Large Orchestra, Op. 45

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