Picnic at the Pops! The Music of Queen
September 6, 2025
Modesto Symphony Orchestra
Picnic at the Pops!
Windborne’s The Music of Queen
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Grounds Open: 5:00 pm
Concert Starts: 7:30 pm
GALLO Grounds
Program
All selections will be announced from the stage.
There will be one intermission.
About this Performance
Ryan Murray, conductor
Brody Dolyniuk, guest artist
Sat. Sept. 6, 2025 at 7:30pm
GALLO grounds
Picnic at the Pops! Dancing in the Street: Music of Motown
September 7, 2024
Modesto Symphony Orchestra
Picnic at the Pops! Dancing in the Street: Music of Motown
Saturday, September 7, 2024
Grounds Open: 5:00 pm
Concert Starts: 7:30 pm
GALLO Grounds
Program
All selections will be announced from the stage.
There will be one intermission.
About this Performance
Ryan Murray, conductor
Brody Dolyniuk, guest artist
Sat. Sept. 6, 2025 at 7:30pm
GALLO grounds
Picnic at the Pops! Aretha: A Tribute
September 9, 2023
Modesto Symphony Orchestra
Picnic at the Pops! Aretha: A Tribute
Saturday, September 9, 2023
Grounds Open: 5:00 pm
Concert Starts: 7:30 pm
E. & J. Gallo Winery Grounds
Program
All selections will be announced from the stage.
There will be one intermission.
About this Performance
Ryan Murray, conductor
Brody Dolyniuk, guest artist
Sat. Sept. 6, 2025 at 7:30pm
GALLO grounds
Picnic at the Pops! The Music of Elton John
September 10, 2022
Modesto Symphony Orchestra
Picnic at the Pops! The Music of Elton John
Starring Michael Cavanaugh with the Modesto Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, September 10, 2022
Grounds Open: 5:00 pm
Concert Starts: 7:30 pm
E. & J. Gallo Winery Grounds
Program
All selections will be announced from the stage.
There will be one intermission.
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About this Performance
Ryan Murray, conductor
Brody Dolyniuk, guest artist
Sat. Sept. 6, 2025 at 7:30pm
GALLO grounds
Enrich Your Concert Experience
Notes about:
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major
Klebanov: Symphony No. 1
Williams: A Prayer for Peace
Notes about:
Williams: Concerto for Cello & Orchestra
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor
Notes about:
Gershwin (arr. Hersh): Three Preludes
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals
Norman: Drip Blip Sparkle Spin Glint Glide Glow Float Flop Chop Pop Shatter Splash
Copland: Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
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)
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
Notes about:
Pärt’s Fratres
Beach’s Peace I Leave With You
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 “Choral”
Notes about:
Piazzolla’s Tangazo (Variations on Buenos Aires)
Farrenc’s Symphony No. 3 in G minor
Bach’s Fugue in G minor BWV 578 “Little Fugue”
Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Notes about:
Rossini’s Overture to La Gazza Ladra
Gabrieli’s Sonata pian’e forte
Montgomery’s Starburst
Copland’s Clarinet Concerto
Faure’s Sicilienne from Pelleas and Melisande Suite
Stravinsky’s Suite from The Firebird
William’s Princess Leia’s Theme from Star Wars
Notes about:
Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony
Boulanger’s D’un Matin de Printemps
Gershwin’s An American in Paris

