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Our Latest Posts

MSO Offstage Blog

Carnival of Kibble: Pet Food Drive & Raffle & Dog Adoptions

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Read / Creating Magic in the Music Room

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Prelude Paint Night: A Classical Music-inspired Art Experience

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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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Latest Press Releases

Press Room

Apr 9, 2025

Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra Announces 2025-26 Season of Discovery

Apr 9, 2025

MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra (MSO) presents their 95th season led by Music Director Nicholas Hersh.

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Apr 9, 2025

Apr 4, 2025

Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Brings Verdi’s Epic Requiem to Modesto

Apr 4, 2025

MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra (MSO) presents Verdi’s Requiem on May 9 & 10, 2025 led by Music Director Nicholas Hersh. The concerts will feature the MSO Chorus, directed by Daniel R. Afonso Jr., and will also feature guest soloists: soprano Alexandra Loutsion, mezzo-soprano Alice Chung, tenor Ben Gulley, and bass DeAndre Simmons.

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Apr 4, 2025

Mar 13, 2025

Press Release: New Musicians Join Modesto Symphony Orchestra Roster

Mar 13, 2025

MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra (MSO) and Music Director Nicholas Hersh welcome five new members to the Orchestra’s roster, including the appointment of Kathleen Balfe as the orchestra’s new principal cellist and Samuel Wamhoff as principal trombone.

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Mar 13, 2025

2024-2025 Season: Enrich. Engage. Energize.

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

Calendar

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

Digital Program Book & Notes

Carnival of the Animals

March 14, 2025 at 7:30 pm

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Program Notes: Carnival of the Animals

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