MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra (MSO) will be led by conductor Anthony Parnther for their Mozart Requiem concerts on May 12 & 13, 2023 at the Gallo Center for the Arts. The weekend’s program will open with Mozart’s Requiem in D minor, K. 626, featuring the MSO Chorus, directed by Daniel R. Afonso Jr. The Requiem will also feature guest soloists: soprano Jennifer Lindsay, mezzo-soprano Maria Dominique Lopez, tenor Orson Van Gay, II, and baritone Zachary Gordin. The program will conclude with Florence Price’s Symphony No. 3 in C minor. This symphony is a tribute to Price’s heritage, with influences of blues, jazz, ragtime, and the third movement is a Juba, a dance style created by central Africans enslaved on plantations in the American South.
Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra Performs The Great American Songbook March 17
MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra (MSO), led by Principal Pops Conductor Ryan Murray will perform The Great American Songbook on Friday, March 17th at 7:30 pm at the Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto. Broadway star, Ryan Silverman who previously performed with the MSO in 2019, swings back into town to croon your favorite jazz standards!
Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra Performs Barber & Brahms February 10 & 11
MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra (MSO) will be led by conductor Andrew Grams for their Barber & Brahms concerts on February 10 & 11, 2023. The weekend’s program will open with Margaret Brouwer’s Remembrances then violinist Simone Porter will be featured on Barber’s Violin Concerto. The program will end with Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 in D major. Andrew Grams is a frequent guest conductor in Northern California, having previously worked with the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera and Oakland Symphony earlier this year.
Press Release: Celebrate the Holidays with the Modesto Symphony Orchestra
MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra’s (MSO) holiday concerts offer fun for the entire family. Complete with holiday décor and your favorite carols, the MSO’s holiday concerts have become community favorites. The first of the MSO’s two holiday concerts is Holiday Pops! on Friday, December 2nd at 7:30 pm and Saturday, December 3rd at 2pm at the Gallo Center for the Arts. Conducted by Principal Pops Conductor Ryan Murray, this lively and festive concert features Broadway star Nikki Renée Daniels and the MSO Chorus. The Holiday Candlelight Concert will be held on December 20th at the St. Stanislaus Catholic Church. MSO Chorus Director, Daniel R. Afonso Jr., will conduct this traditional holiday concert and St. Stanislaus Church is the perfect setting for a more intimate concert that will also feature the MSO Chorus.
Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra Performs Rachmaninoff & Sibelius November 11 & 12
MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra (MSO) will be led by conductor Nicholas Hersh for their Rachmaninoff & Sibelius concerts on November 11 & 12, 2022. The weekend’s program will open with Schubert’s Death and the Maiden String Quartet arranged by Nicholas Hersh then pianist George Li will be featured on Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. The program will end with Sibelius’ Symphony No. 5.