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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 6, 2024 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 2:00 pm 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 is a more intimate concert and is returning to St. Stanislaus Catholic Church on December 17, 2024 at 8 pm. Led by MSO Chorus Director, Daniel R. Afonso Jr., this traditional holiday concert that will also feature the MSO Chorus and the Opus Handbell Ensemble.

Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra Celebrates the Holidays with Broadway Star Nikki Renee Daniels
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MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra (MSO) proudly presents The Four Seasons Mixtape led by Music Director Nicholas Hersh this November 1 & 2, 2024 at 7:30 pm at the Gallo Center for the Arts. The evening’s program features music by Mendelssohn, Mexican-composer Gabriela Ortiz, and Hersh’s own “mixtape” interpretation of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons featuring the works by Vivaldi, Richter, Ysaÿe, and Piazzolla featuring violinist, Audrey Wright.

Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra Reinvents Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
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MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra (MSO) and the Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra (MSYO) welcome Elisha Wells as the MSYO’s new Music Director. Wells will continue to serve as the MSYO’s Symphony Conductor.

Press Release: Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra Appoints Elisha Wells as New Music Director
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MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra (MSO) proudly presents Branford Marsalis with the Modesto Symphony Orchestra led by Music Director Nicholas Hersh this October 5, 2024 at 7:00 pm at the Gallo Center for the Arts. The MSO kicks off their 94th season with acclaimed saxophonist Branford Marsalis. The evening’s program includes Marsalis performing Milhaud’s Scaramouche and John Williams’ Escapades from Catch Me If You Can. The program also features Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor and concludes with Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances.

Press Release: Branford Marsalis Joins the Modesto Symphony Orchestra for One-Night-Only Opening Night Concert!
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MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra proudly presents Picnic at the Pops! Dancing in the Street: Music of Motown this September 7, 2024 at 7:30 pm on the beautiful GALLO grounds. Picnic at the Pops! is a family-friendly outdoor concert that attracts thousands of music lovers from Modesto and the neighboring communities for an evening of music, dancing, and fun beneath the stars.

Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra's Picnic at the Pops Presents Dancing in the Street: Music of Motown

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Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra Appoints Nicholas Hersh as Music Director

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Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra Appoints Nicholas Hersh as Music Director

MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra Association (MSOA) is excited to announce that the Board of Directors has named Nicholas Hersh as the organization’s next Music Director. Hersh is only the ninth music director for the Modesto Symphony Orchestra and he will lead the MSOA’s 93rd season. Hersh’s artistic leadership will bring innovative, captivating, and exciting ideas and programs into our community and his passion for music education will help guide our existing education programs to new heights.

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Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra’s Picnic At The Pops Presents Aretha: A Tribute

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Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra’s Picnic At The Pops Presents Aretha: A Tribute

MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra proudly presents Picnic at the Pops! Aretha: A Tribute this September 9, 2023 at 7:30 pm on the beautiful E. & J. Gallo Winery Grounds. Picnic at the Pops! is a family-friendly outdoor concert that attracts thousands of music lovers from Modesto and the neighboring communities for an evening of music, dancing, and fun beneath the stars.

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Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra 2023-24 Season Announcement

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Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra 2023-24 Season Announcement

MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra (MSO) presents their 93rd season. The MSO’s season will kick off with Picnic at the Pops! This year’s Picnic will feature the music of Aretha Franklin with guest vocalists Capathia Jenkins and Darryl Jovan Williams. The MSO’s first concert at the Gallo Center for the Arts will be in October when they open their Classics Series with Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 featuring pianist Alessio Bax.

Press Release: The Modesto Symphony Orchestra Performs Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in Concert

Press Release: The Modesto Symphony Orchestra Performs Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in Concert

MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra (MSO), led by Principal Pops Conductor Ryan Murray, will perform Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in Concert on Friday, June 2nd, 2023 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 at 2:00 pm at the Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto. Fans will be able to experience the scope and grandeur of the complete film with Oscar®-winning composer John Williams’ musical score performed live to film by the MSO.

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Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra Performs Mozart Requiem May 12 & 13

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Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra Performs Mozart Requiem May 12 & 13

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.

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