The Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
The Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (MSO) is Minnesota’s most highly regarded civic orchestral ensemble. Our mission is to perform outstanding symphony concerts for diverse audiences throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra’s
2024-25 Season
Steven Amundson, Music Director
COME DANCE WITH US
Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 4:00 pm
Roseville Lutheran Church
1215 Roselawn Avenue W.
Roseville, MN 55113
Johannes Brahms — Hungarian Dance No. 6
Franz Joseph Haydn — Sinfonia Concertante
-Sarah Wright, violin
-LeeAnn Thommes, cello
-Julie Brusen, oboe
-Kate Saumur, bassoon
Carlos Simon — Ring, Shout from Four Black American Dances
Astor Piazzolla — Libertango
Jean Sibelius — Valse Triste
Maurice Ravel — Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2
EXPRESSIONS OF UNITY
Sunday, November 24, 2024 at 4:00 pm
Central Lutheran Church
333 S. 12th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Johann Hummel — Trumpet Concerto
-Joe Hazlett, Trumpet
Valerie Coleman — Umoja
Myroslav Skoryk — Melody
Michael Torke — Javelin
Steven Amundson — Gratia Viva
Aaron Copland — A Promise of Living from The Tenderland
Gabriela Ortiz — Kauyumari
STAR CROSSED LOVERS
Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 4:00 pm
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church
900 Stillwater Road
Mahtomedi, MN 55115
Joan Tower — Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
William Walton — Viola Concerto
-Heather Phillips, Viola
Sergei Prokofiev — Romeo and Juliet
Leonard Bernstein — Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
THE NOTEBOOKS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI
Friday, April 11, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 4:00 pm
Location to be determined
Samuel Barber — Second Essay for Orchestra
Jocelyn Hagen — Notebooks of Leonardo DaVinci
Featuring Guest Conductor: Kathy Romey
FAMILY CONCERT: MAY THE FOURTH
Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 3:00 pm
Augustana Lutheran Church
1400 S. Robert Street
West St. Paul, MN 55118
Gioachino Rossini — William Tell Overture
Benjamin Britten — Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
John Williams — Selections from Star Wars
–Darth Vader’s Theme
–Cantina Band
–The Throne Room & Finale
The Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Thanks to the generous donations from our supporters, the MSO is able to offer concerts free to the community. For the MSO to produce each exceptional concert, the cost is approximately $20,000. Individual contributions are not just appreciated, but critical, and enables us to share the joy of music with everyone, without financial barriers.
Programs are subject to change.