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2025-2026 Season

Dr. Matthew George leads the orchestra in its 73rd season.

Photography by  Darrell Owens

New to Classical Concerts? Here is a guide
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Our inaugural season for Dr. Matthew George was a thrilling one. We look forward to a great continuance of that wonderful and exciting direction.

October 25, 2026, 3pm – “Celebrations” 

John Adams – Short Ride in a Fast Machine – 40th anniversary
Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings – 90th anniversary
Dan Kessner – Clarinet Concerto – Julia Heinen, soloist– Composer’s 80th birthday
Ottorino Respighi – Burlesca – 90th anniversary Respighi death/120th anniversary of piece
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Symphony No. 8 – 70th anniversary

December 13, 2026, 5pm – “Matters of the Heart” 

Umoja – Valerie Coleman  Adagio in g minor – Tomaso Albinoni 
Three Pieces from Schindler’s List – John Williams – Carol Margolis, soloist
Unfinished Symphony, 8^th (7^th)- Franz Schubert  

_{February 21, 2027, 3pm} – “Pipes at Midnight” 

This Midnight Hour – Anna Clyne
Grand Concerto for solo organ and orchestra – Stephen Paulus – Jacob Benda, soloist  (Michael Barone – Pipe Dreams- involvement)  
Organ Symphony – Camille Saint-Saëns

March 21, 2027, 3pm – Family Concert – “Music You Can See: Mother Nature”   

Allegro from “Spring” The Four Seasons – Antonio Vivaldi 
“Morning Mood” from Peer Gynt – Edvard Grieg 
The Oak Tree – Florence Price 
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring – Frederick Delius 
Sky-Tinted Water: Place Where the Water is so Still it Reflects the Sky – Marko Bajzer 
Thunder and Lightning Polka – Johann Strauss, Jr

May 16, 2027, 3pm – “Warmth” 

Outdoor Overture – Aaron Copland
 MacPhail concerto winner – TBD
Kauyumari – Gabriela Ortiz
Symphony #2 – Johannes Brahms – (150^th anniversary) 

All concerts will be performed at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church 
9201 Normandale Blvd Bloomington, MN 55437