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2025-26 Season: Season of Discovery

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Calendar

February 14 / MSYO Spring Concert

Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra

Sat. Feb. 14, 2026 at 2:00pm

MSO’s 95th Birthday Celebration!

April 10, 2026
The State Theatre

Carmina Burana

Nicholas Hersh, conductor
MSO Chorus; Daniel R. Afonso Jr., chorus director
Fri. May 8, 2026 at 7:30pm
Sat. May 9, 2026 at 7:30pm

MSYO Season Finale Concert

Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra

Sat. May 9, 2026 at 2:00pm

Jurassic Park in Concert

Ryan Murray, conductor
Fri. May 29, 2026 at 7:30pm
Sat. May 30, 2026 at 2:00pm

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Our Latest Posts

MSO Offstage Blog

Read / Deserving to Be Heard: Ending the Long Silence of Klebanov's Symphony No. 1

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Artist Spotlight: Timothy Loo

We are so excited to have cellist Timothy Loo—a Turlock native & MSYO alum—join us for our October concerts, Williams & Rachmaninoff! We were able to chat with him to get his thoughts on the rarely performed Williams Cello Concerto and his journey from Turlock to Hollywood.

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

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Latest Press Releases

Press Room

Apr 9, 2026

Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra & Chorus to Perform Carmina Burana, Celebrating 95 Years of Music

Apr 9, 2026

MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra (MSO) will close their Classics Series with performances of Carmina Burana on May 8 & 9, 2026 led by Music Director Nicholas Hersh. The concerts will feature the MSO Chorus, directed by Daniel R. Afonso Jr., the Central Valley Youth Chorus, directed by Beth Holtan, and will also feature guest soloists: soprano Anastasia Malliaras, tenor Daniel Ebbers, and bass Malcolm MacKenzie. Members of the Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra will have the opportunity to perform side-by-side with the professional musicians of the MSO on Glinka’s Overture from Ruslan und Ludmilla.

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Apr 9, 2026

Digital Program Book & Notes

Program Notes: Carmina Burana

Notes about:
Giovanni Gabrieli, arr. Hersh: Canzon per sonar noni toni a 12
Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture
Carl Orff: Carmina Burana