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Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra & Chorus to Perform Carmina Burana, Celebrating 95 Years of Music
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.
Modesto Symphony Orchestra Celebrates 95th Anniversary with Fundraiser at the State Theatre
MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra Association (MSOA) will host a fundraiser to celebrate their 95th Anniversary on April 10, 2026 at 7:30 pm at The State Theatre. The evening will feature a chamber orchestra performance by the Modesto Symphony Orchestra, led by Music Director Nicholas Hersh, and violinist Amaryn Olmeda on Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. All proceeds from the event will support the MSOA’s music education programs including the Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra, the Link Up program, as well as a free performance for local students held earlier in the week with Ms. Olmeda and MSO performing selections of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.
Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra Presents Pixar in Concert Live to Film
MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra (MSO) presents a concert celebrating 25 years of the music and animation of Disney and Pixar films on March 13 & 14, 2026 at 7:30 pm. Pixar in Concert will feature music and visuals from 15 classics, including Pixar’s inaugural full-length computer animated film “Toy Story” (1995), and the Academy Award®-winning films “Finding Nemo,” “The Incredibles,” “Ratatouille,” “WALL-E,” “Up,” “Coco” and “Toy Story 3.”
Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra and Ballet Folklórico Anáhuac Partner to Explore Dance and Music of Márquez’s Fandango
MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra (MSO) and Ballet Folklórico Anáhuac will partner to explore the dances that inspired Arturo Márquez’s “Fandango” in a pre-concert performance held before the MSO’s February 13 & 14, 2026 concerts: Scheherazade & Márquez’s Fandango.
Press Release: Anne Akiko Meyers Joins the Modesto Symphony Orchestra for Márquez’s Fandango
MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra (MSO), led by Music Director Nicholas Hersh, will perform Scheherazade & Márquez’s Fandango this February 13 & 14, 2026 at 7:30 pm at the Gallo Center for the Arts. The program will open with selections from Margaret Bonds’ Montgomery Variations. Then the MSO will be joined by esteemed violinist Anne Akiko Meyers for Arturo Márquez’s Fandango. The program will conclude with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade.