MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra Association (MSOA) celebrates the opening of its 96th season on November 13 & 14, 2026 with Beethoven & Rachmaninoff led by Music Director Nicholas Hersh at the Gallo Center for the Arts. The program opens with Valerie Coleman’s Seven O’Clock Shout which is a tribute to the frontline workers during the Covid-19 pandemic and how people came together amidst isolation. The MSO will then feature pianist Janice Carissa performing Rachmaninoff’s masterpiece, his Piano Concerto No. 2, and conclude the program with one of the most iconic symphonic pieces of all time, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5.