Holiday Candlelight Concert

Modesto Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Candlelight Concert

Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Doors Open at 7 pm
Concert Starts at 8 pm
St. Stanislaus Catholic Church
1200 Maze Boulevard, Modesto

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Digital Program: Holiday Pops!

Modesto Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Pops!

Friday, December 5, 2025; 7:30 pm
Saturday, December 6, 2025; 2:00 pm

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Digital Program: Beethoven & Klebanov

Modesto Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven & Klebanov

Friday, November 14, 2025; 7:30 pm
Saturday, November 15, 2025; 7:30 pm

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Digital Program: Williams & Rachmaninoff

Modesto Symphony Orchestra

Williams & Rachmaninoff

Friday, October 10, 2025; 7:30 pm
Saturday, October 11, 2025; 7:30 pm

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Picnic at the Pops! The Music of Queen

Modesto Symphony Orchestra

Picnic at the Pops!
Windborne’s The Music of Queen

Saturday, September 6, 2025
Grounds Open: 5:00 pm
Concert Starts: 7:30 pm

GALLO Grounds

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Program

All selections will be announced from the stage.

There will be one intermission.

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Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark in Concert

Modesto Symphony Orchestra

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark in Concert

Friday, May 30, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 2 pm

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Verdi's Requiem

Modesto Symphony Orchestra

Verdi’s Requiem

Friday, May 9, 2025; 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 10, 2025; 7:30 pm

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Carnival of the Animals

Modesto Symphony Orchestra

Carnival of the Animals

Friday, April 11, 2025; 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 12, 2025; 7:30 pm

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Aretha: A Tribute

Modesto Symphony Orchestra

Aretha: A Tribute

Friday, March 14, 2025; 7:30 pm

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Disney's Fantasia in Concert Live to Film

Modesto Symphony Orchestra

Disney’s Fantasia in Concert Live to Film

Friday, February 7, 2025; 7:30 pm
Saturday, February 8, 2025; 7:30 pm

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Holiday Candlelight Concert

Modesto Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Candlelight Concert

Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Doors Open at 7 pm
Concert Starts at 8 pm
St. Stanislaus Catholic Church
1200 Maze Boulevard, Modesto

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Holiday Pops!

Modesto Symphony Orchestra

Holiday Pops!

Friday, December 6, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 2 pm
Mary Stuart Rogers Theater, Gallo Center for the Arts

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The Four Seasons Mixtape

Modesto Symphony Orchestra

The Four Seasons Mixtape

November 1 & 2, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Gallo Center for the Arts, Mary Stuart Rogers Theater

Nicholas Hersh, conductor
Audrey Wright, violin

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Branford Marsalis with the Modesto Symphony Orchestra

Modesto Symphony Orchestra

Branford Marsalis with the Modesto Symphony Orchestra

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Gallo Center for the Arts, Mary Stuart Rogers Theater

Nicholas Hersh, conductor
Branford Marsalis, alto saxophone

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Program

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)
Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor (1890)

Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)
Scaramouche, Op. 165c (1937)
Branford Marsalis, saxophone

i.Vif

ii.Modéré

iii.Brazileira

John Williams (b. 1932)
Escapades from Catch Me If You Can (1937)
Branford Marsalis, saxophone

1.Closing In

2.Reflections

3.Joy Ride

- INTERMISSION -

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 (1940)

i.(Non) allegro

ii.Andante con moto (Tempo di valse)

iii.Lento assai — Allegro vivace

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Picnic at the Pops! Dancing in the Street: Music of Motown

Modesto Symphony Orchestra

Picnic at the Pops! Dancing in the Street: Music of Motown

Saturday, September 7, 2024
Grounds Open: 5:00 pm
Concert Starts: 7:30 pm

GALLO Grounds

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Program

All selections will be announced from the stage.

There will be one intermission.

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Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

Modesto Symphony Orchestra

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in Concert

Friday, May 31, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 2:00 pm
Gallo Center for the Arts, Mary Stuart Rogers Theater

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John Williams (b. 1932)

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert
Feature Film with Orchestra

There will be one intermission.

Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts in association with 20th Century Fox, Lucasfilm Ltd., and Warner/Chappell Music. All rights reserved.

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Star Wars Film Concert Series
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

Twentieth Century Fox Presents
A Lucasfilm Ltd. production

Starring
Mark Hamill
Harrison Ford
Carrie Fisher
Billy Dee Williams
Anthony Daniels as C-3PO

Co-Starring
David Prowse
Kenny Baker
Peter Mayhew
Frank Oz

Directed by
Richard Marquand

Produced by
Howard Kazanjian

Screenplay by
Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas

Story by
George Lucas

Executive Producer
George Lucas

Music by
John Williams

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Original Motion Picture Soundtrack available at Disneymusicemporium.com 

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Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

Modesto Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9

Friday, May 10, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Gallo Center for the Arts, Mary Stuart Rogers Theater

Nicholas Hersh, conductor
MSO Chorus
Daniel R. Afonso Jr., chorus director
Georgiana Adams, soprano
Kindra Scharich, mezzo-soprano
Alex Boyer, tenor
Matt Boehler, bass

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Program

Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)
Fratres (1977)

Amy Beach (1867-1944)
Peace I Leave With You (1891)

Ludwig van Beethoven  (1770-1827)
Symphony No. 9 in D minor (1824)

i.Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso

ii.Molto Vivace—Presto

iii.Adagio molto e cantabile

iv.Finale—Ode to Joy

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Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto

Modesto Symphony Orchestra

Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto

Friday, April 12, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Gallo Center for the Arts, Mary Stuart Rogers Theater

Nicholas Hersh, conductor
Tai Murray, violin

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Program

Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Tangazo (Variations on Buenos Aires) (1969)

Louise Farrenc (1804-1875)
Symphony No. 3 in G minor (1847)

i.Adagio—Allegro

ii.Adagio cantabile

iii.Scherzo: Vivace

iv.Finale: Allegro

- INTERMISSION -

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) arr. Nicholas Hersh
Fugue in G minor BWV 578 “Little Fugue” (1918)

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 (1844)
Tai Murray, violin

i.Allegro molto appassionato

ii.Andante

iii.Allegretto non troppo—Allegro molto vivace

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Symphonic Soundtrack

Modesto Symphony Orchestra

Symphonic Soundtrack

Friday, March 15, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Gallo Center for the Arts, Mary Stuart Rogers Theater

Nicholas Hersh, conductor
Rob Patterson, clarinet

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Program

Giachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Overture to La Gazza Ladra (1817)

Giovanni Gabrieli (1554-1612)
Sonata pian’e forte (1597)

Jessie Montgomery (b. 1981)
Starburst (2012)

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Clarinet Concerto (1948)

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)
Sicilienne from
Pelleas and Melisande Suite (1898)

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Suite from The Firebird (1919)

John Williams (b. 1932)
Princess Leia’s Theme from Star Wars

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Gershwin's An American in Paris

Modesto Symphony Orchestra

Gershwin’s An American in Paris

Friday, February 9, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, February 10, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Gallo Center for the Arts, Mary Stuart Rogers Theater

Nicholas Hersh, conductor

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Program

William L. Dawson (1899-1990)
Negro Folk Symphony (1934)

i.The Bond of Africa

ii.Hope in the Night

iii.O, Le’ Me Shine, Shine Like a Morning Star!

- INTERMISSION -

Lili Boulanger (1893-1918)
D’un Matin de Printemps (1918)

George Gershwin (1898-1937)
An American in Paris (1928)

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