Announcing our 2025-2026 Concerts
MSO's 36th season: Celebrating the Human Spirit!
We are pleased to announce the following dates and programs* for MSO's 2025-2026 season. As in previous years, each program will be performed on a Saturday evening and the following Sunday afternoon.
October 25 and 26, 2025 - Heroes: Common and Uncommon
Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Giuseppe Verdi: Overture to Vespri Siciliani
Lee Hoiby: I have a Dream (with Philip Lima, baritone soloist)
Spirituals (with Philip Lima)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Eroica
January 17 and 18, 2026 - Myths and Magic
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Magic Flute Overture
Jean Sibelius: Swan of Tuonela
Tan Dun: Passacaglia: Secret of Wind and Birds
Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel Overture
Paul Dukas: Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Howard Shore: Selections from "Lord of the Rings"
March 21 and 22, 2026 - Ambition and Destiny
Jinwook Park, Guest Conductor
Carl Maria von Weber: "Oberon" overture
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano concerto No. 4 (with Morgan Lee, piano)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
May 16 and 17, 2026 - Resurrection
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2
Note: to accommodate the large orchestra and chorus required for our May concerts, Saturday's performance will be in the Donald M. Gay Performing Art Center at Edward Little High School in Auburn.
* All programs subject to change. Check to verify the music we'll play as concert dates approach.