This annual side‑by‑side concert brings together the Fargo Moorhead Symphony Orchestra and the Fargo Moorhead Area Youth Symphonies. The program features Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, the Fall 2026 Thoreson Steffes Young Artist Competition winner, and Tchaikovsky’s powerful Symphony No. 4.

Inspired by traditions of song and dance, this woodwind quintet program features music by underrepresented and living composers, including Valerie Coleman and Amy Beach. Performed by FMSO principal wind players & more.

This year, A Night at the Oscars takes a star-studded trip to the Big Apple! Dress to impress, walk the red carpet, and step into a cinematic celebration inspired by some of the most unforgettable films connected to New York City and its iconic energy.

This program spans more than two centuries of orchestral music, from Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 featuring Sonja Bosca‑Harasim, Deb Harris, and Tyler Wottrich, to Elgar’s Serenade for Strings. It also includes Puccini’s Crisantemi, Pärt’s Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten, and Mozart’s Symphony No. 29, showcasing clarity, elegance, and evolving musical styles.

Composed by artists shaped by migration, reinvention, and cultural exchange, this program offers a reflective portrait of America through chamber music. From Dvořák’s time in rural Iowa to contemporary American voices, these works reveal a nation heard through many perspectives.

The final Masterworks concert of the 2026–2027 season concludes with Beethoven’s groundbreaking Symphony No. 9, featuring orchestra, soloists, and a large chorus. From dramatic intensity to the triumphant “Ode to Joy,” this iconic work remains one of the most powerful statements in the symphonic repertoire and a fitting season finale.