MSO: Carmina Burana

Carmina Burana
A Powerful Tribute to 95 Years of Music

FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2026
7:30 pm / Gallo Center for the Arts

SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2026
7:30 pm / Gallo Center for the Arts

Nicholas Hersh, conductor
MSO Chorus
Daniel R. Afonso Jr., chorus director
Members of the MSYO performing side-by-side
Guest Soloists to be announced

The MSO’s final Classics concert of the season will have us all celebrating! This program will celebrate the MSO’s 95th season, the Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra’s 45th season, and the Modesto Symphony Orchestra Chorus’s 25th season. This finale showcases one of the most well-known pieces of the 20th century, Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. This bombastic epic combines powerful brass, rich harmonies, and the full force of the MSO Chorus.

PROGRAM
Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture

Carl Orff: Carmina Burana

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