MASTERWORKS SERIES
Embark on a world tour of sounds and flavors in 2010-11! The music of the Masterworks Series will explore five countries, and participating restaurants will present dining experiences to match. Click here to read more about Fargo-Moorhead restaurants offering special menus for the Taste the World season.
 Masterworks I: Music of Spain
October 16 • 8:00 pm
October 17 • 2:00 pm
NDSU Festival Concert Hall
Zuill Bailey, Cello
Timothy Nelson, Viola
Chabrier: España
de Falla: El Sombrero de Tres Picos (The Three-Cornered Hat)
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnole
Richard Strauss: Don Quixote
Zuill Bailey, who first appeared as a guest artist with the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra in 2005, is widely considered one of the premiere cellists in the world. His recently released recording of the Bach Cello Suites became an instant best-seller on the classical charts.
In Richard Strauss' marvelous "Don Quixote," the solo cello portrays the character of noble (but delusional) Don Quixote, while the principal viola (FMSO's own Tim Nelson), portrays the knight's squat and comical sidekick, Sancho Panza.
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 Masterworks II: Vive La France
November 13 • 8:00 pm
November 14 • 2:00 pm
NDSU Festival Concert Hall
Tai Murray, Violin
Berlioz: Beatrice and Benedict Overture
Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3
Bizet: Symphony No. 1
Ravel: Bolero
Tai Murray is a brilliant young violinist who has already received critical acclaim for her performances around the world, both as a recitalist and as a soloist with leading orchestras.
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 Masterworks III: An Evening in Vienna
January 22 • 8:00 pm
January 23 • 2:00 pm
NDSU Festival Concert Hall
Johann Strauss Jr: Die Fledermaus Overture
Young Artists Solo Competition Winner, Concerto
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 ("Haffner"), K. 385
Schubert: Overture to Rosamunde, D644
Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony No. 5
Schubert: Entr'acte III from Rosamunde
Johann Strauss: On the Beautiful Blue Danube
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 Masterworks IV: The Spirit of America
March 12 • 8:00 pm
March 13• 2:00 pm
NDSU Festival Concert Hall
Emanuele Arciuli, Piano
Thomas Jefferson, Narrator
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Barber: Piano Concerto
Schwantner: New Morning for the World: "Daybreak of Freedom"
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 Masterworks V: The Splendor of Russia
April 16 • 8:00 pm
April 17 • 2:00 pm
NDSU Festival Concert Hall
Holly Wrensch, Mezzo-Soprano
Kabalevsky: Colas Breugnon Overture
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Prokofieff: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78
Described as "Carmina Burana meets Lord of the Rings," Alexander Nevsky is a medieval tale of the heroic triumph of an outnumbered underdog force in 13th century Russia, which became a 1938 Eisenstein film with a dramatic orchestral score by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. This FMSO season finale will feature a 150-voice chorus and mezzo-soprano Holly Wrensch.
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