
MSO: Carmina Burana
Carmina Burana
A Powerful Tribute to 95 Years of Music
May 8 & 9, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Gallo Center for the Arts: 1000 I Street, Modesto
About this Performance
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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