FM Symphony Orchestra

Only 2 DAYS until Beer, Brats, & Brass 🍺🎺 Celebrate the season finale with brass, percussion, delicious brats from Unicorn Park, and beers from Drekker at Brewhalla. ✨ All attendees get $1 off 12oz & 16oz draft beers thanks to @drekkerbrewing ! Grab your wristband when you arrive! Featuring FMSO Brass & Percussion conducted by Benjamin Druffel 🎟 Tickets available online now at fmsymphony.org or grab yours at the door!

🎻Thank You for Celebrating With Us! 🎶 Thank you to everyone who joined us on April 23 for our 2026–2027 Season Release Party as the FMSO celebrates 95 years of music. It was wonderful to welcome our subscribers and supporters for an evening filled with excitement for the season ahead. We loved sharing a first look at our upcoming programs, including hearing Music Director Christopher Zimmerman speak about the vision behind our Masterworks series. The excitement continued as Executive Director, Lucas Wood, highlighted our upcoming Pop Concerts, including Music of Studio Ghibli on October 17 and A Night at the Oscars on February 20. We want to give a special shout out to Mark Johnson and Steven Johnson & Jack Rydell for sponsoring this event! Want to be part of our next season announcement? Check out our season subscriptions below. If you are a first‑time subscriber, you can enjoy 50% off your first subscription. (50% off reflects the ticket price on tier 3, 4, & 5- fees still apply) Call 701‑478‑3676 to learn more and redeem! 🎟 tickets at fmsymphony.org

🎶 Announcing Our 2026–2027 Masterworks Season! 🎶 Season tickets are on sale now starting at just $88!! Experience a full year of powerful symphonic music—beloved classics, exciting new works, world‑class soloists, and a monumental choral finale. 🎻 BARBER & HANSON- I 📅 September 26 & 27, 2026 Carlos Simon’s Four Black American Dances, Barber’s lyrical Violin Concerto with William Hagen, and Hanson’s Symphony No. 2 “Romantic.” 🎹 GRIEG & SIBELIUS- II 📅 November 14 & 15, 2026 Guest conductor Kedrick Armstrong leads a Nordic‑inspired program featuring Grieg’s beloved Piano Concerto with Lorraine Min, plus works by Andrée, Ruders, and Sibelius. Masterworks II is generously sponsored by Mr. Eugene Belz. 🎺 YOUNG PERSON’S GUIDE TO THE ORCHESTRA- III 📅 January 16 & 17, 2027 Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, a side‑by‑side performance with FMAYS, the Thoreson Steffes Young Artist Competition Winner (TBD), and Tchaikovsky’s dramatic Symphony No. 4. 🎶 BACH & MOZART- IV 📅 March 13 & 14, 2027 From Baroque brilliance to Classical elegance—Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, Mozart’s Symphony No. 29, and moving works by Elgar, Pärt, and Puccini. 🎼 BEETHOVEN NO. 9- V 📅 April 24 & 25, 2027 A triumphant season finale! Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 performed with chorus and soloists—an unforgettable "Ode to Joy" Masterworks V is generously sponsored by Sam & Coralie Wai. ✨ NEW THIS YEAR! Purchase a Small Stages subscription or add these special concerts to your season subscription: 🌟 Music of Studio Ghibli- October 17, 2026 A magical evening of music from your favorite Studio Ghibli films. 🎬 A Night at the Oscars- February 20, 2027 Experience iconic Hollywood film scores live with the orchestra. 🔥 Bonus Subscriber Perk! Get early access to Symphony Rocks tickets on 06/09 🎟️ New Subscriber Special Never subscribed before? 🎉 Get 50% OFF single‑ticket prices + fees in Tiers 3, 4, and 5- Call 701‑478‑3676 to redeem the new subscriber discount. 📍 Learn More & Subscribe 🔗 /seasontickets 📞 701‑478‑3676 🏢 808 3rd Ave S, Suite 300, Fargo, ND 🕘 Mon–Thu | 9:00 AM–3:00 PM

🍺🌭🎺 Beer, Brats & Brass is BACK—One Last Time! 🎺🌭🍺 📅 Thursday, May 14, 2026 ⏰ 6:00 PM (Doors open at 5:30 PM) 📍 Brewhalla (second floor Odditorium) Join FMSO Brass & Percussion for the final year of BBB featuring patriotic classics in honor of America’s 250th Anniversary, a tribute to Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, and epic works like Procession of the Nobles, Rejoice!, and Mercy, Mercy, Mercy. 🌭 Unicorn Park will be serving up fun, unique brats just outside the Odditorium 🍺 Drekker Beer will be available for purchase 🏙️ Arrive early to explore all the incredible vendors and businesses inside Brewhalla. This is your last chance to experience Beer, Brats & Brass—let’s raise a glass, enjoy amazing music, and celebrate the season finale together! 🎟️ Tickets available at the door or at fmsymphony.org

🎭🎶 Il Tabarro & more from Puccini 🎶🎭 Join us for our 2025-2026 Masterworks Season Finale and our first‑ever official co‑production with @fmopera . This special collaboration brings orchestra and vocalists together on one stage to celebrate the extraordinary music of Giacomo Puccini while honoring two arts organizations in our community. The first half of the program features Il Tabarro, Puccini’s gripping one‑act opera, performed with an artistic approach that highlights both the symphonic and operatic forces side by side. In the second half, enjoy some of Puccini’s greatest music from Madama Butterfly, Tosca, Gianni Schicchi, Suor Angelica, and La Rondine, showcasing the full emotional range that makes his music timeless. 📅 Saturday, April 25 at 7:30 PM 📅 Sunday, April 26 at 2:00 PM 📍 NDSU Festival Hall Celebrate the finale. Celebrate collaboration. Celebrate Puccini. 🎟️Tickets at

Join FMSO Music Director Christopher Zimmerman and FM Opera Artistic Director Joshua Kohl as they talk about our exciting upcoming co‑production celebrating the music of Giacomo Puccini. In this video, they share why Puccini remains one of opera’s greatest composers, what makes Il Tabarro such a gripping and powerful work, and highlight some of the other iconic Puccini music that will be featured in the second half of the program. 📅 Saturday, April 25 at 7:30 PM 📅 Sunday, April 26 at 2:00 PM 📍 NDSU Festival Hall 🎟️ /o/ZW4VXFRJ/shows/TF2GF92J

Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924) is one of the most influential composers in the history of Italian opera. Known for his sweeping melodies, vivid orchestration, and deeply human storytelling, Puccini wrote music that places the orchestra and the voice in constant emotional dialogue. His operas focus on real people and powerful feelings. Our upcoming co‑production with Fargo-Moorhead Opera features Puccini’s one‑act opera Il Tabarro, followed by music from some of his most beloved works including Suor Angelica, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and La Rondine. Together, these pieces showcase the remarkable emotional range of Puccini’s music, from intimate tenderness to sweeping dramatic intensity. 📅 Saturday, April 25 at 7:30 PM 📅 Sunday, April 26 at 2:00 PM 📍 NDSU Festival Hall 🎟️

GIVEAWAY: TICKETS TO IL TABARRO! We’re giving away TWO FREE TICKETS to Il Tabarro, a co‑production by Fargo-Moorhead Opera & the Fargo‑Moorhead Symphony Orchestra! ✨ How to Enter: ✅ Like this post ✅ Share this post ✅ Follow both @fmopera & FM Symphony 📌 Please note: • Tickets are valid only for Il Tabarro • Tickets cannot be transferred to another concert • Winner will receive two tickets 🎟 Tickets may be used for ONE of the following performances: • Saturday, April 25 at 7:30 PM •Sunday, April 26 at 2:00 PM 🏆 Winner Announcement: The winner will be contacted next Tuesday, April 7!

🎶 LAST CALL: Audition Applications Due THIS FRIDAY! 🎶 Don’t miss your chance to audition for the Fargo‑Moorhead Symphony Orchestra for the 2026–2027 season! 📝 Application Deadline: Friday, April 3 📅 Audition Date: April 18 🎼 Current Roster Opening: Flute 3 / Piccolo 🎻 Substitute Auditions Available For: Section Violin Section Viola Section Cello Section Bass 👉 Full details and repertoire requirements fmsymphony.org/auditions ❓ Questions? Email us at [email protected] 📷: @kensiewallnerphotography

You may have already seen @fmopera 's cast announcement, but if you haven’t had a chance, we are excited to share the incredible vocalists leading our upcoming co‑production of Il Tabarro, part of a weekend celebrating the music of Giacomo Puccini, presented by Fargo‑Moorhead Opera and the Fargo‑Moorhead Symphony Orchestra. ✨ Heather Hjelle, soprano, as Giorgetta ✨ Harold Meers, tenor, as Luigi ✨ Megan Potter, mezzo‑soprano, as La Frugola ✨ Matthew Hanscom, baritone, as Michele Set on a working barge along the Seine in Paris around 1910, Il Tabarro unfolds as day turns to dusk. Stevedores unload cargo, music drifts across the river, and beneath the rhythms of everyday life, tensions quietly simmer. Michele, the barge’s owner, and his wife Giorgetta are bound together by loss yet emotionally distant. Luigi, a young dockworker, carries his own dreams and longings, while La Frugola offers a glimpse of warmth, humor, and hope amid the hardship. As the opera progresses, unspoken desires rise to the surface, relationships are tested, and Puccini’s music draws us deep into a world where love, memory, and longing collide. Compact, cinematic, and intensely human, Il Tabarro is a masterclass in musical storytelling. 📅 Saturday, April 25 at 7:30 PM 📅 Sunday, April 26 at 2:00 PM 📍 NDSU Festival Hall Tickets at fmsymphony.org

🍺🌭🎺 Beer, Brats, & Brass 🎺🌭🍺 A Small Stages favorite returns one last time! 📍 Brewhalla | 1702 1st Ave N, Fargo 🗓 Thursday, May 14, 2026 ⏰ 6:00 PM A fan favorite is back for an evening of brass and percussion, paired perfectly with brats, brews, and the lively vibe of Brewhalla. It is a fun way to close out the FM Symphony 2025–2026 season. This year marks the final Beer, Brats, & Brass, and we are going out in style. While this chapter is ending, exciting new Small Stages performances are coming in the 2026–2027. Come celebrate with us on May 14, and stay tuned for our full season announcement at the end of April. 👉 Buy tickets at fmsymphony.org and join us for the final Beer, Brats, & Brass!

✨ Something Special Is Coming This April ✨ This April 25 & 26, we are thrilled to share an exciting co-production with the @fmopera celebrating the music of Giacomo Puccini. The collaboration features Puccini’s gripping one‑act opera Il Tabarro (The Cloak), a dark and intimate story set on a Parisian barge. Centered on a strained marriage, a secret love affair, and the devastating consequences of jealousy and loss, Il Tabarro is compact, intense, and powerfully dramatic. The program will also include additional beloved arias and orchestral selections by Puccini, showcasing the beauty of his music. This program brings together two local arts organizations, shared creative vision, and a passion for storytelling through music. Whether you are a longtime opera lover or simply curious to experience something new, this is a wonderful place to begin. 🎟️Tickets & More at fmsymphony.org/il-tabarro