Becky joined EMSO in 2024. She has played violin for 54 years. Becky is an Insurance Advisor and lives in River Falls, WI. Prior to that she lived in Eau Claire for 32 years and grew up in Holmen, WI. In her spare time she enjoys quilting, making cards, scrapbooking and gardening. She and her […]
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Madison Wieczorek – Cello
Dan Collins – Bass
Vivian Quam – Oboe
Vivian joined the EMSO in the fall of 2024. She plays oboe and English horn. Vivian is a homemaker and she and her husband take care of their two-year-old granddaughter two days each week. She also plays in the Gnu Woodwind Quintet which regularly performs at senior communities. She lived in Sweden, New Jersey and […]
Eugenia Meltzer – Violin
Eugenia Meltzer grew up in Champaign, Il. As a child, her summers were spent at Illinois Summer Youth Music and later Meadowmount. She studied violin with Paul Rolland and Endre Granat, getting her Bachelor’s at the University of Illinois. She then got her Masters in Music at the University of Wisconsin where she studied with […]
Jingle Bells Forever
the style of The Stars and Stripes Forever; Irving Berlin’s classic White Christmas; selections from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite; Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride and many other favorites, including the always popular Sing Along of Christmas classics. All EMSO concerts are free and admission is at the door.
Another great year of Symphonies for Seniors has already begun
Small ensemble groups are already performing as East Metro Symphony Orchestra’s Symphonies for Seniors program ramps up for fall and winter at senior centers around the east metro. Symphonies for Seniors is a unique program that brings EMSO orchestra members to senior living facilities to perform in small ensemble groups or full orchestra performances, offering residents of those facilities ready access to […]
EMSO’s Board of Directors grows for the 2024-2025 season
At the annual member meeting in May, East Metro Symphony Orchestra members elected four new people to the orchestra’s Board of Directors for the 2024-2025 concert season. EMSO is pleased to welcome its new Vice President Genie Meltzer (violin), Treasurer Terry Wilson (bassoon), and Members-at-Large Racheal Frost (violin) and Robin Radke (viola). “I am very glad for the […]
Welcome to the 2024-2025 Concert Season
A fresh, new season is here for EMSO members and audiences alike East Metro Symphony Orchestra (EMSO) is excited to announce a brand new season of music, community, and growth! In addition to expanding the Board of Directors and number of Symphonies for Seniors concerts offered this season (see articles below), EMSO has seen significant growth […]
Italian Symphony
The featured performance of this concert will be Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4, commonly known as the Italian Symphony. Inspired by the country for which it is named, this piece is a bright and lively symphony that the composer described as “blue sky in A major.” The concert will also include performances of Roman Carnival […]