Thank you to everyone for your support of EMSO this season! We are so grateful to have completed a full season for the first time since the pandemic. This season has been a huge success and so much fun and we couldn’t have done it without you! Thank you to our members, audiences, volunteers, and donors. Thank
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East Metro Chamber Ensemble Completes Grant Concert Program
EMSO’s string ensemble, East Metro Chamber Ensemble, has completed all the Symphonies for Seniors concerts covered by a grant received by EMSO from the Minnesota State Arts Board (MSAB) in March 2022. EMSO’s Symphonies for Seniors concerts are free, live performances presented at senior living facilities around the East Metro and are designed to support access to live orchestra music
Support EMSO by Joining our Board of Directors
East Metro Symphony Orchestra is looking for orchestra and community members to join our Board of Directors. EMSO is an independent, non-profit community organization. The Board of Directors consists of 6-10 volunteer members who work to pursue and maintain the orchestra’s purpose and mission, maintain financial responsibility, and support creative development. EMSO Board members are elected
EMSO’s Chamber Ensemble Brings Music to Seniors
East Metro Symphony Orchestra is excited to continue to present our Symphonies for Seniors concerts during the upcoming season. Symphonies for Seniors concerts are free performances at senior living facilities, designed to provide senior citizens with disabilities, health issues, and other mobility problems the opportunity to experience live music. EMSO was fortunate to get a grant
Welcome to the 2022-2023 EMSO Concert Season
We are nearly at the first performance of the EMSO’s 2022-2023 concert season! We look forward to welcoming everyone back for another great year of music and community! The orchestra returns to a full concert schedule this season – featuring two concerts in the fall and two in the spring. These four concerts will be unique
Thank You for Your Support in the 2021-2022 Concert Season
After a year and a half hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, East Metro Symphony Orchestra was thrilled to return to rehearsing and performing in late 2021. EMSO would like to thank all of our members and supporters for their continued dedication of our organization. Your commitment to the music and our community has made our 2021-2022
EMSO Receives Grant for Symphonies for Seniors Concerts
East Metro Symphony Orchestra is proud to be a recipient of the Minnesota State Arts Board 2022 Creative Support for Organizations Grant! This grant will be used to present our Symphonies for Seniors ensemble performances at several senior residences in the East Metro area between March 2022 and February 2023, as well as to support EMSO’s administrative and
A Message from EMSO’s New President
Friends of EMSO – I look forward to you joining with us to enjoy Going Places! – our March concert of musical journeys. We look forward to sharing with you the music of Grieg and Sibelius as well as tunes from musical theater and opera. We love to play, but we especially love to be
Welcome Back to EMSO!
It finally happened! After a 19-month hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, East Metro Symphony Orchestra welcomed back its musicians on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 for weekly orchestra rehearsals. It didn’t take long for the orchestra to get back into the music! Ready with the dedication we so often saw from our members before the pandemic began, it was wonderful
What Did You Do Musically During the Long Covid Break?
We asked EMSO members to share some of what they did to keep up their musical chops during the Covid break. Here’s what some of them had to say: “I practice nearly daily during the Covid Break. My Labradoodles joined in my warmup, making for a lovely cacophonous racket. My big Doodle prefers Mozart.” – John