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
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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
Thank You Joan!
East Metro Symphony Orchestra would like to offer our thanks and best wishes to our concertmaster Joan Molloy, who has chosen not to return to the orchestra this season. Joan has served as concertmaster since 2017 and was a wonderful leader and teacher for our musicians. We wish her well in all of her new endeavors
EMSO Welcomes New Board Members
EMSO is happy to announce its new Board of Directors. Three members were elected to board positions in June. We welcome them to their new positions. President – Stephen Thompson (left)——-Vice President – James Slegers (center)————Secretary – Caitlin Race (right) Stephen, James, and Caitlin join Laura Miller (Treasurer), Steve Crooks (Past President), Sean Maysack (Financial
Buy a Hy-Vee Reusable Bag in August to Support EMSO
Reduce single-use plastic in the environment and give back to those in need in the local community, all while running routine weekly errands at the local Hy-Vee. East Metro Symphony Orchestra has been selected by the Oakdale Hy-Vee store leadership as the benefiting non-profit in the My Heart Reusable Bag Program for the month of August! Buy a