A concert for the whole family with free cookies, and students grades K-12 attend for free!
PROGRAM – The Fargo-Moorhead Symphony is excited to introduce you to the orchestra and its music! Did you know that classical composers used folk music as an inspiration to their own music and incorporated folk songs into their musical compositions? Folk tunes, folk dances and folk tales are all part of the music you’ll hear – from a can-can, to Frère Jacques, to the music of How to Train Your Dragon, the symphony will have you dancing in your seat! A very special guest will be performing a PIANO CONCERTO with the symphony -- winner of the 2022 Young Artist Solo Competition, CALEB MENDEZ, a high school junior from Crookston, MN, will be playing Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2. As you leave the concert hall, Family Fare is providing a FREE COOKIE for all in attendance!
SOLOIST - Caleb Mendez (High School Junior) in Crookston, MN, is a Red River Valley-based pianist at the University of Minnesota (PSEO). He has studied under Mei-Chuan Lin, Ph.D., and currently is a student of Nariaki Sugiura, D.M, both from the University of North Dakota. Mendez was the winner in the high school division of the Greater Grand Forks Young Artist Concerto Competition (2021), the North Dakota MTNA Competition "Senior Performance" (2021), and most recently the winner in the high school division of the Thorenson Steffes Young Artists Solo Competition (2022).
CONCERT INFO – Area students grades K – 12 will receive vouchers from their music teachers to attend this concert for FREE! Students may present these vouchers at the door for admission. Others who would like to attend may purchase tickets online or at the door of the event. All seating is general admission.
FREE COOKIES FOR ALL after the concert!
The FMSO is grateful to
The Learning Bank, Xcel Energy Foundation, Moorhead Rotary, and Family Fare for their generous sponsorship of the Kids (and Cookies) in the Concert Hall concert.
Face masks for the concert are encouraged but not required.
For more information, see
www.fmsymphony.org, or call the FMSO office at 701-478-3676.