Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

Abel Selaocoe’s expansive imagination knows no bounds — the SPCO’s newest Artistic Partner embraces singing, dancing, composition and improvisation equally in joyful and powerful music-making. His recent cello concerto, “Four Spirits”, is drawn from his South African roots and seeks to create a communal experience with the audience alongside works by two of Selaocoe’s many […]

In another strand of the temporal theme woven throughout the 2024.25 season, SPCO violinist Nina Tso-Ning Fan lights a fire in January, leading the orchestra in “Winter” from Antonio Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons”. Works by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel and Max Richter from the 19th and 21st centuries offer additional interpretations on the passage of time, driving toward […]

“Spellbinding” (Calgary Herald) pianist Roman Rabinovich plucks at emotions just beneath the surface in his SPCO debut. Set to the surrealist poetry of Max Jacob, Francis Poulenc’s chamber cantata Le bal masqué (The Masked Ball) offers a fantastical escape from reality alongside Igor Stravinsky’s lively Basel Concerto for String Orchestra. Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart […]

“Spellbinding” (Calgary Herald) pianist Roman Rabinovich plucks at emotions just beneath the surface in his SPCO debut. Set to the surrealist poetry of Max Jacob, Francis Poulenc’s chamber cantata Le bal masqué (The Masked Ball) offers a fantastical escape from reality alongside Igor Stravinsky’s lively Basel Concerto for String Orchestra. Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart […]

Co-presented with Basilica of Saint Mary Celebrate the holidays with one of classical music’s most beloved traditions and join the SPCO for our extremely popular annual performances of George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah”. The SPCO will be joined by an all-star roster of vocal soloists and renowned vocal ensemble The Singers in what is sure to […]

Over Thanksgiving weekend, the SPCO delves into the many traditions woven into North American orchestral music — from the calm, soothing hymns and folk sound of George Gershwin to the sophisticated melodies and groovy jazz of Duke Ellington. Known for her rich voice and expressive interpretations, Twin Cities-based mezzo-soprano Clara Osowski returns to perform new […]

Comedy and tragedy intertwine in this program of theatrical music including Ludwig van Beethoven’s dramatic “Coriolan” Overture and Felix Mendelssohn’s lighthearted music for William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. Haydn’s “Il Distratto” Symphony repurposes music from a comedic play about a gentleman so absent-minded he nearly forgets his own wedding!

A sonic feast: experience stirring, melodic works for wind octet and string orchestra. A meditative chamber work by Arvo Pärt highlights the SPCO winds, evoking an almost trance-like spirit before the strings join for Igor Stravinsky’s lilting, picturesque “Apollon musagète”, Ballet in Two Scenes. Ludwig van Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, a cornerstone of orchestral music, builds […]

A sonic feast: experience stirring, melodic works for wind octet and string orchestra. A meditative chamber work by Arvo Pärt highlights the SPCO winds, evoking an almost trance-like spirit before the strings join for Igor Stravinsky’s lilting, picturesque “Apollon musagète”, Ballet in Two Scenes. Ludwig van Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, a cornerstone of orchestral music, builds […]