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Symphony Orchestra, “Spring Dawn to American Horizons”

Wide shot of MSU Orchestra playing on stage in front of music stands. There are chairs and a variety of instruments set up around the stage. There is a conductor in the middle.

Friday, September 25, 2026

Wharton Center

7:30 pm

Tickets go on sale to the public beginning August 19

The MSU Symphony Orchestra opens the season with a celebratory fanfare, followed by Lili Boulanger’s D’un matin de printemps, a vivid portrait of springtime energy and light. The program culminates in Aaron Copland’s Symphony No. 3, a sweeping American masterpiece that builds toward its iconic Fanfare for the Common Man finale. Conducted by Octavio Más-Arocas, Zongheng Zhang, and Junting Yi.