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Symphony Orchestra, “Rhythms in Motion: A Celebration of Dance”

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Thursday, April 23, 2026
Wharton Center
7:30 pm

The MSU Symphony Orchestra closes the season with a high-energy program of dance-inspired music from around the world. Highlights include Strauss’s elegant Der Rosenkavalier Suite, Juan Pablo Contreras’s vibrant Mariachitlán, Carlos Simon’s jazz-infused Hellfighters’ Blues, and Ravel’s hypnotic Boléro. Also included is a Sam and Mary Austin Fanfare composed by an MSU College of Music student. Join us for a season finale where rhythm and movement ignite orchestral brilliance. Octavio Más-Arocas, conductor.