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MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ORCHESTRA

Ho-Yin Kwok // Artistic Director and Conductor
Sarah Grimes // Concertmaster

Founded in 1976, Mississippi Valley Orchestra is an excellent civic orchestra that plays incredible music east and west of the Mississippi River in the Minneapolis - St Paul metro area.

Hit the High Note Virtual Hangouts and "Christmas in March" Bonfire Event (Mar 2-Mar 27)

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To stay connected with our friends and musicians, MVO hosted four virtual hangouts in March. We were delighted to have wonderful guests, such as Ed Schlueter, founder of MVO, and Christina Chen-Beyers, former Artistic Director, to join us online. The virtual activities also included musical storytellings, rare videos revealing, trivia quizzes, and amazing door prizes. The Grand Finale of the Hit the High Note campaign was a festive "Christmas in March" in-person outdoor bonfire extrordinaire (Mar 27)!

New Videos: Christmas with MVO (at home)
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​"Have Yourself a Merry Christmas" played by Principal Horn Don Feeney.​
"Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen" played by Second Violin Emily Ruggles Johnson.
​"White Christmas" played by Artistic Director and Conductor Ho-Yin Kwok.
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New Video: MVO - The Story of 2020

This video is a special message for all the friends of the Mississippi Valley Orchestra. It is a story about how we have been working together to maintain our identity as an orchestra for the community since the pandemic cancelled our concerts and other events in the spring. Please enjoy it! We invite you to help us achieve even more in the future.

All background music tracks are excerpts from MVO concerts.
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Regular Rehearsals under COVID-19

During the pandemic, MVO is determined to serve the music community of the Twin Cities by offering regular rehearsals and other musical activities. Health safety remains to be the top priority and the orchestra has taken serious precautions to prevent the spread of virus. All of MVO activities are optional to our musicians in accordance to information and guidelines from the CDC and the State of Minnesota. For more information, please visit our Fall 2020 Season page.

MVO RECAP
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Every Tuesday 7pm, May 26 to July 28

MVO RECAP is a video series that showcases thrilling moments of Mississippi Valley Orchestra in concert. For the next 10 weeks, we will be showing highlights of our most memorable concerts form the last three years, with a brief introduction from members that were involved. ​

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Clean Water Land and Legacy Amendment

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

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