Northern Lights
Sun Mar 21, 2027 – 3pm
Fort Dodge Middle School
Joshua Barlage, Conductor
2027 Young Artists Competition Winners
Youth Honors Recital at 2:25pm.
Join us for a pre-concert recital featuring winners of this year’s Youth Honors Competition.
GRIEG Music from Peer Gynt
HAGLAND String Suite
Abigail RAE Finale from Symphony No. 1, Dresden Dreams (world premiere)
SIBELIUS Finlandia
Celebrate the next generation of musical talent alongside vivid musical storytelling and sweeping landscapes of Northern Europe. On the program are selections from Grieg’s Peer Gynt, offering colorful and evocative music spanning from the serene beauty of “Morning Mood” to the thrilling intensity of “In the Hall of the Mountain King”. The concert concludes with Sibelius’s stirring Finlandia, a powerful musical portrait of national pride and perseverance. Our season finale celebrates both the enduring legacy of great music and the bright future of the artists who will carry it forward.
Admission is by season membership or individual concert ticket ($15) available for purchase at the door. Students & children (with an adult) are always welcomed free of charge at Symphony performances.