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EMSO’s mission is to provide a broad range of educational, multicultural, and inspirational orchestral experiences to East Metro communities.
Mark your calendars!

EMSO is excited to present our next concert on Sun. Mar. 15 in N. St. Paul!

Guest pianist Amos Lucidi will join us for Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, and we will also perform Dvořák’s New World Symphony & Moncayo’s Huapango.
Info: www.emsorch.org
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January 21, 2026 at 10:54 PM
EMSO's East Metro Chamber Ensemble performed another great Symphonies for Seniors concert this weekend. This time we were at White Pine Senior Living in Cottage Grove. We appreciate everyone who joined us!
January 12, 2026 at 8:24 PM
EMSO's East Metro Chamber Ensemble performed a festive concert @ Artis in Woodbury on Sun. Thanks to all of our wonderful musicians who shared their gifts with our community this year!
Have a happy holiday season & an amazing New Year! We look forward to making more music with you in 2026!
December 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Videos from Very Merry & Bright are now available to watch on EMSO's YouTube Channel!

If you couldn't join us, or just want to listen again, check out the concert playlist!

Have a Happy Holiday season!

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East Metro Symphony Orchestra (EMSO) - A Christmas Festival - Very Merry & Bright 2025
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December 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
It was very merry at EMSO's Very Merry & Bright concert yesterday! We had our biggest crowd ever! We were so pleased to see you all & hope you had as much fun as we did at this holiday event!
Thanks to everyone @ ISD 622 and all of our volunteers for helping us make this concert a huge success!
December 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
It's here! Join us TODAY @ 2 PM for Very Merry & Bright! The concert is at North High School, 2416 11th Ave in N. St. Paul (across the street from St. Mark's). The concert is free so bring friends & family for this early holiday celebration!
More info: emsorch.org
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December 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Coming up this weekend is EMSO's holiday concert Very Merry & Bright! We hope you're planning on join us for an afternoon of holiday classics & even a SING ALONG!
Sun, Dec. 7 @ 2 PM (please note earlier time)
North High School 2416 11th Ave. N. St. Paul
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December 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
We're just 1 WEEK away from EMSO's holiday concert - Very Merry & Bright! Get ready to feel the spirit of the season as EMSO plays a collection of new & old favorites! The concert is free & all are welcome, so bring the whole family - even the Scrooges!
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November 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
With Thanksgiving just days away, our holiday concert is right around the corner! Make sure you join us on Sun, Dec 7, @ 2 PM (please note the earlier time) at North High School (NEW location) in N. St. Paul for a festive afternoon of music!

More info: emsorch.org
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November 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
THANK YOU for your generous donations to EMSO during Give to the Max Day 2025! Together we were raised $4,715, well above our GTMD25 goal! Supporters like you are crucial to our orchestra and we cannot thank you enough for showing your love of EMSO this giving season!
November 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
EMSO has had a very successful GTMD25! With 3 hours to go, our supporters have already exceeded our goal! Thank you!
If you haven't made a donation yet but are thinking about including EMSO in your Give to the Max Day giving, there's still time! Make a donation now: www.givemn.org/organization...
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Wow! Thank you to our supporters who have already gotten us to $3,770! We are just a few hundred dollars away from reaching our #GTMD25 goal. Our supporters are the best! Please consider making a donation by midnight tonight!

Donate now: www.givemn.org/organization...
November 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It's #GTMD25! Please support EMSO! We are a member-run non-profit that supports musical growth in our avocation musicians & offers free concert to our community! We cannot do it without your support!

Donate now: www.givemn.org/organization...
November 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Tomorrow is #GTMD25! This annual day of giving is an opportunity to support organizations & non-profits you care about in MN. All donations today & tomorrow will go towards our GTMD goal of $4,000! Please show EMSO some love & make a donation this year!

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November 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
It's Give to the Max Day week! Now is the perfect time to make a donation in support of EMSO! Please donate on or before Nov. 20th to help us reach out goal of $4,000!

Donate today: www.givemn.org/organization...
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Join us for Very Merry & Bright, EMSO's holiday concert on Sun, Dec 7 @ 2PM! EMSO will present a new collection of old & new seasonal favorites!
We're at a NEW location for this concert! North High School in N. St. Paul!
More info: emsorch.org
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November 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Videos from EMSO's Symphonie Fantastique are now available to watch on EMSO's YouTube Channel. If you couldn't join us, or want to hear it all again, check out the concert playlist!
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November 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Give to the Max Day is Thurs. Nov. 20! Each year, GiveMN invites people to support the causes & organizations they care about. Please consider making a donation on or before Nov. 20 to EMSO and help us keep bringing music to our community!
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November 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
EMSO was pleased to present a Symphonies for Seniors performance yesterday at Oak Meadows Senior Living in Oakdale! Thanks to EMSO's Chamber Ensemble & Suki Sun, Jessie Baskauf & Anthony Liuzzi for participating in this concert! Thank you to Oak Meadows staff for hosting us!
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Our appreciation as always goes out to our wonderful musicians, volunteers and all the folks at St. Mark's for helping put the Symphonie Fantastique concert together.

Video from this weekend's concert will be available soon!
November 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
EMSO was thrilled to host a huge crowd yesterday for our darkly themed Symphonie Fantastique concert! Thanks to all who ended Halloween weekend with us (we were also pleased to be part of the 9 free things to do this weekend in the Star Tribune: www.startribune.com/halloween-tr...).
November 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Join us TODAY at 3PM for the perfect ending to your Halloween weekend - Mussorgsky’s chaotic & ominous classic Night on Bald Mountain; Grieg's surreal Peer Gynt Suite No. 1; & Berlioz’s dark & dreamy Symphonie Fantastique.
It's free so bring friends!
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November 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
EMSO musicians are all ready for tomorrow's concert! Looking forward to seeing everyone at Symphonie Fantastique! It's going to be a blast!
Sun, Nov 2 at 3 PM
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
2499 N. Helen Street
North St. Paul, MN 55109
Admission is free!
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November 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
EMSO had a big crowd at the Symphonies for Seniors concert on Tues @ Boutwells Landing in Oak Park Heights! It was a great preview of the music being performed at our Symphonie Fantastique concert at St. Mark's Lutheran Church on Sun @ 3 PM. Thanks to everyone who joined us.
October 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
If you're looking for a way to stretch out your Halloween weekend, join us THIS SUNDAY for EMSO's spooky concert Symphonie Fantastique! Admission is free and all are welcome!
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The East Metro Symphony Orchestra (EMSO) is a community orchestra based in the Twin Cities east metro made up of volunteer avocational musicians.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM