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June 26, 2026
The Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) returns for a third consecutive year to deliver a Pride performance at St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral to help kick off Pride Weekend festivities. Closing out its 33nd season, the MPO is the nation’s first LGBTQIA+ orchestra. While the concert is free, the MPO will be taking donations — please consider supporting local queer music-making in whatever way you can!
Program:
Libby Larsen: Fanfare for Humanity (1)
Valerie Coleman: Umoja quintet (3)
Emily Boyajian: Dance Music from Desire (4)
Claude Debussy (arr. Ravel): Danse "Tarantelle styrienne" (6)
Louis Ballard: Selections from Four Moons (11)
Moscelyn Larkin (Shawnee)
Rosella Hightower (Choctaw)
Majorie Tallchief (Osage)
Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky: Selections from Swan Lake (14)
Valse
Danse de Cygnes
Danse Espagnole
Danse Napolitaine
Conducted by Brian Dowdy