Concerts · Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra
Sunday, September 27, 2026 · 2:00 PM
Barber & Hanson - Masterworks I
Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra · NDSU Festival Concert Hall · Fargo, North Dakota
Program
- Carlos Simon Four Black American Dances
- Samuel Barber Violin Concerto, Op. 14
- Howard Hanson Symphony No. 2, Op. 30 "Romantic"
Artists
- William Hagen Soloist, Violin
Running time: about 1 h 25 min including an intermission (estimate from the works' usual timings)
Worth the drive: Barber's 1939 Violin Concerto pairs lyrical, singing melodies in its first two movements with a breathless, moto perpetuo finale, and remains one of the most-performed 20th-century American violin concertos. More about Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto, Op. 14 →
About this concert
Violinist William Hagen joins the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony for Samuel Barber's lyrical Violin Concerto, framed by Carlos Simon's Four Black American Dances and Howard Hanson's sweeping Symphony No. 2, "Romantic," in a program marking America's 250th anniversary.
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