Plymouth Symphony for the Cities
Wed Jul 8, 2026 - 8:45PM
Hilde Center for the Performing Arts
The Minnesota Orchestra offers a week of free outdoor performances—featuring classical favorites, film music and more—as an annual thank-you to the community.
Program
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SMITH/Skrowaczewski
The Star-Spangled Banner
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BERNSTEIN
Overture to Candide
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COPLAND
Hoedown, from Rodeo
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WILLIAMS
The Shark Theme, from Jaws
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HEITZEG
Green Freedom
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GROFÉ
Father of Waters and Mardi Gras, from Mississippi Suite
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ANDERSON
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
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DVOŘÁK
Allegro ma non troppo, from Symphony No. 8
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TRADITIONAL/Hayman/Kessler
Armed Forces Medley
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MUSSORGSKY/Ravel
The Great Gate of Kiev, from Pictures at an Exhibition
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WILLIAMS
The Imperial March, from Star Wars Suite
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SOUSA
Stars and Stripes Forever
Artists
Minnesota Orchestra
Norman Huynh
conductor
Stefan Egerstrom
Bass/Baritone
The Grammy Award-winning Minnesota Orchestra, now in its second century, ranks among America’s top symphonic ensembles, with a distinguished history of acclaimed performances in its home state and around the world; award-winning recordings, broadcasts and educational engagement programs; and a commitment to commissioning and performing the music of our time. In September 2025, Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård began his third season as music director.
American conductor Norman Huynh has attracted significant acclaim not just for his natural musicality and technical command, but for his dynamic presence, creative programming and highly sought-after abilities in connecting with new audiences. The music director of the Bozeman Symphony Orchestra since 2020, Huynh regularly appears with distinguished orchestras and ensembles across North America, Europe and Asia. His past and future guest appearances include engagements with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, San Diego Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Mobile Symphony Orchestra, Oregon Symphony, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Britt Music & Arts Festival, Orchestra Sinfónica del Vallés (Spain) and Princess Galyani Vadhana Youth Orchestra of Thailand.
A native of Minnesota, Stefan Egerstrom has performed with Minnesota Opera and was a San Francisco Opera Adler Fellow and a Young Artist with Des Moines Metro Opera. He has been on the roster of the Metropolitan Opera and Lyric Opera of Chicago and appeared with the Houston Symphony Orchestra, Opera San Antonio, San Diego Opera and Boston Lyric Opera
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