Embark on a world tour of sounds and flavors in 2010-11! The music of the Masterworks Series will explore five countries, and participating restaurants will present dining experiences to match. Click here to read more about Fargo-Moorhead restaurants offering special menus for the Taste the World season.

Masterworks I: Music of Spain

NDSU Festival Concert Hall

Zuill Bailey, Cello

Timothy Nelson, Viola

Chabrier: España

de Falla: El Sombrero de Tres Picos (The Three-Cornered Hat)

Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnole

Richard Strauss: Don Quixote

Zuill Bailey, who first appeared as a guest artist with the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra in 2005, is widely considered one of the premiere cellists in the world. His recently released recording of the Bach Cello Suites became an instant best-seller on the classical charts.

In Richard Strauss' marvelous "Don Quixote," the solo cello portrays the character of noble (but delusional) Don Quixote, while the principal viola (FMSO's own Tim Nelson), portrays the knight's squat and comical sidekick, Sancho Panza.

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Masterworks II: Vive La France

Berlioz: Beatrice and Benedict Overture

Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3

Bizet: Symphony No. 1

Ravel: Bolero

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Masterworks III:  An Evening in Vienna

Johann Strauss Jr: Die Fledermaus Overture

Young Artists Solo Competition Winner, Concerto

Mozart: Symphony No. 35 ("Haffner"), K. 385

Schubert: Overture to Rosamunde, D644

Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony No. 5

Schubert: Entr'acte III from Rosamunde

Johann Strauss: On the Beautiful Blue Danube

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Masterworks IV: The Spirit of America

Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

Barber: Piano Concerto

Schwantner: New Morning for the World: "Daybreak of Freedom"

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Masterworks V: Russian Nights

Kabalevsky: Colas Breugnon Overture

Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

Prokofieff: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78

Described as "Caremina Burana meets Lord of the Rings," this medieval tale of the heroic triumph of an outnumbered underdog force in 13th century Russia became a 1938 Eisenstein film with a dramatic orchestral score by Russian comper Sergei Prokofiev. This FMSO season finale will feature a 150-voice chorus and mezzo-soprano Holly Wrensch.

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