Day of Music
Free Community Event
Sat July 27, 2024 | 9am to 10pm
Celebrate summer with your friends and family at the seminal event of Summer at Orchestra Hall concert series. Twin Cities-based music groups will perform on stages inside Orchestra Hall. Explore the stage schedules below and plan your day—and don't miss the Minnesota Orchestra concert at 8pm (Tickets are required).
- Choose your own price and free Hall Pass (under 18 years old) tickets for the 1pm Minnesota Orchestra Family concert and the 8pm Minnesota Orchestra concert are available now.
- Take a backstage tour of Orchestra Hall. Tours are free, but ticketed; reserve your spot now.
- Tickets are not required for any other Day of Music concerts.
Video: Day of Music: Celebrating 50 Years of Orchestra Hall
Download the full schedule
Auditorium Stage
1:00-2:00pm Minnesota Orchestra Family Concert*
4:00-5:15pm Minnesota Orchestra Chamber Concert with pianist Jon Kimura Parker
5:30-6:00pm Havana String Quartet presented by Cuban American Youth Orchestra
8:00-9:00pm Minnesota Orchestra concert*
*Tickets Required
Target Atrium Stage
Programmed by The Cedar Cultural Center11:00-11:45am YallaDrum! Ensemble
12:00-12:45pm Summer Singers
2:00-2:45pm WANAKV
3:30-4:15pm CORDA trio
5:00-5:45pm Aida Shahghasemi and Nima Hafeziah
6:30-7:30pm FPA
9:00-10:00pm An evening of hip hop featuring Carnage the Executioner
Pictured: YallaDrum! Ensemble
Rehearsal Room
11:00am-1:45pm Sound Factory
A chance for children to try out instruments with Friends of the Minnesota Orchestra
2:00-4:00pm Storytelling with Danielle Daniel
5:30-7:30pm Mini-documentary screenings. Watch our latest short films about the Orchestra and its musicians
Pictured: Danielle Daniel
Other Locations
Peavey Plaza
Presented in partnership with Downtown Improvement District
9:00-10:00am – Yoga: instructor Phong Cao with Minnesota Orchestra violinists Catherine Schubilske and Te-Chiang (Bacco) Liu
Lobby
12:00-1:45pm - Family Activities
12:00-10:00pm - Vendors
Backstage Tours
Get a behind-the-scenes look at one of Minnesota's cultural and architectural touchstones, Orchestra Hall. Stand on stage, pretend you're a conductor or performer, and learn more about what happens before and during a concert!
Backstage Tours are currently at capacity; Please check with the box office on the Day of Music for any openings.
Day of Music is a chance to celebrate everything that’s wonderful about summers in the Twin Cities, while also bringing attention to the incredible artistic talent that live and work here throughout the year.”
Programming Partners
