The final two Minnesota Sinfonia concerts will take place Oct. 18 and 20.

Last October, the chamber orchestra’s board of directors announced the nonprofit would shut down in January 2025. The two upcoming concerts will serve as the group’s farewell to audiences. Music in the Schools performances and related materials will continue to be available to school districts free of charge into the winter of 2025. At the time of dissolution, any remaining assets will be distributed pursuant to the sinfonia’s articles and bylaws and any applicable nonprofit laws.

The free concerts will feature Sergei Prokovief’s Overture on Hebrew Themes, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 35 in D major and Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3. Each concert will be followed by an open reception.

The Oct. 18 performance will take place at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s First Covenant Church.

On Oct. 20, the group’s final public concert will happen at 2 p.m. at the Basilica of St. Mary in downtown Minneapolis.

The sinfonia was founded by conductor Jay Fishman in 1989, who has also spent the past 36 years as artistic director. His idea was to create a professional orchestra that would perform free concerts to ensure live classical music was available in underserved and low-income communities in Minnesota.

From its founding, the orchestra has performed more than 1,600 concerts for more than 500,000 attendees.

For more information, see mnsinfonia.org.

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