Special thanks to the Willmar Arts Fund of the Willmar Area Community Foundation for financial assistance and for supporting WASO. This orchestra is funded in part with a grant from the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council made possible by the voters of Minnesota, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.


2025-2026 season performance schedule

Join us for another wonderful year of music in Willmar. All concerts take place at the Willmar Education and Arts Center, 611 5th St. SW. Doors open a half-hour before the performance, unless noted otherwise.

See photos from our Feb 2026 concert with Sean Biehn on trombone

We are looking for a new LOGO for WASO. Deadline for submissions: April 3, 2026 Details here.

Performances are scheduled as follows:

"Young Artist"

3 p.m. Sunday, May 10, 2026

Quinn Eisenbacher is the daughter of Harold & Janelle Eisenbacher. For the past 5 years, Quinn has been a vocal student of Cheryl Schmidt in Willmar. more


Sophia Haase is a junior at Willmar Senior High School and is the daughter of David and Kathryn Haase. She has studied violin with Jeremy Swider from the MacPhail Center for the Arts for eight years and plays in the Willmar Senior High School orchestra under the direction of Michelle Suter. more


Concert tickets are $15 for adults.(Attendees 18 and younger are free, but require a ticket for entry.)

Tickets are available at the door with cash, check, or credit.


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