GRAND FORKS – The Northern Valley Youth Orchestras will perform in concert at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, at the Empire Arts Center, 415 DeMers Ave.

The concert, which is opening the organization’s 15th season, will feature two student symphony orchestras, each performing “an exciting variety of symphonic music,” including familiar favorites, less-known masterpieces and new works, according to Naomi Welsh, NVYO executive director.

Admission is pay-what-you-can, with a $5 suggested minimum, she said.

This season, titled “Encore!,” will take audiences on “an exploration of cities and cultures” around the world, through music and film, Welsh said.

The NVYO Symphony will perform the North Dakota premiere of the short film “Oceana,” a multimedia composition with music by Stella Sung and film

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