VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Sabir’s Dinning and Lounge presents: An Afternoon in the Victorian Era Music by female composers and beloved romantic favorites Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026 at 3 pm
Enjoy the Victorian-era music performed by the chamber ensemble featuring Jenny Poehls and Deb Harris (flutes), Elise Buffat Nelson (cello), and Amy Mercer (piano), performing works by Edward Elgar, Amy Beach, Louise Farrenc, Mel Bonis, and more. The performance will be held on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 3 pm in the Performance Hall of the Larry
J. Robinson Center for the Arts at the VCSU campus. The event is free and open to the public (free-will offering will be taken.)
This concert is made possible by the generous support of Sabir’s Dinning and Lounge of Valley City. Additional sponsorships come from the Bridges Arts Council, North Dakota Council of the Arts, Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra, and Valley City State University Music Department.
This concert is a collaboration between the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra and the Bridges Arts Council as part of the Small Stages Concert Series to make classical music accessible to audiences. The Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra (FMSO) was officially chartered in 1931 as the Fargo Civic Orchestra, evolving from a 1912 ensemble led by Harry Rudd. Over its 90+ year history, the professional orchestra has featured conductors including Sigvald Thompson, J. Robert Hanson, Joel Revzen, and Bernard Rubenstein, Chris Zimmerman offering classical and modern performances. For their 75th anniversary in 2007, the orchestra commissioned and premiered Peter Schickele’s Prairie Skies. The FMSO relies on a mix of local and regional talent, including musicians from area colleges. It is known for its Master Works concert series and Symphony Rocks concert.
The Bridges Arts Council is a nonprofit group that serves to bring arts and cultural opportunities to the Valley City and Barnes County community. If you are interested in learning more about the Bridges Arts Council you can visit, https://www.bridgesarts.org/ or on Facebook. For more information about this event, please email Hilde van Gijssel, Arts
Administrator for the Bridges Arts Council, at administrator@bridgesarts.org or by calling 240-462-8785.