Mesabi Community Orchestra

Celebrating 31 Years of Music Making on the Range

The Mesabi Community Orchestra was founded 31 years ago, and continues to thrive and provide quality classical music to many communities on the Iron Range. Our current membership hails from Ely, Aurora, Gilbert, Eveleth, Mountain Iron, Virginia, Chisholm and Hibbing.

Our members range from advanced students to adults of all ages. Some members are high school trained and others are university trained. Traditionally, we perform three concerts per season.

Picture of Josh Aerie The orchestra is led by Josh Aerie, a high-energy conductor with a broad range of experience in performing, conducting, chamber music, and recording. He serves on the faculty at the College of St. Scholastica and Mesabi Range Community and Technical College, in addition to a private studio for student musicians.

Josh received his Master of Music degree in Cello Performance from the University of Colorado, and completed his undergraduate work at Oberlin Conservatory of Music and Oberlin College, where he received both a Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance and a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Anthropology. More information about Josh can be found on his website, cellistry.com.

Spring Concert

Together with the East Range Choral Society

Mozart's Requiem

Friday, April 3, 7:30 PM, Chisholm
Chisholm Baptist Church

Saturday, April 4, 7:30 PM, Ely

Sunday, April 5, 2:30 PM, Eveleth
United in Christ Lutheran Church



Pops Concert

Together with the Mesabi Community Band


Sunday, May 3, 2:30 PM, Eveleth
United in Christ Lutheran Church




2008-2009 Rehearsals

Monday nights, 7-9 pm
Mesabi Range Community & Technical College

New members, all ages, welcome!






Mesabi Community Orchestra
P.O. Box 600
Virginia, MN 55792