The mission of the Diablo Symphony Orchestra is to enrich the lives and cultural climate of their community by performing a diverse repertoire of live classical music and making it accessible to the region’s diverse population. Diablo Symphony Orchestra foster the next generation of young musicians, provide educational programs and offer performing opportunities to local musicians. In this concert from May of 2026 the orchestra performs Copland's 'Fanfare for the Common Man" and also a new work from 2024 titled "Up North: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra" composed by Daniel Pesca, who also accompanies the orchestra on piano for the piece. In the second act the orchestra performs Dmitri Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony.