OIANT Concludes Tour with Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra in North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND – The Orchestra of Indigenous Instruments and New Technologies (OIANT) is scheduled to perform at the North Dakota Museum of Art (NDMOA) on Sunday, May 3, 2026, as part of the Myra Foundation Presents: Concerts in the Galleries series.

The ensemble, founded in Argentina in 2000 by Alejandro Iglesias Rossi, combines instruments from both the past and present, alongside ritual theater, masks, and dance. Members of OIANT are former students of Rossi, and the orchestra aims to blend the sounds of native instruments of the Americas with European instruments and modern digital technology.

According to the North Dakota Museum of Art, the concert series has been a tradition for over thirty years, utilizing the galleries’ acoustics for chamber music performances. The museum notes that the series began after discovering the galleries were “glorious for chamber music.”

OIANT’s musicians have constructed their instruments based on research into their histories, often using models recovered from archaeological sites. Their repertoire includes traditional folk music and new compositions designed to explore the sounds created by combining past and present technologies.

“Shamanic Sounds and Crazy Tone Clusters…”

North Dakota Museum of Art

The performance at NDMOA is part of a broader tour for OIANT, which will also include a concert with the Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra (GGFSO) on May 10, 2026, at the Grand Forks Masonic Center. The GGFSO announced the 2025-26 season, highlighting the OIANT performance as the season finale, described as “Ancestral Sounds.”

The GGFSO’s 2025-26 season includes a variety of musical genres, beginning with a performance on October 5, 2025, at East Grand Forks Senior High Performing Arts Center. Other performances include a YuleTide Concert on December 14, 2025, and a Classical Crescendo performance on March 1, 2026, at the Grand Forks Masonic Center. A special event, “Czech Please!”, offering a tailored meal and music, is also planned.

Ticket prices for the GGFSO’s season are $110 for adults and $90 for seniors before July 31, with single concert tickets priced at $25 for adults in advance and $30 at the door. Senior, military, and student discounts are also available. Tickets can be purchased in advance from Popplers Music, Inc.

Musicians from Sweden, the Czech Republic, Argentina, and the United States will be participating in the performances in Grand Forks. The Orchestra of Indigenous Instruments and New Technologies’ visit is part of a larger tour across the United States.