FARGO — For Adam Hochstatter, coming home this week isn’t just a matter of reuniting with family and friends. It’s about giving something back to the community.

Hochstatter, a 2005 graduate from Fargo South High, is attending the world premiere of his composition, Noir Concerto No.1, by the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra. The concerts will be held Saturday night and Sunday afternoon at Festival Concert Hall on the North Dakota State University Campus.

“It’s an honor. I’m so grateful to be able to do this,” he said earlier this week. “I’m very grateful to give back to the community. I’m trying to do things that bring people back to the concert halls because people have been slow to come back since COVID.”

He will not only be reuniting with friends and family, but also FMSO members who

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