Calendar of Events
Premieres, Concerts and Lectures
For Pentecost worship, Dr. Yolanda Williams conducts the Choir of Brunswick United Methodist Church, Crystal, Minnesota in the premiere of a work dedicated to them.
O Lord of Life is an anthem setting of a hymn written for Lutheran Arts in celebration of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation. Text by Don Payne Holmstrom.
Katie Moss plays DET’s Variations on Simple Gifts
Wayzata Community Church Summer Organ Concert Series
Organist Katie Moss was born in Saskatchewan, Canada, and moved to Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, when she was 11. Katie played the piano though high school and started playing the organ in college at Concordia University-Wisconsin in Milwaukee and received her Master’s in Organ Performance from Indiana University. She’s been organist at Messiah Lutheran Church since November 2017.
Enjoy free 30-minute concerts by world-class organists performing on the landmark magnum opus Charles Hendrickson tracker organ in the beautiful Sanctuary of Wayzata Community Church, 12:15 p.m. every Wednesday! Refreshments are served in Founders Hall following each recital.
Pei-Han Chao
sings David Evan Thomas’s The Wings of the Morning, a setting of Psalm 139, on a MN Duo recital at Source Song Festival 2018. Program includes music by Linda Tutas Haugen, Jocelyn Hagen, Edie Hill and Linda Kachelmeier.
Soprano Pei-Han Chao and pianist Tong Cheng perform DET’s The Wings of the Morning as part of a Music of Minnesota recital, part of the Source Song Festival held in the beautiful new Westminster Hall at Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Music in Como Park, Wednesday, August 15 @ 7 PM
The Minnesota State Band conducted by Keith Liuzzi premieres David Evan Thomas’s concert march, Giòia,
Wed, August 15, 7:00pm – 8:30pm
1360 Lexington Parkway N, Saint Paul, MN 55215 (map)
Enjoy food and drinks at the adjacent Spring Cafe.
The Minnesota State Band is the Official Band of the State of Minnesota and has been in existence for 120 years (since 1898). The band is the only remaining State Band in the United States. While at one time the band received funding from the State of Minnesota the band is now operated as a non-profit organization with an all-volunteer membership. The Minnesota State Band is one of the few community bands anywhere that regularly travels internationally. The Band has represented the State of Minnesota on six International Goodwill Tours since 1986. While international travel is important, the band sees its primary mission as providing high quality music to the residents of Minnesota. Thomas is at work on a commission for the Band’s November 3 concert.
Music in the Parks events are free and open to all.
Trio da Camera Premieres on Courtroom Concert
- Thursday, October 25, 2018,
- Noon
- Courtroom 317
- Landmark Center, Downtown St. Paul
Carrie Vecchione, oboe; Sarah Schmalenberger, horn; Gail Olszewski, piano premiere David Evan Thomas’s Trio da camera, a 2017 composition commissioned by David Braslau, on a Schubert Club Courtroom Concert. Get there early; these popular concerts fill up fast! Abbie Betinis hosts.
The Minnesota State Band, conducted by Keith Liuzzi, premieres David Evan Thomas’s One Fair Summer Eve, a suite commissioned for the 120th Anniversary of the Band.
The Minnesota State Band is the Official Band of the State of Minnesota and has been in existence for 120 years (since 1898). The band is the only remaining State Band in the United States. While at one time the band received funding from the State of Minnesota the band is now operated as a non-profit organization with an all-volunteer membership. The Minnesota State Band is one of the few community bands anywhere that regularly travels internationally. The Band has represented the State of Minnesota on six International Goodwill Tours since 1986. While international travel is important, the band sees its primary mission as providing high quality music to the residents of Minnesota.
Would you like to go to Spain, Brazil and Argentina all in one evening? Ladyslipper will transport you to sunbathed beaches in this rich and passionate program by Radamés Gnattali, Pablo de Sarasate, Federico Mompou and including DET’s arrangement of Falla’s 7 Popular Spanish Songs. Join mezzo-soprano Sahar Hassan, cellist Jane Cords-O’Hara and pianist Oleg Levin, along with guest artists violinist Stephanie Arado and bassist Charles Block for a Spanish collage.
Tickets: $10 available at the Cathedral Book Shop or at the door.
The Minnesota State Band, conducted by Keith Liuzzi, performs David Evan Thomas’s One Fair Summer Eve, a suite commissioned for the 120th Anniversary of the Band in a concert at Hutchinson High School, Hutchinson, MN. More here.
The Minnesota State Band is the Official Band of the State of Minnesota and has been in existence for 120 years (since 1898). The band is the only remaining State Band in the United States. While at one time the band received funding from the State of Minnesota the band is now operated as a non-profit organization with an all-volunteer membership. The Minnesota State Band is one of the few community bands anywhere that regularly travels internationally. The Band has represented the State of Minnesota on six International Goodwill Tours since 1986. While international travel is important, the band sees its primary mission as providing high quality music to the residents of Minnesota.
Ladyslipper Ensemble performs DET’s arrangement of Falla’s 7 Popular Spanish Songs on a Schubert Club Courtroom Concert. Join Sahar Hassan, mezzo-soprano; Helen Chang, violin; Jane Cords-O’Hara, cello, Charles Block, bass and Oleg Levin. Abbie Betinis hosts.
Ladyslipper Ensemble is a twin cities chamber music collective with two facets, bringing the community something old and something new by presenting repertoire spanning from the 17th to the 21st century, performed on early instruments and modern. Dedicated to uncovering lost works and introducing audiences to rarely heard pieces, we invite our listeners to explore the unfamiliar, creating a deeper appreciation for the forgotten. By offering innovative, fresh and engaging programming, Ladyslipper brings soulful and beautiful themes to life. We strive to usher you beyond the realm of tradition and break barriers between listeners and performers.
