Kick off the start of music in the parks with a free concert from Charanga Tropical.
Charanga Tropical is a nine-piece salsa ensemble that performs classic and modern salsa music – with the unique Cuban “charanga” instrumentation.
Monday, May 27, 2013
7:30pm
Lake Harriet Bandshell
Minneapolis
Memorial Day Weekend = The Memory Lanes annual Block Party! This free, outdoor event is perfect for celebrating the start of summer. Click here for a detailed performance schedule. Music runs 3pm-2am daily.
Join Mayor Chris Coleman and the City of Saint Paul at an outdoor musical concert Tuesday evening immediately following Governor Dayton’s signing of the Freedom to Marry Bill at approximately 6 p.m. In celebration of this historic legislation, Ecolab Plaza will become a venue for the “Love is Law” concert, featuring some of Minnesota’s best local music Tuesday evening. The Minnesota Freedom Band will lead a procession from the Capitol lawn to downtown Saint Paul. Food and beverage will be available for purchase.
Musical guests include: Minnesota Freedom Band, Jack Brass Band, DJ Jake Rudh, H$B, Zoo Animal, P.O.S, Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus, Chan Poling and Friends (The Suburbs)
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
6 p.m. – 10:15 p.m. (Immediately following the signing of the Freedom to Marry Bill)
Ecolab Plaza
375 Wabash Street North
St. Paul
The University Symphony Orchestra honors the 200th birthday of Richard Wagner. From Tannhäuser, the Overture and Venusberg music, followed by the impetuous and arch-romantic Act I of Die Walküre (John De Haan, tenor). With commentary and analysis by SOM professor Matthew Bribitzer-Stull.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
7:30pm
Ted Mann Concert Hall
University of Minnesota
2128 4th Street S
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Free and open to the public
Take Mom to the Landmark Center this Mother’s Day for a free concert from the St. Paul Civic Symphony. The annual Mother’s Day concert, “Imaginary Lives” will feature:
Sunday, May 12, 2013
1pm
The Landmark Center
Musser Cortile
St. Paul
Free
The MN Sinfonia will present Old Fashioned Fantasia this weekend. All concerts are free to attend!
Program includes:
Overture in the Italian Style, in D Major, D. 590………………Franz Schubert
Concertino in 3 Movements……………………………………………Ted Unseth
Sinfonia commission and world premiere
Supported by a generous grant from the McKnight FoundationFantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis…………………Ralph Vaughan Williams
Scherzo from Octet………………………………………………..Felix Mendelssohn
Orchestrated by the composer for use in his first symphony
Piano Concerto No. 1 in g minor, opus 25…………………..Felix Mendelssohn
Molto allegro con fuoco
Andante
PrestoInna Faliks, pianist
Friday, April 26, 2013
7pm
Founders Hall
Metropolitan State University
700 E 7th St
St. Paul, MN 55106
Saturday, April 27, 2013
2pm
Temple Israel
2324 Emerson Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55405
The MN Sinfonia welcomes you to a free concert featuring Hyn-Jin Kim, violin.
Program:
The Hans Christian Andersen Suite…………………..S. Miller
Sinfonia Commission and World Premiere
Fumded by the McKnight Foundation
Legende, opus 17…………………………………H. Wieniawski
Scherzo-Tarantelle, opus 16……………………H. Wieniawski
Hye-Jin Kim, violin
Souvenir de Florence, opus 70……………….P. Tchaikowsky
Friday, March 15, 2013
7pm
Johnson High School
1349 Arcade St.
St. Paul, MN 55106
Saturday, March 16, 2013
2pm
Basilica of St. Mary
88 17th St N
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Journey across the rustic countryside of Umbria and Tuscany to the spectacular churches of Florence and Rome. This joyful program features centuries of hymns and motets, as well as early Italian-language spiritual songs and light-hearted insights into the fascinating life of “Il Poverello” or Saint Francis of Assisi. Don’t miss the ravishing sound of The Rose Ensemble’s acclaimed vocalists accompanied by Ginna Watson on vielle and harp in a performance of repertoire that won them first prize at November’s Tolosa International Choral Contest in Spain.
To learn more about this group, watch the above video. I think this is a particularly noteworthy event and it’s amazing that it’s free!
Sunday, March 3, 2013
4pm
The Landmark Center - Musser Cortile (main atrium)
FREE
Beat the “winter-blahs” with some blues, bluegrass, and ballads in the tropical Marjorie McNeely Conservatory. For the second year in a row, Como Park Zoo & Conservatory presents “Music Under Glass,” a free concert series inside the Conservatory’s two-acres of tropical gardens. Featuring a perfect blend of musical styling, “Music Under Glass” will showcase live, local musicians from 4:30 – 6:30 pm beginning Sunday, February 24, and again every Sunday through March 31. Beer and wine will be available to purchase.
Como Conservatory
1225 Estabrook Drive
St. Paul
Free – donations accepted
The MN Sinfonia will present Variations on a Theme this weekend. All concerts are free to attend!
Program Includes:
Overture The Emerald………………………………….P. Schulz
Sinfonia Commission and World Premiere
Funded by the McKnight Foundation
Variations on a Rococo Theme, opus 33……P. Tchaikowsky
Dmitry Kousov, cello
Serenade for Strings, opus 12………………………V. Herbert
Thursday, February 14, 2013
7:30pm
Cathedral of Our Merciful Savior
515 2nd Ave
Faribault, MN, 55021
Friday, February 15 2013
7pm
Founders Hall
Metropolitan State University
700 E 7th St
St. Paul, MN 55106
Sunday, February 17, 2013
4pm
Temple Israel
2324 Emerson Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55405
