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July 2026

Thursday, July 23—7:00 p.m.

Rochester Community Band—Canfield Amphitheater at Cascade Lake Park, 88 23^rd Ave SW—Free

Rochester Community Band presents “Let’s Celebrate!” Please join the Rochester Community Band to celebrate 30 years of making music in the community. The Sheldon Theatre Brass Band will be joining us for the celebration!! Sheldon Theatre Brass Band is a premier British-style brass band based in Red Wing, MN. The ensemble is dedicated to preserving and advancing the British Brass Band tradition.

Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the music.   Bring the whole family!

In case of a weather, heat or air quality alert, the concert will be rescheduled to Thursday, July 30, at 7:00 p.m. (Note: Sheldon Theatre Brass Band will not be able to join us on this day.)

www.rochestercommunityband.org

August 2026

Saturday, August 8—7:30 p.m.

Sunday, August 9—3:00 p.m.

Friday, August 14—7:30 p.m.

Saturday, August 15—7:30 p.m.

Sunday, August 16—3:30 p.m.

 Hometown Opera Company—Rochester Civic Theatre Black Box–$37 reserved seating, $95 cabaret table for two

Join Hometown Opera Company for The Miller’s Daughter, a captivating one-act opera by Iowa composer Jodi Goble and Minnesota librettist Victoria Erickson, inspired by Franz Schubert’s beloved Die schöne Müllerin. Performed in English and set to Schubert’s timeless music, the opera follows a young woman determined to escape the expectations placed upon her and the young wanderer whose love for her becomes increasingly consuming. Filled with humor, romance, and memorable characters, the story ultimately unfolds into a powerful and moving tragedy.   https://www.hometownoperacompany.com/the-millers-daughter

Sunday, August 16—3:00 p.m.

Apollo Music Festival—Rochester Art Center—Free

Schubert & Soomin Kim

Thursday, August 20—7:00 p.m.

Rochester Community Band—Canfield Amphitheater at Cascade Lake Park, 88 23^rd Ave SW—Free

Rochester Community Band presents “A Night at the Movies!” Come join the Band for an outdoor concert at Rochester’s Amphitheater! Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the music.  Our music selections include “Beauty and the Beast,” Selections from “Moana,” “Twister,” “Gabriel’s Oboe,” and “Hercules.” Bring the whole family!

In case of a weather, heat or air quality alert, the concert will be rescheduled to Thursday, August 27, at 7:00 p.m.

www.rochestercommunityband.org

Sunday, August 23—3:00 p.m.

Apollo Music Festival—Rochester Art Center—Free

Barber String Quartet & Takach Commission