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January 2025

Saturday, January 18th – 2:00 p.m.

St. Olaf Choir – Bethel Lutheran Church – $35 general admission, $10 for all students

The St. Olaf Choir is internationally renowned for its unique combination of advanced choral singing and the presentation of challenging choral programming with a vast repertoire that includes sacred and secular choral standards, traditional hymns, new compositions, spirituals, and more.  Ticketing Link

Saturday, January 18 – 7:30 p.m.

Rochester Chamber Music Society – Christ United Methodist Church – free

Romance of the Violin. Enjoy a romantic evening with David Leung and Tina Park, a violin/piano duo from the Twin Cities, playing beautiful melodies and passionate rhythms from Beethoven, C. Schumann, Piazzolla, and Kreisler. Visit our website www.rochesterchambermusic.org for more information.

Friday, January 24 – 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

John Sievers and Friends – Christ United Methodist Church – free

Listen & Learn

Friday, January 24—7:30 p.m.

Lyra Baroque Orchestra—Mount Olive Lutheran Church—$35, $25, $5

Bojan Cicic leads Concerto Adriatico.  www.lyrabaroque.org  

February 2025

Saturday, February 8—7:30 p.m.

Rochester Symphony—Mayo Civic Center Presentation Hall—$39, $26, $7

The Sound of Fate. Rossini’s spirited Overture to Semiramide begins with exuberant energy underneath, but cautions of darkness to come, setting the mood for Tchaikovsky’s epic showdown with fate in Symphony No. 5. With a musical theme so powerful it has come to be known as the sound of fate itself, Tchaikovsky takes us on a heroic journey – through an ominous beginning, a stirring middle, and a victorious conclusion. Tickets can be purchased online at www.rochestersymphony.org or by calling the Rochester Symphony Box Office at (507) 286-8742. Box Office hours: 10am-3pm, Tuesday-Friday

Friday, February 21 – 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. – free

Ensemble Fioratura – Zumbro Lutheran Church

Listen & Learn – Chamber Trio

Sunday, February 23—2:00 p.m.

Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras (SEMYO)—John Marshall High School—Adults $10, Youth free

Winter Concert.  The concert will feature all five SEMYO orchestras.

Sunday, February 23—4:00 p.m.

A Festival of Music– First Presbyterian Church—Free

Karen Black, Organ Recital. Dr. Karen Black is the Rudi Inselmann Endowed Professor of Organ at Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa where she has taught for three decades. Dr. Black is a published composer, author, recording artist, and is the President-Elect for the national Association of Lutheran Church Musicians.

March 2025

Saturday, March 1 – 7:30 p.m.

Rochester Chamber Music Society – Christ United Methodist Church – free

Horacio Nuguid and Friends. Four Twin Cities musicians join pianist Horacio Nuguid to perform  one of Schumann’s finest compositions and a major work of 19th century chamber music, the Piano Quintet in E-flat Major. Also in the program are trios by Mozart and Shostakovich. Visit our website www.rochesterchambermusic.org for more information.

Friday, March 28 – 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Thi Lalum – Christ United Methodist Church – free

Listen & Learn – Traditional Vietnamese Music and Instruments

April 2025

Friday, April 25 – 12:00 pm. to 1:00 p.m.

Dan Schwartz – Christ United Methodist Church – free

Listen & Learn – Fingerstyle Guitarist

May 2025

Friday, May 9 – 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Cléa Galhano & Rene Izquierdo – Zumbro Lutheran Church – free

Listen & Learn – Recorder and Guitar Duo