Calendar
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APRIL 2020
Saturday, April 18 – 7:30 p.m.
Rochester Chamber Music Society – Christ United Methodist Church – free
Jazz from Broadway. Starting this season, Rochester Chamber Music Society’s annual jazz concert will now be in April. A selection of songs, representing the history of Broadway from 1928 forward, will be performed, as well as a newly composed jazz suite – Three Mornings by Robert S. P. Gardner. All will be presented by a quintet of musicians consisting of Gardner, Steve Gilbertson, Simon Harding, Jon Ailabouni, and Terry Gresser.
Please check our website for the latest concert status
http://www.rochesterchambermusic.org
Sunday, April 19, 2020 – 3:00 p.m.
Mayo Clinic Chamber Symphony – Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Rochester – tickets at the door: $7 adults, $3 children
The Mayo Clinic Chamber Symphony will present its Spring Concert at Mount Olive Lutheran Church. Please join us!
Monday, April 20 – 6:00 p.m.
Community Education Adult Enrichment – Kellogg Middle School, Room 115 – $9
The Spirit of Us: The Rochester Symphony caps its centennial season with a program exploring how music brings people together. Walt Whitman’s poetry as set by Howard Hanson shows how America became unified. Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony revives community with its message of all people becoming one family. Rochesterce.org/register or 507-328-4000
Saturday, April 25 – 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 26 – 2:00 p.m.
Rochester Symphony – Lourdes High School – tickets $5 (youth), $20, $30
Rochester Symphony: The Spirit of Us – Featuring the Rochester Symphony Chorale performing Beethoven’s Ninth – We close our centennial season reflecting on the power of music to break down barriers and unify people. We open with Song of Democracy, based on poetry of Walt Whitman that calls on Americans to consider how we live in community together. Our first century ends with Beethoven’s revolutionary vision calling for universal community in his triumphant Ninth Symphony. rochestersymphony.org or 507-286-8742
MAY 2020
Friday, May 1, 7:00 p.m.
RAACHE Choirs (Arioso and Cantabile) Accelerando! Spring Concert – Rochester Covenant Church, 4950 31st Ave. NW, Rochester – Free
A variety of styles, cultures, and types of music will be shared. We hope you are able to come and celebrate the culmination of this year’s hard work and growth as singers.
Contact information: 507-261-6538, http://www.raachechoirs.org
Sunday, May 3 — 3:00 pm
Rochester Pops Orchestra — Bethel Lutheran Church, Rochester – children are free, seniors $12, adults $14 and students $7
European Invasion – With the Rochester Pops Women’s Chorale, we celebrate the music of Abba, Queen & the Beatles
Friday, May 8, 7:30 p.m. – Co-Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist – $20, $5
Horacio Lavandera – International Pianist
Argentinean Pianist HORACIO LAVANDERA is coming back to the US and will offer a concert here before heading to Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and Florida. Awarded by the Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala (Milan) at the age of 16, Sony recording artist, rated among the 20 best albums of the year by Ted Gioia (critic from the New York Times). This is a once-in-a-lifetime recital in Rochester! Tickets are $20 (students: $5) and the availability is limited. Remember the church was full when he came in 2018, so hurry up to get yours! You may order tickets online at https://horaciolavandera2020.brownpapertickets.com or purchase them directly at the Co-Cathedral’s Parish Office (Mon.-Fri. 8 am-4:30 pm; Sun. 8:30 am – 12:30 pm).
Saturday, May 9 — 7:30 p.m.
Choral Arts Ensemble – Christ United Methodist, Rochester – Adults $25/Students $10
Half the Sky Marking the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 2020, this will be a concert of all female composers. According to a Chinese aphorism, “women hold up half the sky,” and we celebrate this with a new premiere by Karen P. Thomas, Artistic Director and Conductor of the Seattle Pro Musica. We will also highlight the work of the Jeremiah Program which supports single mothers in our community.
Monday, May 11 – 6:30 p.m.
Dover-Eyota Schools Choirs – DEHS Auditorium, Eyota
May Choir Concert featuring all choirs: 6:30 (6th gr) 7:00 pm (MS) 7:45 (HS) https://sites.google.com/a/deschools.org/dover-eyota-choir/
