Listen & Learn
Each month (September – May), musicians perform a free, noontime program in Rochester. See specific event for details.
Our FREE programs are at Noon-1:00pm, open to the public, and held in accessible locations.
Visit our Calendar to view our upcoming Listen & Learn programs.
Rochester Music Guild thanks Christ United Methodist Church, Charter House, Zumbro Lutheran Church,
and Gloria Dei Lutheran Church for their support of the music education mission of Rochester Music Guild.
Sessions
- Sep 19, 2025 – Rachel Yonan, viola & Kwan Yi, piano – Christ United Methodist Church
- Oct 24, 2025 – Jacqueline Schwab, piano – Christ United Methodist Church
- Nov 14, 2025 – Peter Micholic, hurdy-gurdy – Christ United Methodist Church
- Jan 9, 2026 – The D’Sievers – Jazz – Christ United Methodist Church
- Feb 13, 2026 – Rachel Graves, violin & Curtis Baum, piano – Chamber Music – Christ United Methodist Church
- Mar 13, 2026 – Cecelia Otto, voice & Jan Matson, piano – Early 20th century vocal parlor music – Christ United Methodist Church
- Apr 17, 2026 – SlipJig, David Crittenden, guitar & Christopher Becknell, violin – Folk and classical music – Christ United Methodist Church
- May 15, 2026 – Renee Vaughan, nyckelharpa & Paul Sauey, guitar – Scandinavian folk music – Christ United Methodist Church
Past Guests
Ronald Beitel – Horn
Kathleen Covalt – Violin
Dave Hagedorn & Kevin Clements
Carla Thelen Hanson – Soprano
Tim Hildebrandt – Birth of A Song: Inspiration, Perspiration, Realization
Ben Gateno – Guitar
Gao Hong – Chinese pipa player
Rachel Jansen – Hardanger Fiddle
Todd Juzwiak – Victrola Jockey
Kalliope Duo
Jenny Kruse – Music Therapy
Laura MacKenzie – Wind-Powered Music from Celtic Traditions
Jan Matson – Piano
Musical Geography: Mapping Place and Movement Throughout Music History
Rochester Symphony Preview with Jere Lantz
Randy Sabien – Jazz Violin
Ann Simerlink – Soprano
Karla Sukov – Oboe
Tim Takach – Composer
Ainhoa Urkijo – Piano
Past Workshops
Ameriikan Poijat (Boys of America)
Experience the Alexander Technique with Tully Hall
Jazz Improvisation with Winona State Faculty Jazz Combo
Masterclass with Musicians from the Minnesota Orchestra (Co-sponsored by SEMYO)
Minnesota Percussion Trio presents Click, Clap, and Klunk
Workshop with Members of Compass Rose Brass
