| Trinity Concert Series 2008-2009
The mission of theTrinity Concert Series is to share God’s great gift of music with the congregation and the community for inspiration, education, and the renewal of the spirit. The Trinity Worship Center, with its excellent acoustics, is a wonderful place to hear a concert. All concerts are open to Trinity members and to the community. After each event ticket information is listed. For further information on any of the events, please call Carol Carver at 651-439-7400, ext. 118, or email her.
Rose Ensemble – And Glory Shone Around: An Early American ChristmasTue., Dec. 23, 7:30 p.m.
By popular request, The Rose Ensemble’s Americana program returns to herald the release of a new recording, “And Glory Shone Around.” Celebrate with colonial carols and dances, Appalachian folk instruments, Southern shape-note singing, heartfelt four-part Shaker hymns, and the close harmonies that gave birth to blue grass. For tickets, call 225-4340 or visit www.roseensemble.org.
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra – McGegan conducts Handel & HaydnThu., Jan. 29, 8 p.m.
Hear the SPCO and the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra in this program. ?Jean-Philippe Rameau was not only a composer, he was a theorist as well. His ideas about the purpose of music helped him to bridge the gap between the French Baroque and the blossoming Classical style. For tickets call the SPCO box office at 291-1144 or visit www.thespco.org.
The Gustavus Adolphus String Orchestra
Fri., Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m.
Orchestra from Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN. Free concert.
St. Croix Concert Series – Sérgio and Odair Assad, guitars Fri., Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m.
Brazilian-born brothers Sérgio and Odair Assad are today’s preeminent guitar duo. They have set the benchmark for all other guitarists by creating a new standard of guitar innovation, ingenuity and expression. Their repertoire includes original music by Sérgio Assad, transcriptions of the great Baroque keyboard literature, and adaptations of works by composers such as Gershwin, Ginastera, and Milhaud. For tickets call 430-3528 or visit www.stcroixconcertseries.org.
St. Croix Concert Series – Zuill Bailey and the Navah Trio Fri., March 13, 7:30 p.m.
A favorite from past seasons, cellist Zuill Bailey is joined by Trio members Navah Perlman, piano, and Giora Schmidt, violin, for an exciting program of duos and trios. Zuill Bailey is considered one of the pre-eminent cellists of his generation. His rare combination of compelling artistry, technical finesse and engaging personality has secured his place as one of the most sought after cellists today. For tickets call 430-3528 or visit www.stcroixconcertseries.org.
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra - Vivaldi and Handel Thu., March 26, 8 p.m.
The SPCO’s Dale Barltrop leads Baroque favorites including music by Handel, Vivaldi, and Telemann. Handel’s opulently scored Concerto Grosso, which he wrote to be performed with his oratorio in celebration of the power of music, Alexander’s Feast, shares the bill with Telemann’s vivid portrayal of scenes and characters from Cervantes’ Don Quixote and Vivaldi’s thrilling violin concerto La tempesta di mare. For tickets call the SPCO box office at 291-1144 or visit www.thespco.org.
The Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Sun., March 29, 4 p.m.
The Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra commemorates the 150th anniversary of the birth of British composer Edward Elgar with a performance of his transcription for full orchestra of J.S. Bach’s Fantasia and Fugue in C minor as the opening work on this concert led by Music Director William Schrickel. The Concerto for Oboe by Elgar’s fellow English composer, Ralph Vaughan Williams, spotlights the MSO’s principal oboist, Joseph Peters. Free and open to all.
Good Friday worshipFri., April 10, 7 p.m.
Stillwater High School Concert Choir – Home Concert Tue., April 21, 7:30 p.m. – Stillwater High School
Call Stillwater High School for ticket information? at 351-8040
Valley Chamber Chorale – “De la Mort á la Vie from Death to Life” Sat., April 25, 8 p.m.
An evening of French cathedral music for choir, orchestra and organ. For tickets call 430-0124 or visit www.valleychamberchorale.org
Stillwater High School – Belle Chante Women’s Choir Thu., April 30, 7:30 p.m. – Stillwater High School
Call Stillwater High School for ticket information at 351-8040.
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