Exploring the Bond Between Painting and Music
The White House is excited to announce that Milinda Nitti, a talented member of our artist collective, will lead a captivating Art-A-Whirl performance on Sunday.
“The joy we feel from hearing sounds is closely related to the joy felt when making sounds themselves. When performing and listening to music, we are renewing, transforming, and creating together – performer and audience. We all have internal subconscious rhythms – our heartbeat and our breath. Experience a temporary shift in perspective as we embrace the bond between painting and music, and honor the subtle calmness and depth that can be found in this space.” ~ Milinda
This unique event will feature a musical performance by Milinda while a painting demo by Alyse Emanuel takes place.
Join us on Sunday, May 21 at 2:00pm at the Thorp Building, Studio #175.
Bloomington Symphony Orchestra: North Branch Concert in the Park
North Branch Summer Music Series
6pm: food - bounce house - yard games - water features
6:45pm: Storytime (book - “How do Dinosaurs go to School”)
7:00pm: Bloomington Symphony Orchestra with local guest performers Jenni Thyng (vocal), Blair Bartels Sperry (violin) and NBHS School Band Members.
Event may be relocated to North Branch High School Auditorium due to weather.
Upper Midwest Flute Association - FLUTE FEST 2022!
Flute Fest is an annual Upper Midwest Flute Association (UMFA) event dedicated to our love of the flute. Each year we feature an inspiring guest artist, and host the final rounds of the Young Artist Competition and Laudie Porter Memorial Scholarship Competition for junior high and high school students. There are also masterclasses, discussions and workshops, as well as opportunities for participation, so bring your flute! It is a fabulous day to shop for flutes and flute music from our many knowledgeable exhibitors. Those who prefer to spend the day listening, will delight in the concerts and recitals, including our Rising Stars Recitals, dedicated to our youngest students. Join our flute community! We welcome all ages and ability levels to join us!
UMFA is pleased to announce that The Fourth Wall Ensemble will be the featured guest artist for Flute Fest 2022. The Fourth Wall is a hybrid performing arts ensemble in which the musicians are also dancers. The ensemble is comprised of flutist Hilary Abigana, bass trombonist C. Neil Parsons, and percussionist Greg Jukes.
Tentative Schedule:
8:00 AM | Registration Opens
9:00 AM–4:30 PM | Exhibits by Burkart, Flute Specialists, The Flute Gallery, Flute World, Groth Music, Levit Flute Co., and Flute Garage Sale
9:00–9:50 AM | Flute Choir Reading Session with Donna Hryniewicki
9:00–9:50 AM | The flute and guitar music of Dr. José Manuel Lezcano with Ming-Hui Lin
10:00–10:50 AM | Songs from the land of Fire, Azerbaijani Flute Music with Jeiran Hasan and Ivan Konev
10:00–10:50 AM | Introduction to the Rudall Carte 1867 System with Tim Lane
10:30 AM–12:30 PM | Rising Stars Masterclass with Roma Duncan
11:00 AM–12:30 PM | Lunch (order boxed lunch by March 20th)
11:00–11:50 AM | Midwest Flutists Recital,“Music for Healing” with Greg Milliren, James Devoll, Catherine Ramirez, and Sarah Weisbrod
12:00–12:20 PM | Flute Choir Showcase Recital featuring Hopewell Flute Choir
12:30–1:30 PM | Fruit Flies Like a Banana! Variety Show
1:35–1:50 PM | Laudie Porter Memorial Competition Finals
2:00–3:00 PM | The Games: Interdisciplinary Activities for Inspired Performance with Hilary Abigana
2:00–3:00 PM | Tales of Laughing Fox with Michael Charette
3:10–4:40 PM | Masterclass with The Fourth Wall flutist Hilary Abigana
4:45–5:45 PM | Young Artist Winners Recital & Closing Ceremony
Bloomington Symphony Orchestra: The Storyteller and the Poet
The BSO is proud to present the music of two composers for this concert, each with a language that speaks to our hearts and imagination. William Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony is a re-discovered American gem that paints portraits through his impeccable orchestration and melodies supported by perfect harmonies. Ludwig Van Beethoven’s Concerto for Violin in D Major is a model of presumed simplicity and musical economy that manifests as poetry, line by line. Welcome back BSO concertmaster Michael Sutton as he offers his take on this time-tested masterpiece.
Linden Hills Chamber Orchestra: Fall Concert
Linden Hills Chamber Orchestra: Fall Concert
Program:
Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” in b minor - Schubert
Violin Concerto No. 1 - Bruch
Kenwood Symphony Orchestra: Winners’ Showcase (MCAC 2020), Gao Hong Concerto, Mozart Piano Concerto, Hosted by Mindy Ratner
Program:
Hong: Reminiscences From My Hometown, world premiere
Hong: Celebration, second-ever performance
– Gao Hong, pipa and Ye Yu, bassoon
Wagner: “Dich Teure Halle” from Tannhauser
– Heather Hjelle, soprano
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2, mvmt 1
– Adrienne Johnson, piano
Lalo: Cello Concerto in D minor, mvmt 1
– Daniel Keeler, cello
Gounod: “Jewel Song” from Faust
– Jimin Lee, soprano
Ravel: Concerto for the Left Hand
– Amos Lucidi, piano
Puccini: “E lucevan le stelle” from Tosca
– Michael Min, tenor
Debussy: Première rhapsodie
– Christopher Raddatz, clarinet
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, mvmt 1
– Danica Scofield, piano
Concert Host
– Mindy Ratner, Minnesota Public Radio
Three Flutes Apart
Milinda Nitti and Linda Wadsworth (and special guests!) will play a short community concert at Burris Park by the Mill Pond in Marine on St. Croix, MN.
Bring a chair or a blanket and be ready for a few sing-alongs!
Three Flutes Apart
Milinda Nitti and Linda Wadsworth will play a short community concert at Burris Park by the Mill Pond in Marine on St. Croix, MN.
Bring a chair or a blanket and be ready for a few sing-alongs!
Spring Student Recital
Students will share their favorite pieces from the school year in a casual and inviting atmosphere.
Three Flutes Apart
Milinda Nitti and Linda Wadsworth will play a short community concert at the gazebo in Marine on St. Croix, MN.
To help keep everyone safe, please bring a chair or blanket and sit three flutes apart (roughly 6 feet).
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