On both Sunday and Monday at 2 p.m., Copper Street Brass Quintet will perform at the Minnesota State Fair on the stage at the MPR booth, located near the corner of Judson and Nelson. Founded in Albuquerque, N.M., in 2007, the Copper Street Brass Quintet (or CSBQ) relocated to Minneapolis in 2008.
Today at 1:30 p.m., VocalEssence will perform on the stage in Carousel Park as part of MPR Day at the Minnesota State Fair. Classical MPR's John Birge hosts. VocalEssence is known for its exploration of music for voices and instruments under the direction of artistic director and founder Philip Brunelle.
Happy Labor Day weekend! On this week's Regional Spotlight, the versatility of the concert band is on full display with performances by not one, but two local ensembles.
Today at 2 p.m., OVation will perform at the Minnesota State Fair at the MPR booth, located near the corner of Judson and Nelson. Classical MPR's Valerie Kahler hosts.
Today at 2 p.m., Minnesota Concert Opera (MCO) will perform at the MPR booth at the State Fair, located near the corner of Judson and Nelson. Members of MCO who will appear at the Minnesota State Fair include soprano Colleen Meier, tenor Michael Mayer and Executive Artistic Director Stanford Felix.
Dark clouds hang over the Tchaikovsky Piano Trio, which was composed to honor the memory of pianist Nikolai Rubinstein. In this week's Regional Spotlight, a performance of this piece that presents dark clouds with a most inspired silver lining.
Today at 2 p.m., Minnesota Boychoir will perform at the MPR booth at the State Fair, located near the corner of Judson and Nelson. According to its website, the Minnesota Boychoir is the oldest boy choir in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, having been founded in 1962.
On this week's Regional Spotlight, a sunny summer performance that is all smiles!
This week, Rachel Hutton and John Birge talk about what to see and what to eat (or drink) in Alexandria, Minn., during the annual Alexandria Festival of the Lakes summer chamber music festival.
This week's Regional Spotlight highlights a wonderful performance from a past season of the Lakes Area Chamber Music Festival.
