Violinist Francesca Anderegg has a Swiss explorer among her ancestors. That's telling as Anderegg has been exploring the singing timbres of her instrument, the colors that make for the most expressive performances.
Folks who went to the performance are still talking about the Cuban choir, Schola Cantorum Coralina. Their performance of international works raised the roof at House of Hope Church in St Paul on November 10th.
For this Thanksgiving Day afternoon are highlights for a Concordia Choir concert from March 2013. Rene Clausen leads his ensemble in this heartfelt performance in this week's Regional Spotlight.
The Mankato Symphony Orchestra opens its season with a concert of remembrance and hope.
Led by Jay Fishman, the orchestra, which always performs without charge, is heard in a October 27th concert that featured the Haydn 88th.
This week's Regional Spotlight is a performance from the Bridge Chamber Music Festival in Northfield of Mozart's String Quintet in D major.
From this past August, the MMEA Mixed Choir and some of the best voices in their high schools performed a program that was both colorful and inviting. This choir is all youth and sunshine!
With a touch both tender and elegant, pianist Simone Dinnerstein performed the evocative Scenes from Childhood by Robert Schumann earlier this month in a Chopin Society recital.
The Minnesota Sinfonia is a gem. Led by Jay Fishman, this professional ensemble with a shoestring budget may cruise just under the cultural radar, but the orchestra plays with style and excitement.
Twin cities performers, violinist Natalia Moiseeva and pianist Ivan Konev, perform the Beethoven Sonata No. 4 from an August recital given at the Crimea Classic Fest in Yalta, Ukraine.
