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The Dream Songs Project at Goodview Elementary, Goodview, MN right outside of Winona.
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Welcome to Class Notes Concerts!

Designed to engage and inspire elementary students through live performance, these concerts cultivate active listening skills and give children an opportunity to experience the joy of music.

Due to current circumstances, we have adapted the concert content to provide a virtual Class Notes Concert. All virtual Class Notes Concerts will be available on the Classical Kids Music Lessons webpage, beginning in late fall 2020.

Meet this year's roster of Class Notes Concerts artists.

Afoutayi Dance Music and Arts Company

Afoutayi Bel Air Academy New Brighton MN
Afoutayi Dance Music and Arts Company, led by Djenane Saint Juste
MPR/Nate Ryan

Border CrosSing

Border CrosSing class photo posed
Border CrosSing. (L-R) Ahmed Anzaldúa, Artistic Director, harpsichord, piano, tenor; Gaby Doran, soprano; Bethany Battafarano, soprano; Alyssa Anderson, mezzo-soprano; Shazore Shah, tenor; Jake Endres, baritone; Justin Staebell, baritone; Rahn Yanes, double bass; Nico Muñoz, zampona, maracas, cajon, charango
Courtesy of the Artist

LISTEN — Tleycan timochoquilia
Gaspar Fernandes
Border CrosSing

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Gaspar Fernandes Tleycan timochoquilia Border CrosSing
Bach Society of Minnesota
Bach Society of Minnesota
Courtesy of the artist

Chione Quintet

Chione
Chione Quintet. (L-R) Alexandra Berndt, bassoon; Bethany Gonella, flute; Susan Miranda, oboe; Weily Grina-Shay, clarinet; Allison Akins, horn
Courtesy of the artist

Concordia Wind Quintet

Concordia Wind Quintet
Concordia Wind Quintet. Leigh Wakefield, clarinet; Karin Wakefield, French horn; Debora Harris, flute; Russell Peterson, bassoon; Stephanie Carlson, oboe
Mark Anthony

LISTEN — 5 More (Not So Easy) Dances – II. Bossa Nova
Russ Peterson
Concordia Wind Quintet

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The Dream Songs Project

The Dream Songs Project 3
The Dream Songs Project. Alyssa Anderson and Joe Spoelstra.
MPR/Jerry Olson

LISTEN — Songs of Cowboys and Hobos VI. Edge of Town
Daniel Nass
The Dream Songs Project

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Daniel Nass Songs of Cowboys and Hobos: The Edge of Town The Dream Songs Project

NEW ARTIST: e(L)ement

e(L)ement
e(L)ement. Karen Baumgartner, flute; Mallory McHenry, harp
Courtesy of the artist

Gaelynn Lea

Gaelynn Lea
Gaelynn Lea
Paul Vienneau

LISTEN — Watch the World Unfold
Gaelynn Lea

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Watch the World Unfold Gaelynn Lea (composer/performer)

Kroehm Duo

Kroehm Duo
Kroehm Duo. Jenny Klukken, marimba; Steve Roehm, vibraphone
Courtesy of the artist

Lux String Quartet

Lux String Quartet
Lux String Quartet. (L-R) Eric Graf, cello; Kirsti Petraborg, viola; Stephanie Skor, violin; Marc Levine, violin
John Kaul

LISTEN — String Quartet (excerpt)
György Ligeti
Lux String Quartet

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Mill City String Quartet

Mill City String Quartet
Mill City String Quartet
John Clapham

LISTEN — Quartet No. 1 in D minor I. Allegro
Juan Arriaga
Mill City String Quartet

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Juan Arriaga Quartet No. 1 in D minor I. Allegro Mill City String Quartet

The Mirandola Ensemble

The Mirandola Ensemble
The Mirandola Ensemble: (back row) Andrew Kane, Matthew Culloton, Nick Chalmers, Chelsie Propst; (front row) Brody Krogman, Krista Costin, Hannah Armstrong
Steve Norman

LISTEN — Fine Knacks for Ladies
John Dowland
The Mirandola Ensemble

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The OK Factor
The OK Factor (Olivia Diercks, cello; Karla Colahan, violin)
Brittany Todd

LISTEN — Liz's Porch
The OK Factor

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The OK Factor (composed and performed by) Up in the Air

Robot Rickshaw

Robot Rickshaw Troy Rogers
Troy Rogers, the inventor of the Robot Rickshaw.
Evan Frost

To learn a little bit more about what Robot Rickshaw does, watch this video:

Interested in a personalized virtual greeting or Q & A session with an artist? Contact Claire Utecht at classnotes@mpr.org for more information.

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