Join us!! Choose between two 10:30 a.m. morning concerts in opposite parts of the Twin Cities, or enjoy lovely music at our 7:30 evening concert. Find one that fits your schedule! Plan on arriving a half hour before the concert starts to enjoy some pre-concert refreshments and fellowship.
The first morning Salon concert at the home of Suzanne Greer in Minnetonka, will include flutist Catherine Ramirez performing J.S. Bach’s Chaconne from Violin Partita in D Minor. Believed to have been written after the death of his wife Maria Barbara, Bach seems to have worked through his grief in writing the Chaconne. The music traverses the entire range of emotions and mental states: sadness, tenderness, questioning, forced optimism.
Our April 2nd Salon Series concerts have been cancelled. Please see our home page for details.
Catherine has performed with such groups as the Mill City Summer Opera, Vermont Mozart Festival, El Paso Symphony, Houston Ballet, Minnesota Orchestra and The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. As an educator of flute and chamber music, she adjudicated and coached for the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, has taught youth to graduate students in masterclasses in the U.S., Italy, Colombia, and China, and is Artist-in-Residence at St. Olaf College. For more information about Catherine, visit www.catherineramirez.com.
Mark Countryman, baritone and Dragan Stojkovic, violin, will also be on this program. Learn more about these performers & program here: Home of Suzanne Greer
The second morning concert on April 2nd will be at the home of Karen Hansen in St. Paul. It will feature long-time Thursday Musical performer soprano Nancee Soteroplos. Nancee will be accompanied by pianist Sarah Lockwood and will perform selections from Debussy, Fauré, Paladilhe, and Dring. Also, on this program: Mark Brudevold, flute and the The Incidental Trio (Karen Hansen, clarinet; Steven Staruch, viola; Sue Ruby, piano). More on these performers & program here: Home of Karen Hansen
The 7:30 p.m. April 2nd evening concert will be held at the home of Mary Kirchner in Edina. Debuting on the program will be soprano Jennifer Wallis. Jennifer is a graduate of University of Northwestern in Saint Paul, where she received a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance and was a student of Carol Eikum. Joining Jennifer on the program is Rie Tanaka, piano, an active solo and chamber musician, who has appeared in venues such as NHK Osaka hall, Phoenix hall in Osaka Japan, and the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. She is a regular performer at the Saint Paul Conservatory of Music, Hastings Arts Center, and the Schubert Club’s Courtroom Concert Series.
Jennifer has chosen a collection of French mélodie showcases that are playful, passionate, and provocative by three different composers. Rie will be performing two songs from composers Maurice Ravel and Nikolai Kapustin. Also, on this program: a piano trio comprised of Laurie Patton, flute; Susan Jones, oboe; Diane Cina, piano. More on these performers & program here: Home of Mary Kirchner
Welcome to our new employee!
Thursday Musical is happy to welcome Tara Priolo as Operations Manager. Tara first auditioned as a soprano with Thursday Musical in the spring of 2019 and later joined us as Co-Vice President of the Artist Series.
Farewell to Megan Millett
We say farewell to Operations Manager Megan Millett. We thank her for her years of service and all she has done for our organization. Megan accepted a new role at the CFA Society of Minnesota as their Member Services & Communications Manager. She begins her new role on March 2, 2020.