Life in Crescendo

I am intrigued with the musical metaphor of living life in crescendo, not diminuendo, always looking to expand and grow rather than minimize and contract.

As musicians and supporters of classical music, we at Thursday Musical have had to figure out how to keep ourselves motivated to practice, to perform, to support. And perhaps for most, this time of isolation, separation, and fear has resulted in our lives living in the diminuendo mode. Our live performances were canceled, we had to rely on Zoom and online streaming, and our relationships had to be nurtured at a distance.

But Thursday Musical is now READY to relaunch; to schedule live performances, salon concerts, and community concerts at the onset of 2022! Crescendo is coming back in a big way! Be sure to watch for details as the performances are scheduled in the various concert venues, including MacPhail Center for Music and Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd.

But we need our members to rejoin, invite others, invigorate, and be overall enthusiastic ambassadors for Thursday Musical! As of this writing, we have 129 renewals and 1 new member. That’s a great start, but we can do even better!

Let's live CRESCENDO together as we anticipate 2022 in person!

To renew or become a member visit: https://thursdaymusical.org/become-a-member

-Carolyn Diamond, VP Membership

Artist Series Update

Please welcome Kristina Rodel as the new Vice President of the Artist Series. We have been working together, along with our president, to schedule our concert dates, which you will see below. This year, we are trying out both morning and evening concerts, and using two different venues, to expand your concert going options.

Many of our performers this season have been waiting patiently to perform since the pandemic first shut down live performances. We're asking our audience to be patient with us as we nail down the final schedule. But we would like to highlight our newest member who will be performing this season: Amos Lucidi, piano

Amos is studying a Doctor of Musical Arts program in Piano Performance at the University of Minnesota under the guidance of the Professor Alexander Braginsky. Regarded as one of the most outstanding young Mexican musicians, Amos Lucidi has performed extensively as a soloist and in chamber groups in Mexico, Italy, France and the United Kingdom, participating in important festivals such as the International Festival of Mayan Culture and Merida Fest. He has been soloist on several occasions with the Symphonic Orchestra of the Yucatan. More recent appearances include recitals in venues such as St. James’s Piccadilly and the Old Royal Naval College in London, l’Eglise de Saint-Merry in Paris and Teatro Clitunno in Trevi, Italy.