Students need to apply on-line by January 29, 2021 and submit their video performances for the competition by February 19, 2021. Please encourage students to apply. Registration is now open online and competition rules are available on our website at thursdaymusical.org.
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Thursday Musical is pleased to announce the beginning of its 129th season of connecting our outstanding Classical Music artists with our community. We champion local music!
In response to the national health emergency our usual planning stages had to change. We are unable to put out a season brochure as everything is still in flux. But Thursday Musical is determined to move forward, planning in increments of 3-month periods, until the situation stabilizes and things becomes clearer. We will be using Zoom to share our first 3 concerts. We know how important music is to our community!
Our free Opening Concert, “Music, the Thread of Hope” will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 1, 2020. We have arranged with MacPhail and our audio engineer Bill Lund to record our performing artists on-stage in Antonello Hall at the MacPhail Center for Music in Minneapolis. We will share their performances with you using Zoom on October 1st and continue in this manner until we are able to return to in-person concerts. MacPhail will be reevaluating when to open its building up to the public again, possibly at the end of January.
Featured on our Opening Concert will be some of our new Artist members: pianist Sara Langmead, mezzo-soprano Kristina Rodel Sorum accompanied by Mary Goetz, and the Clarianne Duo of violinist Aja Majkrzak and harpist Hannah Palmquist. We will be venturing into new territory with these Zoom concerts and hope that you will enjoy and be inspired by their music.
The Zoom connection will be available on our website, thursdaymusical.org, our Facebook page and e-mailed out to members a a few days previous to the concert. For information on how to download Zoom onto your computer please contact our Operations Manager, Tara Priolo at Tara@thursdaymusical.org.
Sylvia Wilson
A Letter from Our President
Dear Thursday Musical members,
Thursday Musical's annual meeting for May 14th is postponed.
I hope you are well. I have missed seeing you the last few months! Thursday Musical's season came to an abrupt stop on March 14th when the MacPhail Center for Music announced that it was closing its doors due to the pandemic. All of our 8 events in March, April and May at MacPhail were cancelled. This is still the situation today. We are still in a state of disequilibrium with all the changes we have experienced and which will continue on for a while. MacPhail will contact us again around June 7th regarding their situation.
Three Salon Series Choices on April 2
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.
Read moreCommunity Concerts in December
There are two Community Concerts for your enjoyment in December. The first is December 11 at 2:30 P.M. at Walker Place, 3701 Bryant Avenue South, Minneapolis. This will be an interesting piano concert given by Sofia Mycyk, who is a Doctoral student in Piano Performance, at the University of Minnesota. Sofia has performed many places in Minnesota since her arrival here. She has an album, entitled Hutzulian Watercolours featuring solo piano music by Ukrainian composers.
Read moreArtist Series Winter Preview
The end of the year brings Thursday Musical Artist Series two potpourri concerts featuring a wide array of performers. The November 21st concert features an eclectic group including Young Artist Scholarship Winner Jackson Brown (clarinet), Scotty Horey (percussion), Salam Murtada (piano), and Dragan Stojkovic (violin). Our December 19th concert features the Nokomis Piano Quartet, Monica Murray (soprano), and Esther Wang (piano). These concerts feature music from Handel to self-composed pieces and will be an absolute joy to behold! Both concerts will take place at 10:30 am at MacPhail.
Read moreSalon Series Fall Preview
Choose from Thursday Musical’s three Salon Series concert offerings and enjoy the artistry of our members in the intimate setting of a lovely home on Thursday, November 7, 2019. Sign up for the concerts on-line or at one of our October Artist Series concerts at MacPhail. Enjoy music with your friends. Reservations are required and can only be made by subscribers.
Read moreUptempo: French, Finnish and Fabulous (...and Free)!
The music on the opening concert of the Thursday Musical Artist Series is mostly French, a bit Finnish and promises to be Fabulous. This September 26th concert at 10:30 am is free, so invite a friend to MacPhail’s Antonello Hall. Before the concert, mark the beginning of the season and reconnect with friends at the complimentary Silver Tea Reception in the lobby beginning at 9:30 am
Read moreUptempo: Our 2019-20 Season Begins!
Thursday Musical is proud to announce its exciting 128th concert season of connecting our outstanding Classical Music artists with our community! Come hear our amazing local artist members perform in our Artist, Salon or Community Concert Series. We invite you to join us in our mission. We champion local music!
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