17, Maplewood Community Center with the Plaster Sisters Dec. Paul with Charles Lazarus, Lawrence Lawyer and Praise Girls Choir Dec. 14, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres with Aimee and Boyd Lee Dec. There will be different special guests (some vocalists) at each concert. Paul keyboard maestro is doing a mini-tour, joined by violinist/mandolinist Nate Wilson and keyboardist/bassist Denis Allaire, offering instrumental sounds of the season. ![]() Tonic Sol-Fa: With 14 Midwest holiday shows on their itinerary, these Minnesota State Fair mainstays are touting this as a "new chapter in their evolution." Their website and photos indicate that the veteran a cappella ensemble is now trimmed to a trio, starring lead singer Shaun Johnson. Trailer Trash brings back its Trashy Little Xmas. In fact, she's booked only a matinee in Minneapolis this year. Joseph and Dawson are still left on this season's trek). Lorie Line: In her 27th year of touring, the Twin Cities piano queen is opting to spend more time in outstate Minnesota than in the metro area (Alexandria, Pine City, Little Falls, St. 21, Pioneer Place) along with a two-night stand in town next weekend at a much swankier place than Lee's. Fri., Grand Theater), Rochester (7:30 p.m. Trailer Trash's Trashy Little Xmas: After its 22-year holiday run at Lee's Liquor Lounge ended in a dispute last year, the Twin Cities' best honky-tonk band is shaking its jingle stick all over the city and state this year, including stops in Northfield (8 p.m. Fri., Wayzata Community Church, $20 and Dec. ![]() Sun., Pantages Theatre, Mpls., $45, )Īlison Scott: The R&B- and jazz-infused pop/rock piano plunker put out one of the finer local holiday albums in recent years, 2013's "A Soulful Christmas." Now she's using her holiday shows as a finale before going on hiatus to focus on motherhood and teaching. They're blending things up again for their 19th year of holiday shows. The Blenders: Long before Pentatonix and "Pitch Perfect" were en vogue, this Fargo-reared, Twin Cities-based male vocal quartet made a cappella cool. J.D., Fred, Jearlyn, Jevetta and Billy might even surprise with an appearance from one of the Steeles Next Gen. ![]() The Steeles: After a seven-year hiatus from holiday shows in their hometown, the soulful singing siblings are back, with Christmas favorites and their uplifting spirit and effervescent personalities. The offerings this year, as usual, range from gospel, jazz and soul concerts to classic honky-tonk, Irish traditionals and a cappella. 9-11).Two things the holidays reveal about Minnesota musicians: They're hardworking, since many of them put on multiple shows this time of year every year and they're a diverse bunch. 17-18) and a bilingual Spanish-English performance interweaving portions of Handel’s Messiah with Ramírez’ Navidad Nuestra (Dec. 19) a live movie screening of “Elf” backed by the orchestra (Dec. 13) a solo concert from pianist George Winston (Dec. 11) an evening with Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth (Dec. ![]() The holiday season features orchestra trumpet player Charles Lazarus (Dec. 5-6) and Garrick Ohlsson (April 28-29) and the return of Osmo Vanska, the orchestra’s music director from 2003 to summer 2022, to conduct and record Mahler’s Third Symphony (Nov. 13-15), conductor-violinist Leonidas Kavakos (May 11-12) and pianists Kirill Gerstein (Jan. 1) led by Marin Alsop and featuring pianist Awadagin Pratt returning guest conductors and artists like conductor Sir Donald Runnicles (Oct. 23-24) a multitude of works new to the orchestra’s repertoire, most written by 21st-century composers a New Year’s program (Dec. The classical concert season also includes Wynton Marsalis’ distinctly American Swing Symphony (Sept. “Brea(d)th” - a new, large-scale work by Simon and Joseph (May 18-20) - is an embrace of what the pair call “the aspiration of racial equity through music-centered community healing.” It features vocal soloists, the orchestra, the Minnesota Chorale and Twin Cities Choral Partners. “We look forward to sharing these voices, each of whom have something musically powerful to express.” “This new season brings many outstanding artists to the Minnesota Orchestra and explores the great music of the past alongside thrilling new work by composers who are responding to our world today,” said violist Kenneth Freed, chair of the Musicians’ Artistic Advisory Committee, in a news release. Subscription packages are available now at or by phone at 61. A major world premiere by composer Carlos Simon and librettist Marc Bamuthi Joseph, a new collaboration with hip-hop star Dessa and the (brief) return of Osmo Vanska are on tap for the 2022-23 Minnesota Orchestra season, which was announced Wednesday.
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