December 15, 2019 Carols from St. Olaf Normandale Lutheran Church John Ferguson Concert – 3:00 PM The Holly and the Ivy: Fantasy on Christmas Carols, Arnold Symphony no. 5, Vaughan Williams -intermission- Chorus and Carols arranged by noted St. Olaf Professor, John Ferguson Normandale Choir; John Ferguson, organ Pre-concert Music – 2:00 PM Zuhrah Shrine Band
February 23, 2020 Fantastique Minneapolis Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Dr. Preston Duncan Concert – 3:00 PM Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Glazunov-Concerto for Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra Dr. Preston Duncan, alto saxophone -intermission- Berlioz-Symphonie Fantastisque Pre-concert Music – 2:00 PM University of Minnesota Saxophone Choir
March 14, 2020 11:00 AM Normandale Lutheran Church FAMILY CONCERT *CANCELLED* Due to recent concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, our annual Family Concert will be cancelled this year. We are following the lead of many local and national events in this move, as we feel it is in the best interest of our musicians, audience, and the general public to do our part to help mitigate the spread of the virus. We will continue to monitor the news to determine how we will proceed with the remainder of our concert season.
May 8, 2020 7:30 PM Normandale Lutheran Church Beethoven-Symphony no. 3 MacPhail Center for Music Concerto Winner Ginastera-Estancia Dances Marquez-Leyenda de Miliano MN Premiere
May 10, 2020 3:00 PM Wayzata Community Church Beethoven-Symphony no. 3 MacPhail Center for Music Concerto Winner Ginastera-Estancia Dances Marquez-Leyenda de Miliano MN Premiere
Welcome to our 68th Season The Civic Orchestra of Minneapolis continues its tradition of playing the orchestral standards along with rarely performed. The orchestra wast the first organized community orchestra in Minneapolis and has served as a model for the dozens of orchestras that have followed. The season opens with an important tribute to Pulitzer Prize winning Minnesota composer Dominick Argento who passed away this year. In 1965, when Dr. Argento began his teaching career at the University of Minnesota, The Civic was the first organization to commission a work from the composer, Variations for Orchestra. In our continuing outreach to artists in our community, Minnesota Opera Resident Artist, Lisa Marie Rogali, will be the featured soloist on this concert. And everyone’s favorite, Rachmaninoff’s Symphony no. 2, will also be on the program. We continue our artist outreach to our community by collaborating again with the Normandale Lutheran Choir with Christmas Carols for orchestra and chorus that have been arrange by noted St. Olaf Professor John Ferguson. Our February concert will feature University of Minnesota Professor and international soloist, Preston Duncan, in Glazunov’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone. Also on the program will be the Minnesota Premiere of Stephen Paulus’ Concertante for Orchestra and Symphonie Fantastique by Berlioz. In May, we will celebrate the 250th anniversary of Beethoen’s birth with his majestic Sytmphony no 3. And we will once again collaborate with the MacPhail Center for Music in performing with the winner of their student concerto competition. And there will be fun with compositions by Argentinian composer Alberto Ginastera and Mexican composer Arturo Marquez. Please join us for a wonderful season! Cary John Franklin, Music Director
