Concert evenings begin at 6:00PM, lobby doors open.
Concert Hall & Seating Opens at 6:30PM.
This activity is made possible in part by a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council with funds appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature from its General Fund.
Conductor ($1,000+)
~ Steve Patronas
~ In memory of John Maki- Virginia Alexander
Guest Artists ($500+)
~ Charlie & Jean Leibfried
~ Dog & Bear Fund
~ Greg Repensky
~ Helena Jackson
~ Jan Erickson
~ Jon & Linnea Swenson Tellekson
~ Sylvia Bencomo & Tony Zabicki
Musician Chairs ($250+)
~ In memory of John Maki
– Jeffrey & Gail Watson
– Rosemary Guttormsson
~ Kari Koehler & Tobin Sobaski
~ Katie & Willie Husby
~ Robin Washington & Julia Cheng
~ Teri & Mike Akervik
~ Tiss Underdahl
Benefactors ($100-249)
~ Allen Anway
~ Ho-Yin Kwok
~ Jan Akervik
~ Karen Sande
Friends ($1-99)
~ Patricia Bagley
The season will feature guest artists who have strong connections with our state of Minnesota. New York-based recording violinist James Zabawa-Martinez will return to present us with Mozart’s delightful Violin Concerto No. 4, University of Minnesota Duluth professor, Brett Linski, will perform the world premiere of Mark Buller’s Letters from the Wilderness, and touring soprano Jennifer Lien, will sing the world premiere performance of the newly orchestrated version of Melissa Dunphy’s Chinoiserie. Along with the two world premieres, we are also presenting two other Minnesota premieres by British composer Ruth Gipps and Michigan-based composer Gala Flagello.
I am thrilled to welcome Dr. Jennifer Fagre-Golya to lead The Quartet Project, a cornerstone of our education program this summer. Like our other years, the students will receive expert coaching from LSCO members for two weeks. The accumulation of their efforts will be showcased in the quartet recital and the side-by-side concert with the LSCO on July 9, performing Vaughan William’s monumental Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. Also important to our educational mission is the collaboration with the Young Artist Piano Camp. This year’s winners of the concerto competition will join the orchestra as soloists of the Season Finale on July 16 on Mozart’s spirited Piano Concerto No. 17.
Your support of the LSCO fuels our vision. We are honored to have contributed to the cultural fabric of the Twin Ports community for the last 40 years. With your support, we hope to sustain that mission and continue to expand the artistic boundaries for many more years to come.
~ Ho-Yin Kwok
