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+)
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Guest Artists ($500+)
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Musician Chairs ($250+)
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Benefactors ($100-249)
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Friends ($1-99)
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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
We welcome recording violinist James Zabawa-Martinez for our season welcome concert on July 2nd!
Johann Christian Bach ….. Overture to Il tutore e la pupilla
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ….. Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major
– James Zabawa-Martinez, violin
Franz Joseph Haydn ….. Symphony No. 45 “Farewell” in F-sharp minor
James Zabawa-Martinez, violin
Guest performer, a native of Austin, Texas, violinist James Zabawa-Martinez has performed concerts and recitals throughout the US and Europe. Before joining Kansas City Symphony in 2023, James was a violin fellow at the New World Symphony for two years, where he performed frequently as concertmaster under the baton of Michael Tilson Thomas. James has performed with orchestras such as The Cleveland Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Utah Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, and Buffalo Philharmonic.
We welcome Brett Linski, Professor at UMD and oboist, as well as look forward a world premiere and two Minnesota premieres this evening!
The Quartet Project will also appear with the LSCO to perform their side-by-side piece during the concert.
Ruth Gipps ….. Cringlemire Garden (Minnesota Premiere)
Gala Flagello ….. Droughts and Downpours (Minnesota Premiere)
Mark Buller ….. Letters from the Wilderness (World Premiere)
Brett Linski, English Horn
Dr. Linski regularly performs on oboe and English horn and has subbed with several symphony orchestras in Minnesota and Texas, including the Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra and the Houston Symphony. Solo appearances include the Concertino for English horn by Donizetti, Copland’s Quiet City, and Ewazen’s Down a River of Time with the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra in Duluth, and the Marcello Concerto for Oboe with the Zachow Consort and Players in Houston. He can be heard on the CD So the Night Fall: Music of David Ashley White from Gothic Records.
Edward Elgar ….. Sospiri
Ralph Vaughn Williams ….. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
The night kicks off with a world premiere of LSCO-commissioned Chinoiserie by internationally renowned composer Melissa Dunphy, with touring soprano Jennifer Lien!
The Young Artist Piano Camp is again collaborating with the LSCO for our July 16th concert. The winner(s) of the Piano Camp concerto competition will perform their winning performance piece with the LSCO.
Melissa Dunphy ….. Chinoiserie (LSCO Co-commissioned World Premiere)
– Jennifer Lien, soprano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ….. Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453
– Soloist – Piano Camp Concerto Competition winner(s)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ….. Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter” in C major, K. 551
Jennifer Lien, soprano
Lauded for her “sonorous, clear voice” and her dramatic range, Jennifer Lien has been seen on opera and concert stages in California, Florida, New York, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Singapore. She is a keen collaborator in chamber music, a proponent of contemporary music, and is known for her innovative recital programming.
