BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CalDiscovery//caldiscovery//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH DESCRIPTION:Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscover y.com). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information fro m CalDiscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. SOURCE:https://caldiscovery.com/saint-paul-mn/src-5092.ics X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-WR-CALDESC:Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscove ry.com). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information fr om CalDiscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. X-WR-CALNAME:CalDiscovery - saint-paul-mn BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Opening Weekend: Beethoven’s Second Symphony with Gábor Takács -Nagy DTSTART:20260918T160000Z DTEND:20260918T173100Z DTSTAMP:20260818T000820Z UID:event-2444@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:A story of dissonance and harmony. Led by Artistic Partner Gá bor Takács-Nagy\, we open our 68th season with a nod to our nation's 250t h anniversary\, exploring the ways that folk and jazz have helped shape Am erican orchestral music as momentum-filled and free-spirited. Think bold b rass\, open strings\, and disparate parts on a journey toward unity\, all while calling back to one of the pillars of classical music — an icon th at you'll find woven throughout the season: Ludwig van Beethoven.\n\nPROGR AM:\n\nRuth Crawford Seeger: Rissolty Rossolty\nCharles Ives: "The Gong on the Hook and Ladder" ("Fireman’s Parade on Main Street")\nCharles Ives: Overture and March "1776"\nAaron Copland: Clarinet Concerto\nLudwig van B eethoven: Symphony No. 2 LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T000820Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/opening-weekend-beethovens-second-sy mphony-with-gabor-takacs-nagy/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Opening Weekend: Beethoven’s Second Symphony with Gábor Takács -Nagy DTSTART:20260919T000000Z DTEND:20260919T013100Z DTSTAMP:20260818T000820Z UID:event-2445@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:A story of dissonance and harmony. Led by Artistic Partner Gá bor Takács-Nagy\, we open our 68th season with a nod to our nation's 250t h anniversary\, exploring the ways that folk and jazz have helped shape Am erican orchestral music as momentum-filled and free-spirited. Think bold b rass\, open strings\, and disparate parts on a journey toward unity\, all while calling back to one of the pillars of classical music — an icon th at you'll find woven throughout the season: Ludwig van Beethoven.\n\nPROGR AM:\n\nRuth Crawford Seeger: Rissolty Rossolty\nCharles Ives: "The Gong on the Hook and Ladder" ("Fireman’s Parade on Main Street")\nCharles Ives: Overture and March "1776"\nAaron Copland: Clarinet Concerto\nLudwig van B eethoven: Symphony No. 2 LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T000820Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/opening-weekend-beethovens-second-sy mphony-with-gabor-takacs-nagy/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Opening Weekend: Beethoven’s Second Symphony with Gábor Takács -Nagy DTSTART:20260920T000000Z DTEND:20260920T013100Z DTSTAMP:20260818T000820Z UID:event-2446@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:A story of dissonance and harmony. Led by Artistic Partner Gá bor Takács-Nagy\, we open our 68th season with a nod to our nation's 250t h anniversary\, exploring the ways that folk and jazz have helped shape Am erican orchestral music as momentum-filled and free-spirited. Think bold b rass\, open strings\, and disparate parts on a journey toward unity\, all while calling back to one of the pillars of classical music — an icon th at you'll find woven throughout the season: Ludwig van Beethoven.\n\nPROGR AM:\n\nRuth Crawford Seeger: Rissolty Rossolty\nCharles Ives: "The Gong on the Hook and Ladder" ("Fireman’s Parade on Main Street")\nCharles Ives: Overture and March "1776"\nAaron Copland: Clarinet Concerto\nLudwig van B eethoven: Symphony No. 2 LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T000820Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/opening-weekend-beethovens-second-sy mphony-with-gabor-takacs-nagy/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Opening Weekend: Beethoven’s Second Symphony with Gábor Takács -Nagy DTSTART:20260920T190000Z DTEND:20260920T203100Z DTSTAMP:20260818T000820Z UID:event-2447@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:A story of dissonance and harmony. Led by Artistic Partner Gá bor Takács-Nagy\, we open our 68th season with a nod to our nation's 250t h anniversary\, exploring the ways that folk and jazz have helped shape Am erican orchestral music as momentum-filled and free-spirited. Think bold b rass\, open strings\, and disparate parts on a journey toward unity\, all while calling back to one of the pillars of classical music — an icon th at you'll find woven throughout the season: Ludwig van Beethoven.\n\nPROGR AM:\n\nRuth Crawford Seeger: Rissolty Rossolty\nCharles Ives: "The Gong on the Hook and Ladder" ("Fireman’s Parade on Main Street")\nCharles Ives: Overture and March "1776"\nAaron Copland: Clarinet Concerto\nLudwig van B eethoven: Symphony No. 2 LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T000820Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/opening-weekend-beethovens-second-sy mphony-with-gabor-takacs-nagy/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Koh (Where Rivers Merge) with Abel Selaocoe and Sidiki Dembélé DTSTART:20260925T160000Z DTEND:20260925T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2448@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Whether performing a Bach sarabande or throat singing in one o f his own arrangements\, SPCO Artistic Partner Abel Selaocoe is "breaking down the boundaries between people\, eras and cultures" (The Minnesota Sta r Tribune)\, bringing people of all backgrounds together through music. Fo r this program\, he teams up with Sidiki Dembélé\, a prodigious multi-in strumentalist who comes from a celebrated West African griot family of mus icians\, diplomats and oral historians. As master storytellers\, Abel and Sidiki weave this cross-genre program named Kɔ̌ (pronounced Koh)\, or Ri ver in Bambara\, exploring streams of culture\, friendship and kindred spi rits merging through the music of European Baroque and West African royal courts. Much like Bdote\, the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers\, you'll feel cultures converging as Abel and Sidiki guide you alon g a shared journey you'll remember long after the final bow.\n\nPROGRAM:\n \nAbel Selaocoe: Lerato\nCarlo Farina: "Capriccio stravagante" (ad. by Sel aocoe)\nSidiki Dembélé: Shaka\nAntonio Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in D Mino r\nAbel Selaocoe: Takamba\nSidiki Dembélé: Aramata LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/koh-where-rivers-merge-with-abel-sel aocoe-and-sidiki-dembele/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Koh (Where Rivers Merge) with Abel Selaocoe and Sidiki Dembélé DTSTART:20260927T000000Z DTEND:20260927T020000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2449@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Whether performing a Bach sarabande or throat singing in one o f his own arrangements\, SPCO Artistic Partner Abel Selaocoe is "breaking down the boundaries between people\, eras and cultures" (The Minnesota Sta r Tribune)\, bringing people of all backgrounds together through music. Fo r this program\, he teams up with Sidiki Dembélé\, a prodigious multi-in strumentalist who comes from a celebrated West African griot family of mus icians\, diplomats and oral historians. As master storytellers\, Abel and Sidiki weave this cross-genre program named Kɔ̌ (pronounced Koh)\, or Ri ver in Bambara\, exploring streams of culture\, friendship and kindred spi rits merging through the music of European Baroque and West African royal courts. Much like Bdote\, the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers\, you'll feel cultures converging as Abel and Sidiki guide you alon g a shared journey you'll remember long after the final bow.\n\nPROGRAM:\n \nAbel Selaocoe: Lerato\nCarlo Farina: "Capriccio stravagante" (ad. by Sel aocoe)\nSidiki Dembélé: Shaka\nAntonio Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in D Mino r\nAbel Selaocoe: Takamba\nSidiki Dembélé: Aramata LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/koh-where-rivers-merge-with-abel-sel aocoe-and-sidiki-dembele/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Koh (Where Rivers Merge) with Abel Selaocoe and Sidiki Dembélé DTSTART:20260927T190000Z DTEND:20260927T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2450@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Whether performing a Bach sarabande or throat singing in one o f his own arrangements\, SPCO Artistic Partner Abel Selaocoe is "breaking down the boundaries between people\, eras and cultures" (The Minnesota Sta r Tribune)\, bringing people of all backgrounds together through music. Fo r this program\, he teams up with Sidiki Dembélé\, a prodigious multi-in strumentalist who comes from a celebrated West African griot family of mus icians\, diplomats and oral historians. As master storytellers\, Abel and Sidiki weave this cross-genre program named Kɔ̌ (pronounced Koh)\, or Ri ver in Bambara\, exploring streams of culture\, friendship and kindred spi rits merging through the music of European Baroque and West African royal courts. Much like Bdote\, the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers\, you'll feel cultures converging as Abel and Sidiki guide you alon g a shared journey you'll remember long after the final bow.\n\nPROGRAM:\n \nAbel Selaocoe: Lerato\nCarlo Farina: "Capriccio stravagante" (ad. by Sel aocoe)\nSidiki Dembélé: Shaka\nAntonio Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in D Mino r\nAbel Selaocoe: Takamba\nSidiki Dembélé: Aramata LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/koh-where-rivers-merge-with-abel-sel aocoe-and-sidiki-dembele/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Richard Goode Plays Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 25 DTSTART:20261009T000000Z DTEND:20261009T014300Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2451@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Magnificent and intimate. Artistic Partner Richard Goode invit es you along on his lifelong exploration of Mozart. With a feather touch\, he inhabits different characters — at times sweet\, then moody — remo ving any and all sense of distance between you and the stage. In the hands of one of the world's leading experts\, you'll feel like you've been tran sported back to 1786 for a private salon performance of one of the greates t concertos of all time.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nSergei Prokofiev: Visions fugitive s*\, *Mimoletnosti\nLudwig van Beethoven: Quintet in E-flat for Piano\, Ob oe\, Clarinet\, Horn and Bassoon\nWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/richard-goode-plays-mozarts-piano-co ncerto-no-25/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Richard Goode Plays Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 25 DTSTART:20261010T000000Z DTEND:20261010T014300Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2452@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Magnificent and intimate. Artistic Partner Richard Goode invit es you along on his lifelong exploration of Mozart. With a feather touch\, he inhabits different characters — at times sweet\, then moody — remo ving any and all sense of distance between you and the stage. In the hands of one of the world's leading experts\, you'll feel like you've been tran sported back to 1786 for a private salon performance of one of the greates t concertos of all time.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nSergei Prokofiev: Visions fugitive s*\, *Mimoletnosti\nLudwig van Beethoven: Quintet in E-flat for Piano\, Ob oe\, Clarinet\, Horn and Bassoon\nWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/richard-goode-plays-mozarts-piano-co ncerto-no-25/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Richard Goode Plays Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 25 DTSTART:20261011T000000Z DTEND:20261011T014300Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2453@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Magnificent and intimate. Artistic Partner Richard Goode invit es you along on his lifelong exploration of Mozart. With a feather touch\, he inhabits different characters — at times sweet\, then moody — remo ving any and all sense of distance between you and the stage. In the hands of one of the world's leading experts\, you'll feel like you've been tran sported back to 1786 for a private salon performance of one of the greates t concertos of all time.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nSergei Prokofiev: Visions fugitive s*\, *Mimoletnosti\nLudwig van Beethoven: Quintet in E-flat for Piano\, Ob oe\, Clarinet\, Horn and Bassoon\nWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/richard-goode-plays-mozarts-piano-co ncerto-no-25/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Richard Goode Plays Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 25 DTSTART:20261011T190000Z DTEND:20261011T204300Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2454@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Magnificent and intimate. Artistic Partner Richard Goode invit es you along on his lifelong exploration of Mozart. With a feather touch\, he inhabits different characters — at times sweet\, then moody — remo ving any and all sense of distance between you and the stage. In the hands of one of the world's leading experts\, you'll feel like you've been tran sported back to 1786 for a private salon performance of one of the greates t concertos of all time.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nSergei Prokofiev: Visions fugitive s*\, *Mimoletnosti\nLudwig van Beethoven: Quintet in E-flat for Piano\, Ob oe\, Clarinet\, Horn and Bassoon\nWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ted Mann Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/richard-goode-plays-mozarts-piano-co ncerto-no-25/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Haydn’s "The Hen" Symphony DTSTART:20261016T160000Z DTEND:20261016T173000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2455@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Fans of more traditional Classical music will delight in this airy program that highlights music from the 18th century. SPCO flutists Ju lia Bogorad-Kogan and Alicia McQuerrey team up for a spritely double conce rto that will keep you on the edge of your seat with its momentum — a si milar feel to the titular symphony by Joseph Haydn whose theme earned its nickname from the uneven gait of a hen. In addition to the breathy woodwin ds\, you'll also hear from strings\, with a soulful solo by violinist Euni ce Kim and a more contemporary work for string orchestra rooted in the fid dling traditions of the composer's native Finland.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nEinojuha ni Rautavaara: "Fiddlers" for String Orchestra\nDomenico Cimarosa: Concert o for Two Flutes and Orchestra\nAntonín Dvořák: Romance for Violin and Orchestra\nJoseph Haydn: Symphony No. 83\, "The Hen" LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Wooddale Church URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/haydns-the-hen-symphony/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Haydn’s "The Hen" Symphony DTSTART:20261017T000000Z DTEND:20261017T013000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2456@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Fans of more traditional Classical music will delight in this airy program that highlights music from the 18th century. SPCO flutists Ju lia Bogorad-Kogan and Alicia McQuerrey team up for a spritely double conce rto that will keep you on the edge of your seat with its momentum — a si milar feel to the titular symphony by Joseph Haydn whose theme earned its nickname from the uneven gait of a hen. In addition to the breathy woodwin ds\, you'll also hear from strings\, with a soulful solo by violinist Euni ce Kim and a more contemporary work for string orchestra rooted in the fid dling traditions of the composer's native Finland.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nEinojuha ni Rautavaara: "Fiddlers" for String Orchestra\nDomenico Cimarosa: Concert o for Two Flutes and Orchestra\nAntonín Dvořák: Romance for Violin and Orchestra\nJoseph Haydn: Symphony No. 83\, "The Hen" LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Wooddale Church URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/haydns-the-hen-symphony/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Haydn’s "The Hen" Symphony DTSTART:20261018T000000Z DTEND:20261018T013000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2457@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Fans of more traditional Classical music will delight in this airy program that highlights music from the 18th century. SPCO flutists Ju lia Bogorad-Kogan and Alicia McQuerrey team up for a spritely double conce rto that will keep you on the edge of your seat with its momentum — a si milar feel to the titular symphony by Joseph Haydn whose theme earned its nickname from the uneven gait of a hen. In addition to the breathy woodwin ds\, you'll also hear from strings\, with a soulful solo by violinist Euni ce Kim and a more contemporary work for string orchestra rooted in the fid dling traditions of the composer's native Finland.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nEinojuha ni Rautavaara: "Fiddlers" for String Orchestra\nDomenico Cimarosa: Concert o for Two Flutes and Orchestra\nAntonín Dvořák: Romance for Violin and Orchestra\nJoseph Haydn: Symphony No. 83\, "The Hen" LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Saint Paul's United Church of Christ URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/haydns-the-hen-symphony/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Life After Death DTSTART:20261023T160000Z DTEND:20261023T172500Z DTSTAMP:20260818T000820Z UID:event-2458@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music,theater DESCRIPTION:Haunted\, spiritual works for voice and orchestra. This collab oration with Liquid Music offers meditations on the liminal space between life and death with music by American composers\, including multiple premi ere performances and the SPCO debut of Roomful of Teeth vocalist Eliza Bag g. Experience the Ordway in a new light on the threshold of All Hallows Ev e.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nPhilip Glass: Evening Song* from *Satyagraha\nEllis Ludw ig-Leone: Hexentanz\nPhilip Glass: Bed* from *Einstein on the Beach\nMauri ce Ravel: "Three Poems of Stéphane Mallarmé" for Voice and Orchestra\nAn drew Norman: "Begin" (SPCO co-commission\, Midwest premiere)\nEllis Ludwig -Leone: The Visitor LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T000820Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/life-after-death/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Life After Death DTSTART:20261025T000000Z DTEND:20261025T012500Z DTSTAMP:20260818T000820Z UID:event-2459@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music,theater DESCRIPTION:Haunted\, spiritual works for voice and orchestra. This collab oration with Liquid Music offers meditations on the liminal space between life and death with music by American composers\, including multiple premi ere performances and the SPCO debut of Roomful of Teeth vocalist Eliza Bag g. Experience the Ordway in a new light on the threshold of All Hallows Ev e.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nPhilip Glass: Evening Song* from *Satyagraha\nEllis Ludw ig-Leone: Hexentanz\nPhilip Glass: Bed* from *Einstein on the Beach\nMauri ce Ravel: "Three Poems of Stéphane Mallarmé" for Voice and Orchestra\nAn drew Norman: "Begin" (SPCO co-commission\, Midwest premiere)\nEllis Ludwig -Leone: The Visitor LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T000820Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/life-after-death/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Life After Death DTSTART:20261025T190000Z DTEND:20261025T202500Z DTSTAMP:20260818T000820Z UID:event-2460@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music,theater DESCRIPTION:Haunted\, spiritual works for voice and orchestra. This collab oration with Liquid Music offers meditations on the liminal space between life and death with music by American composers\, including multiple premi ere performances and the SPCO debut of Roomful of Teeth vocalist Eliza Bag g. Experience the Ordway in a new light on the threshold of All Hallows Ev e.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nPhilip Glass: Evening Song* from *Satyagraha\nEllis Ludw ig-Leone: Hexentanz\nPhilip Glass: Bed* from *Einstein on the Beach\nMauri ce Ravel: "Three Poems of Stéphane Mallarmé" for Voice and Orchestra\nAn drew Norman: "Begin" (SPCO co-commission\, Midwest premiere)\nEllis Ludwig -Leone: The Visitor LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T000820Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/life-after-death/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Bach’s Fifth Partita DTSTART:20261106T170000Z DTEND:20261106T181000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2461@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Hang on tight for a fast-paced program full of intricate\, syn copated rhythms and melodies that overlap and intertwine. Though you'll he ar various groupings of musicians — bassoon and strings\, violin and win ds\, string orchestra — every piece is connected\, in some way\, to the idea of musical puzzles. It's easy to lose yourself in the winding journey — through spiraling harmonies and a circling bassoon as Demetra Alikako s stars in her first solo performance since joining the orchestra in 2024. \n\nPROGRAM:\n\nHeitor Villa-Lobos: "Ciranda das sete notas" for Bassoon a nd Strings\nLouis W. Ballard: String Trio No. 1\nGabriela Ortiz: Puzzle-To cas\nIgor Stravinsky: Pastorale for Violin\, Oboe\, English Horn\, Clarine t and Bassoon\nJohann Sebastian Bach: Partita No. 5 for Chamber Orchestra LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Wooddale Church URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/bachs-fifth-partita/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Bach’s Fifth Partita DTSTART:20261107T010000Z DTEND:20261107T021000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2462@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Hang on tight for a fast-paced program full of intricate\, syn copated rhythms and melodies that overlap and intertwine. Though you'll he ar various groupings of musicians — bassoon and strings\, violin and win ds\, string orchestra — every piece is connected\, in some way\, to the idea of musical puzzles. It's easy to lose yourself in the winding journey — through spiraling harmonies and a circling bassoon as Demetra Alikako s stars in her first solo performance since joining the orchestra in 2024. \n\nPROGRAM:\n\nHeitor Villa-Lobos: "Ciranda das sete notas" for Bassoon a nd Strings\nLouis W. Ballard: String Trio No. 1\nGabriela Ortiz: Puzzle-To cas\nIgor Stravinsky: Pastorale for Violin\, Oboe\, English Horn\, Clarine t and Bassoon\nJohann Sebastian Bach: Partita No. 5 for Chamber Orchestra LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Wooddale Church URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/bachs-fifth-partita/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Bach’s Fifth Partita DTSTART:20261108T010000Z DTEND:20261108T021000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2463@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Hang on tight for a fast-paced program full of intricate\, syn copated rhythms and melodies that overlap and intertwine. Though you'll he ar various groupings of musicians — bassoon and strings\, violin and win ds\, string orchestra — every piece is connected\, in some way\, to the idea of musical puzzles. It's easy to lose yourself in the winding journey — through spiraling harmonies and a circling bassoon as Demetra Alikako s stars in her first solo performance since joining the orchestra in 2024. \n\nPROGRAM:\n\nHeitor Villa-Lobos: "Ciranda das sete notas" for Bassoon a nd Strings\nLouis W. Ballard: String Trio No. 1\nGabriela Ortiz: Puzzle-To cas\nIgor Stravinsky: Pastorale for Violin\, Oboe\, English Horn\, Clarine t and Bassoon\nJohann Sebastian Bach: Partita No. 5 for Chamber Orchestra LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Capri Theater URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/bachs-fifth-partita/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Bach’s Fifth Partita DTSTART:20261108T210000Z DTEND:20261108T221000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2464@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Hang on tight for a fast-paced program full of intricate\, syn copated rhythms and melodies that overlap and intertwine. Though you'll he ar various groupings of musicians — bassoon and strings\, violin and win ds\, string orchestra — every piece is connected\, in some way\, to the idea of musical puzzles. It's easy to lose yourself in the winding journey — through spiraling harmonies and a circling bassoon as Demetra Alikako s stars in her first solo performance since joining the orchestra in 2024. \n\nPROGRAM:\n\nHeitor Villa-Lobos: "Ciranda das sete notas" for Bassoon a nd Strings\nLouis W. Ballard: String Trio No. 1\nGabriela Ortiz: Puzzle-To cas\nIgor Stravinsky: Pastorale for Violin\, Oboe\, English Horn\, Clarine t and Bassoon\nJohann Sebastian Bach: Partita No. 5 for Chamber Orchestra LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Saint Andrew's Lutheran Church URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/bachs-fifth-partita/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Zachary Cohen Premieres Deak’s Bass Concerto DTSTART:20261113T170000Z DTEND:20261113T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2465@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Step into the SPCO Sandbox for the world premiere of an imagin ative fairytale in the form of a concerto for double bass! Developed over the course of two seasons for his Sandbox Composer Residency\, Jon Deak's newest work\, Under a Spell\, invites listeners on a whimsical journey per formed by Principal Bass Zachary Cohen and guided by narrator Bill Gordh. As the former Associate Principal Bass of the New York Philharmonic and "a composer-performer who has learned to make stringed instruments ‘talk ’" (The Washington Post)\, Deak brings a lifelong familiarity of the ins trument to his music and teachings.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nMichael Tippett: Little Music for String Orchestra\nJon Deak: Concerto for Contrabass\, "Under a Spell"\nFranz Schubert: Symphony No. 6\, "The Little C Major" LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/zachary-cohen-premieres-deaks-bass-c oncerto/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Zachary Cohen Premieres Deak’s Bass Concerto DTSTART:20261115T010000Z DTEND:20261115T023000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2466@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Step into the SPCO Sandbox for the world premiere of an imagin ative fairytale in the form of a concerto for double bass! Developed over the course of two seasons for his Sandbox Composer Residency\, Jon Deak's newest work\, Under a Spell\, invites listeners on a whimsical journey per formed by Principal Bass Zachary Cohen and guided by narrator Bill Gordh. As the former Associate Principal Bass of the New York Philharmonic and "a composer-performer who has learned to make stringed instruments ‘talk ’" (The Washington Post)\, Deak brings a lifelong familiarity of the ins trument to his music and teachings.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nMichael Tippett: Little Music for String Orchestra\nJon Deak: Concerto for Contrabass\, "Under a Spell"\nFranz Schubert: Symphony No. 6\, "The Little C Major" LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/zachary-cohen-premieres-deaks-bass-c oncerto/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Williams’ "Zodiac Suite" with the Aaron Diehl Trio DTSTART:20261128T010000Z DTEND:20261128T024400Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2467@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Grammy Award-winning conductor-composer Teddy Abrams leads thi s star-studded exploration of two American masterworks in a nod to our cou ntry's 250th anniversary. With roots in American folk and jazz traditions\ , there's an undeniable groove in the rhythms and orchestration of Mary Lo u Williams' Zodiac Suite\, edited here for chamber orchestra by Aaron Dieh l. His jazz trio is joined by multi-disciplinary vocalist Mikaela Bennett for the song cycle Honey and Rue\, set to the poetry of Nobel laureate Ton i Morrison. Trust us when we say: you will not want to miss this once-in-a -lifetime collaboration with the SPCO.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nAndré Previn: "Hone y and Rue" for Voice and Chamber Orchestra\nMary Lou Williams: "Zodiac Sui te" (ed. by Diehl) LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/williams-zodiac-suite-with-the-aaron -diehl-trio/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Williams’ "Zodiac Suite" with the Aaron Diehl Trio DTSTART:20261129T010000Z DTEND:20261129T024400Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2468@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Grammy Award-winning conductor-composer Teddy Abrams leads thi s star-studded exploration of two American masterworks in a nod to our cou ntry's 250th anniversary. With roots in American folk and jazz traditions\ , there's an undeniable groove in the rhythms and orchestration of Mary Lo u Williams' Zodiac Suite\, edited here for chamber orchestra by Aaron Dieh l. His jazz trio is joined by multi-disciplinary vocalist Mikaela Bennett for the song cycle Honey and Rue\, set to the poetry of Nobel laureate Ton i Morrison. Trust us when we say: you will not want to miss this once-in-a -lifetime collaboration with the SPCO.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nAndré Previn: "Hone y and Rue" for Voice and Chamber Orchestra\nMary Lou Williams: "Zodiac Sui te" (ed. by Diehl) LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/williams-zodiac-suite-with-the-aaron -diehl-trio/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Williams’ "Zodiac Suite" with the Aaron Diehl Trio DTSTART:20261129T200000Z DTEND:20261129T214400Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2469@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Grammy Award-winning conductor-composer Teddy Abrams leads thi s star-studded exploration of two American masterworks in a nod to our cou ntry's 250th anniversary. With roots in American folk and jazz traditions\ , there's an undeniable groove in the rhythms and orchestration of Mary Lo u Williams' Zodiac Suite\, edited here for chamber orchestra by Aaron Dieh l. His jazz trio is joined by multi-disciplinary vocalist Mikaela Bennett for the song cycle Honey and Rue\, set to the poetry of Nobel laureate Ton i Morrison. Trust us when we say: you will not want to miss this once-in-a -lifetime collaboration with the SPCO.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nAndré Previn: "Hone y and Rue" for Voice and Chamber Orchestra\nMary Lou Williams: "Zodiac Sui te" (ed. by Diehl) LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/williams-zodiac-suite-with-the-aaron -diehl-trio/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Bach’s "Brandenburg" Concertos DTSTART:20261211T170000Z DTEND:20261211T185200Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2470@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Exquisite\, timeless\, virtuosic. Every December\, we have a s pecial tradition of performing Johann Sebastian Bach’s most cherished se t of orchestral works\, the Brandenburg Concertos. Written for varying gro ups of strings\, winds and harpsichord\, these masterworks have stood the test of time since the composer first compiled them in 1721. Now three cen turies later\, the Brandenburgs have earned a well-deserved reputation as hallmarks of the Baroque era\, rich with intricate harmonies and spirit. E xperience five of the six concertos this holiday season\, when SPCO musici ans sparkle as bright as the charming holiday lights of downtown Saint Pau l.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nJohann Sebastian Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 3\nJoh ann Sebastian Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 5\nJohann Sebastian Bach: " Brandenburg" Concerto No. 2\nJohann Sebastian Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 4\nJohann Sebastian Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 1 LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/bachs-brandenburg-concertos-2627/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Bach’s "Brandenburg" Concertos DTSTART:20261213T010000Z DTEND:20261213T025200Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2471@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Exquisite\, timeless\, virtuosic. Every December\, we have a s pecial tradition of performing Johann Sebastian Bach’s most cherished se t of orchestral works\, the Brandenburg Concertos. Written for varying gro ups of strings\, winds and harpsichord\, these masterworks have stood the test of time since the composer first compiled them in 1721. Now three cen turies later\, the Brandenburgs have earned a well-deserved reputation as hallmarks of the Baroque era\, rich with intricate harmonies and spirit. E xperience five of the six concertos this holiday season\, when SPCO musici ans sparkle as bright as the charming holiday lights of downtown Saint Pau l.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nJohann Sebastian Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 3\nJoh ann Sebastian Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 5\nJohann Sebastian Bach: " Brandenburg" Concerto No. 2\nJohann Sebastian Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 4\nJohann Sebastian Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 1 LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/bachs-brandenburg-concertos-2627/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Bach’s "Brandenburg" Concertos DTSTART:20261213T200000Z DTEND:20261213T215200Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2472@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Exquisite\, timeless\, virtuosic. Every December\, we have a s pecial tradition of performing Johann Sebastian Bach’s most cherished se t of orchestral works\, the Brandenburg Concertos. Written for varying gro ups of strings\, winds and harpsichord\, these masterworks have stood the test of time since the composer first compiled them in 1721. Now three cen turies later\, the Brandenburgs have earned a well-deserved reputation as hallmarks of the Baroque era\, rich with intricate harmonies and spirit. E xperience five of the six concertos this holiday season\, when SPCO musici ans sparkle as bright as the charming holiday lights of downtown Saint Pau l.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nJohann Sebastian Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 3\nJoh ann Sebastian Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 5\nJohann Sebastian Bach: " Brandenburg" Concerto No. 2\nJohann Sebastian Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 4\nJohann Sebastian Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 1 LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/bachs-brandenburg-concertos-2627/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Holiday Concerts: Handel’s "Messiah" DTSTART:20261218T010000Z DTEND:20261218T034900Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2473@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the holidays with one of classical music’s most be loved traditions. Bring the whole family to our extremely popular annual p erformances of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah — an iconic masterpiec e for orchestra and choir that has captured the hearts of listeners worldw ide. As the director of Dunedin Consort\, Scotland’s Baroque Ensemble\, John Butt brings a lifetime of expertise leading Messiah. It's an event li ke no other\, complete with full orchestra\, a roster of renowned vocal so loists\, and the local choir The Singers. Experience the magic of Messiah this holiday season!\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nGeorge Frideric Handel: Messiah LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/holiday-concerts-handels-messiah-262 7/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Holiday Concerts: Handel’s "Messiah" DTSTART:20261219T010000Z DTEND:20261219T034900Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2474@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the holidays with one of classical music’s most be loved traditions. Bring the whole family to our extremely popular annual p erformances of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah — an iconic masterpiec e for orchestra and choir that has captured the hearts of listeners worldw ide. As the director of Dunedin Consort\, Scotland’s Baroque Ensemble\, John Butt brings a lifetime of expertise leading Messiah. It's an event li ke no other\, complete with full orchestra\, a roster of renowned vocal so loists\, and the local choir The Singers. Experience the magic of Messiah this holiday season!\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nGeorge Frideric Handel: Messiah LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/holiday-concerts-handels-messiah-262 7/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Holiday Concerts: Handel’s "Messiah" DTSTART:20261220T010000Z DTEND:20261220T034900Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2475@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the holidays with one of classical music’s most be loved traditions. Bring the whole family to our extremely popular annual p erformances of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah — an iconic masterpiec e for orchestra and choir that has captured the hearts of listeners worldw ide. As the director of Dunedin Consort\, Scotland’s Baroque Ensemble\, John Butt brings a lifetime of expertise leading Messiah. It's an event li ke no other\, complete with full orchestra\, a roster of renowned vocal so loists\, and the local choir The Singers. Experience the magic of Messiah this holiday season!\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nGeorge Frideric Handel: Messiah LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/holiday-concerts-handels-messiah-262 7/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Holiday Concerts: Handel’s "Messiah" DTSTART:20261220T200000Z DTEND:20261220T224900Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2476@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the holidays with one of classical music’s most be loved traditions. Bring the whole family to our extremely popular annual p erformances of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah — an iconic masterpiec e for orchestra and choir that has captured the hearts of listeners worldw ide. As the director of Dunedin Consort\, Scotland’s Baroque Ensemble\, John Butt brings a lifetime of expertise leading Messiah. It's an event li ke no other\, complete with full orchestra\, a roster of renowned vocal so loists\, and the local choir The Singers. Experience the magic of Messiah this holiday season!\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nGeorge Frideric Handel: Messiah LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/holiday-concerts-handels-messiah-262 7/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Andrew Brady Plays Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto DTSTART:20270122T170000Z DTEND:20270122T183700Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2477@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Ring in the new year with a charming concert marked by Wolfgan g Amadeus Mozart's characteristic humor and wit\, curated by Principal Obo e Cassie Pilgrim. There's a surprise around every turn of phrase\, and jus t when you think you know what's coming\, your expectations get flipped! T hemes from Mozart's popular and lighthearted Eine Kleine Nachtmusik are mi rrored and remixed in P.D.Q. Bach’s Eine Kleine Nichtmusik\, and you'll hear similarities echoed in the program's titular Bassoon Concerto.\n\nPRO GRAM:\n\nWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik\nBohuslav Martin ů: Serenade for Chamber Orchestra and Two Violins\nP.D.Q. Bach: Schleptet in E-flat\nWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Bassoon Concerto\nP.D.Q. Bach: Eine K leine Nichtmusik LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Wooddale Church URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/andrew-brady-plays-mozarts-bassoon-c oncerto/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Andrew Brady Plays Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto DTSTART:20270123T010000Z DTEND:20270123T023700Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2478@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Ring in the new year with a charming concert marked by Wolfgan g Amadeus Mozart's characteristic humor and wit\, curated by Principal Obo e Cassie Pilgrim. There's a surprise around every turn of phrase\, and jus t when you think you know what's coming\, your expectations get flipped! T hemes from Mozart's popular and lighthearted Eine Kleine Nachtmusik are mi rrored and remixed in P.D.Q. Bach’s Eine Kleine Nichtmusik\, and you'll hear similarities echoed in the program's titular Bassoon Concerto.\n\nPRO GRAM:\n\nWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik\nBohuslav Martin ů: Serenade for Chamber Orchestra and Two Violins\nP.D.Q. Bach: Schleptet in E-flat\nWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Bassoon Concerto\nP.D.Q. Bach: Eine K leine Nichtmusik LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Wooddale Church URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/andrew-brady-plays-mozarts-bassoon-c oncerto/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Andrew Brady Plays Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto DTSTART:20270124T010000Z DTEND:20270124T023700Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2479@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Ring in the new year with a charming concert marked by Wolfgan g Amadeus Mozart's characteristic humor and wit\, curated by Principal Obo e Cassie Pilgrim. There's a surprise around every turn of phrase\, and jus t when you think you know what's coming\, your expectations get flipped! T hemes from Mozart's popular and lighthearted Eine Kleine Nachtmusik are mi rrored and remixed in P.D.Q. Bach’s Eine Kleine Nichtmusik\, and you'll hear similarities echoed in the program's titular Bassoon Concerto.\n\nPRO GRAM:\n\nWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik\nBohuslav Martin ů: Serenade for Chamber Orchestra and Two Violins\nP.D.Q. Bach: Schleptet in E-flat\nWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Bassoon Concerto\nP.D.Q. Bach: Eine K leine Nichtmusik LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/andrew-brady-plays-mozarts-bassoon-c oncerto/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Celebrating 100 Years of the Capri DTSTART:20270130T010000Z DTEND:20270130T030000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2480@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:The Capri turns 100! In addition to this momentous centennial\ , our 2026.27 season also marks 17 years of partnership with our longtime friends on the Northside. It's with this celebratory spirit that we share a program of music from America and Minneapolis in a genre-bending concert featuring local jazz and funk artists.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nThe Saint Paul Cham ber Orchestra: Program TBA LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Capri Theater URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/celebrating-100-years-of-the-capri/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Celebrating 100 Years of the Capri DTSTART:20270131T010000Z DTEND:20270131T030000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2481@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:The Capri turns 100! In addition to this momentous centennial\ , our 2026.27 season also marks 17 years of partnership with our longtime friends on the Northside. It's with this celebratory spirit that we share a program of music from America and Minneapolis in a genre-bending concert featuring local jazz and funk artists.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nThe Saint Paul Cham ber Orchestra: Program TBA LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Capri Theater URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/celebrating-100-years-of-the-capri/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Radu Ratoi Plays Enescu and Bach DTSTART:20270212T010000Z DTEND:20270212T024300Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2482@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:In an SPCO first\, we welcome the "dazzling" (New York Classic al Review) Radu Ratoi for a program that melds orchestra with accordion. P raised worldwide for his originality\, versatility and virtuosity\, Radu d escribes the accordion — an instrument with a storied foundation in Euro pean folk and popular music — as capable of "almost unlimited possibilit ies." On the second half of this program\, he explores music inspired by B aroque and folk traditions.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nCarl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sinf onia in E-flat\nAlfred Schnittke: Sonata for Violin and Chamber Orchestra\ nGeorge Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody\nJohann Sebastian Bach: Concerto No. 1 i n D Minor\nDražan Kosorić: Balkan Tango LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/radu-ratoi-plays-enescu-and-bach/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Radu Ratoi Plays Enescu and Bach DTSTART:20270212T170000Z DTEND:20270212T184300Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2483@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:In an SPCO first\, we welcome the "dazzling" (New York Classic al Review) Radu Ratoi for a program that melds orchestra with accordion. P raised worldwide for his originality\, versatility and virtuosity\, Radu d escribes the accordion — an instrument with a storied foundation in Euro pean folk and popular music — as capable of "almost unlimited possibilit ies." On the second half of this program\, he explores music inspired by B aroque and folk traditions.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nCarl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sinf onia in E-flat\nAlfred Schnittke: Sonata for Violin and Chamber Orchestra\ nGeorge Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody\nJohann Sebastian Bach: Concerto No. 1 i n D Minor\nDražan Kosorić: Balkan Tango LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/radu-ratoi-plays-enescu-and-bach/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Radu Ratoi Plays Enescu and Bach DTSTART:20270214T010000Z DTEND:20270214T024300Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2484@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:In an SPCO first\, we welcome the "dazzling" (New York Classic al Review) Radu Ratoi for a program that melds orchestra with accordion. P raised worldwide for his originality\, versatility and virtuosity\, Radu d escribes the accordion — an instrument with a storied foundation in Euro pean folk and popular music — as capable of "almost unlimited possibilit ies." On the second half of this program\, he explores music inspired by B aroque and folk traditions.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nCarl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sinf onia in E-flat\nAlfred Schnittke: Sonata for Violin and Chamber Orchestra\ nGeorge Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody\nJohann Sebastian Bach: Concerto No. 1 i n D Minor\nDražan Kosorić: Balkan Tango LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/radu-ratoi-plays-enescu-and-bach/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Radu Ratoi Plays Enescu and Bach DTSTART:20270214T210000Z DTEND:20270214T224300Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2485@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:In an SPCO first\, we welcome the "dazzling" (New York Classic al Review) Radu Ratoi for a program that melds orchestra with accordion. P raised worldwide for his originality\, versatility and virtuosity\, Radu d escribes the accordion — an instrument with a storied foundation in Euro pean folk and popular music — as capable of "almost unlimited possibilit ies." On the second half of this program\, he explores music inspired by B aroque and folk traditions.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nCarl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sinf onia in E-flat\nAlfred Schnittke: Sonata for Violin and Chamber Orchestra\ nGeorge Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody\nJohann Sebastian Bach: Concerto No. 1 i n D Minor\nDražan Kosorić: Balkan Tango LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Saint Andrew's Lutheran Church URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/radu-ratoi-plays-enescu-and-bach/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Frank’s Sandbox Premiere with Mei-Ann Chen DTSTART:20270220T010000Z DTEND:20270220T023000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2486@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Experience the culmination of a multi-year collaboration with Sandbox Composer-in-Residence Gabriela Lena Frank\, the SPCO and The Great Northern. As a composer\, Frank’s body of work centers climate change\, community\, and the role of the artist in stewarding change in the face o f a heating planet.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nLili Boulanger: "D’un matin de printe mps" ("Of a Spring Morning")\nGabriela Lena Frank: Ballad of John James Au dubon and the Runaway: An American Tragedy Ignored and Retold\nOttorino Re spighi: "Gli Ucceli" ("The Birds")\nAstor Piazzolla: Sinfonietta LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/franks-sandbox-premiere-with-mei-ann -chen/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Frank’s Sandbox Premiere with Mei-Ann Chen DTSTART:20270221T010000Z DTEND:20270221T023000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2487@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Experience the culmination of a multi-year collaboration with Sandbox Composer-in-Residence Gabriela Lena Frank\, the SPCO and The Great Northern. As a composer\, Frank’s body of work centers climate change\, community\, and the role of the artist in stewarding change in the face o f a heating planet.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nLili Boulanger: "D’un matin de printe mps" ("Of a Spring Morning")\nGabriela Lena Frank: Ballad of John James Au dubon and the Runaway: An American Tragedy Ignored and Retold\nOttorino Re spighi: "Gli Ucceli" ("The Birds")\nAstor Piazzolla: Sinfonietta LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/franks-sandbox-premiere-with-mei-ann -chen/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Frank’s Sandbox Premiere with Mei-Ann Chen DTSTART:20270221T200000Z DTEND:20270221T213000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2488@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Experience the culmination of a multi-year collaboration with Sandbox Composer-in-Residence Gabriela Lena Frank\, the SPCO and The Great Northern. As a composer\, Frank’s body of work centers climate change\, community\, and the role of the artist in stewarding change in the face o f a heating planet.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nLili Boulanger: "D’un matin de printe mps" ("Of a Spring Morning")\nGabriela Lena Frank: Ballad of John James Au dubon and the Runaway: An American Tragedy Ignored and Retold\nOttorino Re spighi: "Gli Ucceli" ("The Birds")\nAstor Piazzolla: Sinfonietta LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ted Mann Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/franks-sandbox-premiere-with-mei-ann -chen/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Mozart’s "Linz" Symphony with Tabea Zimmermann DTSTART:20270312T170000Z DTEND:20270312T184400Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2489@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:When Tabea Zimmermann comes to town\, you're in for something truly special. She's a musical giant — a legend amongst violists and oft en cited alongside the great William Primrose\, both for her musical prowe ss and for her commitment to teaching. Despite her near-transcendent statu s\, Tabea is incredibly grounded and a generous collaborator — qualities that shine in her performances. Through wordless communication\, she beco mes one with the orchestra\, leading expressively whether she's seated in the viola section or standing center stage for a concerto. Experience the full depth of the viola in all its warmth and richness of sound\, played b y one of the all-time greats.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nGermaine Tailleferre: Image e t Jeux de plein air\nLili Boulanger: D’un soir triste\nWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 36\, "Linz" LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/mozarts-linz-symphony-with-tabea-zim mermann/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Mozart’s "Linz" Symphony with Tabea Zimmermann DTSTART:20270314T010000Z DTEND:20270314T024400Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2490@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:When Tabea Zimmermann comes to town\, you're in for something truly special. She's a musical giant — a legend amongst violists and oft en cited alongside the great William Primrose\, both for her musical prowe ss and for her commitment to teaching. Despite her near-transcendent statu s\, Tabea is incredibly grounded and a generous collaborator — qualities that shine in her performances. Through wordless communication\, she beco mes one with the orchestra\, leading expressively whether she's seated in the viola section or standing center stage for a concerto. Experience the full depth of the viola in all its warmth and richness of sound\, played b y one of the all-time greats.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nGermaine Tailleferre: Image e t Jeux de plein air\nLili Boulanger: D’un soir triste\nWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 36\, "Linz" LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/mozarts-linz-symphony-with-tabea-zim mermann/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Mozart’s "Linz" Symphony with Tabea Zimmermann DTSTART:20270314T190000Z DTEND:20270314T204400Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2491@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:When Tabea Zimmermann comes to town\, you're in for something truly special. She's a musical giant — a legend amongst violists and oft en cited alongside the great William Primrose\, both for her musical prowe ss and for her commitment to teaching. Despite her near-transcendent statu s\, Tabea is incredibly grounded and a generous collaborator — qualities that shine in her performances. Through wordless communication\, she beco mes one with the orchestra\, leading expressively whether she's seated in the viola section or standing center stage for a concerto. Experience the full depth of the viola in all its warmth and richness of sound\, played b y one of the all-time greats.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nGermaine Tailleferre: Image e t Jeux de plein air\nLili Boulanger: D’un soir triste\nWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 36\, "Linz" LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/mozarts-linz-symphony-with-tabea-zim mermann/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Alina Ibragimova Plays Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto DTSTART:20270402T160000Z DTEND:20270402T173700Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2492@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:In her first performances as an SPCO Artistic Partner\, violin ist Alina Ibragimova returns to the Ordway to helm a program featuring two composers known for leaning into drama: Felix Mendelssohn and Ludwig van Beethoven. With nimble fingers\, Alina practically dances through intricat e runs that span the entire fingerboard\, expertly coaxing a wide range of sound from her instrument with impressive ease. From soaring\, sweet melo dies in the violin's highest registers to fiery passages capable of snappi ng some bow hairs\, Alina is able to “collapse any sense of distance bet ween performer and listener” (The Guardian)\, bringing you along for a r ide you won't want to miss.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nLudwig van Beethoven: Septet in E-flat\nFelix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/alina-ibragimova-plays-mendelssohns- violin-concerto/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Alina Ibragimova Plays Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto DTSTART:20270403T000000Z DTEND:20270403T013700Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2493@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:In her first performances as an SPCO Artistic Partner\, violin ist Alina Ibragimova returns to the Ordway to helm a program featuring two composers known for leaning into drama: Felix Mendelssohn and Ludwig van Beethoven. With nimble fingers\, Alina practically dances through intricat e runs that span the entire fingerboard\, expertly coaxing a wide range of sound from her instrument with impressive ease. From soaring\, sweet melo dies in the violin's highest registers to fiery passages capable of snappi ng some bow hairs\, Alina is able to “collapse any sense of distance bet ween performer and listener” (The Guardian)\, bringing you along for a r ide you won't want to miss.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nLudwig van Beethoven: Septet in E-flat\nFelix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/alina-ibragimova-plays-mendelssohns- violin-concerto/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Alina Ibragimova Plays Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto DTSTART:20270404T000000Z DTEND:20270404T013700Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2494@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:In her first performances as an SPCO Artistic Partner\, violin ist Alina Ibragimova returns to the Ordway to helm a program featuring two composers known for leaning into drama: Felix Mendelssohn and Ludwig van Beethoven. With nimble fingers\, Alina practically dances through intricat e runs that span the entire fingerboard\, expertly coaxing a wide range of sound from her instrument with impressive ease. From soaring\, sweet melo dies in the violin's highest registers to fiery passages capable of snappi ng some bow hairs\, Alina is able to “collapse any sense of distance bet ween performer and listener” (The Guardian)\, bringing you along for a r ide you won't want to miss.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nLudwig van Beethoven: Septet in E-flat\nFelix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/alina-ibragimova-plays-mendelssohns- violin-concerto/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Alina Ibragimova Plays Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto DTSTART:20270404T190000Z DTEND:20270404T203700Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2495@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:In her first performances as an SPCO Artistic Partner\, violin ist Alina Ibragimova returns to the Ordway to helm a program featuring two composers known for leaning into drama: Felix Mendelssohn and Ludwig van Beethoven. With nimble fingers\, Alina practically dances through intricat e runs that span the entire fingerboard\, expertly coaxing a wide range of sound from her instrument with impressive ease. From soaring\, sweet melo dies in the violin's highest registers to fiery passages capable of snappi ng some bow hairs\, Alina is able to “collapse any sense of distance bet ween performer and listener” (The Guardian)\, bringing you along for a r ide you won't want to miss.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nLudwig van Beethoven: Septet in E-flat\nFelix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ted Mann Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/alina-ibragimova-plays-mendelssohns- violin-concerto/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sibelius’ "Intimate Voices" DTSTART:20270409T000000Z DTEND:20270409T003800Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2496@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Continuing our celebration of The Capri's centennial\, we shar e a program built around Jean Sibelius' ruminating string quartet Voces in timae\, Latin for Intimate Voices or Inner Voices. At times soft and conte mplative\, at others lively — even with folk-inspired fiddling — the f ive movements act like a window into a conversation between the two violin s\, viola and cello. "It turned out as something wonderful\," he wrote to his wife. "The kind of thing that brings a smile to your lips at the hour of death. I will say no more."\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nJean Sibelius: "Voces intima e" ("Intimate Voices") for String Quartet\nWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serena de No. 11 for Wind Octet LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/sibelius-intimate-voices/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sibelius’ "Intimate Voices" DTSTART:20270410T000000Z DTEND:20270410T003800Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2497@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Continuing our celebration of The Capri's centennial\, we shar e a program built around Jean Sibelius' ruminating string quartet Voces in timae\, Latin for Intimate Voices or Inner Voices. At times soft and conte mplative\, at others lively — even with folk-inspired fiddling — the f ive movements act like a window into a conversation between the two violin s\, viola and cello. "It turned out as something wonderful\," he wrote to his wife. "The kind of thing that brings a smile to your lips at the hour of death. I will say no more."\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nJean Sibelius: "Voces intima e" ("Intimate Voices") for String Quartet\nWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serena de No. 11 for Wind Octet LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Capri Theater URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/sibelius-intimate-voices/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sibelius’ "Intimate Voices" DTSTART:20270411T000000Z DTEND:20270411T003800Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2498@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Continuing our celebration of The Capri's centennial\, we shar e a program built around Jean Sibelius' ruminating string quartet Voces in timae\, Latin for Intimate Voices or Inner Voices. At times soft and conte mplative\, at others lively — even with folk-inspired fiddling — the f ive movements act like a window into a conversation between the two violin s\, viola and cello. "It turned out as something wonderful\," he wrote to his wife. "The kind of thing that brings a smile to your lips at the hour of death. I will say no more."\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nJean Sibelius: "Voces intima e" ("Intimate Voices") for String Quartet\nWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serena de No. 11 for Wind Octet LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Saint Paul's United Church of Christ URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/sibelius-intimate-voices/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Songs of Praise and Stars DTSTART:20270416T160000Z DTEND:20270416T174000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2499@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:A love letter to the human voice\, showcasing cantatas written centuries apart. The SPCO teams up with Tapestry Choral Collective of the Orpheus Music Project in works inspired by Johann Sebastian Bach and the spiritual\, polyphonic qualities of his Baroque music. Plus\, a U.S. premi ere of Karin Rehnqvist's Take the Milky Way\, written for choir\, orchestr a and organ\, evoking imagery of black holes and the nature of light as a meditation on hope\, community and the threads that connect us.\n\nPROGRAM :\n\nJohan Helmich Roman: Jubilate\nJohann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 78\ , “Jesu\, der du meine Seele”\nKarin Rehnqvist: Take the Milky Way\nJo hann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 137\, “Lobe den Herren\, den mächtigen König der Ehren” LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Wooddale Church URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/songs-of-praise-and-stars/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Songs of Praise and Stars DTSTART:20270417T000000Z DTEND:20270417T014000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2500@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:A love letter to the human voice\, showcasing cantatas written centuries apart. The SPCO teams up with Tapestry Choral Collective of the Orpheus Music Project in works inspired by Johann Sebastian Bach and the spiritual\, polyphonic qualities of his Baroque music. Plus\, a U.S. premi ere of Karin Rehnqvist's Take the Milky Way\, written for choir\, orchestr a and organ\, evoking imagery of black holes and the nature of light as a meditation on hope\, community and the threads that connect us.\n\nPROGRAM :\n\nJohan Helmich Roman: Jubilate\nJohann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 78\ , “Jesu\, der du meine Seele”\nKarin Rehnqvist: Take the Milky Way\nJo hann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 137\, “Lobe den Herren\, den mächtigen König der Ehren” LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Wooddale Church URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/songs-of-praise-and-stars/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Songs of Praise and Stars DTSTART:20270418T000000Z DTEND:20270418T014000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2501@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:A love letter to the human voice\, showcasing cantatas written centuries apart. The SPCO teams up with Tapestry Choral Collective of the Orpheus Music Project in works inspired by Johann Sebastian Bach and the spiritual\, polyphonic qualities of his Baroque music. Plus\, a U.S. premi ere of Karin Rehnqvist's Take the Milky Way\, written for choir\, orchestr a and organ\, evoking imagery of black holes and the nature of light as a meditation on hope\, community and the threads that connect us.\n\nPROGRAM :\n\nJohan Helmich Roman: Jubilate\nJohann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 78\ , “Jesu\, der du meine Seele”\nKarin Rehnqvist: Take the Milky Way\nJo hann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 137\, “Lobe den Herren\, den mächtigen König der Ehren” LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/songs-of-praise-and-stars/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Harpsichord Masterworks with Justin Taylor DTSTART:20270501T000000Z DTEND:20270501T014200Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2502@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Having performed with orchestras worldwide\, Justin Taylor mak es his SPCO debut with a program that traces the harpsichord from the 18th to 20th centuries. Revel in layered harmonies that are hallmarks of Baroq ue greats\, including Johann Sebastian Bach and Elisabeth Jacquet de la Gu erre\, where each note stands brilliant and crisp against a sparse\, yet r ichly textured\, string accompaniment.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nJohann Sebastian Bac h: Harpsichord Concerto No. 5\nElisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: Trio Sonata No. 3\nGeorg Philipp Telemann: Sonata à Quattro\nHenryk Górecki: Harpsi chord Concerto\nDmitri Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony (After String Quarte t No. 4) LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/harpsichord-masterworks-with-justin- taylor/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Harpsichord Masterworks with Justin Taylor DTSTART:20270502T000000Z DTEND:20270502T014200Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2503@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Having performed with orchestras worldwide\, Justin Taylor mak es his SPCO debut with a program that traces the harpsichord from the 18th to 20th centuries. Revel in layered harmonies that are hallmarks of Baroq ue greats\, including Johann Sebastian Bach and Elisabeth Jacquet de la Gu erre\, where each note stands brilliant and crisp against a sparse\, yet r ichly textured\, string accompaniment.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nJohann Sebastian Bac h: Harpsichord Concerto No. 5\nElisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: Trio Sonata No. 3\nGeorg Philipp Telemann: Sonata à Quattro\nHenryk Górecki: Harpsi chord Concerto\nDmitri Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony (After String Quarte t No. 4) LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/harpsichord-masterworks-with-justin- taylor/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Harpsichord Masterworks with Justin Taylor DTSTART:20270502T200000Z DTEND:20270502T214200Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2504@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Having performed with orchestras worldwide\, Justin Taylor mak es his SPCO debut with a program that traces the harpsichord from the 18th to 20th centuries. Revel in layered harmonies that are hallmarks of Baroq ue greats\, including Johann Sebastian Bach and Elisabeth Jacquet de la Gu erre\, where each note stands brilliant and crisp against a sparse\, yet r ichly textured\, string accompaniment.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nJohann Sebastian Bac h: Harpsichord Concerto No. 5\nElisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: Trio Sonata No. 3\nGeorg Philipp Telemann: Sonata à Quattro\nHenryk Górecki: Harpsi chord Concerto\nDmitri Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony (After String Quarte t No. 4) LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Saint Andrew's Lutheran Church URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/harpsichord-masterworks-with-justin- taylor/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony with Anthony Marwood DTSTART:20270507T160000Z DTEND:20270507T174700Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2505@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:All the drama and grandiose of a symphony by Ludwig van Beetho ven\, with moments of introspection and hints of folk influences. We're ex cited to bring you two premieres\, including Christopher Cerrone's Selah — a double concerto for violin and cello performed by Anthony Marwood an d Coleman Itzkoff under the baton of returning conductor Chia-Hsuan Lin. F eel the depth of emotion in Beethoven's Seventh Symphony\, which the compo ser premiered over 200 years ago to instant acclaim — pastoral strings\, bombastic brass\, and percussive climaxes that will knock your socks off. \n\nPROGRAM:\n\nCécile Chaminade: Poèmes provençaux\nChristopher Cerron e: "Selah"\, Double Concerto for Violin\, Cello and Chamber Orchestra\nLud wig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/beethovens-seventh-symphony-with-ant hony-marwood/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony with Anthony Marwood DTSTART:20270509T000000Z DTEND:20270509T014700Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2506@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:All the drama and grandiose of a symphony by Ludwig van Beetho ven\, with moments of introspection and hints of folk influences. We're ex cited to bring you two premieres\, including Christopher Cerrone's Selah — a double concerto for violin and cello performed by Anthony Marwood an d Coleman Itzkoff under the baton of returning conductor Chia-Hsuan Lin. F eel the depth of emotion in Beethoven's Seventh Symphony\, which the compo ser premiered over 200 years ago to instant acclaim — pastoral strings\, bombastic brass\, and percussive climaxes that will knock your socks off. \n\nPROGRAM:\n\nCécile Chaminade: Poèmes provençaux\nChristopher Cerron e: "Selah"\, Double Concerto for Violin\, Cello and Chamber Orchestra\nLud wig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/beethovens-seventh-symphony-with-ant hony-marwood/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony with Anthony Marwood DTSTART:20270509T190000Z DTEND:20270509T204700Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2507@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:All the drama and grandiose of a symphony by Ludwig van Beetho ven\, with moments of introspection and hints of folk influences. We're ex cited to bring you two premieres\, including Christopher Cerrone's Selah — a double concerto for violin and cello performed by Anthony Marwood an d Coleman Itzkoff under the baton of returning conductor Chia-Hsuan Lin. F eel the depth of emotion in Beethoven's Seventh Symphony\, which the compo ser premiered over 200 years ago to instant acclaim — pastoral strings\, bombastic brass\, and percussive climaxes that will knock your socks off. \n\nPROGRAM:\n\nCécile Chaminade: Poèmes provençaux\nChristopher Cerron e: "Selah"\, Double Concerto for Violin\, Cello and Chamber Orchestra\nLud wig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/beethovens-seventh-symphony-with-ant hony-marwood/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Haydn’s Symphony No. 86 DTSTART:20270515T000000Z DTEND:20270515T013000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2508@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:A sonic feast of different textures and moods — there's some thing for everyone on this program that samples music from the 18th to the 21st centuries. Though named after a characteristically light and free-sp irited symphony by Joseph Haydn\, you'll also get to hear a high-energy do uble concerto between two violins cascading over each other in an Escheres que climb\, a quintet for woodwinds that seems to bend the very air the pl ayers breathe\, and an ethereal meditation for string orchestra.\n\nPROGRA M:\n\nChen Yi: "Feng" for Woodwind Quintet\nMalcolm Arnold: Concerto for T wo Violins and String Orchestra\nArvo Pärt: "Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten" for Strings and Bell\nJoseph Haydn: Symphony No. 86 LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/haydns-symphony-no-86/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Haydn’s Symphony No. 86 DTSTART:20270516T000000Z DTEND:20270516T013000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2509@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:A sonic feast of different textures and moods — there's some thing for everyone on this program that samples music from the 18th to the 21st centuries. Though named after a characteristically light and free-sp irited symphony by Joseph Haydn\, you'll also get to hear a high-energy do uble concerto between two violins cascading over each other in an Escheres que climb\, a quintet for woodwinds that seems to bend the very air the pl ayers breathe\, and an ethereal meditation for string orchestra.\n\nPROGRA M:\n\nChen Yi: "Feng" for Woodwind Quintet\nMalcolm Arnold: Concerto for T wo Violins and String Orchestra\nArvo Pärt: "Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten" for Strings and Bell\nJoseph Haydn: Symphony No. 86 LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Saint Paul's United Church of Christ URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/haydns-symphony-no-86/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Cassie Pilgrim Premieres Chen Yi’s Oboe Concerto DTSTART:20270521T160000Z DTEND:20270521T173300Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2510@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:A journey\, years in the making. In 2020\, having bonded over a shared cultural heritage rooted in southern China\, SPCO Principal Oboe Cassie Pilgrim gave the world premiere of composer Chen Yi's Elegy for Sol o Oboe — a mournful response to the ongoing pandemic that we livestreame d from an empty hall. In Melodies from Home\, her newest oboe concerto wri tten for Cassie\, Chen Yi returns to the universal exploration of family a nd culture\, of connection and nostalgia. Led by conductor Cosette Justo V aldés in her SPCO debut\, this program offers an escape into serenity thr ough its soft\, woodwind melodies\, pastoral strings and wondrous harp.\n\ nPROGRAM:\n\nChen Yi: Oboe Concerto\, "Melodies from Home"\nOttorino Respi ghi: "Trittico Botticelliano" ("Botticelli Triptych")\nMaurice Ravel: "Ma Mère l'Oye" ("Mother Goose") Ballet Music LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/cassie-pilgrim-premieres-chen-yis-ob oe-concerto/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Cassie Pilgrim Premieres Chen Yi’s Oboe Concerto DTSTART:20270523T000000Z DTEND:20270523T013300Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2511@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:A journey\, years in the making. In 2020\, having bonded over a shared cultural heritage rooted in southern China\, SPCO Principal Oboe Cassie Pilgrim gave the world premiere of composer Chen Yi's Elegy for Sol o Oboe — a mournful response to the ongoing pandemic that we livestreame d from an empty hall. In Melodies from Home\, her newest oboe concerto wri tten for Cassie\, Chen Yi returns to the universal exploration of family a nd culture\, of connection and nostalgia. Led by conductor Cosette Justo V aldés in her SPCO debut\, this program offers an escape into serenity thr ough its soft\, woodwind melodies\, pastoral strings and wondrous harp.\n\ nPROGRAM:\n\nChen Yi: Oboe Concerto\, "Melodies from Home"\nOttorino Respi ghi: "Trittico Botticelliano" ("Botticelli Triptych")\nMaurice Ravel: "Ma Mère l'Oye" ("Mother Goose") Ballet Music LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/cassie-pilgrim-premieres-chen-yis-ob oe-concerto/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:"Between Worlds": Avi Avital Plays Bach and Vivaldi DTSTART:20270528T160000Z DTEND:20270528T175200Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2512@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:In his own words\, "the mandolin is probably one of the most u nderestimated instruments in the world\," but Avi Avital is on a mission t o change that. As one of the world's leading mandolinists and the first to be nominated for a Grammy Award\, the "explosively charismatic" (New York Times) Avi brings unbridled passion and virtuosity to his performances. I n this program\, he plucks seamlessly between centuries\, exploring both B aroque and folk traditions as he makes his SPCO debut.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nAnto nio Vivaldi: Concerto in D\, RV 93\nJohann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in G M inor\, BWV 1056R\nAvner Dorman: Mandolin Concerto\nAntonio Vivaldi: Concer to in C\, RV 425\nGiovanni Sollima: Federico II\nJohann Sebastian Bach: Co ncerto in C Minor\, BWV 1060 LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/between-worlds-avi-avital-plays-bach -and-vivaldi/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:"Between Worlds": Avi Avital Plays Bach and Vivaldi DTSTART:20270529T000000Z DTEND:20270529T015200Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2513@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:In his own words\, "the mandolin is probably one of the most u nderestimated instruments in the world\," but Avi Avital is on a mission t o change that. As one of the world's leading mandolinists and the first to be nominated for a Grammy Award\, the "explosively charismatic" (New York Times) Avi brings unbridled passion and virtuosity to his performances. I n this program\, he plucks seamlessly between centuries\, exploring both B aroque and folk traditions as he makes his SPCO debut.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nAnto nio Vivaldi: Concerto in D\, RV 93\nJohann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in G M inor\, BWV 1056R\nAvner Dorman: Mandolin Concerto\nAntonio Vivaldi: Concer to in C\, RV 425\nGiovanni Sollima: Federico II\nJohann Sebastian Bach: Co ncerto in C Minor\, BWV 1060 LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/between-worlds-avi-avital-plays-bach -and-vivaldi/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:"Between Worlds": Avi Avital Plays Bach and Vivaldi DTSTART:20270530T000000Z DTEND:20270530T015200Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2514@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:In his own words\, "the mandolin is probably one of the most u nderestimated instruments in the world\," but Avi Avital is on a mission t o change that. As one of the world's leading mandolinists and the first to be nominated for a Grammy Award\, the "explosively charismatic" (New York Times) Avi brings unbridled passion and virtuosity to his performances. I n this program\, he plucks seamlessly between centuries\, exploring both B aroque and folk traditions as he makes his SPCO debut.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nAnto nio Vivaldi: Concerto in D\, RV 93\nJohann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in G M inor\, BWV 1056R\nAvner Dorman: Mandolin Concerto\nAntonio Vivaldi: Concer to in C\, RV 425\nGiovanni Sollima: Federico II\nJohann Sebastian Bach: Co ncerto in C Minor\, BWV 1060 LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/between-worlds-avi-avital-plays-bach -and-vivaldi/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:"Between Worlds": Avi Avital Plays Bach and Vivaldi DTSTART:20270530T190000Z DTEND:20270530T205200Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2515@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:In his own words\, "the mandolin is probably one of the most u nderestimated instruments in the world\," but Avi Avital is on a mission t o change that. As one of the world's leading mandolinists and the first to be nominated for a Grammy Award\, the "explosively charismatic" (New York Times) Avi brings unbridled passion and virtuosity to his performances. I n this program\, he plucks seamlessly between centuries\, exploring both B aroque and folk traditions as he makes his SPCO debut.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nAnto nio Vivaldi: Concerto in D\, RV 93\nJohann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in G M inor\, BWV 1056R\nAvner Dorman: Mandolin Concerto\nAntonio Vivaldi: Concer to in C\, RV 425\nGiovanni Sollima: Federico II\nJohann Sebastian Bach: Co ncerto in C Minor\, BWV 1060 LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ted Mann Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/between-worlds-avi-avital-plays-bach -and-vivaldi/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Season Finale: Beethoven’s Eighth Symphony with Gábor Takács-N agy DTSTART:20270611T160000Z DTEND:20270611T173000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2516@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:With an energy palpable from every seat in the hall\, Gábor T akács-Nagy embraces the rich textures and contrast of Hungarian folk trad itions found in music spanning centuries. With moments of surprise in ever y other phrase\, this SPCO Artistic Partner brings out a beautiful push an d pull between light and gritty themes that bounce around each section of the orchestra. As a founding member of the famed Takács String Quartet wh o has dedicated decades of his life to this art form\, he shares a keen un derstanding of the intimacy that makes chamber music so special\, highligh ting moments that might otherwise get overlooked and inviting you to notic e.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nBéla Bartók: Hungarian Sketches\nChen-Hui Jen: in eter nal dusk\nBéla Bartók: Hungarian Peasant Songs\nLudwig van Beethoven: Sy mphony No. 8 LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/season-finale-beethovens-eighth-symp hony-with-gabor-takacs-nagy/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Season Finale: Beethoven’s Eighth Symphony with Gábor Takács-N agy DTSTART:20270613T000000Z DTEND:20270613T013000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2517@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:With an energy palpable from every seat in the hall\, Gábor T akács-Nagy embraces the rich textures and contrast of Hungarian folk trad itions found in music spanning centuries. With moments of surprise in ever y other phrase\, this SPCO Artistic Partner brings out a beautiful push an d pull between light and gritty themes that bounce around each section of the orchestra. As a founding member of the famed Takács String Quartet wh o has dedicated decades of his life to this art form\, he shares a keen un derstanding of the intimacy that makes chamber music so special\, highligh ting moments that might otherwise get overlooked and inviting you to notic e.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nBéla Bartók: Hungarian Sketches\nChen-Hui Jen: in eter nal dusk\nBéla Bartók: Hungarian Peasant Songs\nLudwig van Beethoven: Sy mphony No. 8 LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/season-finale-beethovens-eighth-symp hony-with-gabor-takacs-nagy/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Season Finale: Beethoven’s Eighth Symphony with Gábor Takács-N agy DTSTART:20270613T190000Z DTEND:20270613T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181027Z UID:event-2518@ical.thespco.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:With an energy palpable from every seat in the hall\, Gábor T akács-Nagy embraces the rich textures and contrast of Hungarian folk trad itions found in music spanning centuries. With moments of surprise in ever y other phrase\, this SPCO Artistic Partner brings out a beautiful push an d pull between light and gritty themes that bounce around each section of the orchestra. As a founding member of the famed Takács String Quartet wh o has dedicated decades of his life to this art form\, he shares a keen un derstanding of the intimacy that makes chamber music so special\, highligh ting moments that might otherwise get overlooked and inviting you to notic e.\n\nPROGRAM:\n\nBéla Bartók: Hungarian Sketches\nChen-Hui Jen: in eter nal dusk\nBéla Bartók: Hungarian Peasant Songs\nLudwig van Beethoven: Sy mphony No. 8 LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181027Z LOCATION:Ordway Concert Hall URL:http://content.thespco.org/events/season-finale-beethovens-eighth-symp hony-with-gabor-takacs-nagy/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.thespco.org/concerts-tickets/concert-calendar/spc o-icalendar END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR