We kicked off our 2011-2012 season with an "Especially for Kids"
event which was enjoyed by kids of all ages.
Concert Schedule
Download a PDF of the 2011-2012 schedule brochure
here
Especially for Kids:
Handbells & Hot Dogs!
Reservations Requested
Sunday, November 13, 4:00 PM
Coming to us from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on the Hill, Summit
Artist
Series’ Arioso Strings will present a concert for two violins and piano.
Violinists
Natalie VanBurkleo-Carbonara and Batya MacAdam-Somer and pianist Sophie
Christian will perform
works by Shostakovich, Handel and Bach. Free-will donations will be
taken to
benefit Horses Helping Humans. The performance is family-friendly and
will run
approximately one hour
Summit
Artist Series
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Sunday, December 11, 4:00 PM
Now in its 22nd season, these performances are a highly-anticipated
local event, proving to be among the best Messiah performances in the
Twin Cities. You will be amazed with the timeless sounds of Handel’s
masterpiece
This year’s soloists will be soprano,
Linh Kauffman; mezzo,
Nicole Warner;
tenor,
Brad
Bradshaw; and bass,
Aaron Larson.
Caritas – “love in
action” – is what brings this
a few water-themed pieces in the program plus a variety of other
selections, from romantic Mendelssohn to close-harmony Barbershop. It is
Caritas’ 10th anniversary, and the group is excited to perform at St.
John’s for the 10th year in a row.
www.caritasvocalensemble.org/
Sunday, March 11, 4:00 PM
Holy Week
Maundy Thursday, April 5, 7:00 PM
Good Friday, April 6, 7:00 PM
Easter Sunday, April 8, 10:00 AM
On Maundy Thursday,
we hear Christ’s command that we love one
On Good Friday,
the service will feature several movements from
On Easter Sunday,
St. John’s Choir and St. John’s Brass will welcome
Past Performances
Metropolitan Boys
Choir
Sunday, April 10, 2011--4:00 PM
The Metropolitan Boys Choir was hailed “Minnesota’s Young
Ambassadors of Song” by the late Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, and
they continue to stir audiences throughout the U.S. and internationally.
They’ve sung the national anthem at MN Vikings, Twins and Wild games,
performed with the Minnesota Orchestra, and have been featured
performers at many state and national conferences. Now in its 39th
season, the MBC regularly appears in churches, concert halls, convention
centers and senior residences throughout the Twin Cities.
Especially for Kids:
La-La-La Lunch!
to us all---our voice!
St. John's own Anne Nervig and Michelle Nordberg will
lead kids in what promises to be a fun event.
about different ways voices can join together to make music.
You’ll hear some familiar songs, learn some new ones,
and even participate in a vocal orchestra!
Each person
will also receive their own “music box lunch”.
Especially for Kids: Strings and Wings
Reuben Ristrom
Friday, October 22, 2010--7:30 PM
A well-known figure in
the Twin Cities’
Spring Concert 2010
Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass
Sunday, May 2, 7:00 PM
Performed by the St. John's Oratorio Chorus, soloists and chamber
orchestra.
For more information about the spring concert, click
here.
Benefit Concert for TRUST Parish Nurse Program
Sunday, March 14, 2010 4:00 PM
Click here
for more details about this concert.
Sunday, February 14, 2010 12:00 Noon
An entertaining program for children of all ages.
Travel to New Orleans for jazz and savory jambalaya. Improvised and
spontaneous, "jazz" has been called "America's Classical Music." Join us
for a demonstration of traditional and mainstream jazz, and enjoy a
lunch of New Orleans jambalaya with all the trimmings.
Handel’s Messiah
2009
Saturday, December 12, 7:00 PM
Sunday, December 13, 4:00 PM
St. John’s Oratorio Chorus with chamber orchestra and soloists.
Join us for a special 20th anniversary performance.
Click here
for more details about this concert.
Percussion and Pasta
Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 12:00 Noon
Our own
award-winning Scott Prescott, a
professional percussionist,
parent of two boys, and middle school teacher gave a presentation
geared especially to children but
appealling to all ages. We experienced
the many unique sounds created by instruments that are part
of the ancient family known as percussion.
Lake Wobegon
Friday, October 9, 2009 7:30 PM
A light, entertaining concert featuring music for all audiences.
Gabriel Faure’s Requiem
Sunday, May 3, 2009 7:30 PM
St. John’s Oratorio Chorus, soloists and chamber orchestra.
Of the many Requiem masses, Faure’s is one of the most widely
known and loved. The tender “Pie Jesu” for solo soprano is its
centerpiece. This work was the featured work in the first spring
concert for this chorus in 2000.
Tacos and Trumpets
Sunday, February 1, 2009 12:00 noon
Ron Hasselmann presented an engaging program for children
of all ages featuring the trumpet, from its beginnings as an
animal’s horn, to today’s brilliant instrument, using nine
different trumpets.
Click here for Ron Hasselmann's
bio.