The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

Originally composed to be performed with accompanying images of the American Indian Southwest, Chickasaw classical composer Jerod Tate’s evocative and energetic “Pisachi” (“Reveal”) draws on musical influences from Hopi and Pueblo Indian music. Music by Sandbox Composer-in-Residence Valerie Coleman makes its first appearance of the season in the joyful “Maombi Asante” (“A Prayer of Thanks”) […]

Comedy and tragedy intertwine in this program of theatrical music including Ludwig van Beethoven’s dramatic Coriolan Overture and Felix Mendelssohn’s lighthearted music for William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. Haydn’s “Il Distratto” Symphony repurposes music from a comedic play about a gentleman so absent-minded he nearly forgets his own wedding!