Minnesota Orchestra NewsNews about Minnesota Orchestra continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Last-minute change brings rousing Minnesota Orchestra audience pleaser- May 31, 2008 A last-minute cancellation and an altered program produced what is probably the most theatrical Minnesota Orchestra program in recent memory.http://www.topix.net/who/minnesota-orchestra/2008/05/last-minute-change-brings-rousing-min... MinnOrch musicians bang their own drums- May 23, 2008 Percussionists are regarded as the rowdies of an orchestra. While others in the ensemble may need to go to the gym to blow off some steam, those who wield the sticks at the back of the band are able to vent in ...http://www.topix.net/who/minnesota-orchestra/2008/05/minnorch-musicians-bang-their-own-dru... Shiver-inducing performances of beloved Brahms choral works- May 20, 2008 After an absence of four years, Helmuth Rilling has returned to conduct concerts by the Minnesota Orchestra - and, not surprisingly, it's mostly a choral program.http://www.topix.net/who/minnesota-orchestra/2008/05/shiver-inducing-performances-of-belov... Local Orch. To Perform 35W Collapse-Inspired Piece- May 18, 2008 The Minnesota Symphony Orchestra is premiering a new work by Osmo Vanska, conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra, that's inspired in part by the collapse of the I-35W bridge.http://www.topix.net/who/minnesota-orchestra/2008/05/local-orch-to-perform-35w-collapse-in... Osmo Vanska composes a musical 'bridge'- May 17, 2008 The Minnesota Symphony Orchestra is premiering a new work by Minnesota Orchestra conductor Osmo Vanska, called "The Bridge." It's inspired in part by the collapse of the I-35W bridge last summer.http://www.topix.net/who/minnesota-orchestra/2008/05/osmo-vanska-composes-a-musical-bridge... V nsk sets down the baton and takes up the pen- May 15, 2008 "But Bill was very stubborn and said I have to do it" Osmo Vnsk, composer, has struck again. The music director of the Minnesota Orchestra has knocked out a new work titled "Bridges" that will have its premiere on Sunday with the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. via Star Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/who/minnesota-orchestra/2008/05/v-nsk-sets-down-the-baton-and-takes-u... Guest conductor struggles with mighty Mahler- May 9, 2008 "Schubert's 'Unfinished' Symphony" Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 9 in D major is a monumental work, not just in its 90-minute length, but in the emotional territory it traverses. via Star Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/who/minnesota-orchestra/2008/05/guest-conductor-struggles-with-mighty... Tomorrow's Indiana primary is but an echo of 40 years ago- May 7, 2008 The stage then was dominated by Robert F. Kennedy and -- says transplanted Hoosier and Cleveland State professor Rick Perloff -- in many ways Kennedy remains the model of the plain-speaking candidate who could ... via WKSU-FM Kenthttp://www.topix.net/who/minnesota-orchestra/2008/05/tomorrows-indiana-primary-is-but-an-e... Spotlight: Wigglesworth leads Minnesota Orchestra- May 4, 2008 Thursday-Saturday: "The most magnificent thing Mahler ever wrote," said Alban Berg of the Ninth Symphony's huge first movement -- and time has affirmed Berg's judgment. via Star Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/who/minnesota-orchestra/2008/05/spotlight-wigglesworth-leads-minnesot... Flutists Sir James and Lady Galway sure know how to host a blowout- May 2, 2008 "But I think they're pretty good, and we've had a lot of fun with them." It has been a decade since James and Jeanne Galway, the globe-trotting partners in marriage and flute playing, have appeared together in the Twin Cities. via Twincities.comhttp://www.topix.net/who/minnesota-orchestra/2008/05/flutists-sir-james-and-lady-galway-su... |