Accordo Tickets On Sale Now; Season Begins 2/6/12

Accordo, established in 2009, is a Minnesota-based chamber group made up of some of the very best instrumentalists in the country, eager to share their love of classical and contemporary chamber music in intimate and unique performance spaces. Its third season (Winter/Spring 2012) will be presented by The Schubert Club, Northrop Concerts and Lectures, and Kate Nordstrum Projects at the National Historic Landmark Christ Church Lutheran, one of the Twin Cities' great architectural treasures designed by the esteemed architect Eliel Saarinen and his son Eero Saarinen.

Accordo includes Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Minnesota Orchestra musicians Steven Copes, Ruggero Allifranchini, Maiya Papach, Ron Thomas, and Tony Ross. This season also includes guest artists violist Rebecca Albers, percussionist Ian Ding, and clarinetist Burt Hara.

"This season could not have come together more perfectly for Accordo," said Kate Nordstrum, who in 2009 helped establish the ensemble at the Southern Theater in Minneapolis. "I believe I've found ideal presenting partners in Northrop Concerts and Lectures and The Schubert Club, not to mention the incredible arts advocates on staff at Christ Church Lutheran. Our combined enthusiasm and shared vision for growing the audience base for chamber music in the Twin Cities will bode well for sustaining this important series."

The Schubert Club's interim Executive Director Paul Olson added, "The Schubert Club is committed to presenting the world's finest artists for our community. And we are especially excited about our association with this particular group of world-class Twin Cities-based musicians. Audiences are in for a real treat."

"Supporting and inspiring Twin Cities musicians to perform and contextualize classic and contemporary chamber music repertoire as part of this exciting new partnership aligns perfectly with the mission and goals of Northrop," said Ben Johnson, Director of Northrop Concerts and Lectures. "Using the historic mid-century modern Christ Lutheran Church and Longfellow neighborhood allows us to experiment and be more creative in supporting these great artists. And the dynamic nature of this collaboration will set the stage for more vibrant and leading-edge programming in the future."

 

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