Local performers are lifted up in this 2nd annual Community Music Showcase. Rochester are musicians are many and gifted. Often times, small ensembles need places to play and performances on the calendar - and we are so happy to offer both.
This year features choral and chamber music performances from RESOUNDING VOICES CHORUS under the directon of Suzy Johnson, the Zumbro Lutheran Woodwind Quintet led by J. Michael Bostwick, and professional hornist Ronald Beitel accompanied by Sarah Stender.
Learn more about Ronald Beitel:
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Ronald Beitel is an active soloist, chamber music artist, and horn class clinician. As a soloist, he has appeared with a The National Arts Chamber Orchestra, The San Antonio Symphony, The Salt Lake Symphony, The Vivaldi by Candlelight Orchestra in Salt Lake City, and The Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra. As a chamber musician, Mr. Beitel has appeared with numerous friends and colleagues around the country, most recently on the Nova and Intermezzo series in Utah, and Manhattan to the Mountains at Snow College and Southern Utah University. For the last 29 years, his music career as an orchestral artist has included positions with The Utah Symphony for 18 years, The San Antonio for 9 years, and The Memphis Symphony and The Ohio Chamber Orchestra for one season each. He has also performed, recorded, and toured with The Cleveland Orchestra, and The Houston Symphony. Now a resident of Rochester, Minnesota, his musical activities are varied, including composing and arranging music for horn, and teaching private lessons.
Learn more about Resounding Voices: https://www.resoundingvoices.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAwP6sBhDAARIsAPfK_wYwfPIX8v2IuirdrJaaNZu0pOvF-nVjxujb2i_Uyk7vRw8mXhSCWxMaAlxbEALw_wcB
Resounding Voices is a chorus in Rochester, MN, for those community members who are experiencing mild memory impairment or dementia, and their support partners. Having completed several semesters, the power of music to unify, support, and strengthen minds and relationships has been amazing to watch.
The Zumbro Woodwind Quintet
