Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
William Schrickel, conductor

Saturday, October 11, 2008, 7:30pm
The O’Shaughnessy at the College of St. Catherine
2004 Randolph Ave., St. Paul
works by Vänskä, Kyr
admission: free
information: msoa.net

Musical Offering
Peter McGuire, violin
Michael Sutton, violin
Aaron Janse, viola
Jim Jacobson, cello
Susan Allard, bass
Jane Garvin, flute and piccolo
Basil Reeve, oboe
Norbert Nielubowski, bassoon
Caroline Lemen, horn
Kathy Kienzle, harp
Rees Allison, piano

Sunday, October 19, 2008, 3 pm
Sundin Music Hall
1536 Hewitt Ave., St. Paul
works by Bax, Delius, Berkeley, Britten
admission: $17, $14, $8; (651) 523-2459, musicaloffering.org

Hill House Chamber Players
Julie Ayer, violin
Catherine Schaefer Schubilske, violin
Thomas Turner, viola
Tanya Remenikova, cello
Rees Allison, piano
Jeffrey Van, guitar

Monday, October 27, 2008, 7:30 pm, and
Monday, November 3, 2008, 7:30 pm
James J. Hill House
240 Summit Ave., St. Paul
works by Carter, Falla, Turina, Beethoven
admission: $16, $14; (651) 292-3268, schubert.org

A la Carte Soloists
Chamber music and Japanese flower arrangements (Ikebana)
Eiji Ikeda, violin and viola
Sachiya Isomura, cello
Barbara Leibundguth, flute
Andrea Stern, harp
Sonja Thompson, piano
with Ikebana master Yoshie Babcock and her students

Sunday, November 2, 2008, 2 pm
University Club
420 Summit Ave., St. Paul
works by Messiaen, Martinu, Mozart, Handel
admission: free

Charles Lazarus Group
Zabava CD release event
Charles Lazarus, trumpet
Tommy Barbarella, keyboards
Jeff Bailey, bass
Craig Hara, drums/percussion

Sunday, November 9, 2008, 7:30 pm
Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant
1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis
works by Lazarus and others
admission: $12
information: dakotacooks.com, charleslazarus.com

Bakken Trio
Delirious Divinities
Maria Jette, soprano
Gina DiBello, violin
Laura Sewell, cello
Barbara Leibundguth, flute
Sonja Thompson, piano/harpsichord

Sunday, November 16, 2008, 2 pm
Huss Music Room, Hamm Building
408 St. Peter St., St. Paul
works by Rubbra, Debussy, Roussel, Kraines, Szymanowski, Clerambault
admission: $25, $15; subscribers bring children for free
information: (612) 374-3175; bakkentrio.org

Music for Medicine
Benefit concert for Neighborhood Involvement Program’s Community Clinic
Sarah Kwak, violin
Céline Leathead, violin
Matthew Young, viola
Kenneth Freed, viola
Beth Rapier, cello
Eugena Chang, cello
David Williamson, bass
Burt Hara, clarinet
J. Christopher Marshall, bassoon
Michael Gast, horn

Sunday, November 16, 2008, 4 pm
Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church,
511 Groveland Ave., Minneapolis
admission: $50, $60
information: (612) 748-8543; neighborhoodinvolve.org

Allegro Sinfonia
William Stuber, conductor
with soloist Sarah Kwak, violin

Friday, November 21, 2008, 8 pm
Wayzata Community Church
125 Wayzata Blvd. E., Wayzata
works by Saint-Saëns, Beethoven
admission: free
information: allegronotes.org

Rosalyra with Lydia Artymiw
Gabriel Fauré Piano Quartets CD
Sarah Kwak, violin
Sabina Thatcher, viola
Beth Rapier, cello
Lydia Artymiw, piano

Members of the Rosalyra Quartet and pianist Lydia Artymiw have recently released their second CD on the Artegra label. The Gabriel Fauré Piano Quartets CD is now on sale at all Twin Cities-area Barnes & Noble, Applause, Cheapo, Borders, House of Note and Claire Givens Violin stores.