Joyful Echoes
with the Minnesota OrchestraThu Dec 16 — Sun Dec 19, 2021
Orchestra Hall
We join local artists PaviElle French and Kevin Kling to lead us through stories and music inspired by Minnesota's multitude of beloved holiday traditions. Our traditions are profound and poignant, truthful and often hilarious, and create the memories that we return to each year.
A Few Things to Know
- Though PaviElle French and Kevin Kling are both prolific Minnesota artists, this concert marks their first collaboration.
- A native of St. Paul's Rondo neighborhood and a truly remarkable talent, PaviElle French has become a household name in the Twin Cities music scene over the last 20 years.
- An award-winning playwright and longtime NPR contributor Kevin Kling grew up in Brooklyn Park and Maple Grove and describes his zodiac sign as "Minnesota with Iowa rising."
- PaviElle French made her symphonic debut with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra in 2019 with her original work, A Requiem for Zula.
Artists
Minnesota Orchestra
Sarah Hicks
conductor
Kevin Kling
writer and storyteller
PaviElle French
writer, storyteller and composer
Christina Baldwin
ensemble
Robert O. Berdahl
ensemble
Thomasina Petrus
ensemble
T. Mychael Rambo
ensemble
The Grammy Award-winning Minnesota Orchestra, founded in 1903 and led since its centennial by Music Director Osmo Vänskä, is recognized for distinguished performances around the world, award-winning recordings, radio broadcasts, educational engagement programs, and commitment to building the orchestral repertoire of the future. The Orchestra tours regularly throughout Minnesota and nationally, and has toured abroad in Australia, Canada, East Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and South Africa. Recording has been an important part of the organization’s mission since the 1920s. During Vänskä’s tenure, the Orchestra has undertaken acclaimed recordings, including complete cycles of symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven, Jean Sibelius and—now underway—Mahler.
Conductor Sarah Hicks, the Minnesota Orchestra’s principal conductor of Live at Orchestra Hall, has led a broad range of programs since joining the Orchestra as assistant conductor in 2006. Her notable projects with the Orchestra have included co-creating the Inside the Classics and Sam & Sarah series with Orchestra violist Sam Bergman; conducting a live-in-concert recording with singer-rapper Dessa released in 2019 on the Doomtree Records label; leading numerous original Orchestra programs including Home for the Holidays, A Musical Feast and A Scandinavian Christmas; and conducting many of the Orchestra's Movies & Music concerts. Away from Orchestra Hall, she recently conducted performances of Disney Pixar’s Coco at the Hollywood Bowl as well as the orchestra in ABC’s live televised production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid.
Creative Team
Peter Rothstein, stage director
Robert Elhai, PaviElle French and Peter Ostroushko, composers
Kelli Foster Warder, assistant director, choreographer
Eric McEnaney, musical preparation
Accessibility Services
- Assistive Listening Devices
- Large Print Programs
- Service Animals
- Wheelchair & Accessible Seating
Additional services are available upon request.
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