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2020 SEASON UPDATE Join the Lakes Area Music Festival for their 12th Annual Season July 31 - August 16

The talented team at Lakes Area Music Festival is taking COVID in stride. With their their keen style and resources bringing beautiful music via Facebook Live. The music selected for their new series fits within a theme of Contrasts. Contrasts is honoring the paradox between the isolation and despair of the present times with the joy that music can brings and connects us together. Over the coming weeks LAMF will welcome a small group of principal artists to collaborate at Tornstrom Auditorium in streaming concerts which you can enjoy from the comfort of your own home. Each concert will be accessible via Facebook Live. LAMF looks forward to broadening their audience this summer during a time when music and art are needed more than ever.

Visit the Lakes Area Music Festival website for more information on the upcoming season.

Voices of Youth Friday, July 31st 7:30 p.m. Accessible via Facebook Live

Dmitri Shostakovich and each made their mark as young people by writing a at the age of 18. The complex texture of a double string quartet gives life to the youthful energy evident in both of these early masterpieces. Each of these works points to its composers' future endeavors: Shostakovich with angst and fearless intensity and Enescu with eclectic joy. The sensual Légende, by Enescu and played by Tchaikovsky competition prizewinning trumpeter, Ansel Norris, serves as a palate cleanser alongside these wild acts of youthful exuberance.

Dmitri Shostakovich: Two Pieces for String Octet Suliman Tekalli, Win Lee, Miran Kim, and Ravenna Lipchik, violin Samantha Rodriguez and Olivia Chew, viola Joseph Johnson and Austin Fisher, cello

George Enescu:Légende for Trumpet and Piano, Ansel Norris, trumpet Timothy Lovelace, piano

Enescu: String Octet in C major Suliman Tekalli, Win Lee, Miran Kim, and Ravenna Lipchik, violin Samantha Rodriguez and Olivia Chew, viola Joseph Johnson and Austin Fisher, cello

COFFEE Q&A Friday, July 31 | 10 a.m. Central Join festival violinist Suliman Tekalli for an informal morning chat prior to this performance.

A Night At The

Saturday, August 1st 7:30 p.m. Accessible via Facebook Live

Opening weekend continues with a grand night of arias featuring Metropolitan Opera star, David Portillo. Joined by guests from opera companies around the globe, you'll enjoy famous tunes and performers' favorites in this Night at the Opera.

COFFEE Q&A Saturday, August 1st | 10 a.m. Central Join Mr. Portillo for an informal morning chat prior to this performance. Giving Thanks

Sunday, August 2nd 2 p.m. Accessible via Facebook Live

Beethoven's wrote his String Quartet Op. 132 late in life, after recovering from a near-fatal illness. This "Holy Song of Thanksgiving" is a profoundly personal reflection on mortality and one of the most revered monuments of the repertoire. Resilience in the face of hardship and directly facing death are also two essential elements of the Black experience. Grammy Award-winning bass-baritone, Dashon Burton, will offer one of the musical monuments of the USA: African American spirituals.

James Weldon Johnson: Crucifixion Harry T. Burleigh:My lord what a morning

Uzee Brown, Jr.: Ain't a that good news, This River Margaret Bonds: You can tell the world Dashon Burton, bass-baritone Stefano Flavoni, piano : String Quartet Op. 132, Heiliger Dankgesang Suliman Tekalli and Ravenna Lipchik, violin Olivia Chew, viola Austin Fisher, cello

COFFEE Q&A Sunday, August 2 | 10 a.m. Central Join Seattle Symphony violist Olivia Chew for an informal morning chat prior to this performance.

Imagining America

Wednesday, August 5th 7:30 p.m. Accessible via Facebook Live

The descendant of American slaves, British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was fascinated by the New World. His buoyant Nonet for strings, winds, and piano is presented here alongside another composer with an appreciation of Black American music: Antonin Dvořák, whose kaleidoscopic will feature Van Cliburn and Tchaikovsky competition prize-winner Kenny Broberg, piano.

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Nonet for Strings, Winds, and Piano Wyatt Underhill, violin Samantha Rodriguez, viola Joseph Johnson, cello Paul Macres, bass Titus Underwood, oboe Gabriel Campos Zamora, clarinet Andrew Brady, bassoon Dominic Rotella, horn Henry Kramer, piano

Antonín Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81 Wyatt Underhill and Felicity James, violin Olivia Chew, viola Austin Fisher, cello Kenny Broberg, piano

COFFEE Q&A Wednesday, August 5 | 10 a.m. Central Join Atlanta Symphony bassoonist Andrew Brady for an informal morning chat prior to this performance.

City of Angels

Friday, August 7th 7:30 p.m. Accessible via Facebook Live

Many great composers have brought their talents to the silver screen, especially in the 1930's, when a wave of European Jewish refugees shaped Golden Age of Hollywood. Prior to his exodus from Austria to LA, Erich Korngold wrote a Piano Quintet which foreshadows the lush glitz and glam of his career to come. Philip Glass' third string quartet, written for film, and Ennio Morricone's 'Gabriel's Oboe' from The Mission complete this exploration of identity and nationality.

Philip Glass: String Quartet No. 3, Mishima Win Lee and Miran Kim, violin Samantha Rodriguez, viola Joseph Johnson, cello

Ennio Morricone: 'Gabriel's Oboe' from the Mission Joseph Johnson, cello Kenny Broberg, piano Erich Korngold: Piano Quintet in E Major, Op. 15 Wyatt Underhill and Sarah Grimes, violin David Auerbach, viola Joseph Johnson, cello Kenny Broberg, piano

COFFEE Q&A Friday, August 7 | 10 a.m. Central Join cellist Joseph Johnson for an informal morning chat prior to this performance.

Paradox of Praise Saturday, August 8th 7:30 p.m. Accessible via Facebook Live

Grammy award-winning bass-baritone, Dashon Burton opens this program with a mixed set of art song and German lieder, featuring selections from Schumann's Dichterliebe (Poet's Love) and Margaret Bond's incisive settings of Langston Hughes. Paired with 's second piano trio, with a final quotation of the Psalm 100 Doxology, this production explores praise and rejection.

Franz Schubert: Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen Florence Price: Night Margaret Bonds: Three Dream Portraits : Selections from Dichterliebe Dashon Burton, bass-baritone, Stefano Flavoni, piano

Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor Wyatt Underhill, violin Joseph Johnson, cello Henry Kramer, piano

COFFEE Q&A Saturday, August 8 | 10 a.m. Central Join a Festival artist for an informal morning chat prior to this performance.

Suites FRANÇAISES

Sunday, August 9th 2 p.m. Accessible via Facebook Live

The French dance suite has been one of composers' favorite genres for centuries. The variety and contrasts inherent to this form - from sensuous sarabands to jaunty gigues - makes them a perfect platform to highlight individual style. From one of the first published female composers, Élizabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, and Johann Sebastian Bach to modernists like Camille Saint- Saëns and György Ligeti, we explore the simple charm of dance music.

Johann Sebastian Bach: 'Prelude' from Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor Keiran Campbell, cello

Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre: Pièces de clavessin, from Suite in A Minor Elliot Figg, harpsichord

Jean-Philippe Rameau: Le Rappel des Oiseaux Henry Kramer, piano György Ligeti: Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet Alicia McQuerrey, flute Kevin Pearl, oboe JJ Koh, clarinet Catherine Chen, bassoon Jaclyn Rainey

Camille Saint-Saens: Septet for Trumpet, Strings, and Piano Ansel Norris, trumpet Ravenna Lipchik and Felicity James, violin Olivia Chew, viola Austin Fisher, cello Paul Macres, bass Timothy Lovelace, piano

COFFEE Q&A Sunday, August 9 | 10 a.m. Central Join Naples Philharmonic trumpeter Ansel Norris for an informal morning chat prior to this performance.

Requiem

Wednesday, August 12th 7:30 p.m. Accessible via Facebook Live

Valerie Coleman and Caroline Shaw are two of the great living American composers. Coleman's Requiem Milonga offers a haunting, mournful vignette, while Shaw's By and By uses texts and textures from southern Appalachian folk music to create an ecstatic meditation on death and the afterlife. Mozart's Wind Serenade in E-flat then brings us from death to rebirth, with a solemn fanfare leading to cheerful Minuets, an intimately expressive Adagio, and festive finale.

Valerie Coleman: Requiem Milonga Alicia McQuerrey, flute Henry Kramer, piano

Caroline Shaw: By and By Suliman Tekalli and Ravenna Lipchik, violin Olivia Chew, viola Austin Fisher, cello John Taylor Ward, baritone

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Wind Serenade No. 11 in E-flat Major Titus Underwood and Kevin Pearl, oboe Gabriel Campos Zamora and JJ Koh, clarinet Andrew Brady and Catherine Chen, bassoon Jaclyn Rainey and Dominic Rotella, horn

COFFEE Q&A Wednesday, August 12 | 10 a.m. Central Join a Festival artist for an informal morning chat prior to this performance

Reflection

Friday, August 14th 7:30 p.m. Accessible via Facebook Live

This introspective evening begins with the transcendent simplicity of Arvo Pärt's Spiegel im Spiegel (Mirror in the Mirror), followed by the world premier of a new dance choreographed by Amsterdam-based House of Makers. Featuring Queen Elizabeth Competition-winning pianist, Henry Kramer, this newly created ballet weaves together works of Erik Satie, John Adams, and Maurice Ravel. Derrick Spiva Jr.'s innovative and haunting American Mirror rounds out the program and is sure to be another season highlight.

Arvo Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel Samantha Rodriguez, viola Henry Kramer, piano

BALLET Erik Satie: Sarabande No. 3 John Adams: China Gates Maurice Ravel: Une barque sur l'ocean

House of Makers Matthew Pawlicki-Sinclair, choreography Henry Kramer, piano About: House of Makers comprises of Sterre van Rossem (writer), Matthew Pawlicki-Sinclair (dancer/choreographer) and Peter Leung (choreographer). As creative directors of House of Makers they develop playful, creative and interdisciplinary concepts. Driven by their fascination with the role of the performer and its relation to the audience they explore the boundaries between various disciplines producing installations, live performances and film both for the regular stage and site-specific locations. They have worked with dancers from New York City Ballet, Royal Ballet and Dutch National Ballet and collaborated with many different artists such as fashion designer David LaPort and animator Geoffrey Lillemon.

Their work has been presented at the van Gogh Museum, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, various cultural festivals, Ostade Theater A'dam, Frascati Theater, Toren Adam among many other locations.

Derrick Spiva Jr.: American Mirror Suliman Tekalli and Ravenna Lipchik, violin Samantha Rodriguez, viola Joseph Johnson, cello Consensus Vocal Ensemble

COFFEE Q&A Friday, August 14 | 10 a.m. Central Join choreographer Matthew Pawlicki-Sinclair for an informal morning chat prior to this performance.

Nightmare and Dreams

Saturday, August 15th 7:30 p.m. Accessible via Facebook Live

Featured artist Chloe Fedor leads the LAMF baroque ensemble in a program of dreamscapes. From the hellish Devil's Trill by Giuseppe Tartini (which legend says was dictated to him in a dream) to the whimsy of Georg Philipp Telemann's Don Quixote Suite, this program highlights the opulence and wonder of the High Baroque.

Giuseppe Tartini: Violin Sonata in G Minor, Devil's Trill Georg Philipp Telemann: Don Quixote Suite

Pietro Locatelli: Sinfonia Funebre

Jean-Marie Leclair: Overture III, Op. 13, after Scylla et Chloe Fedor, violin, leader, and curator Ravenna Lipchik, violin Stephen Goist, viola Keiran Campbell, cello Paul Macres, bass Joshua Stauffer, lute Elloit Figg, harpsichord

COFFEE Q&A Saturday, August 15 | 10 a.m. Central Join a Festival artist for an informal morning chat prior to this performance.

Digital Finale

Sunday, August 16th 2 p.m. Accessible via Facebook Live

After enjoying 10 concerts of music produced at Tornstrom Auditorium, we turn to honor the dozens of Festival favorites who weren't able to join us this summer. We will hear from LAMF artists around the globe in this Digital Finale. Though this season will be enjoyed from a distance, we look forward to a grand reunion of artists and audiences next summer when we gather again for the 2021 LAMF season! After enjoying 10 concerts of music produced at Tornstrom Auditorium, we turn to honor the dozens of Festival favorites who weren't able to join us this summer. We will hear from LAMF artists around the globe in this Digital Finale. Though this season will be enjoyed from a distance, we look forward to a grand reunion of artists and audiences next summer when we gather again for the 2021 LAMF season!

COFFEE Q&A Sunday, August 16 | 10 a.m. Central Join conductor Christian Reif for an informal morning chat prior to this performance.

Join the Five Wings Art Council Team

FWAC Seeks Representative from Todd, Cass & Crow Wing Counties

Are you interested in helping people have access to arts experiences in our region? That's exactly what members of the Five Wings Arts Council board of directors do as representatives of their home county and you might be a perfect fit for this responsibility.

Five Wings Arts Council is currently seeking representatives from Todd, Cass and Crow Wing Counties to serve a three-year term on its board of directors. Council members are charged with setting policy, as well as approving funding programs and services designed to improve the lives of the people in Region Five through arts and culture projects. They also review and make funding award decisions about grant applications submitted to the council. The volunteer board of directors meets 10 times per year, and is compensated for mileage to board meetings.

Council member candidates should have experience participating in, advocating for, and supporting the arts. Anyone interested serving in this capacity should submit a letter of interest stating their expertise, and resume to: Five Wings Arts Council, PO Box 118, Staples, MN 56479 or email [email protected]. Questions? Call 877- 654-2166.

For more information about serving on the FWAC board of directors clickh ere .

FWAC Grant Opportunities

Five Wings Arts Council provides funding to organizations and artists in Cass, Crow Wing, Todd, Morrison or Wadena counties. A variety of grant programs are available to produce, present, and/or promote arts projects in Region Five.

The FWAC staff is ready and willing to assist applicants in providing feedback about project ideas and pre-review your grant application. Read on to find out more about each of our grant programs. If you have questions, please contact Vicki Chepulis, Grants & Program Coordinator, at 877-654-2166 or [email protected].

Links to Grant Guidelines: Community Arts Access Project Grants School Arts Project Grants General Operating Support Grants Individual Artist Grants Small Project Grants

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