On the Air at KWLM Radio
The Minnesota Orchestra Brass Quintet performs in studio at KWLM Tuesday morning. Members of the Minnesota Orchestra took over the airwaves at Willmar’s KWLM radio on Tuesday and Wednesday morning as...
View ArticleConducting 101
At a luncheon held Wednesday afternoon, conductor Sarah Hicks presented the Art of Conducting for members of nine of Willmar’s professional service organizations. Aided by members of the Minnesota...
View ArticleAn “Armed Forces Salute” in Willmar
Brass musicians from the Minnesota Orchestra shared an evening performance with members of the Willmar-area VFW Post 1639. Photo credit: Dennis Benson. Getting an early start on the Memorial Day...
View ArticleThe Orchestra Arrives in Willmar!
Baritone Andrew Wilkowske, a Willmar native, joined the orchestra Thursday for the final rehearsal before this weekend's Minnesota Orchestra performances The full orchestra arrived in Willmar on...
View ArticleA Kinder Kind of Konzert
The Kinder Konzert ensemble performs for a lively crowd of children at Redeemer Lutheran Church Pre-school on Wednesday morning Eight members of the Minnesota Orchestra, joined by narrator Katie...
View ArticleInspiring the Next Generation
The Minnesota Orchestra String Quartet (Peter McGuire, Jonathan Magness, Katja Linfield and Matt Young) began the afternoon Thursday with a short performance at the start of a Willmar Middle School...
View ArticleMusic, Music Everywhere!
Minnesota Orchestra musicians perform "under cover" at the Becker Market on Thursday evening From a Kinder Konzert at the library to small ensemble performances at Becker Market and Jazz n’ Java Café,...
View ArticlePeter and the Wolf take to Willmar
Elementary and middle school students from Willmar watch the Orchestra's performance of Peter and the Wolf at WEAC on Friday morning. The Minnesota Orchestra took the stage at WEAC for the first of its...
View ArticleCommunity Turns Out for “Inside the Classics”
Following a week of some thirty chamber music performances in Willmar, community residents turned out on Friday evening to hear a performance by the full Minnesota Orchestra, led by Sarah Hicks. Inside...
View ArticleA Homecoming Gift
Baritone Andrew Wilkowske, a native of Willmar, joined the Orchestra and conductor Sarah Hicks to sing six of Copland’s Old American Songs, including Simple Gifts. The Minnesota Orchestra offered its...
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