Featuring vocalists Ginger Commodore and Dennis Spears, with music director Sanford Moore, 7 pm, Saturday, Nov. 10 and 3 pm, Sunday, Nov. 11, Capri Theater, 2027 West Broadway in North Minneapolis. Tickets at thecapritheater.org or Capri TicketWorks, 612-343-3390.
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Augsburg Centennial Singers concert
First Lutheran Church, 1555 40th Ave. NE, Columbia Heights, hosts the Augsburg Centennial Singers concert on Sunday, Nov. 4, 3 pm. The 50-voice male chorus sings classics, hymns, spirituals, and patriotic music under the direction of Paul J. Christensen. Tickets are $10; $8 for seniors and youth. Info: 763-788-9653.
Edison’s Winter Choir Concert
Thomas Edison High School, 700 22nd Ave. NE, will be having a free Winter Choir Concert on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 7 p.m., in the auditorium. Join them for a night of music provided by their various vocal ensembles. Come and see why Edison’s music programs continue to grow. Various music selections will be enjoyed by all ages. For more information, edison.mpls.k12.mn.us.
12th Night Christmas Concert Reschedule
The St. Anthony Civic Orchestra Christmas Concert has been rescheduled because of a snow storm. It will now take place Friday, Jan. 6, 7:30 p.m. at the St. Anthony Community Center, 3301 Silver Lake Rd. NE, Ste B. Carol Jensen is the artistic director. The performance will include Christmas favorites from around the world and your own neighborhood. Admission is free.
Northeast Community Band Annual Holiday Concert
The Northeast Community Band’s annual holiday concert is Thursday, Dec. 1, 7 p.m. at the Northeast United Methodist Church basement, 2510 Cleveland St NE. They will be playing holiday music to kickoff the season such as: “Russian Christmas Music,” “Herald the Holidays,” “Patapan,” “Sleigh Ride,” “Auld Lang Syne,” and others. Conductor: Tim Martin. Concert is free and open to the public. Donations graciously accepted.
Legends at the Capri presents “Chances Are…The Johnny Mathis Duets”
Revel in romance and luxurious harmonies when Legends at the Capri presents “Chances Are…The Johnny Mathis Duets,” featuring Julius Collins and Thomasina Petrus, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20 at the Capri Theater, 2027 West Broadway in North Minneapolis. “It’s been said that Johnny Mathis has done more for romance than champagne, red roses and diamond rings put together. ‘His voice was so romantic and smokey,’ said Dennis Spears, Legends Artistic Director, ‘and the duets he performed with Deniece Williams, Dionne Warwick, Patty Austin and others, were beautiful, sweet and so well-written. It’s music that’s filled with love.'” Julius Collins and Thomasina Petrus, who performed together in the hit musical “Hot Chocolate,” “bring just the right chemistry to make the fire glow in this show,” said Spears. You’ll hear them sing “Too Much, Too Little, Too Late; Chances Are, Deja Vu, The Last Time I Felt Like That,” and many more duets. “Johnny Mathis stands alongside a lot of the great balladeers like Nat King Cole and Harry Belafonte, and I’m very excited to honor his artistry,” said Spears. Join them for this warm, soulful and romantic Legends concert. Tickets are $25 or $20 each for groups of ten or more and are available at www.thecapritheater.org or by calling Capri TicketWorks at 612-343-3390.
Northeast Chorale Concerts
Northeast Chorale directed by Phil Holzman with have two concerts: Saturday, Nov. 12, 7 p.m. at Northeast United Methodist Church, 2510 Cleveland Street NE, and Sunday, Nov. 13, 7 p.m. at Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church, 1509 27th Ave. NE. Admission is free and all ages are welcome. The concerts will feature several anthems by contemporary choral composers and will conclude with “Gloria” by Antonio Vivaldi, accompanied by a string and wind ensemble. For more information, 612-440-SING or NEChorale@gmail.com.
St. Anthony Civic Orchestra Fall Concert
The St. Anthony Civic Orchestra Fall Concert will be Sunday, Nov. 6, 3 p.m. at the St. Anthony Community Center, 3301 Silver Lake Road NE, St Anthony. Admission is free. The program includes, Rossini: Barber of Seville Overture, Strauss: Tales of Vienna Woods, and Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 “Eroika.” For more information call, 612-788-3516.
The Rose Ensemble presents “A Renaissance Requiem”
The Rose Ensemble presents “A Renaissance Requiem:” Tomás Luis de Victoria’s Mass for the Departed, 1605 in select venues in St. Paul, Minneapolis, and La Crosse Nov. 4-6. One of the greatest composers of the 16th century, Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611) composed his Requiem Mass for the funeral of the Dowager Empress María, widow of Holy Roman emperor Maximilian II, sister of Spain’s King Philip II, and the composer’s longtime patroness. These performances mark the second time The Rose Ensemble has performed Victoria’s Requiem in concert, the first time having been the inaugural concert of the newly formed group 20 years ago. The Requiem will be interspersed with traditional Gregorian chants and a Psalm setting. The performance will feature twelve singers and each performance will also include a pre-concert talk with the Founder and Artistic Director, Jordan Sramek, 65 minutes before the concert.
Tickets are available online at www.RoseEnsemble.org, by phone 651-225-4340, and at the door the night of each performance. The performance date for Minneapolis is Saturday, Nov. 5, 8 p.m. (pre-concert talk at 6:55 p.m.) at the Church of the Holy Cross, 1621 University Ave. NE. $38, $28, and $15 for adults, $10 for students with an ID and children (0-12) are free. For more information on the other performances, cities and venues visit www.roseensemble.org/shows/renaissance-requiem, or call 651-225-4340.
St. Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral Men’s Chorale in Concert
The full ensemble’s thirty-five members will present a concert on Friday, Nov. 4, 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral, 1629 5th St. NE. They will present a concert of church hymns spanning the rich history of Orthodox Christian music. Musical selections will be sung in English, and feature trios, quartets and the full ensemble singing in the a cappella style, without instrumental accompaniment. Gregory Ealy, the cathedral’s music director, will lead the ensemble. Tickets are $25 for adults, $10 for students and under 10 are free. Tickets can be purchased in advance at bit.ly/svs-stmarys2016. The concert is a benefit for St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, Yonkers, N.Y., which is the premiere Orthodox theological school in North America. The Seminary’s chancellor, the V. Rev. Chad Hatfield will present a lecture after the concert during a reception in the cathedral’s community hall, across the street from the concert. For more information contact David Lucs, 516-314-3198, dlucs@verizon.net.