Winona native Dr. Christopher Mechell will present a classical piano benefit concert for the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts (MCA) on Saturday, March 9, at 6 p.m. inside the Academy Theatre at the Valéncia Arts Center. The event, free and open to the public, will feature works of Grieg, Liszt, and Brahms. Freewill donations will be used to help establish a piano lab at MCA.
Saint Mary’s will present the 19th annual Taylor Richmond Benefit Dance from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday, March 9. The beneficiary of this year’s formal dance — open to the public — is Joseph Row of Winona. Joseph is the 11-year-old son of Darren Row who teaches in the Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics Department of Saint Mary’s.
The Saint Mary’s University Concert Band will present the world-premiere performance of the composition “Nigun Prophecy” at their upcoming spring concert on Sunday, March 10, at 3 p.m. in the Page Theatre. “Nigun Prophecy” was written by award-winning American composer David Avshalomov as part of the Kaplan Commission Project at Saint Mary’s.
A new composition by A. Eric Heukeshoven of the Saint Mary’s University Department of Music will receive both international and national premieres in the coming weeks. The piece, titled “Father Forgive,” focuses on reconciliation and forgiveness.
Youth, educators, administrators, families, and community members will gather together at the Saint Mary’s University Center on Thursday, Feb. 28, for the sixth Missing Voices: Equity in Education Summit — titled Advocate: Access & Act!
Saint Mary’s University Jazz Combo 1 students will bring the music of pioneering American jazz pianist, composer, and poet Horace Silver to audiences in Germany and Belgium during their spring 2019 tour.