Minnesota Orchestra Appoints Osmo Vänskä as Conductor Laureate
by Stephi Wild
- May 6, 2022
The Minnesota Orchestra announced today the appointment of Osmo Vänskä as the Orchestra's Conductor Laureate, an ongoing role that recognizes his deep and far-reaching impact on the Minnesota Orchestra over 19 years as its music director. The appointment takes effect in September 2022.
CBS to Launch CBS MORNINGS
by Michael Major
- Aug 31, 2021
Hosted by Gayle King, Tony Dokoupil, and newcomer Nate Burleson, the program will be filmed at CBS' new studio in Times Square, featuring multiple interview areas, new touch-screen technology, augmented reality, monitors throughout the room, and LED walls that bring it all to life.
Audiences Return to Minnesota Orchestra Concerts Beginning in June
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Mar 16, 2021
The Minnesota Orchestra will conclude its 2020-21 Classical season with concerts in June that will re-introduce in-person audiences to Orchestra Hall, after nine months of performances that have been designed solely for at-home viewing and listening.
Regina King Will Appear on CBS SUNDAY MORNING
by Sarah Jae Leiber
- Mar 5, 2021
The characters in “One Night in Miami” discuss using their fame and their voices to make a difference, something King tells Miller, co-host of CBS THIS MORNING: Saturday, that she thought a lot about after the killing of George Floyd. So much so, she wanted to get the film out as quickly as possible.
Minnesota Orchestra Ratifies Musicians' Contract Extension Through 2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Sep 28, 2020
The Minnesota Orchestral Association and its musicians have approved an extension of the musicians' collective bargaining agreement to run through August 31, 2022. The 2 year extension is accompanied by a side letter (an amendment to the contract) that outlines work rules and musician compensation reductions that apply during the pandemic.
Minnesota Orchestra Redesigns Fall Concert Season For TV, Radio And Streaming Audiences
by A.A. Cristi
- Sep 8, 2020
The Minnesota Orchestra will return to the Orchestra Hall stage this fall with a revised concert season designed for television, radio and streaming audiences. Beginning on October 2, six Friday night concertsa?"including two led by Music Director Osmo Vänskäa?"will simultaneously be shared live on Twin Cities PBS (TPT)'s MN Channel and online at minnesotaorchestra.org.
Megan Hilty Joins BC Musical Theatre Group's Virtual Telethon
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jul 28, 2020
The Great White Way remains dark, but a Boston College student group recently brought a bright light of Broadway to entertain the Heights community, as a special guest performer during a Black Lives Matter fundraiser.
WhileWeBreathe: A NIGHT OF CREATIVE PROTEST to Feature Lynn Whitfield, Patina Miller and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jul 21, 2020
Producers Brian Moreland and Arvind Ethan David have announced casting for #WhileWeBreathe: A Night of Creative Protest in benefit of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc and The Bail Project, Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity (BOLD), BYP100 Education Fund, Forced Trajectory Project (FTP), The Justice Committee, and SONG.
Brian Stokes Mitchell and More to be Featured in Online Engagement Initiative #ByGRACE
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- May 4, 2020
To keep its cast including Broadway veterans engaged and to continue to build an audience during the pandemic, GRACE - a new musical exploring a family's long connection with African American culinary traditions - creator/composer Nolan Williams, Jr. and business partner Dale A. Mott (Edgewood) have teamed-up with celebrity chef Carla Hall.
Minnesota Orchestra And Jon Kimura Parker Unveil Plans For 2020 SUMMER AT ORCHESTRA HALL
by A.A. Cristi
- Mar 5, 2020
Minnesota Orchestra Creative Partner for Summer at Orchestra Hall Jon Kimura Parker and President and CEO Michelle Miller Burns announced plans today for Summer at Orchestra Hall, a new take on the Orchestra's summer festival that will run from Friday, July 17, through Sunday, August 9, celebrating the Orchestra's home in the city and its proximity to the revitalized Peavey Plaza.
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