St. Scholastica Music Department

This program of music for flute and piano by New Zealand composers features Duluth native Johanna Gruskin, principal piccolo in the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, and Jessica Schroeder, music faculty member at CSS. The program will also include new compositions by Duluth composer Mina Kaiser.

The St. Scholastica High School Honor Band Festival brings together high school wind, brass and percussion players in grades 10-12 from across Minnesota and Wisconsin. Under the direction of Derek Bromme, the 2025 Honor Band will present their culminating festival concert, open to the public.\\

The next program in St. Scholastica's "Lunch with Friends" series spotlights music for flute and piano by New Zealand composers and features Duluth native Johanna Gruskin (principal piccolo in the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra) and Jessica Schroeder (music faculty member at CSS). The program will also include new compositions by Duluth composer Mina Kaiser. This will be a shortened version of the full program performed on Saturday, January 18.

Long winter nights in the North provide a metaphor for dark times of the soul, often characterized by loneliness, longing and despair. Composers of the Nordic countries, familiar with these seasonal challenges, frequently contrast such themes with those of hope, belonging, light and future spring. Soprano Regan Hjelle and pianist Emily Valine present a musical journey of finding hope and strength to sing even in the darkest of times. Tickets can be bought at thecollegeofstscholastica.ticketspice.com.

College of St. Scholastica music faculty members and guest performers will put on an evening of Broadway love songs in their Till There Was You concert. Tickets can be bought at thecollegeofstscholastica.ticketspice.com.

St. Scholastica Concert Band drives away the winter blues with their performance of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with pianist Dr. Jessica Schroeder.