Apr 2023
Peter Mayer and Sara Thomsen
Minnesota folk singers Peter Mayer and Sara Thomsen share the stage at Sacred Heart Music Center. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Mayer has 11 albums to his credit and has sold more than 100,000 copies. Northland singer-songwriter Thomsen has released six solo albums, including her latest, “Song Like a Seed.” She is artist director and member of “Three Altos” and is the founder and artistic director of the Echoes for Peace Choir. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at…
Find out more »Michael Gulezian and Billy McLaughlin
Fingerstyle acoustic guitarists Billy McLaughlin and Michael Gulezian share the Sacred Heart stage for this rare, one-night-only double bill. For decades, Billy McLaughlin astounded audiences around the world with his complex and rhythmic acoustic guitar music. At the height of his international recording and touring career, Billy was diagnosed with Focal Dystonia, a mysterious and yet-to-be-cured neuromuscular disorder that rendered him unable to play. But Billy did the unthinkable: He learned to play his complex music with the opposite hand.…
Find out more »Dan Israel
Dan Israel is a longtime fixture on the Minneapolis music scene and performs all over Minnesota both solo and with his band. He has been called “the hardest working singer-songwriter in Minnesota" and will perform both new material and old favorites with his band in this one-night-only concert. Israel won Song of the Year (for “Come to Me”) in the 2005 Minnesota Music Awards and Songwriter of the Year in the 2006 MMA’s. He received a 4-star review from the…
Find out more »Friends of the Felgemaker: Early Music Concert
The Friends of the Felgemaker present early music specialist Shelley Gruskin leading a host of other wonderful instrumentalists and singers to perform “Lovers Made Men” in concert. “Lovers Made Men” is a Jacobean era masque written by Ben Jonson with music composed by Nicholas Lanier. Written as a form of courtly entertainment, masques flourished in 16th century and early 17th century Europe. “Lovers Made Men” was particularly significant in the development and acceptance of opera in 17th century England. Additional…
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