Hosted by composer Abbie Betinis, the popular Courtroom Concert series takes place at noon most Thursdays in the Landmark Center in downtown Saint Paul. This series features accomplished musicians and composers from the Twin Cities and surrounding area, as well as occasional musical newcomers to the area. These one-hour concerts are free and open to the public.

Join us for a brand-new musical performance by Chione Quintet based on Twin Cities author Ka Vang’s Shoua and the Northern Lights Dragon. This short chapter book, published by the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans (CAPM) and the Minnesota Humanities Center in 2012, tells the story of Shoua, a Hmong American girl who discovers her voice as she saves an injured dragon while camping in the north woods of Minnesota. Hear this story set to beautiful and evocative music composed by fellow Minnesotan, Jocelyn Hagen, with narration by Ka Vang. Chione Quintet combines musical character themes with American Sign Language and will share the stories of each of their instruments and the ensemble they create–the wind quintet!

Hear from Sia Her, Executive Director of CAPM, about the project that led to the publication of this wonderful book and five others – The Reading Together Book Project, which addresses the importance of children’s books that speak to the rich and diverse cultural identities reflected in the U.S. You will also hear from author Ka Vang about the significance and impact the book and performance have had on her.

Children of all ages are welcome! There is no cost to attend, but registration is required. Refreshments from a local Asian market will be served.

Chione [kiōn] is a Twin Cities-based woodwind quintet comprised of innovative and cross-disciplinary women. The unique and evolving medium provides an outlet to explore and create new sounds while redefining and rediscovering lesser-known music. Chione is committed to collaborating with professionals of all genres and creative outlets, with particular interests in commissioning new pieces and performing works by women artists. Throughout each endeavor, Chione aims to reach a wide range of audiences with the hopes of inspiring contemporary and aspiring artists as well as supporters of the arts.

For additional details and to register to attend this free event, please visit: https://www.mnhum.org/event/shoua-northern-lights-dragon/

Join us for a bed-time Story Time with Chione, featuring a brand new musical story based on Twin Cities author Ka Vang’s Shoua and the Northern Lights Dragon.

Vang’s short chapter book tells the story of Shoua, a Hmong-American girl who discovers her voice as she saves an injured dragon while camping in the north woods of Minnesota. Hear this story set to beautiful and evocative music composed by fellow Minnesotan Jocelyn Hagen!

We will combine musical character themes with American Sign Language, and we will share the stories of each of our instruments and the ensemble we create--the wind quintet!

Join us for Story Time with Chione, featuring a brand new musical story based on Twin Cities author Ka Vang’s Shoua and the Northern Lights Dragon.

Vang’s short chapter book tells the story of Shoua, a Hmong-American girl who discovers her voice as she saves an injured dragon while camping in the north woods of Minnesota. Hear this story set to beautiful and evocative music composed by fellow Minnesotan Jocelyn Hagen!

We will combine musical character themes with American Sign Language, and we will share the stories of each of our instruments and the ensemble we create--the wind quintet!

Join us for Story Time with Chione, featuring a brand new musical story based on Twin Cities author Ka Vang’s Shoua and the Northern Lights Dragon.

Vang’s short chapter book tells the story of Shoua, a Hmong-American girl who discovers her voice as she saves an injured dragon while camping in the north woods of Minnesota. Hear this story set to beautiful and evocative music composed by fellow Minnesotan Jocelyn Hagen!

We will combine musical character themes with American Sign Language, and we will share the stories of each of our instruments and the ensemble we create--the wind quintet!

Join us for Story Time with Chione, featuring a brand new musical story based on Twin Cities author Ka Vang’s Shoua and the Northern Lights Dragon.

Vang’s short chapter book tells the story of Shoua, a Hmong-American girl who discovers her voice as she saves an injured dragon while camping in the north woods of Minnesota. Hear this story set to beautiful and evocative music composed by fellow Minnesotan Jocelyn Hagen!

We will combine musical character themes with American Sign Language, and we will share the stories of each of our instruments and the ensemble we create--the wind quintet!

Join us for Story Time with Chione, featuring a brand new musical story based on Twin Cities author Ka Vang’s Shoua and the Northern Lights Dragon.

Vang’s short chapter book tells the story of Shoua, a Hmong-American girl who discovers her voice as she saves an injured dragon while camping in the north woods of Minnesota. Hear this story set to beautiful and evocative music composed by fellow Minnesotan Jocelyn Hagen!

We will combine musical character themes with American Sign Language, and we will share the stories of each of our instruments and the ensemble we create--the wind quintet!

Join us for Story Time with Chione, featuring a brand new musical story based on Twin Cities author Ka Vang’s Shoua and the Northern Lights Dragon.

Vang’s short chapter book tells the story of Shoua, a Hmong-American girl who discovers her voice as she saves an injured dragon while camping in the north woods of Minnesota. Hear this story set to beautiful and evocative music composed by fellow Minnesotan Jocelyn Hagen!

We will combine musical character themes with American Sign Language, and we will share the stories of each of our instruments and the ensemble we create--the wind quintet!

Join us for Story Time with Chione, featuring a brand new musical story based on Twin Cities author Ka Vang’s Shoua and the Northern Lights Dragon.

Vang’s short chapter book tells the story of Shoua, a Hmong-American girl who discovers her voice as she saves an injured dragon while camping in the north woods of Minnesota. Hear this story set to beautiful and evocative music composed by fellow Minnesotan Jocelyn Hagen!

We will combine musical character themes with American Sign Language, and we will share the stories of each of our instruments and the ensemble we create--the wind quintet!

This program will be inside the library. The roof has been in the process of being replaced. We’re hopeful that they will be cleared out and parking will be widely available.

Join us for Story Time with Chione, featuring a brand new musical story based on Twin Cities author Ka Vang’s Shoua and the Northern Lights Dragon.

Vang’s short chapter book tells the story of Shoua, a Hmong-American girl who discovers her voice as she saves an injured dragon while camping in the north woods of Minnesota. Hear this story set to beautiful and evocative music composed by fellow Minnesotan Jocelyn Hagen!

We will combine musical character themes with American Sign Language, and we will share the stories of each of our instruments and the ensemble we create--the wind quintet!

This will be the World Premiere of Jocelyn’s piece, Shoua and the Northern Lights Dragon and we will be treated to her fantastic character voices as she will narrate the program!

This story time program free and perfect for all ages! We hope to see you there.

Chione performs works by Valerie Coleman, Paquito D’Rivera, Kenji Bunch and Gary Powell Nash. This energetic classic and newer repertoire explores varied colors, themes and textures, from D’Rivera’s sultry “Aires Tropicales” to “Nash’s” compelling “Stop for Equity,” a brand-new work written for Chione.

Chione is a Twin Cities-based woodwind quintet comprised of innovative and cross-disciplinary women.

Tickets: $18 / $15 (ages 60+/18 & under)

The Audrey Johnson Companies is celebrating its 56th anniversary in residential and commercial real estate in Lakeville. In honor of this occasion, they are a Season Sponsor for this 14th season of the Coffee Concerts at the Lakeville Area Arts Center.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Chione is a Twin Cities-based woodwind quintet comprised of innovative and cross-disciplinary women. The quintet is:

Bethany Gonella, flute

Susan Miranda, oboe

Nina Olsen, clarinet*

Allison Akins, horn

Matt Bertrand, bassoon*

*Guest Musicians

The program will included select works by composers such as Valerie Coleman, Paquito D’Rivera, Kenji Bunch and Gary Powell Nash. This energetic classic and newer repertoire explores varied colors, themes and textures, from D’Rivera’s sultry “Aires Tropicales” to “Nash’s” compelling “Stop for Equity,” a brand-new work written for Chione.

This month's charity is Liberty 21st Century Academy. Find out more about this worthy cause here: https://libertychurchmpls.org/21st-century-academy/

As always, Fridays concerts are FREE and OPEN to the public. Masking is required at all times and the audience will be socially distanced.

Enjoy an evening of music performed by the Chione Quintet in an intimate candlelight setting.

Alexandra Berndt, bassoon
Bethany Gonella, flute
Susan Miranda, oboe
Nina Olsen, clarinet
Allison Akins, horn

www.marinecandlelightseries.org

Tickets online or at the door: $10 - $40

Chione will perform works by Valerie Coleman, Paquito D'Rivera, Kenji Bunch, and will share our live premiere of Gary Powell Nash's "Stop for Equity".

This energetic combination of classic and newer repertoire explores a variety of colors and textures, from the sultry “Aires Tropicales” by D’Rivera to the compelling “Stop for Equity” by Nash, a brand-new work written for Chione.

This event is free to the Hamline University Community.

There is a $10-$20 suggested donation.

The feature piece in our program will be the musical story of Pāka’a Lanakila, a little boy living in Hawaii, the music of Pāka’a is composed by Jon Magnussen. The quintet will demonstrate the different musical themes of Pāka’a and also teach the audience American Sign Language (ASL) for each theme. Participants will use these signs to interact with the music throughout the piece as they listen for and identify each theme with the appropriate signs in context.

Artwork representing the story by Caren Loebel-Fried © 2015

The feature piece in our program will be the musical story of Pāka’a Lanakila, a little boy living in Hawaii, the music of Pāka’a is composed by Jon Magnussen. The quintet will demonstrate the different musical themes of Pāka’a and also teach the audience American Sign Language (ASL) for each theme. Participants will use these signs to interact with the music throughout the piece as they listen for and identify each theme with the appropriate signs in context.

Artwork representing the story by Caren Loebel-Fried © 2015

The feature piece in our program will be the musical story of Pāka’a Lanakila, a little boy living in Hawaii, the music of Pāka’a is composed by Jon Magnussen. The quintet will demonstrate the different musical themes of Pāka’a and also teach the audience American Sign Language (ASL) for each theme. Participants will use these signs to interact with the music throughout the piece as they listen for and identify each theme with the appropriate signs in context.

Artwork representing the story by Caren Loebel-Fried © 2015

The feature piece in our program will be the musical story of Pāka’a Lanakila, a little boy living in Hawaii, the music of Pāka’a is composed by Jon Magnussen. The quintet will demonstrate the different musical themes of Pāka’a and also teach the audience American Sign Language (ASL) for each theme. Participants will use these signs to interact with the music throughout the piece as they listen for and identify each theme with the appropriate signs in context.

Artwork representing the story by Caren Loebel-Fried © 2015

The feature piece in our program will be the musical story of Pāka’a Lanakila, a little boy living in Hawaii, the music of Pāka’a is composed by Jon Magnussen. The quintet will demonstrate the different musical themes of Pāka’a and also teach the audience American Sign Language (ASL) for each theme. Participants will use these signs to interact with the music throughout the piece as they listen for and identify each theme with the appropriate signs in context.

Artwork representing the story by Caren Loebel-Fried © 2015

Concerts begin at 7:00 pm and are free and open to the public. Free-will donations accepted during concerts go directly to beneficiary organizations. Receptions follow each concert.

Chione is a Twin Cities-based woodwind quintet comprised of innovative and cross-disciplinary women. The ensemble is committed to collaborating with professionals of all genres and creative outlets, with particular interest in commissioning new pieces and performing works by women artists. Throughout each endeavor, Chione aims to reach a wide range of audiences with the hopes of inspiring contemporary and aspiring artists as well as supporters of the arts.

A benefit concert for Crisis Nursery

The feature piece in our program will be the musical story of Pāka’a Lanakila, a little boy living in Hawaii, the music of Pāka’a is composed by Jon Magnussen. The quintet will demonstrate the different musical themes of Pāka’a and also teach the audience American Sign Language (ASL) for each theme. Participants will use these signs to interact with the music throughout the piece as they listen for and identify each theme with the appropriate signs in context.

The Residency by the Chione Quintet, organized in partnership with the Arrowhead Library System and Superior Public Library, has been made possible with support from Chamber Music America through its Residency Endowment Fund.  

Artwork representing the story by Caren Loebel-Fried © 2015

The feature piece in our program will be the musical story of Pāka’a Lanakila, a little boy living in Hawaii, the music of Pāka’a is composed by Jon Magnussen. The quintet will demonstrate the different musical themes of Pāka’a and also teach the audience American Sign Language (ASL) for each theme. Participants will use these signs to interact with the music throughout the piece as they listen for and identify each theme with the appropriate signs in context.

The Residency by the Chione Quintet, organized in partnership with the Arrowhead Library System and Superior Public Library, has been made possible with support from Chamber Music America through its Residency Endowment Fund.  

Artwork representing the story by Caren Loebel-Fried © 2015

The feature piece in our program will be the musical story of Pāka’a Lanakila, a little boy living in Hawaii, the music of Pāka’a is composed by Jon Magnussen. The quintet will demonstrate the different musical themes of Pāka’a and also teach the audience American Sign Language (ASL) for each theme. Participants will use these signs to interact with the music throughout the piece as they listen for and identify each theme with the appropriate signs in context.

The Residency by the Chione Quintet, organized in partnership with the Arrowhead Library System and Superior Public Library, has been made possible with support from Chamber Music America through its Residency Endowment Fund.  

Artwork representing the story by Caren Loebel-Fried © 2015

The feature piece in our program will be the musical story of Pāka’a Lanakila, a little boy living in Hawaii, the music of Pāka’a is composed by Jon Magnussen. The quintet will demonstrate the different musical themes of Pāka’a and also teach the audience American Sign Language (ASL) for each theme. Participants will use these signs to interact with the music throughout the piece as they listen for and identify each theme with the appropriate signs in context.

The Residency by the Chione Quintet, organized in partnership with the Arrowhead Library System and Superior Public Library, has been made possible with support from Chamber Music America through its Residency Endowment Fund.  

Artwork representing the story by Caren Loebel-Fried © 2015

The feature piece in our program will be the musical story of Pāka’a Lanakila, a little boy living in Hawaii, the music of Pāka’a is composed by Jon Magnussen. The quintet will demonstrate the different musical themes of Pāka’a and also teach the audience American Sign Language (ASL) for each theme. Participants will use these signs to interact with the music throughout the piece as they listen for and identify each theme with the appropriate signs in context.

The Residency by the Chione Quintet, organized in partnership with the Arrowhead Library System and Superior Public Library, has been made possible with support from Chamber Music America through its Residency Endowment Fund.  

Artwork representing the story by Caren Loebel-Fried © 2015

The feature piece in our program will be the musical story of Pāka’a Lanakila, a little boy living in Hawaii, the music of Pāka’a is composed by Jon Magnussen. The quintet will demonstrate the different musical themes of Pāka’a and also teach the audience American Sign Language (ASL) for each theme. Participants will use these signs to interact with the music throughout the piece as they listen for and identify each theme with the appropriate signs in context.

The Residency by the Chione Quintet, organized in partnership with the Arrowhead Library System and Superior Public Library, has been made possible with support from Chamber Music America through its Residency Endowment Fund.  

Artwork representing the story by Caren Loebel-Fried © 2015

Chione will be playing music by American composers including Valerie Coleman, David Maslanka and Jim Parker. Come relish in the music of America from some ‘bluesy’ riffs by Coleman, to an inventive, 1920s-style suite, featuring tributes to such jazz greats as King Oliver and Bessie Smith by Parker.

Red Clay & Mississippi Delta by Valerie Coleman

Quintet for Winds No. 2 by David Maslanka

Mississippi Five by Jim Parker

There is a suggested donation at the door: $10 for students and $15 for adults.

Sing, Play, Learn with MacPhail® presents its first Sensory Friendly concert for children of all abilities
including those on the autism spectrum and with sensory sensitivities. As part of The Free Family
Music Series, this program will include:
• Sensory-Friendly concert featuring Chione Woodwind Quintet – 10:15am
• Instrument exploration – 10am and 11am
• Complementary Snacks
• Instrument making activity
• Sensory room – available throughout the concert

Sensory Friendly Concert
with featured ensemble Chione Woodwind Quintet
Chione will share the musical story of Pāka’a Lanakila, a
little boy living in Hawaii, composed by Hawaiian native
Jon Magnussen. The ensemble will engage children by
intertwining musical learning, storytelling and American
Sign Language. Participants will use these signs to interact
with the music throughout the piece as they listen for and
identify each theme with the appropriate signs in context.
This 45-minute story time program can be enjoyed by ALL
ages, from babies to children at heart.