News & Events
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Upcoming Performances and Events
August 14-18: Lake Sylvia Suzuki Flute Institute: A fantastic summer learning opportunity for students of all ages and levels and for teachers interested in Suzuki flute teacher training. September 28: South Dakota Symphony Orchestra: A Gershwin Celebration October 5-13: Bethany will perform on Minnesota Opera's production of Elektra. Oct 8-10: Chione Quintet will perform a series of educational library concerts in the Duluth area. November 23-25: South Dakota Symphony Orchestra: Pictures at an Exhibition, Family Concert, and Young People's Concerts December 5-8: Hosanna! Christmas Concerts December 14-15: South Dakota Symphony Orchestra: 'Tis The Season January 11: South Dakota Symphony Orchestra: Daphis et Chloe February 6: Chione quintet will perform music by Michael Maiorana on Schubert Club's Courtroom Concert Series. February 15-16: South Dakota Symphony Orchestra: The Wizard of Oz February 29: South Dakota Symphony Orchestra: Dramatic Tchaikovsky March 7: South Dakota Symphony Orchestra: The Ring Without Words March 21-22: South Dakota Symphony Orchestra: The Music of John Williams April 18-19: South Dakota Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven No. 9 |
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The Chione Quintet
Recent Performances and Events
July 30-Aug 3: Chione quINTENS!VE: A fun chamber music day camp open to all students playing flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn or bassoon who are entering grades 7-12. The Chione quintet performed a faculty recital and premiered works by local composers Tim Takach and Michael Maiorana.
July 15-19: Bethany played in the chamber ensemble at UMN's Wind Band Conducting Workshop.
July 20: Bethany performed in MNKINO's annual Film Score Fest concert.
July 30-Aug 3: Chione quINTENS!VE: A fun chamber music day camp open to all students playing flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn or bassoon who are entering grades 7-12. The Chione quintet performed a faculty recital and premiered works by local composers Tim Takach and Michael Maiorana.
July 15-19: Bethany played in the chamber ensemble at UMN's Wind Band Conducting Workshop.
July 20: Bethany performed in MNKINO's annual Film Score Fest concert.
Bethany Gonella and Paul Jacobson perform at the Lyra Baroque Orchestra's annual fundraising gala
During the 2018-19 season, Bethany played in the orchestra for several Minnesota Opera productions and performed with the Minnesota Orchestra, the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, the Winona Symphony Orchestra, and the Twin Cities Symphony. She recorded a CD of little-known works by Polish composers with the Sonora Ensemble and performed several concerts of that music. She also traveled as a performing faculty member with the University of St. Thomas in its international performing tour in Morocco, Spain, and Portugal.
The Chione Quintet was very active; they performed as MPR Class Notes Artists at a variety of schools, played a recital for MN Junior Winds, performed on the Bethlehem Music Series and the Schubert Club Courtroom Concert Series, and played at several private events. Their summer chamber music camp, quINTENS!VE, was a great success; 20 students performed together in small ensembles and larger side-by-side ensembles with faculty and grew immensely throughout that week. They shared their hard work in a final performance. On their quINTENS!VE faculty recital, Chione premiered new works by two local Minnesota composers, Tim Takach and Michael Maiorana.
Bethany’s students had a great the 2018-19 season as well. They performed with Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony, played in Upper Midwest Flute Association’s Marathon Flute Concert and Rising Stars Festival, gave fantastic group class concerts at several grocery stores and at a local nursing home, and celebrated the end of the year with a well-played solo recital. In addition to private lessons, they had fun times and learned a lot in regular group classes that Bethany co-taught with Vanamali Medina. During the summer, some of them pursued opportunities such as attending Chione’s quINTENS!VE chamber music camp or Lake Sylvia Flute Institute. Several of them successfully auditioned (or re-auditioned) into the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony and are looking forward to next season.
The Chione Quintet was very active; they performed as MPR Class Notes Artists at a variety of schools, played a recital for MN Junior Winds, performed on the Bethlehem Music Series and the Schubert Club Courtroom Concert Series, and played at several private events. Their summer chamber music camp, quINTENS!VE, was a great success; 20 students performed together in small ensembles and larger side-by-side ensembles with faculty and grew immensely throughout that week. They shared their hard work in a final performance. On their quINTENS!VE faculty recital, Chione premiered new works by two local Minnesota composers, Tim Takach and Michael Maiorana.
Bethany’s students had a great the 2018-19 season as well. They performed with Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony, played in Upper Midwest Flute Association’s Marathon Flute Concert and Rising Stars Festival, gave fantastic group class concerts at several grocery stores and at a local nursing home, and celebrated the end of the year with a well-played solo recital. In addition to private lessons, they had fun times and learned a lot in regular group classes that Bethany co-taught with Vanamali Medina. During the summer, some of them pursued opportunities such as attending Chione’s quINTENS!VE chamber music camp or Lake Sylvia Flute Institute. Several of them successfully auditioned (or re-auditioned) into the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony and are looking forward to next season.