A Sizzling Sommerfest It’s not summer without Sommerfest, and this year is bound to be hot! Check out what you can expect here! July 2008 by Lani Willis and William Randall Beard

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Best Local CD Releases Take a look at our picks for the best local CD releases of 2007! December 2007

Trumpeting a Native Northfield's David Kjar, a world-class trumpeter, plays with the Lyra Baroque Orchestra. Catch his act on December 22 at the Olivet Congregational Church in St. Paul. December 2007

A Christmas Rose If you find it hard to get excited about Christmas music, share a glass of wine with VocalEssence artistic director Philip Brunelle. December 2007

Robert Robinson Robert Robinson used to sing with pianist Lorie Line. This year, Robinson returns with a holiday show featuring a nine-piece orchestra, as well as a new CD, Spirit of the Season. December 2007

The Hardest-Working Orchestra in America . . . and soon the Best? Osmo Vänskä has extended his commitment to the Minnesota Orchestra through 2011, so the next three years are the ones in which we will see how far up the ladder of orchestral greatness Vänskä can climb. November 2007

Pamela McNeill Country-rock siren Pamela McNeill cooks like grease on the griddle. Her latest CD, Nightingale, released in April on her own Sweetheart Records, illustrates why she’s been flooring crowds for years. November 2007

A Visit from Vivica Audience favorite Vivica Genaux returns to sing the lead in the Minnesota Opera’s saucy The Italian Girl in Algiers. November 2007

The World Accordion to Haltli Norway’s Frode Haltli plays the accordion like no one else on earth. November 2007

Yo-Yo, Maybe? Violinist Mark O’Connor and Friends are playing Orchestra Hall on November 11. Might one of O’Connor’s “friends” that day be Yo-Yo Ma? November 2007

Free at Last The Russian Patriarchate Choir of Moscow sings once-banned music at the Basilica of Saint Mary. November 2007

Serious Viola Yuri Bashmet aims to prove that the humble viola deserves more respect. October 2007

Out of This World Curators Doryun Chong and Yasmil Raymond offer their insights on Brave New Worlds, a new exhibit opening this month at the Walker Art Center. October 2007

Lost and Found The Rose Ensemble has discovered a treasure trove of all-but-forgotten Slavic and Hawaiian “early music.” October 2007

Ruth MacKenzie As part of the Nordic Roots Festival, Ruth MacKenzie performs a concert version of her popular show, Kalevela: Dream of the Salmon Maiden. October 2007

Making Music The University of Minnesota’s Whole Music Club kicks off another season of insightful musician interviews. September 2007

Return of Eroica The Eroica Trio celebrates its twentieth anniversary at the Schubert Club, which is celebrating its 125th. September 2007

Nordic Fusion Nordic and American music meet at the 2007 Nordic Roots Festival. September 2007

Orchestral Ax-cellence The Minnesota Orchestra’s season opener features pianist Emanuel Ax and an audience favorite, Holst’s The Planets. September 2007

Finding Poetry in Prose The Minnesota Orchestra presents Dominick Argento’s Casa Guidi. September 2007

Amadeus as Opera The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra performs Rimsky-Korsakov’s Mozart and Salieri. September 2007

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