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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS
Prepare the Way- Christmas Vespers Join us on Dec. 6 and 7 as Augustana proudly presents Christmas Vespers: Prepare the Way. Through music, word, and light, the university will embrace the spirit of Advent and reflect on the joyous anticipation of the Christmas season. Vespers services will be held at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in [...]
New National Music Museum Exhibit Featuring Rare Stringed Instruments Set to Open in December The National Music Museum (NMM) invites visitors to view some of the most significant and beautifully crafted stringed instruments in the world with the opening of its newest exhibit, “Treasures from the Vault.” Opening on Saturday, December 7, as part of [...]
Prepare the Way- Christmas Vespers Join us on Dec. 6 and 7 as Augustana proudly presents Christmas Vespers: Prepare the Way. Through music, word, and light, the university will embrace the spirit of Advent and reflect on the joyous anticipation of the Christmas season. Vespers services will be held at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in [...]
A holiday celebration with that most Christmas-y of instruments -- the Bassoon! St. Paul Chamber Orchestra principal bassoonist, Charles Ullery, joins the Black Hills Symphony for a performance of the Weber "Bassoon Concerto" and "Bassoon It Will Be Christmas."
South Dakota State University will hold its annual holiday choral Yuletide concerts at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Dec. 8, 2024 in The Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center’s Larson Memorial Concert Hall. The concerts are a festive celebration with more than 250 students performing from the stage, balcony, aisles and all together on the stage. [...]
Sturgis Area Arts Council will proudly continue the performance of Christmas music at its 45th Annual Community Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 8th, at 2:00pm. For these many years, church musicians – both bell ringers and song singers – have gathered for this enjoyable community event. The Chapel Bells from First Presbyterian will open the [...]
Holiday Harmonies! Featuring musicians from area churches
South Dakota State University will hold its annual holiday choral Yuletide concerts at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Dec. 8, 2024 in The Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center’s Larson Memorial Concert Hall. The concerts are a festive celebration with more than 250 students performing from the stage, balcony, aisles and all together on the stage. [...]
Join us for the Winter Wonderland Big Band Dance, as we dance to live music from the Kickin’ Brass Band, Friday, December 13 on the spacious hardwood-floored ballroom of the El Riad Shrine in downtown Sioux Falls. The 10-piece Kickin’ Brass Band, one of the area’s most versatile bands, will be playing music complementary to [...]
The South Dakota Railroad Museum, Ltd. (SDSRM) is pleased to announce the first annual Trees and Trains Christmas concert and community celebration. Brothers James and Frank Van Nuys from Rapid City will present a selection of historic Black Hills stories, historic images, vintage Christmas carols, and other musical selections written and performed especially for this [...]
Celebrate the season with the joyful sounds of flutes and piano. Katrina Garnett, Janeen Larsen, and Rodney Garnett will perform music by Bach, Villa-Lobos, Tchaikovsky, Rutter, and Haydn along with their own imaginative arrangements of Christmas classics.
The Adult Choir of the Yankton United Church of Christ-Congregational invites everyone to its traditional "Carols of Christmas" concert, which includes anthems and professional instrumentalists, but also a chance for all to "carol" as the emphasis is on everyone singing seasonal favorites. You'll hear everything from the popular 1960s classic "Do You Hear What I [...]
Katrina Garnett, Chris Davis, and Rodney Garnett will celebrate the holiday season with their original arrangements of classics, carols, and folk melodies. Come and enjoy the joyful sounds of flute, guitar, and alto flute at the Sturgis Public Library.
Join clarinetist and music historian Dr. Nancy Williams for the launch of her new album "Live! and Unbound," which celebrates women through instrumental music and art song. Williams will share her journey from the project's conception to collaborative performances with Angela Mitchell, soprano, and Anne Breeden, pianist. Songs from the album, which includes several previously [...]
Join us for an extraordinary evening of music and culture as Curious Music Collective takes the stage for a vibrant holiday performance. Previously known as the Sioux Falls Chamber Music Collective, this nonprofit brings together talented musicians and artists from diverse backgrounds to create a captivating blend of instrumental and vocal music. Through their creative [...]
A Night of Big-Band Jazz, Blues and Broadway! Get ready for an unforgettable evening of entertainment as two of Sioux Falls’ premier performing arts organizations come together for a captivating cabaret experience. Featuring top vocalists from The Good Night Theatre Collective and accomplished musicians from the Fellowship Jazz Center, this performance blends the best of [...]
Janelle Phinney and Maira Liliestedt present a lecture-recital of Brahms’s emotionally-charged Hungarian Dances. Dr. Maira Liliestedt presents a lecture exploring the style hongrois featured in the dances and how Brahms' musical construction represents the fictionalized gypsy "other." The pair will then perform ten of the twenty-one dances. The Appassionata Piano Duo has been a successful [...]
The Young Artist Competition is an instrumental music competition for serious young musicians in grades: 9 through 12 (or equivalent ages.) Applicants must be recommended by their school music teacher or private music teacher. All competitors submit a recording of their concerto. Finalists perform their piece live in front of a panel of judges. The [...]
Step into the spotlight! Join the Rainbow Chorus of Sioux Falls for A Night On Broadway on Friday, January 31st, at 7:00 pm and Saturday, February 1st at 2:00 pm at the First Congregational Church. Sing along to hits from Wicked, Pippin, Into the Woods, The Sound of Music, and more! Enjoy an evening of music, community, and [...]
Step into the spotlight! Join the Rainbow Chorus of Sioux Falls for A Night On Broadway on Friday, January 31st, at 7:00 pm and Saturday, February 1st at 2:00 pm at the First Congregational Church. Sing along to hits from Wicked, Pippin, Into the Woods, The Sound of Music, and more! Enjoy an evening of music, community, and [...]
