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ARTS SOUTH DAKOTA UPCOMING EVENTS
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 [...]
Get your calendar out and save the afternoon of Sunday, February 16th for the Big Band Concert along with our annual Chocolate Tasting event. The Band, under the direction of David Martinson, is presenting another wonderful big band concert that afternoon. In addition, during intermission, you can enjoy the yummy taste of homemade chocolate delights [...]
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields (ASMF) is one of the world’s finest chamber orchestras, renowned for fresh, brilliant interpretations of the world’s greatest orchestral music. Formed by Sir Neville Marriner in 1958 from a group of leading London musicians, the ASMF gave its first performance in its namesake church in November 1959. [...]
Join the DWU community for a performance by the Ron and Sheilah Gates Department of Music, featuring: Wesleyan Treble Choir, The Highlanders, Dakota Wesleyan Community Choir, Wesleyan Band, Wesleyan Jazz Band, Wesleyan Bells.
Beginning in 1978, the Dakota String Quartet presented concerts and workshops throughout a five-state region, making strings “a natural resource” for our state. The diverse backgrounds of the Dakota String Quartet magically meld and create a superior ensemble. The majority of the ensemble’s time is spent on tour, performing at concert halls, colleges, community centers [...]
Return favorite, Pianist Anton Nel, joins the Black Hills Symphony to perform the Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat major, Op. 73, "the Emperor Concerto." Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G minor, KV 550 rounds out the program.
