Upcoming Performances
Music of Earth - Northern Tour: February 27-28, 2026.
In 1977, aboard the Voyager space probe, humans sent a message of hope and good will into space for whoever might find it… a golden record album containing music from across the globe. Now, in 2026, composer/arranger Russ Kaplan has taken this “global mixtape” as inspiration for a unique concert that highlights our shared humanity. With an 8-piece ensemble comprised of only the most universal instruments - voices and percussion - Kaplan and his musicians present stirring and innovative new arrangements of highlights from the Golden Record, as well as original pieces created with multicultural collaborators. From China to the Republic of the Congo, from Bach to Chuck Berry, Music From Earth is a truly optimistic and international musical experience.
February Performances
In 1977, aboard the Voyager space probe, humans sent a message of hope and good will into space for whoever might find it… a golden record album containing music from across the globe. Now, in 2026, composer/arranger Russ Kaplan has taken this “global mixtape” as inspiration for a unique concert that highlights our shared humanity. With an 8-piece ensemble comprised of only the most universal instruments - voices and percussion - Kaplan and his musicians present stirring and innovative new arrangements of highlights from the Golden Record, as well as original pieces created with multicultural collaborators. From China to the Republic of the Congo, from Bach to Chuck Berry, Music From Earth is a truly optimistic and international musical experience.
February Performances
- Friday, Feb 27 - 12:50pm - St Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists
- Friday, Feb 27 -7:30pm - Nautilus Music-Theater Studio
- Saturday, Feb 28 - 8:00pm - Bent Paddle Brewing Family Concert Series (Duluth).
Terce: a practical breviary
By Heather Christian
April 30 - May 16, 2026
Visit Theatre Elision for more information.
Terce: A Practical Breviary is a radical rethinking of a monastic 9:00 AM mass and an adaptation that reimagines the face of the “Holy Spirit” through the lens of the Divine Feminine. Sung by a choir of caregivers and makers, it is a wild meditation/celebration of the sacred mothers alive in all of us. Inspired by ideas taken from three female mystics (Julian of Norwich, Hildegard von Bingen, and Robin Wall Kimmerer) this non-narrative song cycle blends new music, neo-soul, and gospel with traditional medieval organum— is percussed with active caretaking and craft making and is danced wildly. More of an event than a theatrical performance, it is built as an active ritual to celebrate and venerate our feminine alignment with nature and recover from living in the confines of a civilization built to control or ignore it.
By Heather Christian
April 30 - May 16, 2026
Visit Theatre Elision for more information.
Terce: A Practical Breviary is a radical rethinking of a monastic 9:00 AM mass and an adaptation that reimagines the face of the “Holy Spirit” through the lens of the Divine Feminine. Sung by a choir of caregivers and makers, it is a wild meditation/celebration of the sacred mothers alive in all of us. Inspired by ideas taken from three female mystics (Julian of Norwich, Hildegard von Bingen, and Robin Wall Kimmerer) this non-narrative song cycle blends new music, neo-soul, and gospel with traditional medieval organum— is percussed with active caretaking and craft making and is danced wildly. More of an event than a theatrical performance, it is built as an active ritual to celebrate and venerate our feminine alignment with nature and recover from living in the confines of a civilization built to control or ignore it.
Past Performances
My Name is Florence
World Premiere
Minnesota Opera
Saturday, January 31 at 7:30pm
Thursday, February 5 at 7:30pm
Saturday, February 7 at 7:30pm
Sunday, February 8 at 2pm
A Minnesota Opera New Works Initiative Production
MUSIC BY B.E. BOYKIN
LIBRETTO HARRISON DAVID RIVERS
Ordway Music Theater
345 Washington St
St Paul, MN 55102
Click Minnesota Opera to learn more & buy tickets.
World Premiere
Minnesota Opera
Saturday, January 31 at 7:30pm
Thursday, February 5 at 7:30pm
Saturday, February 7 at 7:30pm
Sunday, February 8 at 2pm
A Minnesota Opera New Works Initiative Production
MUSIC BY B.E. BOYKIN
LIBRETTO HARRISON DAVID RIVERS
Ordway Music Theater
345 Washington St
St Paul, MN 55102
Click Minnesota Opera to learn more & buy tickets.
Transcendent Mahler:
“Resurrection” Symphony, No. 2 in C Minor
Bloomington Symphony Orchestra with Angelica Encore Choral Ensemble,
the Normandale Concert Choir, and the Twin Cities Catholic Chorale
Soloists: Ilah Raleigh, mezzo soprano, Tracey Engleman, soprano
Performance at Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN
April 6, 2025 at 2pm
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“Resurrection” Symphony, No. 2 in C Minor
Bloomington Symphony Orchestra with Angelica Encore Choral Ensemble,
the Normandale Concert Choir, and the Twin Cities Catholic Chorale
Soloists: Ilah Raleigh, mezzo soprano, Tracey Engleman, soprano
Performance at Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN
April 6, 2025 at 2pm
Click here for more details.
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Literacy and the Arts:
Examining the Arts as a Literacy Tool Wednesday, Feb 5, 6:30pm Metronome Brewery 385 Broadway St Saint Paul, MN 55101 Panel discussion with MN Opera VP of Impact Darius Gillard and local author Shayla Reaves and an evening of song by noted African American composer H. Leslie Adams. The event is free and open to the public. More about the event here. |
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The Art of Storytelling
Thursday, February 6, 2025, 7:00pm Minneapolis Central Library Pohlad Hall 300 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55101 Panel discussion and performances by Hindustani vocalist, teacher and composer Dr. Pooja Goswami Pavan' Tabla player and teacher, Dr. A. Pavan; composer, arranger, and pianist, Kavyesh Kaviraj, and Ilah Raleigh. Discussion moderated by Dr. Darius Gillard. |
Lecture Recital on African American Art Songs
Feature works by composers including Charles Lloyd, Jr., William Grant Still, Florence Price, and H. Leslie Adams
with Jared A. Miller, piano
Equity Lab Series at The Blake School
February & March 2024
Feature works by composers including Charles Lloyd, Jr., William Grant Still, Florence Price, and H. Leslie Adams
with Jared A. Miller, piano
Equity Lab Series at The Blake School
February & March 2024