Fall arts and entertainment: A fall of abundant collaboration in classical music

The fall classical music season brings abundant new collaborations with composers taking on genre-defying initiatives and organizations pooling materials to draw in top talent From new commissions to beloved classics there s plenty to choose from in St Paul and beyond Hymns of Bantu with Abel Selaocoe Abel Selaocoe Phil Sharp The infectious potential of dynamic performer and composer Abel Selaocoe returns to the Twin Cities when the South African composer musician teams up once again with the St Paul Chamber Orchestra for three concerts Performing his own work commissioned by the SPCO alongside a traditional piece and an ambitious work by Gabriella Smith whose work is also featured at the Schubert Club this season the engagement continues Selaocoe s fruitful tenure as an artistic partner The orchestra will also perform works by American composer Shawn Okpebholo and Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo p m Sep and The Ordway p m Sep Ted Mann Concert Hall - students free see thespco org venues for accessibility info Sondergard and Ross Thomas Sondergard Travis Anderson Tony Ross Travis Anderson The Minnesota Orchestra will play the world premiere of St Paul composer Steve Heitzeg s EcoSaga Concerto in Three Landscapes as part of a concert featuring principal cello Tony Ross conducted by music director Tom S nderg rd The evening will highlight Ross talent in Leonard Bernstein s Three Meditations from Mass and B la Bart k s Concerto for Orchestra Also on the venture is Joan Tower s Made in America a work themed around the song America the Beautiful p m Sep p m Sep Orchestra Hall - - - see minnesotaorchestra org plan-your-visit accessibility for accessibility info Jlin n Permutation of Three Jlin Lawrence Agyei Tap dance violin virtuosity and hybrid string and electronic experimentations come together in n Permutation of Three co-presented by the Walker Northrop and Liquid Music and featuring members of the St Paul Chamber Orchestra who perform Little Black Book originally commissioned by the Kronos Quartet Daring composer Jlin also collaborates with violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain and percussive dancer Leonardo Sandoval p m Oct Walker Art Center - - - see walkerart org visit accessibility for accessibility The Frederic Chopin Society Evren Ozel Minnesota-raised pianist Evren Ozel who made his debut at the age of with the Minnesota Orchestra returns to the Chopin Society after last performing a Chopin concert in This time Ozel takes on three sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti plus works by Ludwig van Beethoven B la Bart k Gabriel Faur and Robert Schumann p m Oct Mairs Concert Hall Macalester College - - chopinsocietymn org Roomful of Teeth with Allison Loggins-Hull Roomful of Teeth Anja Schutz Two-time Grammy winners Roomful of Teeth gang up with composer Allison Loggins-Hull for a night of vocal music making when they perform FRICTION The song cycle presented by Schubert Club Mix plays between chamber crooning and contemporary production p m Oct Parkway Theater - - email info theparkwaytheater com for accessibility requests Cos fan tutte Love lies and mistaken identities play out in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart s opera buffa featuring a libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte The audience will have a chance to get in on the action when they are required to vote on the story s outcome at intermission p m Nov Nov and Nov p m Nov Ordway Music Theater - - - ordway org visit accessibility for accessibility options Karl Ove Knausg rd Glenn Kotche Historia Film by Johan Renck Karl Ove Knausgard Thomas Wagstrom Glenn Kotche Kevin Horn Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausg rd known for his expansive memoir My Struggle collaborates with Wilco drummer and composer Glenn Kotche in a sonic literary experience supported by visuals created by Johan Renck known for directing the HBO series Chernobyl and the music video for David Bowie s Blackstar After presenting their new work together Knausg rd and Kotche will discuss their creative process for this commission by Liquid Music Northrop and NY co-presented with Magers Quinn Booksellers p m Nov Northrop - - northrop umn edu accessibility for accessibility An Evening with Gabriella Smith and yMusic Gabriella Smith and Gabriel Cabezas Courtesy of the artist New York-based sextet yMusic Ensemble plays the edge between pop and classical music performing a new work by composer Gabriella Smith who samples sounds recorded across the globe including tide pools and coral reefs It s titled Aquatic Ecology co-commissioned and co-presented by The Walker Liquid Music and Schubert Club The concert also features Smith performing with her partner and yMusic cellist Gabriel Cabezas as a duo p m Nov Walker Art Center - - - see walkerart org visit accessibility for accessibility