ArtZany: Paul Niemisto – CVRO: Out of Darkness 04-01-2022

Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes Paul Niemisto, founder and conductor of the Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra (CVRO) to preview the “Out of Darkness” concert this weekend.
Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra
northfieldartsguild.org/arts/music/cvro

Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra (CVRO)
“OUT OF DARKNESS”
Saturday April 2, 3:00pm | United Methodist Church, Northfield MN
401 Maple St., Northfield, MN
Sunday April 3, 3:00pm | St. Ansgar’s Lutheran Church, Cannon Falls
7459 MN-19, Cannon Falls, MN

CONCERT PROGRAM
Beethoven Egmont
Bruch Kol Nidrei (featuring Rose Sorenmann, cello)
Dvorak Biblical Songs (featuring Deesa Staats, alto)
Sibelius Karelia Suite
Barber Adagio for Strings

Tickets: ADULT $15.00, SENIOR $10.00, STUDENT $10.00
northfieldartsguild.org

Tickets at the door are cash or check only and can be purchased by credit card online or at the Northfield Arts Guild ahead of time. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

 

Paul Niemisto is Associate Professor Emeritus of Music at St. Olaf College. He taught for over 35 years at the college. In 1979, he founded the Cannon Valley Regional Orchestra (CVRO) as a program of the Northfield Arts Guild. Since 1991 he has directed a Finnish-American brass ensemble American Poijat, “Boys of America,” which has traveled widely and made recordings in the U.S. and Scandinavia. In summer 2006, he was coordinator for the first Vintage Band Festival in Northfield and now serves as the Artistic Director of the Vintage Band Festival. He has been described as Northfield’s Music Man. In 2013, Paul Niemisto was honored by the Northfield Arts and Cultural Commission with its Northfield Living Treasure Award.

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