ArtZany! Radio for the Imagination! Bows, Strings, and Contentment Orchestra, 3-7-25

Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes music arranger Laurie Stegner, violinists Lisa Olson and Chau Truong, and vocalist Tesfa Wondemagegnehu from the upcoming Bows, Strings, & Contentment community orchestra concert.

Bows, Strings, and Contentment Orchestra: Spring Concert

Sunday, 9 March 2025 @ 6PMThe Grand Event Center, 316 Washington Street, Northfield5:00PM – Doors Open, Dining from 5PM to 8PM6:00PM Performance  Free Concert, donations welcome
The concert theme is “the music behind the stories” with music from movies, musicals, and operas. Featuring the wonderful talent of several local guests: Helen Forsythe (vocals, banjo), Tesfa Wondemagegnehu (vocals), and Defne Arat and Artem Yushko (tango dancers) from the Carleton College Ballroom Dance Team.

Bows, Strings, & Contentment is a local orchestra that aims to give adult string instrument students an opportunity to learn and play together in a music group. They are led by Peter Stegner, manager and co-founder, Laura Geissler, conductor and co-founder, and Laurie Melting Stegner, pianist and arranger. 

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