Hamline Church

2023 – 2024 Music & Arts Series

About the Music and Arts Series

The Music and Arts Series provides exceptional and meaningful performances to enrich the lives of those in the Hamline Midway neighborhood and the greater Twin Cities community. The 2023-24 season is filled with a diverse and exciting lineup of high-quality instrumental, choral, musical theatre, R&B, bluegrass, and dance artists. Learn more about the individual performers or purchase a season pass. You can help support the series by volunteering, making a financial contribution, and most importantly: attending concerts! Please contact artistic director, David Kozisek at music.arts.hc@gmail.com for more information and to get involved.

Music and Arts Series 2023 - 2024 Season Pass

$60.00

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(2-pack special) Music and Arts Series 2023- 2024 Season Pass

$100.00

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Music & Arts Series 2023-2024 at Hamline Church

Coming up

Ring in the Spring
Gustavus Adolphus College Handbell Choir

Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 7:30pm
Over 40 handbell ringers under the direction of Dr. Chad Winterfeldt, from the esteemed music department at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN, offer an eclectic program of popular songs, traditional repertoire, and even some Disney. Freewill offering.

 

Rising Stars of the Organ
Aaron Looney with the Hamline Church Festival Chorus

Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 4:00pm
American Guild of Organists (AGO) 2023 Quimby Regional Competition for Young Organists winner Aaron Looney offers a solo recital showcasing his artistry, skill, on Hamline Church’s Casavant Pipe Organ. The Hamline Church Festival Chorus joins Aaron for Josef Rheinburger’s Stabat Mater in G minor and Brahms’ Geistliches Lied. Freewill offering.


Previous Events

Hamline Neighborhood Fall Festival
with the Roe Family Singers

Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 11:00am
Get your fall festival vibe on with an outdoor, family friendly performance by the award-winning bluegrass band the Roe Family Singers, featuring original music and contemporary takes on old-time, traditional, and gospel tunes. Enjoy fresh baked pizza from the brick oven, games, dancing, and a trunk or treat. Costumes welcome!
Freewill offering.

Minneapolis String Project

Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 4:00pm
The diverse talents of Ernest Bisong, violin, David Feily, guitar, and Greg Byers, cello & bass make for a high-energy trio that deviates from the standard repertoire for bowed stringed instruments. MPLS String Project draws from jazz, fusion, soul, and an array of world music influences creating something unique, fresh, and hip.   Tickets: $20 or pay as able. Tickets available at the door or online here

Hamline University A Cappella Choir Winter Concert

Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 4:00pm
Hamline University's A Cappella Choir offers a program of festive music to usher in the holiday season. Director Dr. Shekela Wanyama and the choir present well-known classics along with new repertoire sure to comfort and delight. Freewill offering.

 

Hamline Church Festival Chorus: Snow Angel

Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 4:00pm

 

Join the Hamline Church Festival Chorus for a new Holiday Tradition. Explore themes of love, rebirth, and beauty through the eyes of children with Sarah Quartel’s evocative and pictorial choral work Snow Angel. Additional contemplative choral anthems round out the program that leans into the mystery and anticipation of Christmas in a beautiful space that’s fully decked for the season. Reception to follow.

Christmas With Cantus

Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 3:00pm
Cantus, the premier men’s choral ensemble in the USA, weaves together three narrated holiday stories with
time-honored carols and new classics. Join them for this beloved holiday tradition that the Star Tribune has deemed “as joyful a celebration of the season’s spirit as any caroling party you’re likely to attend this year.” Tickets available at www.cantussings.org.

 

Community Reflections Art Show with the Mill City String Quartet

Saturday, February 10, 2024 at 7:00pm
Art exhibition for all ages curated by visual artist Betsey Hodson with musical performances by the Mill City String Quartet, known for promoting underrepresented composers with transformative concerts. Local art available for purchase and refreshments served. Freewill offering.

 

Music of the Movies - A Pre-Oscar Cabaret

Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 7:00pm
Acclaimed cabaret and musical theatre performer Jennifer Eckes joins forces with singer David Kozisek and pianist Adam Baus for an unforgettable night of storytelling about their favorite songs from the big screen. Snack on popcorn and theater candies as you enjoy classic tunes from movie musicals, animated films, and hit motion picture theme songs of the 21st century. Perfect for the night before the Academy Awards!
Tickets: $20 or pay as able. Purchase online here

ABOUT PERFORMERS:
Jennifer EckesJennifer Eckes is a life-long Minnesotan who has been singing professionally for over two decades as a soloist in jazz/pop concerts, cabaret shows, and countless theatrical productions, from operas to rock musicals. She has enjoyed musical revue and solo appearances at Twin Cities venues including the Ordway Center, Bloomington Center for the Arts, Hastings Arts Center, Hanifl Performing Arts Center, Phipps Center for the Arts, Bryant-Lake Bowl, Honey Lounge, Nicollet Island Inn, and the MetroNOME. Jennifer loves performing contemporary music and Great American Songbook standards alike, and reviewers have touted her “strong, lovely voice” and “engaging gift for song”. You can follow her on YouTube (Jennifer Eckes), Facebook (Jennifer Eckes, vocalist), and Instagram (@jennifer_eckes_sings).

David KozisekDavid Kozisek teaches at MacPhail Center for Music, Gustavus Adolphus College, and the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. Before moving to Minnesota in 2013, he appeared frequently at the Kennedy Center with the Washington National Opera, Washington Chorus, Washington Concert Opera, Cathedral Choral Society, National Symphony Orchestra, Shakespeare Theatre Company, and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. David has a DMA in voice with an emphasis in choral conducting from the University of Minnesota and holds additional degrees from DePauw University and the University of Michigan and is a graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy. David is the Director of Music and Worship at Hamline Church United Methodist where he conducts a variety of ensembles and curates and produces their Music and Arts Series. He is thrilled with this opportunity to perform alongside some new friends.

Adam BausAdam Baus is blessed to live a life in music. He is the music director at the Church of St. Rita in Cottage Grove. He enjoys making arrangements for the wide variety of instrumentalists he hires to enhance his 10 different singing groups. Adam has has worked with: Macalester Theater, History Theater, Robbinsdale Armstrong HS Choirs, Cretin-Derham Hall, Old Log Theater, Third Avenue Playhouse (Door County, WI), Hennepin Theatre Trust, the Orpheum, Wesley Balk Opera Institute, and the Nautilus Theater’s Composer-Librettist Institute. Before moving to St. Paul in 2015, he was an active pianist in Milwaukee for over 10 years. In his free time he runs marathons, and is the director of the Nation’s Only Race Team Pep Band™ for Mill City Running and is a proud stay-at-home dad to his two kids, soon to be 3!