Art Hounds: A new professional concert band, plein air art and two artists at Vine Arts Center

About this episode

The episode features recommendations for a new concert band performance and an art exhibition focused on plein air painting.

From MPR News, Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what’s exciting in local art. Their recommendations are lightly edited from the audio heard in the player above. Want to be an Art Hound? Submit here . A new professional concert band Ross Wolf of Minneapolis is a band director at Spring Lake Park High School and a saxophone player. He recommends the first full-group concert by Minnesota Winds , a new fully professional concert band in the Twin Cities. Composer Katherine Bergman, one of the group’s co-founders and artistic director, previously played with Wolf in a saxophone quartet. Minnesota Winds performs at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis on May 30 at 7 p.m. Ross says: What I think is really special about this is it creates that professional level experience for young students who are playing an instrument for amateur adults like myself to hear the highest level of performance on in a band concert. — Ross Wolf Plein air myths and legends Francesca Bernardi of Minneapolis is manager at Groveland Gallery. She recommends “Myth and Legends,” the newest show at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum in Winona. The exhibit…

People in this episode

Guests: Ross Wolf, Francesca Bernardi

Topics covered

• concert band
• plein air art
• local artists
• Minnesota arts
• art exhibitions

Keywords

• concert band
• Minnesota Winds
• plein air
• art exhibition
• Minnesota Marine Art Museum

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Minnesota Winds, Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Outdoor Painters Association of Minnesota

Places: Minneapolis, Twin Cities, Winona

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