Alyssa Burdick
Artist bio:
Alyssa Burdick, mezzo-soprano and music educator, has been featured as a soloist with Mankato Symphony Orchestra (Handel), Minnesota Orchestra (Bernstein), and Bach Society of Minnesota (Handel). With BSM, Alyssa has also sung in the chamber choir for Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, presented on BSM’s short lecture recital for MPR’s ClassNotes program, and looks forward to singing in the choir for the B minor Mass in May. Recent solo recital programs include Dominick Argento’s striking song cycle, From the Diary of Virginia Woolf, and OOPS MN’s Classic Christmas concert. She has performed principal opera roles with An Opera Theater (AOT), G&S Very Light Opera Company, Garden of Song Opera, and San Francisco Pocket Opera. Alyssa is also a section leader with the Minnesota Chorale. She lives in Plymouth, MN, where she teaches private lessons, directs a community men’s choir, and is raising three small boys.
| 5/21 | Alyssa Burdick | 11:00 | Macalester Plymouth United Church | St. Paul |
| 5/21 | Alyssa Burdick | 11:40 | Rice Park, St. Paul | St. Paul |
| 5/21 | Alyssa Burdick | 12:20 | Mattocks Park, St. Paul | St. Paul |
| 5/21 | Alyssa Burdick | 1:00 | 1925 Norfolk Ave, St. Paul | St. Paul |
| 5/21 | Alyssa Burdick | 1:40 | 2221 Youngman Ave, St. Paul | St. Paul |
| 5/22 | Alyssa Burdick | 3:00 | Linden Hills Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/22 | Alyssa Burdick | 3:40 | Pershing Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/22 | Alyssa Burdick | 4:20 | Lynnhurst Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/22 | Alyssa Burdick | 5:00 | Kenny Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/22 | Alyssa Burdick | 5:40 | Armatage Park | Minneapolis |
Paula Gudmundson
Artist Bio:
Dr. Paula Gudmundson, Associate Professor of Flute at the University of Minnesota Duluth, focuses on centering her work around collaboration, community engagement and bringing voice to the absent narratives in the arts. Gudmundson has performed at numerous music festivals and events, including regional and national conferences of the College Music Society, National Flute Association conventions, Minnesota Public Radio’s Class Notes Artist, International Flute Festival of Costa Rica,and La Côte Flûte Festival. Recordings include La Flauta of Buenos Aires (2012) Breaking Waves (2019) and Melodies of Forest (2022) www.paulagudmundson.com
| 5/18 | Paula Gudmundson | 5:00 | 7200 York Ave South | Edina |
| 5/18 | Paula Gudmundson | 6:20 | 66 Malcolm Ave SE | Minneapolis |
| 5/18 | Paula Gudmundson | 7:00 | Loring Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/18 | Paula Gudmundson | 7:40 | North Loop Playground | Minneapolis |
| 5/19 | Paula Gudmundson | 5:00 | Whittier Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/19 | Paula Gudmundson | 5:40 | Peavey Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/19 | Paula Gudmundson | 6:20 | Powderhorn Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/19 | Paula Gudmundson | 7:00 | Painter Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/19 | Paula Gudmundson | 7:40 | Bryant Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/20 | Paula Gudmundson | 5:00 | North Loop Playgroun | Minneapolis |
| 5/20 | Paula Gudmundson | 5:40 | Hall’s Island | Minneapolis |
| 5/20 | Paula Gudmundson | 6:20 | Sheridan Memorial Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/20 | Paula Gudmundson | 7:00 | Logan Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/20 | Paula Gudmundson | 7:40 | Beltrami Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/21 | Paula Gudmundson | 11:00 | Rose Garden | Duluth |
| 5/21 | Paula Gudmundson | 11:40 | Lake Place Park | Duluth |
| 5/21 | Paula Gudmundson | 12:20 | The Duluth Lakewalk | Duluth |
| 5/21 | Paula Gudmundson | 1:00 | Clayton Jackson McGee Memorial | Duluth |
| 5/21 | Paula Gudmundson | 1:40 | Sister Cities Park | Duluth |
Julie Johnson
Artist bio:
Based in Minneapolis, flutist and composer Julie Johnson brings her distinct sound and approach—rougher and more soulful than a typical classical sound, yet more pure than a typical jazz player’s—to many multi-genre projects, including places where, she’s been told, the flute doesn’t belong. As a creator and a performer of new music, Julie’s work walks the line between composition and songwriting, art music and popular music, between genres as seemingly different as classical and blues. A finalist for the McKnight Fellowship for Performing Musicians and a winner of grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board, the American Composers Forum, the Lanesboro Arts Center, Springboard for the Arts, the Knight Foundation, MacPhail Center for Music, MRAC, and a Banff Centre residency, she plays in many styles, working to bring both the flute and her audiences to music they haven’t been in contact with before. www.julieflute.net
| 5/18 | Julie Johnson | 5:00 | 1433 Highview Ave | Eagan |
| 5/18 | Julie Johnson | 6:20 | 7012 Lake Road | Woodbury |
| 5/18 | Julie Johnson | 7:00 | Rice Park | St. Paul |
| 5/18 | Julie Johnson | 7:40 | Mattocks Park | St. Paul |
| 5/19 | Julie Johnson | 5:00 | Powderhorn Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/19 | Julie Johnson | 5:40 | Corcoran Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/19 | Julie Johnson | 6:20 | Longfellow Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/19 | Julie Johnson | 7:00 | Brackett Park | Minnneapolis |
| 5/19 | Julie Johnson | 7:40 | Matthews Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/21 | Julie Johnson | 11:00 | Harrison Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/21 | Julie Johnson | 11:40 | Bethune Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/21 | Julie Johnson | 12:20 | Hall’s Island | Minneapolis |
| 5/21 | Julie Johnson | 1:00 | Boom Island Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/21 | Julie Johnson | 1:40 | 1701 1st ST, SW | New Brighton |
| 5/22 | Julie Johnson | 3:00 | Luxton Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/22 | Julie Johnson | 3:40 | Van Cleve Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/22 | Julie Johnson | 4:20 | Holmes Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/22 | Julie Johnson | 5:00 | Beltrami Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/22 | Julie Johnson | 5:40 | Logan Park | Minneapolis |
Phillip Rukavina
Artist bio:
Lutenist Phillip Rukavina performs as a lute and vihuela soloist and as a continuo lutenist. He has appeared at many major festivals specializing in early music, including the Utrecht Early Music Festival (2013) and the Boston Early Music Festival (2015). In 2017, He performed as a soloist at the European Lute Festival in Füssen, Germany and at the Lute Society of America’s WestFest, held in Victoria, BC Canada. Phillip is a founding member of the Venere Lute Quartet and has performed with many ensembles, including the Newberry Consort, the Texas Early Music Project, the Bach Society MN, and with sopranos Emma Kirkby and Ellen Hargis. Phillip has served on the faculty of the Lute Society of America’s LuteFest and the Amherst and Vancouver Early Music Festivals. He has recorded on the Lyrichord, LSA, Magnatune, Gamut, and Naxos labels.
| 5/18 |
Phillip Rukavina |
5:00 |
2001 Westwood Hills Drive |
St. Louis Park |
| 5/18 |
Phillip Rukavina |
5:40 |
North Commons Park |
Minneapolis |
| 5/18 |
Phillip Rukavina |
6:20 |
720 13th Ave South |
Minneapolis |
| 5/18 |
Phillip Rukavina |
7:00 |
Sheridan Memorial Park |
Minneapolis |
| 5/18 |
Phillip Rukavina |
7:40 |
Logan Park |
Minneapolis |
| 5/19 |
Phillip Rukavina |
10:45 |
401 3rd St SW |
Rochester |
| 5/19 |
Phillip Rukavina |
11:30 |
Calvary Episcopal Church Garden |
Rochester |
| 5/19 |
Phillip Rukavina |
12:15 |
Central Park
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Rochester |
| 5/19 |
Phillip Rukavina |
1:00 |
Samaritan Bethany |
Rochester |
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| 5/20 |
Phillip Rukavina |
5:00 |
Powderhorn Park |
Minneapolis |
| 5/20 |
Phillip Rukavina |
5:40 |
Corcoran Park |
Minneapolis |
| 5/20 |
Phillip Rukavina |
6:20 |
Longfellow Park |
Minneapolis |
| 5/20 |
Phillip Rukavina |
7:00 |
Brackett Park |
Minneapolis |
| 5/20 |
Phillip Rukavina |
7:40 |
Matthews Park |
Minneapolis |
Gary Ruschman
Artist bio:
Hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as “funny and fresh-voiced”, Gary Ruschman is a critically-acclaimed performer, music director, and composer who works in a broad range of genres and musical traditions.
The Kentucky native is a regular soloist across the U.S. and abroad, appearing in recent seasons with Festival Musique en l’Île de Paris, Urbino Early Music Festival, Bach Society of Minnesota, Twin Cities Early Music Festival, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Consortium Carissimi, West Edge Opera, MN Bach Ensemble, and the Prague Choral Festival. He was a member of Cantus from 2004-14, and currently holds conducting posts at North Hennepin Community College, St. Timothy Lutheran Church of St. Paul, and Mixed Precipitation’s summertime Pickup Truck Opera.
An American Composers Forum grantee and three-time ASCAP Plus Award winner, Gary recently composed underscore for the U.S. National Prayer Breakfast and released his third solo album, LynLake. http://ruschman.com
| 5/18 | Gary Ruschman | 5:00 | Phelps Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/18 | Gary Ruschman | 5:40 | East Phillips Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/18 | Gary Ruschman | 6:20 | Bethune Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/18 | Gary Ruschman | 7:00 | Harrison Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/18 | Gary Ruschman | 7:40 | Bassett’s Creek Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/19 | Gary Ruschman | 5:00 | Folwell Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/19 | Gary Ruschman | 5:40 | Webber Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/19 | Gary Ruschman | 6:20 | Lynnhurst Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/19 | Gary Ruschman | 7:00 | Kenny Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/19 | Gary Ruschman | 7:40 | 7500 York Ave South | Edina |
| 5/20 | Gary Ruschman | 5:00 | Phelps Field Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/20 | Gary Ruschman | 5:40 | Lyndale Park Rose Garden | Minneapolis |
| 5/20 | Gary Ruschman | 6:20 | MLK Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/20 | Gary Ruschman | 7:00 | 4337 Browndale Ave | St. Louis Park |
| 5/20 | Gary Ruschman | 7:40 | Lake Harriet Bandshell Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/21 | Gary Ruschman | 5:00 | Windom South Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/21 | Gary Ruschman | 5:40 | Fuller Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/21 | Gary Ruschman | 6:20 | Pearl Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/21 | Gary Ruschman | 7:00 | MLK Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/21 | Gary Ruschman | 7:40 | Linden Hills Park | Minneapolis |
| 5/22 | Gary Ruschman | 3:00 | Germanic-American Institute | St. Paul |
| 5/22 | Gary Ruschman | 3:40 | Mears Park | St. Paul |
| 5/22 | Gary Ruschman | 4:20 | Rice Park, St. Paul | St. Paul |
| 5/22 | Gary Ruschman | 5:00 | Mattocks Park, St. Paul | St. Paul |
| 5/22 | Gary Ruschman | 5:40 | Urban Growler Brewing Company | St. Paul |
