La Grande Bande

2021 – 2022Concert Season

Director’s Welcome .....................3

2021–2022 Season .................. 4–7

Educational Programming ......... 8–9

Contributor Benefits .................. 10

Sustaining Contributor Benefits ..... 11

Concert Calendar ..................... 14

Order Form ............................ 15

On behalf of everyone at La Grande Bande I want to cordially invite you to join us for our 2021–2022 Concert Season. We have a wonderful array of music to share with you, and we can’t wait for you to join us in person once again.

We are especially thrilled to present a concert of music written and performed in seventeenth-century México. We’ll be joined for that concert by an auditioned group of high school students studying at New Ulm area Catholic schools (Feb 2022).

Michael Thomas AsmusMusic & Artistic Director

A window from St. Paul’s-on-the-Hill Episcopal Church (now Cities Church) in St. Paul, Minnesota where we recorded our Fall 2020 season@HOME.

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The Virtuosos

Nothing is more synonymous with Baroque music than the works of Johann Sebastian Bach and Antonio Vivaldi. In fact, some of the pieces by these two men have become so familiar that you’ve likely heard them in commercials and elevators throughout your life. In this concert performance, La Grande Bande will embark on an adventure through some of Bach’s and Vivaldi’s most famous and most virtuosic works.

This performance features performers taken right from La Grande Bande’s ranks; many of whom you’ll be sure to recognize from our past performances. Enjoy two pieces by Bach written for the Elector of Brandenburg, two concertos by the red-headed priest Antonio Vivaldi, and two cantatas by Italians Giovanni Bononcini and Domenico Gabrielli.

Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 Brandenburg Concerto No. 6Vivaldi Concerto for Lute (arr. guitar) “Winter” from Four SeasonsBononcini Cantata Ecco DorindaGabrielli Cantata Perche mai nume

TJ Dalton • Baroque Guitar

Sep 17 7:30 pm Immanuel Lutheran Churchgaylord, mn

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This page Pietro Paolini, Young Man Playing a violin, c. 1629. Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, WI.

Opposite pageSandro Botticelli, La Primavera (The Spring), c. 1480. Uffizi Museum, Florence, Italy.

Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is perhaps some of the best loved in all of classical music. His operas and symphonies are used as backing tracks in commercials and other media. Mozart’s music forms the basis of what we think of as Classical music. Haydn is known as the “father of the symphony” because of his contributions to the genre.

In addition to our usual number of string players, La Grande Bande will once again have historical oboists and bassoonists joining our ensemble. We’re thrilled to have, for the first time, musicians who play antique valve-less French (“natural”) horns. An opera overture, three symphonies and a quintet for horn, violin, violas, and cello will round out this unique and rare musical experience.

Natalie Rose Kress • Baroque Violin

The Early Symphony7:30 pm Nov 19 Sibley East Auditorium

arlington, mnHaydn Symphony No. 4 in D Ouverture from La vera costanzaMozart Symphony No. 15 in G, K. 124 Horn Quintet in E-flat, K. 407Brunetti Symphony No. 26 in B-flat

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This pageCristóbal de Villalpando, La Purísima Concepción (The Immaculate Conception). Puebla Cathedral, Puebla, México.

Opposite pageNicolas Tournier, Le Concert (The Concert), c.1630. Louvre Museum, Paris, France.

Music from New Spain

The choir at the Cathedral in Puebla, México was one of the best in North America in the 1600s. The Cathedral itself is a beautiful testament to Bishop Palafax y Mendoza’s vision of completion and restoration. After the bishop’s arrival in 1640, the much-delayed building project resumed. The Cathedral was completed finished in 1690. This program is centered around music written for the Cathedral’s consecration on April 18, 1649.

Join us as we celebrate the music of Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla, the Cathedral’s famed music director from 1628 to 1664. His music played a key role in the Cathedral’s consecration in 1649. La Grande Bande’s eight vocalists and instrumental ensemble will be joined by a group of auditioned high school-aged singers from New Ulm area Catholic schools.

Garrett Eucker • Tenor

Feb 25 7:30 pm Cathedral of the Holy Trinitynew ulm, mn

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Court Entertainments

Musical entertainments at the French court were nothing if not grand and spectacular. But not every entertainment was a huge production. Join us as we present an intimate concert featuring works for violin and voice written by France’s most important composers. The unique voices of composers during the reign of Louis XV, the great-grandson of Louis XIV, highlight the increased influence of Italian bravura while maintaining their innate French-ness.

Enjoy dinner while we perform wonderful pieces from the middle of the eighteenth century. The concert will feature cantatas by Jean-Philippe Rameau and Louis-Nicolas Clarémbault, and works for violin by Jean-Marie Leclair, Jean-François Dandrieu, and Jean-Féry Rebel.

Chelsie Propst • Soprano

7:30 pm May 22 Arlington Haus Tooarlington, mn

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Educational ProgrammingReturning for the 2021–2022 Season

La Grande Bande will continue to offer its highly regarded mixture of educational offerings for the 2021 – 2022 Concert Season. We will work with our community partners to ensure all of our normal activities can be adapted to the current situation using virtual or in-person activities.

Masterclass SessionsThe Masterclass Sessions allows us to share our passion for music and education directly in the classroom. Students have continually lauded the work that La Grande Bande does in the classroom, and we look forward to another great year of insightful, inspiring, and exciting masterclasses.

This season we are again offering the Masterclasses in three differing formats. Each classroom teacher is then able to select which format works best for them.

• Open Masterclasses• Group Masterclasses• Lecture Masterclasses

Below. La Grande Bande holds an Open Rehearsal Session at Sibley East. Here LGB rehearses parts of Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 1 while several Sibley East sixth graders look on (Nov 2019).

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Above. Catherine Sandstedt, a La Grande Bande musician, leads a Group Masterclass with the Sibley East Concert Choir. The SECC performed their Winter Concert the following week (Nov 2019).

Outreach Concerts La Grande Bande is particurarly fond of our Outreach Concerts. These concerts allow us to play for residents in assisted living facilities and nursing homes. The residents always enjoy hearing the music, and we always have a bunch of fun. We plan to continue our Outreach Concerts this coming season. Due to the continuing health concerns, we will rely on the guidenace of local facilities on how to continue safely.

Open Rehearsal Sessions La Grande Bande is proud to continue offering free Open Rehearsal Sessions for the upcoming season. Open Rehearsals allow our musiciaisn and our audiences to interact on a less formal occasion. This also allows those who cannot attend our concerts the opportunity to hear us perform.

NEW! Pre-Concert TalksLa Grande Bande is thrilled to announce the addition of our Pre-Concert Talks inniative to our extensive educational offerings for the 2021–2022 Concert Season. These talks will dive deeply into intriguing and important aspects of concert repertoire and composers.

Using a combination of visual aids, recordings and/or live performance, our Music & Artistic Director will provide unique insights about various pieces performed in our concerts. Pre-Concert Talks will begin about an hour before the performance and will last between 30- and 45-minutes. Pre-Concert Talks will enhance the informaton already provided in La Grande Bande’s much lauded program notes.

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Contributor Benefits LevelsLa Grande Bande could not exist without the generous support of its audiences and

contributors. As we continue to adapt to the changes in how we deliver our programming, we need your support more than ever. Your contribution today will ensure that we can continue our programming today and continue our programming into the future.

Everyday we are thankful to have each and everyone of you by our side. Our work will not be able to continue without your generous and continued support. Please consider making a Regular Contribution to La Grande Bande today. When you make a regular Contribution, on our website (www.lagrandebande.org/supportus), or by mail, you will also be eligible to receive the following Regular Contributor benefits:

Friend Level ($10 – 50)• your name printed in each concert’s program†

Supporter Level ($51 – 100)• your name printed in each concert’s program†• two (2) free tickets to one (1) concert of your choice

Advocate Level ($101 – 200)• your name printed in each concert’s program†• two (2) free tickets to two (2) concerts of your choice

Donor Level ($201 – 300)• your name printed in each concert’s program†• two (2) free tickets to three (3) concerts of your choice• an invitation to attend all rehearsals

Artist Level ($301 – 450)• your name printed in each concert’s program†• two (2) free tickets to four (4) concerts of your choice• an invitation to attend all rehearsals• artist-signed posters and concert programs from four concerts of your choosing

Director Level ($451+)• your name printed in each concert’s program† • two (2) free tickets to all season concerts • an invitation to attend all rehearsals• artist-signed posters and concert programs from four concerts of your choosing • a private dinner with the Music & Artistic Director at the end of the season

Regular Contributor Benefit Levels

† names will also be included in the downloadable ePrograms

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You can give your Contributions even greater power when you join our Sustaining Contributors program. Sustaining Contributors give La Grande Bande a predicitable source of income to continue providing programs like those contained in this brochure.As a thank you, you’ll receive all of the same benefits as a Regular Contributor does at

each level (see below) PLUS the following additional, exclusive benefits:

1. early access to our Director’s Blog 2. unlimited access to our Live From Home series video library3. access to any virtual content one week before anyone else

All of your access, including the ability to upgrade, downgrade, pause, and cancel your Sustainer Contribution is contained on our website. It’s easy and convienent!

Sustaining Contrubutor Benefit Levels

Friend Level ($5/month)• All benefits at the same Regular Contributor level plus the three items above

Advocate Level ($10/month)• All benefits at the same Regular Contributor level plus the three items above

Donor Level ($20/month)• All benefits at the same Regular Contributor level plus the three items above

Director Level ($40/month)• All benefits at the same Regular Contributor level plus the three items above

Learn more about becoming a Sustaining Contributor, including a video tutorial on creating your personal Sustainer account on our website sustainers.lagrandebande.org.

La Grande Bande recording season@HOME Episode 9 Splendors of Baroque Italy (Jan 2021).

Nave in the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, New Ulm, MN.

Nave in the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, New Ulm, MN.

2020-2021 Virtual Season

Did you miss any of La Grande Bande’s virtual programming during the 2020–2021 Concert Season? Watch over 7 hours of video performances anytime on La Grande Bande’s concert library.

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2021 – 2022 Concert Calendar

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Court Entertainments 7:30 pm

May 22 Begins at 6:30 pm

Presented by Music & Artistic Director

Dates, perfomers, and musical selections are subject to change without notice.

Pricing and Seating

All tickets are general admission. There is no reserved seating. Tickets are $5 in advance and $7 at the door. Ticket availability is on a first come first serve basis. We strongly encourage you to purchase your tickets in advance to guarantee admission.

Open Rehearsal sessions will be held from 3:00–5:00 pm. No ticket is required.

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