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Mobile Mini-Concerts

We continue to offer our popular free Mobile Mini-Concerts in the Twin Cities and Greater MN. If you would like to host a Mobile Mini-Concerts performance in your front yard, workplace, or other community location, please email events@bachsocietymn.org for us to consider you for the next round.

February 28 - March 1, 2025 | Twin Cities
May 22 - 24, 2025 | Statewide
FIND A CONCERT NEAR ME

The schedules will be announced two weeks prior to the scheduled performance dates.

Pop-up Musical Performances in Public Spaces

This activity is supported, in part, by the City of Saint Paul Cultural Sales Tax Revitalization Program.

Charles Asch 

Charles Asch performs as a baroque cellist throughout Minnesota with ensembles including Bach Society of MN, Lyra Baroque Orchestra, and Bach Roots Festival. He has also performed solo cello and chamber music recitals through the Twin Cities Early Music Festival, where he also got his training on baroque cello from Jaap ter Linden. He obtained his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Minnesota, as well as his Master of Music degree from Juilliard. His undergraduate studies were completed at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, in both German studies and Music Performance.

Brendon Bushman

Brendon Bushman is a freelance oboist and educator. He is on faculty at CSB/SJU, The St. Paul Conservatory of Music, and International Music Camp, and maintains private studios in Saint Cloud and MSP. Recent performances include those with MN Sinfonia, St. Cloud Symphony, South Dakota Symphony, Duluth Superior Symphony, Journey North Opera, Mankato Symphony, Minnesota Dance Theatre, VocalEssence, and the Northern Lights Music Festival. More at brendonbushman.com.

Gary Ruschman

Gary Ruschman is an in-demand performer, conductor, and composer who works in a broad range of styles. Called “Terrific” by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, his credits include NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts, BBC Two, Kennedy Center, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Boston Pops.

Julie Johnson

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. She plays in many styles, working to bring both the flute and her audiences to music they haven’t been in contact with before.  https://julieflute.net/

Levi Gregg

Levi Gregg is an avid composer and flute player. He enjoy’s playing and writing in a variety of styles and likes highlighting the works of underrepresented composers.  In 2023 he graduated from University of Minnesota Duluth with undergraduate degrees in Instrumental Performance and Music Theory and Composition. When Levi is not composing or playing, he enjoys going camping, hiking and canoeing.

Marco Real-d’Arbelles

Award-winning conductor Marco Real-d’Arbelles serves as Associate Artistic Director of the Bach Society of Minnesota and creator of "Outside the Box" series. He recently conducted sold out performances of The Cradle Will Rock with Minneapolis-based An Opera Theatre. He is also Music Director for Bold North Baroque Opera and Opera on the Lake. Born in Nicaragua, raised in Miami, where he made his debut, he has since worked with operas and orchestras in North and South America, Europe, and Asia.

Anita Rieder

Anita Rieder is a flutist who performs with the Bach Society of Minnesota and at The Basilica of Saint Mary. She has performed with the Chicago Symphony, Lyric Opera, Grant Park Symphony, Staunton, VA Music Festival, Door County Peninsula Music Festival, Lyra Baroque Orchestra, Chicago Baroque Ensemble, Newberry Consort, Lake Forest Symphony, Chicago Chamber Musicians, Trio Lydia, and Pilgrim Chamber Players. Rieder taught flute at the University of Arkansas, University of Iowa, and Wheaton College, and was a Fulbright Scholar in London, England. She has performed in Mexico, Japan, Austria, and England, and has recorded on the Cedille label.

Phillip Rukavina

Lutenist Phillip Rukavina performs as a lute and vihuela soloist and as a continuo lutenist. He has appeared at many major Early Music festivals, including the Utrecht Early Music Festival (2013) and the Boston Early Music Festival (2015). Phillip performed as a soloist at the European Lute Festival in Füssen, Germany (2017) and at the Lute Society of America's WestFest in Canada. He has performed with many prominent ensembles, including the Newberry Consort, the Texas Early Music Project, the Bach Society MN and with renowned sopranos Emma Kirkby and Ellen Hargis. 

Gabby Doran

Gabby Doran is a versatile Twin Cities-based soprano who regularly performs with numerous chamber ensembles in the region. She is a soloist and recording artist with a full length album being released Christmas of 2023. Gabby has loved performing with the Bach Society of MN since 2015. She and her husband live in Saint Paul with a collection of children, cats, and random instruments. Learn more or contact her at gabbydoranmusic.com.

Mobile Mini-Concerts – Artist Bios

Vivaldi's Four Nations
Bach's Christmas Oratorio
Halleujah! - Motets by JS Bach
Minnesota Bach Festival

Vivaldi’s Four Nations 

Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

Hallelujah! 

Minnesota Bach Festival

October 7 – 8, 2022

December 16 – 17, 2022

March 1 – 4, 2023

May 13 – 28, 2023

Recontstructed by

Matthias Maute,

USA premiere

Cantatas I, II, IV, VI with the Minnesota Chorale

Motets by J. S. Bach, His family and friends

Please let us know by February 1, 2025, if you’d like to sponsor 2025 MMCs!

612-440-6219 | events@bachsocietymn.org

  • Name recognition on the Bach Society website and concert programs

  • One Mobile Mini-Concert in your neighborhood (house, church, park, business, etc.)

  • 2 tickets to use at your choice of regular season concert

For Individual Block Sponsor

Print

Social & Website

Concert Tickets

Company logo featured as Mobile Mini-Concert Season Sponsor on materials including:

  • Mobile Mini-Concerts Poster for the block (c. 100)

  • Festival programs (c. 2,000)

  • 1/8 of a page advertisement in the Festival program

  • Verbal recognition in all Mobile Mini-Concerts within the block

  • Company recognition on the Bach Society website

  • 1 curated social media post for the block MMC

  • 2 tickets to use at your choice of regular season concert

For Company Block Sponsor - $300

  • Name recognition on the Bach Society website and concert programs

  • A curated private Bach Society experience with the BSM leadership

  • Three season subscriptions OR 12 tickets to use at your choice of regular season concert(s)

For Individual Season Sponsor

Print

Social & Website

Concert Tickets

Company logo featured as Mobile Mini-Concert Season Sponsor on materials including:

  • Lawn Signage (c. 20,000), 50 Lawn Signs at 50 hosted Mobile Mini-Concerts locations for 2 weeks prior to the event, throughout the State

  • All Mobile Mini-Concerts Concert Posters (c. 1,000)

  • Festival programs (c. 2,000)

  • Full-page advertisement in the Festival program

  • Verbal recognition in all hosted Mobile Mini-Concerts

  • Company recognition on the Bach Society website

  • 2 curated social media posts throughout the season

  • 20,000 impressions

  • Three season subscriptions OR 12 tickets to use at your choice of regular season concert(s)

For Company Season Sponsor - $5,000

Considering being a MMC season sponsor or block sponsor?

Mobile Mini-Concerts (MMC) were born out of COVID social distancing as a way to stay connected with audiences in person. They have since become one of our most highly anticipated events. Over the course of an afternoon, a musician plays in 4-5 different locations in a neighborhood to present 20-minute pop-up concerts in libraries, parks, community centers, and small businesses. We build audiences across ages, cultural backgrounds, and lifestyles. Entire families, residents of senior living communities, customers of local businesses, and many others come out to listen. Children are especially engaged; they love touching our instruments and asking how they can learn to play—future musicians and audience members!

What does hosting a Mobile Mini-Concert entail?

Our staff will work with each individual host to finalize the details of the Mobile Mini-Concert. We want each MMC experience to be tailored to the host venue! These details include:

  • Helping us identify the best location on your premises for the musician to perform.

  • Coordinating any musician needs, such as a chair, a parking pass, etc.

  • Designating one person who can greet our musician on-site when possible.

 

How do audience members find MMCs?

The Bach Society promotes MMCs through Facebook events, posters around town, our website, and press releases. However, the best way to spread the word is when hosts reach out directly to their communities! We provide basic marketing materials for hosts to share, including posters, Facebook event templates, logos, and photos. We always welcome additional marketing efforts from our hosts!
 

How does scheduling MMCs work?

MMC dates are pre-determined at the beginning of the season and MMCs are scheduled in neighborhood blocks. This typically means that we will first propose a range of times before finalizing a specific time that works for both the musician and all the hosts in that block.

 

Are MMCs indoors or outdoors?

From May to September, the Bach Society collaborates with a combination of indoor and outdoor venues. From October through April, our MMC events are indoors only.

 

Does it cost anything to host an MMC?

Nope! The Bach Society compensates our performers directly, allowing us to present these community performances free of charge to our hosts and audience. However, we always welcome donations to the Bach Society to help sustain this program.

 

How do I bring an MMC to my community?

Get in touch with us at events@bachsocietymn.org to be considered as a host for our next round of MMCs!

 

How often do MMCs happen?

It’s funding-dependent. For season 2024-25, our dates are February 28 - March 1, 2025 | Twin Cities & May 22 - 24, 2025 | Statewide

What are Mobile Mini-Concerts?

Phillip Rukavina @ Bethlehem Baptist Church Park

Alyssa Burdick @ Armatage Park​

Julie Johnson @ Woodbury Senior Living

Gary Ruschman @ Mattocks Park

Julie Johnson @ Luxton Park, PC: Renée Jones Schneider

Assoc. Artistic Director Marco Real-d'Arbelles plays for curious children at the playground

Pics for Concert Tix
We’re inviting shutterbugs and pros to visit at least four concerts and take great pics, post them on Facebook or Instagram and tag @BachSocietyMN, or email to events@bachsocietym.org throughout the season. You will receive a pair of tickets to the concert of your choice.

Calling All Photographers and Music Enthusiasts
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