Bryan Schumann is one of three winners of Zeitgeist’s 18th annual Eric Stokes Song Contest. The Eric Stokes Song Contest is sponsored by Zeitgeist in memory of late composer Eric Stokes; the contest was designed to encourage and celebrate amateur composers throughout the Twin Cities. Bryan's winning composition "Nothing Avenue" will be performed on Zeitgeist's Playing it Close to Home concert series Feb. 22-24. We asked Bryan a few questions to learn more about his music and his process of ...
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Zeitgeist’s annual Playing it Close to Home concert celebrates the wealth of compositional creativity in our Twin Cities musical community. We feature winning entries from our annual Eric Stokes Song Contest along with musical works from one of our community's most highly esteemed composers. This year, we’re featuring works by Jeffrey Brooks. Jeff is a native, Mankato born and raised, but he spent young adulthood studying composition at Yale with Martin Bresnick, falling in love with his ...
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RenegadeEnsemble will present extended techniques at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8 at Studio Z. The music on this concert will require the performers to use their instruments in unusual ways, and Twin Cities visual artist Jamie Winter Dawson will present live action painting during the concert. RenegadeEnsemble artistic director Stan Rothrock shares a preview of the concert and his thoughts on contemporary music. For tickets to the concert and more information, visit http://extech.brownpapertic...
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