Mayo Clinic Announces October "Harmony for Mayo" Concerts

Friday, October 04, 2002

ROCHESTER, Minn.— Mayo Clinic today announces three October "Harmony for Mayo" concerts. Concerts are on Mondays in various locations throughout the Mayo Clinic campus.

The concerts are free and open to the public. No tickets are needed. Audience members are welcome to bring lunch to midday performances.

Oct. 14: Long Lost Folk will perform classic American folk and original music in Hage Atrium, Siebens Building subway level from 12:10 to 1 p.m. Siebens Medical Education Building is at 100 Second Ave. SW.

Long Lost Folk musicians Jan-Marie Willard Munz, Susan Shockey, David Marks and Terry Guenthner have been performing their brand of folk music with vocals and guitar, in Rochester and surrounding areas for four years.

Oct. 21: Choral Arts Ensemble will present an evening of a cappella masterworks. The concert is at 7:30 p.m. in Saint Marys Chapel, Saint Marys Hospital, Domitilla Building, first floor.

This performance, under the direction of Rick Kvam, includes William Byrd's Sing Joyfully, Frank Martin's Mass for Double Choir, Johannes Brahms' Im Herbst, Benjamin Britten's Evening Primrose and Green Broom, Rene Clausen's Set Me As A Seal and Jack Halloran's Witness.

Choral Arts Ensemble has performed challenging choral music for southeastern Minnesota residents for 18 years. In addition to its "Harmony for Mayo" appearances, Choral Arts Ensemble presents five unique programs each season.

Oct. 28: Jake Donze and The Coat-Tail Riders will perform from 12:10 to 1 p.m. in Hage Atrium, Siebens Building, subway level. They perform original acoustic folk music, or as the group has coined it, campfire pop music.

Donze, a Rochester native who has released three CDs, has been writing songs and performing around the Midwest since 1994. The Coat-Tail Riders joined with Donze last year.

"Harmony for Mayo," a music series for Mayo patients, visitors, staff and the public, is sponsored by the Mayo Center for Humanities in Medicine. The series is presented in cooperation with the Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester; Rick Kvam, music director and Terri Skelton, executive director. The series is made possible by a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Tomas Furth of Caracas, Venezuela, and New York City.

Priscilla Russell
507-284-0393 (days)
507-284-2511 (evenings)
e-mail: newsbureau@mayo.edu

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