Twin Cities Reed Quintet performs on Backyard Concert Series! Aug. 20 in Apple Valley

Name: Twin Cities Reed Quintet performs on Backyard Concert Series! Aug. 20 in Apple Valley
Start: 2025-08-20T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-08-20T20:00:00-05:00
Location: 6857 133rd St. W., Apple Valley, MN, 55124

Schedule

Wed Aug 20 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

6857 133rd St. W., Apple Valley, MN, 55124 | Apple Valley, MN

Oboist Carrie Vecchione and her bassist husband Rolf Erdahl will host The Twin Cities Reed Quintet in their backyard summer concert series Wednesday evening, Aug. 20 at 7:00 pm in their Apple Valley backyard. It's a series that was hatched between OboeBass! and their clarinetist friend Jake Meyer who lives in St. Paul. This concerts will also take place in Jake's Summit Avenue backyard.
The Twin Cities Reed Quintet presents music from the new and growing repertoire for the exciting and dynamic Reed Quintet genre. Oboe, Sax, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon. You'll discover music with dark, rich, vibrant sonorities & engaging, rollicking, and even rocking repertoire. Carrie Vecchione, oboe, Joan Hutton, saxophone, Jennifer Gerth, clarinet, Pat O'Keefe, bass clarinet, & Nick Ober, bassoon.
All the artists wanted to bring music to their communities to enjoy on a summer evening. OboeBass! picked a program showcasing the fun variety of music that's been written for their oboe/bass duo, and invited musician friends to join the fun!
The Apple Valley concerts will be at the Vecchione/Erdahl home, 6857 133rd St. W., Apple Valley. It's the house with the solar panels and the oboe/bass tree statue out in front!
If you haven't heard a reed quintet, you're in for a treat! It's a fun, low, resonant combo of oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bass clarinet, and bassoon — one of the coolest instrumental combos out there, with some really fun repertoire."
Most of the concerts will also be performed the next day in Jake's 1106 Summit Ave. backyard in St. Paul.
There's no charge for the concerts, though tips for the performers will be accepted. Light snacks and beverages will be provided. Weather and performance updates will be posted here at Facebook.com/oboebass.
TCRQ Schedule — all concerts start at 7:00 pm and last ca. 60 min:
Twin Cities Reed Quintet
Wed., Aug. 20 — 6857 133rd St. W., Apple Valley
Thurs., Aug. 21 — 1106 Summit Ave., St. Paul
Sun., Aug. 24 – MetroNOME Brewery, 385 No. Broadway, St. Paul