Twin Cities Reed Quintet performs on Backyard Concert Series! Aug. 21 on Summit Ave. in Apple Valley

Name: Twin Cities Reed Quintet performs on Backyard Concert Series! Aug. 21 on Summit Ave. in Apple Valley
Start: 2025-08-21T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-08-21T20:00:00-05:00
Location: 1106 Summit Ave, St Paul, MN 55105-2647, United States

Schedule

Thu Aug 21 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

1106 Summit Ave, St Paul, MN 55105-2647, United States | St Paul, MN

Clarinetist Jake Meyer hosts the Twin Cities Reed Quintet in his Summit Avenue backyard in St. Paul on Thursday, Aug. 21 at 7:00 pm. Oboist Carrie Vecchione and her bassist husband Rolf Erdahl host the TCRQ the preceding evening, Aug. 20 in their Apple Valley 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. Plan for beautiful weather and music!
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! The OboeBass! concert (performance TBA - original June 25-26 launch concerts scuttled by rain!) will feature music written by Tim Goplerud, Julie Johnson, selections from their recent World Premiere of Alyssa Morris's Common Ground, and OboeBass! arrangements of works of Edvard Grieg and other composers/traditions.
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.
The Schedule — all concerts start at 7:00 pm and last ca. 60 min:
Choro Borealis
Wed., July 23 — 6857 133rd St. W., Apple Valley
Pryer Commitment
Thurs., July 24 — 1106 Summit Ave., St. Paul
Jake Meyer, clarinet, Erin Roe, piano
Wed., Aug. 6 — 6857 133rd St. W., Apple Valley
Thurs., Aug. 7 — 1106 Summit Ave., St. Paul
Twin Cities Reed Quintet
Wed., Aug. 20 — 6857 133rd St. W., Apple Valley
Thurs., Aug. 21 — 1106 Summit Ave., St. Paul
OboeBass!
TBA in Aug. — 133rd St. W. Apple Valley
TBA in August —1106 Summit Ave., St. Paul