2021 Annual Meeting & Awards
The 2021 Annual Meeting was held June 1 via Zoom. We elected a new Director Emerita, Karen Larsen; honored Ultimate Friend Donna Ahrens; and welcomed three new Friends Par Excellence:
AND THE WINNERS ARE…
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THENINTH ANNUAL SPCO YOUTH CHAMBER MUSIC (VIRTUAL) COMPETITION! SENIOR DIVISION First Place and Grand Prize winner: The Rivendell Trio Second Place: Fiati Quintet Third Place:
A Musical Flight
Friends, music food and wine made for a perfect evening at Holman’s Table at the historic Saint Paul Downtown Airport on November 11. SPCO horn players James Ferree and Matthew
2019 Welcome Back Luncheon
The Friends hosted the annual Welcome Back Luncheon on Thursday, September 12 at the beautiful Landmark Center in Saint Paul. SPCO musicians, staff and Friends enjoyed an afternoon of great
Friends 2019 Annual Meeting
June 4, 2019 was a day of welcomes and goodbyes at the beautiful Mendakota Country club. with new and retiring board members. Alicia McQuerrey (flute) of the SPCO was presented
A special performance and reception
May 18 was a special night for the Friends! Our sponsored SPCO concert with artistic partner Jonathan Cohen, was preceded by a performance by this year’s YCMC Grand Prize winner,
The 20th Annual Conversation with Books
Over 90 guess enjoyed an afternoon of lively book discussions with our panel of enthusiastic readers from St. Catherine University. It was a perfect afternoon of book talk, refreshments and
Fashion, Fun and Friends!
Sixty intrepid guests and models braved the spring blizzard of April 11 to celebrate spring in style at the University Club of Saint Paul. After lunch, Kat Menaged of Scarborough
SPCO Youth Chamber Music Competition
9 groups of talented young musicians took the stage on February 23 for the Finalists Recital of the Eight Annual SPCO YCMC. The level of musicianship and talent made this
Music at the Museum
Over 60 guests enjoyed an evening of music, wine and art at the newly renovated Minnesota Museum of American Art (the M) on February 11. A fun presentation by SPCO
Bluegrass & Brews
Bluegrass & Brews at the Summit Ratskeller was a great success! Friends and their guests enjoyed toe-tapping music from the Twin Cities’ bluegrass band, the Hacklewrappers, delicious Italian food from
SPCO Welcome Back Luncheon
The Friends hosted their annual Welcome Back Luncheon for SPCO musicians and staff on September 6th. It’s always a great opportunity to get together and kick off the new season.
Friends’ Sponsored Concert
The Friends will be sponsoring the SPCO concert of Saturday, May 19 at the Ordway Concert Hall. Fourzando String Quartet, this year’s Grand Prize winner in the Seventh Annual SPCO
Music at the Museum
It was a perfect evening of music and art at the Museum of Russian Art on April 24, 2018. SPCO musicians Ruggero Allifranchini, Maiya Papach and Julie Albers performed a
The 7th Annual SPCO Youth Chamber Music Competition
Talented young musicians competed for cash prizes and special performances at Sundin Hall at Hamline University in on Sunday, March 18, 2018. An audience of over 150 guests enjoyed an