Minn SWest String Fest!
A day filled with masterclasses, orchestra, and more, for string players ages 13-18
culminating in a side-by-side concert w/ the SW Minnesota Orchestra
April 27th, 2024, 10AM - 6PM
@ Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, MN
This event is FREE to all middle and high school string students from MN + Southeastern South Dakota (ages 13-18) with skill check. Sign Up Today! >
Includes lunch free of charge to all students on campus at the SMSU cafeteria. Students are welcome to bring any other snacks/drinks.
Festival Schedule:
| 10am - 10:30am | Arrival + Check-in at SWSU Fine Arts Lobby |
| 10:30 | Seating + Welcome |
| 10:45am - 11:45am | 1st Rehearsal |
| 11:45am - 12:45pm | Sectionals |
| 12:45pm - 1:30pm | Lunch on Campus |
| 1:30pm - 2:15pm | Guest Artist Performance: Son de Cuerdas |
| 2:15pm - 3:30pm | 2nd Rehearsal |
| 3:30pm - 4:15pm | Guest Artist Recital: Risa Schuchter |
| 4:15pm - 5:00pm | Snack + Dress for Concert |
| 5pm - 6pm | Side-By-Side Concert w/ SW Minnesota Orchestra |
Son de Cuerdas
SPCM
Trio-in-Residence
Risa Schuchter
Guest Artist from Vienna, Austria
Dan Rieppel
Conductor, Southwest Minnesota Orchestra + SMSU
This festival is made possible by a partnership between The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music (SPCM), The Southwest Minnesota Orchestra, & Southwest Minnesota State University.
This activity is also made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, and through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Son de Cuerdas’s festival engagement is support by the Arts Midwest GIG Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from Arts Midwest.
This promises to be great fun for all involved, so sign up today – priority registration ends March 1st!
Have questions? Reach out to amy@thespcm.org.