Linh Kauffman|Schedule

"...two rarely heard Vivaldi motets that are stunning and dramatic - and virtuosic, which is why they're rarely done, but with a star like soprano Linh Kauffman, the time has arrived.”

--Minnesota Public Radio

Performance Calendar

2023

Carmina Burana

Minnesota Dance Theater
January 12-22, 2023
Luminary Arts, Minneapolis

Lute Recital

Dowland, Airs de cour
Friday, March 31, 2023 12:00 pm
Zumbro Lutheran Church, Rochester, MN

Rutter: Requiem

House of Hope Presbyterian Church
Friday, April 7, 2023 7 pm
797 Summit Ave.
St Paul, MN 55105

Handel: Apollo e Daphne

Minnesota Bach Ensemble
Saturday, April 27, 2023 3 pm
Monday, April 29, 2023 7 pm
MacPhail Center for Music
Minneapolis, MN

2022

Handel: Messiah

Spire Chamber Ensemble
December 2022
Kauffman Center
Kansas City, MO

Nautilus Music Theater: Blue Stem

Recording project
November 13-20, 2022
Nautilus Music Theater
Lowertown, St.Paul, MN

Bach: Coffee Cantata

Minnesota Bach Ensemble
Saturday, October 22, 2022 3 pm
Monday, October 24, 2022 7 pm
MacPhail Center for Music
Minneapolis, MN

Carissimi/Gesualdo/Sexton

Reciting the poetry of Anne Sexton
Consortium Carissimi
October 15 & 16, 2022
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 4557 Colfax Ave S, Minneapolis, MN
Mount Olive Lutheran Church, 3045 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN

Oregon Bach Festival

June 23-July 5
Eugene, OR

Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 4

House of Hope Presbyterian Church
Sunday, May 21, 2022 10 am
797 Summit Ave.
St Paul, MN 55105

Artist Residency Concordia College, Moorhead

Lute song recital
April 19, 2022 7:30 pm
Concordia College, Moorhead, MN

Caldara: Stabat Mater

House of Hope Presbyterian Church
Friday, April 15, 2022 7 pm
797 Summit Ave.
St Paul, MN 55105

Bach BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut"

Minnesota Bach Ensemble
Sunday, April 3, 2022 3 pm
Monday, April 4, 2022 7 pm
MacPhail Center for Music
Minneapolis, MN

Zelenka: Missa Omnium Sanctorum

Lyra Baroque Orchestra
Monday, March 21, 2022 5:30 pm and 7:30 pm
Christ United Methodist Church
400 5th Ave SW
Rochester, MN 55902

Saturday, March 19, 2022 5:30 pm and 7:30 pm
Sundin Music Hall
1531 Hewitt Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55104

Sunday, March 13, 2022 2:00 pm
Grinnell College
Grinnell, Iowa

Barber: Knoxville Summer of 1915

Minnesota Dance Theater
Saturday, March 5, 2022 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 6, 2022 2:00 pm
The O'Shaughnessy
2004 Randolph Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55105

2021

Handel: Messiah

Spire Chamber Ensemble
December 20, 2021 7:30 pm
Kauffman Center
Kansas City, MO

Minnesota Opera

Semblance: Mina at Night by Leyna Maria Papach
Streaming Release October 2021
mnopera.org/season/2021-2022/mniatures

Carissimi: Jephte

Consortium Carissimi
Saturday, October 16, 2021 7:30 pm
Sunday, October 17, 2021 3:00 pm
Olivet Congregational Church
1850 Iglehart Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55104

Bach Roots Festival

Bach n' Brews Tour - Bach: Peasant Cantata
Kuhnau & Bach: Magnificat
August 14-21, 2021
Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN

2020

Oregon Bach Festival CANCELLED COVID-19

June 21-July 12, 2020
University of Oregon, Eugene

Bach Roots Festival CANCELLED COVID-19

Bach n' Brews Tour
Kuhnau & Bach: Magnificat
June 13-20, 2020
Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN

Minnesota Guitar Society CANCELLED COVID-19

Lute songs program
June 13, 2020
Sundin Hall, St. Paul, MN

Stravinsky: Mass CANCELLED COVID-19

House of Hope Motet Choir, Bach Chamber Players of St. Paul
May 17, 2020
House of Hope Presbyterian Church, St. Paul

Verdi: La Traviata excerpts CANCELLED COVID-19

Macalester College Choirs and Orchestra
May 1, 2020
Macalester College, St. Paul, MN

Bach: Cantata 4 CANCELLED COVID-19

House of Hope Motet Choir, Bach Chamber Players of St. Paul
April 10, 2020
House of Hope Presbyterian Church, St. Paul

Minnesota Bach Ensemble Private Concert CANCELLED COVID-19

Chamber music of Bach and Vivaldi
April 3, 2020
Edina, MN

Music of Linda Kachelmeier CANCELLED COVID-19

Vocal chamber music and world premiere choral work
March 29, 2020
Central Presbyterian Church, St. Paul

Artist Residency Concordia College, Moorhead CANCELLED COVID-19

Lute song recital and masterclass
March 14-18, 2020
Concordia College, Moorhead, MN

Minnesota Bach Ensemble - EMPERORS & TYRANTS

Minnesota Bach Ensemble
February 16-17
Mischa Santora, conductor
MacPhail Center for Music

Carmina Burana

Minnesota Dance Theater
January 17-19
The Cowles Center, Minneapolis

SONGSLAM

SOURCE Song Festival
January 9
Performing music by Linda Kachelmeier
Icehouse, Minneapolis

Previous Seasons

Carmina Burana

Minnesota Dance Theater
January 18-20 2019
The Cowles Center, Minneapolis

Joby Talbot:Path of Miracles

January 25, 2019
Saint Mary's Page Performance Series
Winona, MN

Source Song Festival

August 9, 2019
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Minneapolis, MN

Bach: BWV 152

Minnesota Bach Ensemble
November 26 & 28
MacPhail Center for Music
Minneapolis, MN

Handel: Messiah

Spire Chamber Ensemble
December 21, 2019 7:30 pm
Kauffman Center
Kansas City, MO

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater

November 11, 2018
Elizabeth Chapel Organ Recital Series
House of Hope Presbyterian Church, St. Paul

Bach's Wedding Cantata

Minnesota Bach Ensemble
Sunday, February 18, 2018 3pm
Monday, February 19, 2018 7:30 pm
Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN

Bach's Cantata No. 204

Minnesota Bach Ensemble
Sunday, April 15th, 2018 3pm
Monday, April 16th, 2018 7:30 pm
Antonello Hall, MacPhail Center for Music, Minneapolis

Bach's Ascension Oratorio

Bach Society of Minnesota
Performances in Minneapolis, MAY 4 & 6, 2018
Additional performances at the 2018 Indianapolis Early Music Festival and in Montreal, Canada

Bach's Christmas Oratorio

Bach Society of Minnesota
Performances in Minneapolis, December 8th and 9th, 2017 7:30pm
Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN

Handel: Joshua

Thursday, October 26, 2017
7:00pm
Teatro Balboa, Panama City, Panama
OTHNIEL, ORQUESTA SINFONICA NACIONAL; SACRA/ANTIQVA

20th Anniversary Presentation:
Paulus' Three Hermits

November 2nd and 4th at 7:30pm, 2017
House of Hope Presbyterian Church, St. Paul

Carmina Burana

Minnesota Orchestra/Robert Spano
ACDA National Convention
March 8th/9th, 2017, 8pm
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis

MESSIAH parts 2 & 3

Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester
March 18, 2017, 7:30 pm; March 19, 4:00 pm
Lourdes Chapel/Assisi Heights, Rochester, MN

Monteverdi Vespro della Beata Vergine Maria of 1610

Consortium Carissimi
Kathy Salzman Romey, Conductor
Friday, May 12, 2017 7:30pm The Cathedral of St. Paul
Saturday, May 13, 2017 7:30pm St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Minneapolis
Sunday, May 14, 2017 2:00pm The Church of St. Therese of Deephaven

Carmina Burana

Minnesota Dance Theater
January 20-22, 2017
The Cowles Center, Minneapolis

Monteverdi, Vivaldi

Masterworks Chorale Augsburg College
Sunday, October 30, 2016 7:30 pm
Augsburg College, MN

Handel: Messiah

Flying Forms/Glorious Revolution Baroque
March 18-20, 2016
The Baroque Room
St. Paul, Minnesota

Mahler: Symphony No. 2, Resurrection
Quad City Symphony

Saturday, April 2, 2016 7:30 pm
Adler Theatre
136 E 3rd St.
Davenport, IA

Sunday, April 3, 2016 2:00 pm
Centennial Hall
7th Ave and 38th St.
Rock Island, IL

Richard Einhorn: Voices of Light

performed with Carl Dreyer's classic film The Passion of Joan of Arc with Oratorio Society of Minnesota.
Presented as part of the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival

Friday, April 15, 2016
8:00pm at Cathedral of Saint Paul

Friday, April 22, 2016
8:00pm at Basilica of Saint Mary

Prague Choral Festival
Orff: Carmina Burana

Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Smetana Hall
Prague, Czech Republic