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Classical and Beyond with Charles Lazurus & Mary Jo Gothmann
CHARLES - Trumpeter Charles Lazarus is a multi-faceted performer who has charted a unique course over his career including tenures in several of the best-known brass ensembles in the world, including Canadian Brass, Dallas Brass, Meridian Arts Ensemble, and the Minnesota Orchestra.
As a soloist, composer and bandleader, Lazarus has created three original crossover orchestral shows featuring him as soloist with his jazz ensemble: A Night in the Tropics, American Riffs, and Fly Me to the Moon. On Merry & Bright, his program of fresh takes on holiday favorites, Charles is joined by vocalists and an all-brass big band.
In 2015, Lazarus premiered Steve Heitzegs concerto American Nomad, commissioned by Paul Grangaard. His composition A Perfect Square, paired with Michael Halls book of the same name, was recently made into a childrens animated short film.
Lazarus made his Carnegie Hall solo debut with the New York String Orchestra at the age of 19 while still a student at The Juilliard School. Since then, he has appeared as a soloist with numerous orchestras throughout North America, performed with the Empire Brass, New York Philharmonic Principal Brass, London Brass, Barry White, and opened for Tony Bennett. Charles has performed and taught master classes in every U.S. state, Canada, and throughout Asia and Europe.
Lazarus's four solo recordings, Solo Settings, Zabava, Merry & Bright, and Lovejoy showcase his wide-ranging talent and feature collaborations with diverse composers, arrangers and performers.
MARY JO - Mary Jo Gothmann, has worked for some of the most prestigious opera companies in the United States including the Metropolitan Opera and Santa Fe Opera. In 1998 Mary Jo was one of two pianists invited to join the Lindemann Young Artist program at the Metropolitan Opera, and was then asked to become an assistant conductor on the music staff that same year. She has performed recitals with singers from the Metropolitan Opera as well as with instrumentalists from most of the countrys major symphony orchestras. She has performed in the St. Paul Chamber Orchestras chamber music series, with EOS Orchestra in New York City, the Taos Chamber Music Group, and as piano soloist in Gershwins Rhapsody in Blue with the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra.
Currently, Mary Jo works with talented young singers at The Minnesota Opera and plays chamber music with friends from the St Paul Chamber Orchestra. In addition to a Master of Music degree in Collaborative Piano from the University of Minnesota, Mary Jo also holds a Master of Music in piano performance from the New England Conservatory of Music and a Bachelor of Music from St. Olaf College.
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LocationTHE DUNSMORE ROOM at Crooners Lounge and Supper Club (View)
6161 Hwy 65 NE
Minneapolis, MN 55432
United States
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| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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