FREE Courtroom Concert: RenegadeEnsemble

RenegadeEnsemble presents Before Dawn, a celebration of new works by seven Minnesotan composers written for low voices. Woven throughout the program are themes of perseverance and hope against dark and turbulent forces, including our inner turmoils and the stormy forces of nature. The centerpiece of the program is the world premiere of Carol Barnett’s Jenkins on the Lake, a commission from Schubert Club made possible by Barbara Brown and John Michel in honor of Max Carlson. Louis Jenkins lived in Duluth for 30 years, and his description of a Lake Superior lighthouse and sailors in port inspired the theme of this program. Also on the program will be the world and local premieres of works by Peter J. Durow, Jonathan Posthuma, and Scott Senko as well as a new low voice arrangement of a work by Libby Larsen called Home.

About RenegadeEnsemble

RenegadeEnsemble regularly collaborates with professional local musicians devoted to the creation and promotion of new music in the Twin Cities and beyond. Founded in 2004 as a vocal ensemble at the University of Minnesota, RenegadeEnsemble has performed a large variety of modern music, including such 20th century staples as Erik Saties’s Vexations, George Antheil’s Ballet Mécanique, Terry Riley’s In C, and Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Stimmung as well as new works by living composers.

In 2022, RenegadeEnsemble refocused its mission towards vocal and instrumental chamber music written primarily by composers connected to Minnesota and the upper Midwest to better foster a community of local performers and audiences interested in new music. RenegadeEnsemble also organizes a concert series of new music by Minnesotans called the Vanguard New Music Series.