Rochester, MN
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201 4th St. SE
Suite 170
Rochester, MN 55901
Phone: 507-328-2200
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About Rochester Public Music
Rochester Public Music brings people together through concerts, cultural programs, and music education. Our events are free and public by design.
We turn parks into concert venues, bring artists into classrooms, and share music across neighborhoods. Our work is rooted in shared experience, local connection, and the belief that music belongs to everyone.
Music with Purpose.
Rochester Public Music is a department of the City of Rochester.
Our Programs
- FORWARD Park Concerts: Free summer concerts in Rochester parks. Local bands, local food, and space for everyone to gather.
- Riverside Music Series: Live music. Big names. No tickets. Large-scale concerts featuring chart-topping acts and rising stars.
- Sound School: In-school residencies where students explore rhythm, movement, and musical identity — from hip hop and taiko drumming to close-harmony singing.
- Passport Sessions: Free outdoor concerts during Thursdays Downtown, celebrating culture and connection through sound.
Live from Med City: Steven J. Schmidt,
Season 1/Episode 4
- Date: 11/26/2020 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
- Location: ONLINE EVENT
- Artist Website URL https://stevenjschmidt.net/
Live from Med City | Season 1, Episode 4
STEVEN J. SCHMIDT | Sponsored by Mayo Clinic
Premieres Thu Nov 26 @ 6 PM
Re-Broadcast Schedule: Thu Nov 26- Thu Dec 3 | 7 AM & 6 PM
HOW TO WATCH: This virtual concert can be viewed on Riverside Concerts’ Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram accounts, and on the local Government Access Cable Channels (Spectrum Channel 180, MetroNet Channel 80). All Facebook Live broadcasts will be cross posted to partner accounts including the City of Rochester, Minnesota’s Rochester, The Rochester Posse, Med City Beat, along with that episode’s venue and featured artist.
This episode of Riverside Concerts' online music show "Live from Med City" features Riverside Concerts' own General Manager Steven J. Schmidt, an accomplished musical performer in his own right, performing what was originally intended as a test run of our streaming equipment in preparation for the live streaming of the 2020 "Car Park Concerts". But the test recordings were too good to keep under wraps, so we present them to you here as a special Thanksgiving night treat.
Steven J. Schmidt, Sally Ordway Commitment Award winner recognizing his lifetime achievement, contribution, and leadership in the arts (https://youtu.be/uEYSBOpSbsk), is a Midwestern singer/songwriter who has written over 200 songs, and each one is like a bottle of fine, bourbon barrel-aged stout. He performs his rich, full-flavored original tunes, crafted over the last forty years, at house concerts, coffee houses, brew pubs, wineries, performing arts centers and theatres, and festivals.
Riverside Concerts, the City of Rochester's music department, presents "Live from Med City", an online video digest of all things arts and entertainment in Rochester, MN. The "Live from Med City" concept was conceived with the objective to spotlight the many “live arts experiences” Rochester (home of the world renowned Mayo Clinic) has to offer, featuring artists from around the block and from all over the world, and filmed in some of our finest and most unique venues. Focusing first on Riverside Concerts’ own presentations, but with an eye toward broadening the coverage to include presentations from other local organizations in the future.
Brought to you by the Friends of Riverside Concerts with additional support by the Mayo Clinic. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support Grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.