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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: OboeBass! from the Historic Chateau Theatre

  • Date: 03/31/2021 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM  
HOW TO WATCH: This virtual concert can be viewed on Riverside Concerts’ Facebook and YouTube accounts or at the Facebook event ... https://fb.me/e/1txdO1CFd.
 
Carrie Vecchione and Rolf Edahl of OboeBass! invite you to join their pioneering journey of creating a delightfully engaging new genre of music for oboe and bass. We think you’ll agree oboe and bass are two great sounds that complement one another and sound great together! Enjoy crossover musical influences from jazz, folk and classical traditions of Norway, Italy, Finland, and America, plus music to accompany the ethereal and whimsical visual art of Cy DeCosse. Music of Grieg, Foster, Tim Goplerud, Eric Hansen, Steve Heitzeg, Mary Ellen Childs, Adrian Mann, and Julie Johnson.
 
“Who would have guessed that an Oboe/Bass duo combination would sound so….well, so right!” — Steve Staruch, Minnesota Public Radio
 
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.
 
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. 

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