The University of Minnesota Morris announces the 2023–24 Performing Arts Series. This year's season features performances by NÆ, Tres Souls, The Pack Drumline, and Tony Ross & Bethel Balge.
NÆ
Saturday, September 23, 7:30 p.m. | Edson Auditorium
NÆ is a Chicago-based synth-pop and electronic artist. Her music satirizes the absurdities of American aspirational lifestyles. NÆ’s debut album has been applauded as “a dance-pop confection with a biting edge, commenting on modern-day issues of consumerism, commercialism, influencer culture” by Scapi Magazine. NÆ is the persona of Chicago artist JaNae Contag. She is a visual artist and a Professor of Art at DePaul University in Chicago.
TRES SOULS
Saturday, October 28, 7:30 p.m. | Edson Auditorium
Beloved Los Angeles trio Tres Souls has been capturing the hearts one ballad at a time. For the last decade, Rocio Mendoza, Roberto Carlos, and Jesus Martinez have serenaded audiences in LA and beyond with their own interpretations of a genre called “Bolero.” They relive the vintage sounds and songs of the 1940s-1960s stylized during the Golden Era of Mexican Cinema. Each member of the trio is an accomplished musician, and each inherited the knowledge and importance of Mexican heritage music through their family and generations before them.
THE PACK DRUMLINE
Saturday, February 24, 7:30 p.m. | Edson Auditorium
The Pack Drumline made their presence known to the world when they kicked off Season 17 of America's Got Talent. This type of opportunity has only ever been a dream of theirs since forming back in 2014. Since then, The Pack has been blessed to touch many stages and travel across the country, performing for thousands of crowds! The group started out as a program for at-risk youth.
Cello Portraits with Tony Ross, cello, & Bethel Balge, piano
Saturday, March 23, 7:30 PM | Edson Auditorium
Minnesota Orchestra Principal Cellist Tony Ross and ProMusica Minnesota Artistic Director and Pianist Bethel Balge present an evening of duets by Lucas Foss, Felix Mendelssohn, and Dmitri Shostakovich. With its rich timbre the cello evokes the human voice in its capacity to convey motion. The piano carries a similar dramatic heft. Foss’s refreshing Capriccio, Mendelssohn’s gorgeous D Major Cello Sonata, and Shostakovich’s iconic Cello Sonata afford both instruments room to explore their range and reach for the Heart.
TICKETS AND MORE
Tickets are on sale now. To learn more, visit https://z.umn.edu/performing-arts-series.