Sounding Ground March 20 • Zion Community Commons, St. Paul March 22 • The Anderson Center, Red Wing Presented in partnership with RenegadeEnsemble, Zeitgeist presents newly created works by Minnesota composers created through our Sounding Ground residency. Sounding Ground participating composers are May Klug, Leyna Marika Papach, and Sarah M. Greer with special guest composer JC Sanford.
Past Events
Here and There 2024 January 9 • Hastings Art Center, Hastings January 10 • Metronome Brewery, St. Paul January 11 • The Anderson Center, Red Wing January 16-18 • Cleveland Zeitgeist and Cleveland-based No Exit New Music Ensemble continue their long-standing touring partnership. Zeitgeist will perform NORI II by Jin Hi Kim plus works by John Cage. No Exit will perform works by Timothy Beyer, James Praznik, Douglas Knehans, and Luis Daniel Jiménez.
Solstice at the Center December 20 • The Anderson Center, Red Wing Celebrate the winter solstice with warming food and meaningful music. Join Anderson Center, Zeitgeist, and guest chefs for Thai food and musical performance on Friday, December 20. We’ll gather in the Tower View Barn to enjoy an appetizer and plated entree by Joe and Holly Hatch-Surisook. Following the prix fixe meal, enjoy the world premiere performance of to carry forward, to leave behind, a ritual work by Heather Barringer designed to invoke our best intentions and wishes as we embrace the move from dark to light. We’ll end the evening with a special dessert by the Anderson Center Residency Chef.
Hold ... Release Nov 8 • Metronome Brewery, St. Paul Nov 9 The Anderson Center, Red Wing Nov 10 • Center for Performing Arts, Minneapolis Featuring works by Randy Bauer, Michelle Kinney, and Carei Thomas, Zeitgeist's fall concert celebrates the growth and evolution of musical works, artistic partnership, and community connection.
Music & ... The Art of Mary Ellen Childs - featuring NORTH EXHIBITION: Oct 29-Nov 17, 2024 ARTIST RECEPTION: Nov 1, 5:00-6:30 p.m. UW-LaCrosse Art Gallery University Art Gallery • 100 Lowe Center for the Arts UWL presents a multimedia, multi-sensory exhibition featuring the art of Mary Ellen Childs. This exhibition features a version of NORTH, Childs' installation commissioned and produced by Zeitgeist in 2023. Based on the stark winter environment of the Arctic, NORTH combines recorded music performed by Zeitgeist and projected imagery of northern snowscapes.
Zeitgeist Summer Concert Series Zeitgeist's Summer Concert Series celebrates the great outdoors with performances in backyards, parks, and community spaces throughout the Twin Cities metro area. So, grab a lemonade, pull up a chair, and join us for a new music performance in your neighborhood!
All events are free, but some will require reservations.
Early Music Festival 2024: Music of Asian and Asian American Composers April 19-21 • Studio Z In partnership with 10th Wave Chamber Music Collective, Zeitgeist’s Early Music Festival will explore the influence of Asian and Asian American music makers on American Experimental Music. Featuring works by Chou Wen-Chung, Yoko Ono, Somei Satoh, Jin Hi Kim, Fred Ho, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Jō Kondō, Bun-Ching Lam, Toru Takamitsu, and Jon Jang.
Living Sounds: Music of Jin Hi Kim March 16 • Studio Z Zeitgeist reunites with long-time collaborator Jin Hi Kim to present an evening of music and ritual to vitalize the mind and center the soul. Includes Kim’s Ritual for the Earth and NORI II.
Sounding Ground Composer Showcase February 16-17 • Studio Z Join Zeitgeist and Sounding Ground artists Jonathan Posthuma, Soomin Kim, Jarrelle Barton, and Sara Pajunen for a first listen to the new works they have developed.
Surreality, Dreams and The Unconscious November 30-December 2 • Cleveland January 11 • The Anderson Center • Red Wing January 12-13 • Studio Z • Saint Paul Zeitgeist and Cleveland-based No Exit New Music Ensemble continue their long-standing collaboration with new works celebrating contemporary surrealism.
NORTH EXHIBITION: September 12-November 15, 2023 Closing Reception November 10 5:30-7:00 p.m. Carleton College Hamlin Creative Space at Weitz Center for Creativity: 320 3rd St E, Northfield, MN 55057 A new installation work by Mary Ellen Childs in collaboration with visual artist Lindsy Halleckson and videographer Tamara Ober. Based on the stark winter environment of the Arctic, NORTH combines recorded music performed by Zeitgeist, abstract paintings in winter hues, projected imagery of northern snowscapes, and sculptural elements to create an immersive environment in which to consider our northernmost lands and their connection to all of us wherever we live.
Sounding Ground Composer Showcase November 2-3 • Studio Z Join Zeitgeist and Sounding Ground artists Jay Afrisando, Shruthi Rajasekar, and AJ Isaacson-Zvidzwa for a first listen to the new works they have developed.
Festival at the Farm September 29-October 1 • Barringer Family Farms Zeitgeist and Barringer Family Farms present a weekend of theater, music, and food celebrating our natural world and life in the country. Join us for performances, and come early or stay late to walk the grounds, say hi to the chickens, and chat with our artists and farmers. Performances include Summer Rain featuring Nirmala and Shruthi Rajasekar, TABLE with Sod House Theater, and Musical Landscapes featuring music by Todd Harper.
