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Minnesota Orchestra in South Africa

The Minnesota Orchestra is touring South Africa this summer in what is believed to be the first such visit by any major U.S. orchestra, marking the centennial of Nelson Mandela's birth.

Back from its South Africa tour, Minn. Orchestra reflects on connections made

Back from its South Africa tour, Minn. Orchestra reflects on connections made

A week ago today, the Minnesota Orchestra was in South Africa, preparing to play the most anticipated concert of its five-city tour of the country in Soweto, a township outside Johannesburg. Now, as the Minnesotans return home, musicians, staff, and audience are considering the visit's impact.
by Euan Kerr

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MN Orchestra to play in 'the heart, the spiritual home' of post-apartheid South Africa

MN Orchestra to play in 'the heart, the spiritual home' of post-apartheid South Africa

Regina Mundi Catholic Church played a central role in the organizing and the protests that led to the end of apartheid. On Friday, the Minnesota Orchestra will play the centerpiece concert of its two-week South African tour just in front of the church's altar.
by Euan Kerr

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Minnesota Orchestra honors Nelson Mandela with South Africa tour

Minnesota Orchestra honors Nelson Mandela with South Africa tour

The Minnesota Orchestra will be the first major U.S. orchestra to play in Soweto, South Africa. The orchestra's tour of the country grew out of its conductor's work with youth orchestras there.
by Euan Kerr

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Music brings together Minnesota Orchestra musicians, South African students

Music brings together Minnesota Orchestra musicians, South African students

It may have been Saturday morning, but hundreds of students, teachers and parents crammed into the Eurocon Primary School just outside Cape Town, South Africa, to welcome members of the Minnesota Orchestra.
by Euan Kerr

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'A very sacred space': Minn. Orchestra musicians visit Mandela's Robben Island cell

'A very sacred space': Minn. Orchestra musicians visit Mandela's Robben Island cell

The Minnesota Orchestra began its two-week, five-city tour of South Africa Wednesday, as part of a yearlong celebration of the centennial of Nelson Mandela's birth. Nearly a third of the orchestra's musicians visited the prison where the country's apartheid government imprisoned Mandela for 18 years.
by Euan Kerr

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