Recent/Upcoming

Haydn: Lord Nelson Mass

St. John's Music Series

Sunday, May 2, 2010 7:00 PM
St. John’s Lutheran Church
4842 Nicollet Avenue S.
Minneapolis, MN 55419

Mendelssohn: Elijah

Oratorio Society of Minnesota

Friday, May 7, 2010 7:30 pm
Ted Mann Concert Hall
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

J. S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion

The Bach Chamber Players of St. Paul

Sunday, May 16, 2010 4:00 pm
The House of Hope Presbyterian Church
797 Summit Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105

Bach: Mass in B minor

Oregon Bach Festival Discovery Series

Helmuth Rilling, artistic director and conductor

Linh Kauffman, soprano; Laura Atkinson, alto; James Taylor, tenor; David Kim, bass; SFYCA chorus; OBF Orchestra; master class conductors; Helmuth Rilling, lecturer-conductor

June 28, 2010 4:30 pm
June 30, 2010 4:30 pm
July 2, 2010 4:30 pm
Beall Concert Hall
Eugene, OR


Beethoven: Fantasy for Piano, Orchestra and Chorus

Oregon Bach Festival 40th Anniversary Gala Concert

Helmuth Rilling, conductor

Elizabeth Keusch, Linh Kauffman, sopranos; Roxana Constantinescu, alto; James Taylor, tenor; Thomas Quasthoff, bass; Jeffrey Kahane, piano.
Saturday, July 3 8:00 pm
Silva Concert Hall
Eugene, OR


Oregon Bach Festival’s Stangeland Family Youth Choral Academy

Bach: Kyrie from Mass in B minor; Helmuth Rilling, conductor
Linh Kauffman, soprano; Roxana Constantinescu, alto
Program includes conductor Anton Armstrong and vocalist Bobby McFerrin

Monday, July 5 7:30 pm
Silva Concert Hall
Eugene, OR

Mendelssohn: Elijah (Role of Der Knabe)

Oregon Bach Festival

Helmuth Rilling, conductor
Thomas Quasthoff, bass

July 9 7:30 pm
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Portland, OR

July 11 3:00 pm
Silva Concert Hall
Eugene, OR

Orff: Carmina Burana

Oratorio Society of Minnesota

Saturday, July 24, 2010 7:30 pm
Ted Mann Concert Hall
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

2009-10

Russian Seasons in Minnesota

An Homage to the 100th Anniversary of Russian Seasons in Paris

Sunday, October 25, 2009 7:00 pm
Philip Zawisza, baritone; Linh Kauffman, soprano; Anna DeGraff, mezzo soprano; Aaron Humble, tenor; Nicholas Nelson, bass.
Singing vignettes from the operas Eugene Onegin, Queen of Spades, Iolanta, Boris Godunov, and Russian Romances.
Park Square Theatre
20 W. 7th Place
St. Paul, MN 55102


Bach: Magnificat
Schubert: Magnificat

Masterworks Chorale of Augsburg

Sunday, November 1, 2009 4:00 pm
Community of the Cross Lutheran Church
Bloomington, MN

Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore

The Bach Chamber Players of St. Paul

Sunday, November 22, 2009 10:00 am
The House of Hope Presbyterian Church
797 Summit Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105

Mozart: Requiem

Oratorio Society of Minnesota

Sunday, November 22, 2009 4:00 pm
Wayzata Community Church
Wayzata, MN


Handel: Messiah

Rochester Symphony Orchestra
Jere Lantz, conductor

Saturday, December 5, 2009 7 p.m.
Sunday, December 6, 2009 2:30 p.m.
Christ United Methodist Church
Rochester, MN

J. S. Bach: Magnificat in D

The Bach Chamber Players of St. Paul

Thursday, December 24, 2009 10:30 pm
The House of Hope Presbyterian Church
797 Summit Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105


Recital

Celebration of Spring with Rachmaninoff
Ramiro Alvarez, cello
Linh Kauffman, soprano
Denis Evstuhin, piano

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 8:00 pm
Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall
Ferguson Hall, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

Recital: Music at the Museum of Russian Art

Celebration of Spring with Rachmaninoff
Tanya Remenikova, cello
Linh Kauffman, soprano
Denis Evstuhin, piano

Saturday, March 6, 2010 5:00 pm
Museum of Russian Art
5500 Stevens Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55419

Dubois: The Seven Last Words of Christ

Masterworks Chorale of Augsburg

Sunday, March 28, 2010 7:00 pm
Mount Calvary Lutheran Church
301 County Road 19
Excelsior, MN


Handel: Semele

San Francisco City Chorus

Friday, April 9, 2010 8:00 pm
First Congregational Church of Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Sunday, April 11, 2010 3:00 pm
Lakeside Presbyterian Church
San Francisco, CA


Dvorak: Te Deum
Faure: Requiem

Minnetonka Choral Society

Saturday, April 17, 2010 7:00 p.m.
Hopkins High School
2400 Lindbergh Dr.
Minnetonka, MN 55305

Bach Vespers Service

University of Minnesota Bach Festival

Featuring the University of Minnesota Singers, Symphony Orchestra Members, and the First Lutheran Church Senior Choir. Performing Bach Motets BWV 230 Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden and BWV 118 O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht and selected solo movements and choruses from Mendelssohn’s Elijah.

Sunday, April 18, 2010 4:00 PM
First Lutheran Church
1555 40th Ave. NE
Columbia Heights, MN


The Schubert Club Courtroom Concert

Works of Schubert Club Composer-in-residence Abbie Betinis

Thursday, April 22, 2010 12:00-1:00 pm
Courtroom 317, Landmark Center
Saint Paul, MN

2008-2009

Recital

Featuring special guest artists from Cantus

Program includes Five W.B. Yeats Songs by Irish composer Philip Martin, Irish Country Songs by Herbert Hughes, and Helletused for soprano and male choir by Estonian composer Veljo Tormis.
Eric McEnaney, piano

Tuesday, September 2, 2008 2:30 pm
Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall
Ferguson Hall, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Directions: http://www.music.umn.edu/directions/index.php

Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

Opening Night with Douglas Boyd

MacMillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross
Soprano I soloist

Friday, September 5, 2008 8:00 pm
Saturday, September 6, 2008 8:00 pm
Ordway Center
Saint Paul, MN

Recital

Five W.B. Yeats Songs by Irish composer Philip Martin
Eric McEnaney, piano

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 7:30 pm
Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall
Ferguson Hall, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN


Carissimi: Jephte

Oratorio Society of Minnesota

Saturday, November 22, 2008 7:30 pm
Sunday, November 23, 2008 4:00 pm
Sundin Hall
Saint Paul, MN


Handel: Messiah

Minnetonka Choral Society

Sunday, December 14, 2008 3:00 pm
St. Therese of Deephaven
18323 Minnetonka Boulevard
Minnetonka, MN


Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Mad Scene)

David Walsh, director
Christina Wilson, flute
Eric McEnaney, piano

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 6:30 pm
University of Minnesota Opera
Ferguson Hall
Minneapolis, MN


Saint-Saens: Christmas Oratorio


Wednesday, December 24, 2008 10:00 pm
The Bach Chamber Players of St. Paul
The House of Hope Presbyterian Church
797 Summit Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105


Bethlehem Music Series presents
The Art Song of Abbie Betinis and Jocelyn Hagen

Gwendolen's Dream performed by Linh Kauffman, soprano; Jennifer Gerth, clarinet; Sally Dorer, cello.

Program also includes the world premiere of love.songs
with Bradley Greenwald, baritone; Sonja Thompson, piano

Sunday, January 25, 2009 4:00 pm
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Minneapolis, MN


Haydn: Mass in Time of War

Rochester Symphony Orchestra
Jere Lantz, conductor

Program:
Schubert: Overture in the Italian Style
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Haydn: Mass in Time of War

Saturday, January 31 7:30 pm
Presentation Hall
Mayo Civic Center
Rochester, MN

The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall

Helmuth Rilling Choral Workshop: Haydn's The Creation

Linh sings arias and duets from The Creation in master class with James Taylor of the Yale Sacred Music Institute, followed by a master class for conductors with Helmuth Rilling.

February 10 and 11, 2009
Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall
New York, NY

Brahms: A German Requiem

Exultate - Thomas D. Rossin, conductor

Friday, March 6, 2009 - 7:30 PM - Bethel University - Benson Great Hall, Roseville
Saturday, March 7, 2009 - 7:30 PM - Woodbury Lutheran Church, Woodbury
Sunday, March 8, 2009 - 4:00 PM - Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, Plymouth


Mendelssohn: Psalm 95, Op. 46 "Kommt, lasst uns anbeten"


Sunday, March 15, 2009 9:00 am
The Bach Chamber Players of St. Paul
The House of Hope Presbyterian Church
797 Summit Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105


Mozart: Requiem


Friday, April 10, 2009 7:30 pm
The Bach Chamber Players of St. Paul
The House of Hope Presbyterian Church
797 Summit Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105


Bach: St. Matthew Passion

Richmond Symphony
Mark Russell Smith, conductor

Friday, April 17, 2009 8:00 PM Second Baptist Church
Saturday, April 18, 2009 8:00 PM First Baptist Church
Monday, April 20, 2009 8:00 PM St. Michael's Catholic Church
Richmond, VA


The Schubert Club Courtroom Concert

Works of Schubert Club Composer-in-residence Abbie Betinis

Thursday, April 23, 2009 12:05-1:00 pm
Courtroom 317, Landmark Center
Saint Paul, MN


The Music of George F. Handel
Handel: Chandos Anthem No. 11

Exultate - Thomas D. Rossin, conductor

Saturday, May 2, 2009 - 7:30 PM - Lake Nokomis Lutheran Church, Minneapolis
Sunday, May 3, 2009 - 4:00 PM - Augustana Lutheran Church, West St. Paul


Handel: Ode for St. Cecilia's Day (excerpts)


Saturday, May 9, 2009 3:00 pm
The Century College Choir and Orchestra
Century College Theater
3300 Century Ave. No. (Hwy. 120)
White Bear Lake, MN


Bach: Cantatas 10 & 93

Third Annual Bach Tage at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Minneapolis

Sunday, June 14, 2009 4:00 pm
Mount Olive Lutheran Church
3045 Chicago Avenue S.
Minneapolis MN 55407



Oregon Bach Festival


Handel: Sing-Along-Messiah
Kathy Romey, conductor

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 7:00 pm
Hult Center for the Performing Arts
Eugene, OR

Oregon Bach Festival

Helmuth Rilling, artistic director and conductor

Bach masterclass
Linh sings arias from the Christmas Oratorio for the OBF conducting masterclass.

Tuesday, June 20, 2009 11:20 am
Saturday, July 4, 2009 2:30 pm
University of Oregon, School of Music
Eugene, OR


Haydn: Creation

Oratorio Society of Minnesota

Saturday, August 1, 2009 7:30 pm
Ted Mann Concert Hall
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

Festivalensemble Stuttgart

Helmuth Rilling, artistic director

August 12-September 7, 2009
German Tour: Musikfest Stuttgart, Berlin Philharmonie, Rheingau Musik Festival, Homburg, Überlingen

Vaughan-Williams: Serenade to Music

Festivalensemble Stuttgart
Kathy Romey, conductor

Sunday, August 23, 2009 8:00 pm
Aula
Salem International College
Überlingen, Germany


2007-2008

Master Class with Lutenist Lucas Harris
Sponsored by the Twin Cities Lute Cooperative and the Minnesota Guitar Society.


Ms. Kauffman and lutenist Annett Richter will perform songs by John Dowland.

Sunday, September 30, 2007 2 to 4 pm
Olivet Congregational Church
1850 Iglehart Ave.
St. Paul, MN
Suggested donation $10.00 for auditors
For more information, call 651-699-1808

Doctoral Recital


Linh will perform works by Dowland, Bach, Mozart, Schubert, and Debussy.

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 2:30 pm
Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall
Ferguson Hall, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Directions: http://www.music.umn.edu/directions/index.php



Consortium Carissimi
Usquequo peccatores: Music for All Saints & All Souls


Music of Francesco Cavalli, Bonifazio Graziani and Giacomo Carissimi.

Thursday, November 1, 2007 7:00pm
Gethsemane Church
905 4th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN

Sunday, November 4, 2007 4:00pm
St. Mary’s Chapel at St. Paul Seminary
2260 Summit Ave,
St. Paul, MN

Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä, conductor
PÄRT- Como cierva sedienta (As the Hart Pants)


Thursday, November 8, 2007 11:00 am
Orchestra Hall
Minneapolis, MN

Friday, November 9, 2007 8:00 pm
Cathedral of Saint Paul
St. Paul, MN

www.minnesotaorchestra.org

Minnesota Public Radio
Live broadcast - PÄRT- Como cierva sedienta (As the Hart Pants)
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä, conductor


Friday, November 9, 2007 8:00 pm

www.mpr.org

Ottorino Respighi - Lauda per la Natività del Signore (Laud to the Nativity)

Andrew Altenbach, conductor

Linh sings the role of the Angel.

Monday, December 24, 2007 11:00 pm
The Bach Chamber Players of St. Paul and Motet Choir
The House of Hope Presbyterian Church
797 Summit Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105

Ton Koopman Young Artists Concert
Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall

Handel Choral Works
Ton Koopman, conductor

Sunday, February 17, 2008 7:30 pm
Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall
New York, NY

Tarik O'Regan: The Ecstasies Above


The Alchemy Ensemble & The UMN Chamber Singers
Emilie Sweet, conductor

Featuring works by: Donald Skirvin, J. David Moore, John Tavener, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Midge McCloy, Elliott Carter, and Tarik O’Regan.

Friday 2/22/08 7:30pm
Ted Mann Concert Hall
2128 Fourth Street South
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Saturday 2/23/08 7:30pm
Target Performance Hall at Open Book
1011 Washington Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Music for a Grand Space


Kathy Saltzman Romey, conductor

Linh is the soloist in Stephen Paulus' "Hymn to the Eternal Flame" from To Be Certain of the Dawn.

Sunday, March 2, 2008 2:30pm
Cathedral of Saint Paul
Saint Paul, MN

J.S. Bach: Motets, Tarik O'Regan: The Ecstasies Above

University of Minnesota Bach Festival

Kathy Saltzman Romey, conductor

A program featuring two of Bach's greatest motets: "Singet dem Herrn" and "Komm, Jesu, Komm" paired with a Brandenburg concerto and British composer Tarik O'Regan's new cantata "The Ecstasies Above."

Sunday, April 20, 2008 4:00 PM
First Lutheran Church
1555 40th Ave. NE
Columbia Heights, MN


Orff - Carmina Burana


Friday, May 2, 2007 7:30 pm
Ted Mann Concert Hall
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN


Stravinsky - Mass

Andrew Altenbach, conductor

Sunday, May 11 9:00 and 11:00 am
The Bach Chamber Players of St. Paul and Motet Choir
The House of Hope Presbyterian Church
797 Summit Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105

Airs de Cours

Minnesota Guitar Society

Linh performs French lute songs by Besard and Guedron with Annett Richter, lute.

Saturday, May 17 8:00 pm
Sundin Hall
St. Paul, MN

Oregon Bach Festival

Helmuth Rilling, artistic director and conductor

Haydn: Mass in B-flat Major (Heiligmesse)*
Soprano II soloist

Sunday, July 6, 2008 4:00 pm
Silva Concert Hall
Hult Center for the Performing Arts
Eugene, OR

*Recorded for release on Hänssler Classic.

Oregon Bach Festival

Helmuth Rilling, artistic director and conductor

Bach masterclass
Linh sings an aria from the St. John Passion for the OBF conducting masterclass.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 10:15 am
The Studio
Hult Center for the Performing Arts
Eugene, OR


2006-2007 Season

Le Nozze di Figaro by W.A. Mozart


Thursday, November 9 and Saturday, November 11, 2006 7:30 pm
University of Minnesota Opera Theatre
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN


J. S. Bach - Christmas Oratorio, parts 4-6


Friday, December 8, 2006 7:30 pm
Bach Society of Minnesota
First Lutheran Church of Columbia Heights
1555 40th Ave. NE
Columbia Heights, MN


J. S. Bach - Magnificat in D


Sunday, December 24, 2006 11:00 pm
The Bach Chamber Players of St. Paul and Motet Choir
The House of Hope Presbyterian Church
797 Summit Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105


Haydn - Missa in angustiis (Nelson Mass)


Sunday, March 11, 2007 9:00 and 11:00 am
The Bach Chamber Players of St. Paul and Motet Choir
The House of Hope Presbyterian Church
797 Summit Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105


J. S. Bach - Wedding Cantatas BWV 195, 202, 196, 197


Sunday, March 18, 2007 4:00 pm
Bach Society of Minnesota
University Lutheran Church of Hope
601 13th Ave. SE
Minneapolis, MN


Buxtehude - Membra Jesu nostri


Friday, April 6, 2007 7:30 pm
The Bach Chamber Players of St. Paul and Motet Choir
The House of Hope Presbyterian Church
797 Summit Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105

Works of Barbara Strozzi

Early Music Ensemble

Linh performs "L'amante segreto" and "Amor dormiglione" with Andrew Fleser, harpsichord and Stephanie Claussen, harp.

Friday, April 27, 2007 11:00 am
Ultan Recital Hall
Ferguson Hall
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN


J.S. Bach - St. Matthew Passion


20th Annual Bach Festival at the University of Minnesota
Friday, May 4, 2007 7:00 pm
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN

Motets by Schütz and J. C. Bach
J. S. Bach - BWV 50, Mass in F, Ascension Oratorio


Friday, May 18, 2007 7:30 pm
Bach Society of Minnesota
The House of Hope Presbyterian Church
797 Summit Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105

Warren Jones Master Class
Schubert Club Summer Song Festival


Saturday, June 16, 2007 1:00 pm Free
The Landmark Center 317
St. Paul, MN

Handel: Duet from the Chandos Anthems


Linh will sing a duet with tenor Gary Ruschman of Cantus.

Sunday, June 24, 2007 10:00 am
The House of Hope Presbyterian Church
797 Summit Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105

Internationale Sommerakademie
Universität Mozarteum Salzburg


As the 2007 winner of the Voices of Vienna competition, Linh will be participating in master classes at this world-famous music school in Austria.
August 2007.

Akademiekonzert
Universität Mozarteum Salzburg


Thursday, August 23, 2007 5:00 pm
Mirabellplatz 1
A - 5020 Salzburg

Linh will be singings arias and duets from Die Fledermaus and Die Zauberflöte with others from the studio of famous German soprano Edda Moser.



Past Seasons

Heritage Society Dinner
University of Minnesota Foundation


Linh performs French lute songs by Besard and Guedron with Annett Richter, lute.

Thursday, June 15, 2006 7:15 pm
McNamara Alumni Center - Memorial Hall
University of Minnesota


Vivaldi: Gloria
Schubert: Mass in G


San Francisco City Chorus

Saturday, June 3, 2006 8 pm
Lakeside Presbyterian Church
San Francisco, California
http://www.sfcitychorus.org/listen/performances


A British Song Recital


Linh will perform works by Roger Quilter, Peter Warlock, William Walton and Benjamin Britten with Tina Chang, piano.

Wednesday, May 17, 2006 3 pm
Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall
Ferguson Hall, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Directions: http://www.music.umn.edu/directions/index.php


Airs de Cours

Early Music Ensemble

Linh performs French lute songs by Besard and Guedron with Annett Richter, lute.

Friday, May 5, 2006 11:00 am
Ferguson Hall Room 99
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN


Musicology/Theory Colloquium: the Rose Ensemble

Sponsored by the University of Minnesota School of Music

Workshop with the Rose Ensemble: Jordan Sramek, Founder/Director
Featuring the continuo group of the Early Music Ensemble
Annett Richter, Baroque lute; Linh Kauffman, soprano; Moira Hill, harpsichord; Sara Flink, violin; and Anne Hatling, violin

Friday, April 7, 2006 2:30 pm
Ferguson Hall Organ Studio (213)
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN


Carissimi: Jephte

Early Music Ensemble

Ms. Kauffman performs the role of Filia in this baroque oratorio.

Friday, March 24, 2006 11:00 am
Ferguson Hall Organ Studio
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN


St. Joseph's School of Music Faculty Recital

with Andrew Staupe, piano

Both faculty and students perform to celebrate the school's new building.

Wednesday, January 25, 2006 3:30 pm
St. Joseph's School of Music
450 N. Syndicate Ave.
St. Paul, MN


Christmas Eve Candlelight Service


Linh and tenor Gary Ruschman sing two Christmas duets.

Saturday, December 24, 2005 7:30 pm
Hall Memorial Church
132 River Road
Willington, CT 06279


The Turn of the Screw


Linh appears in the role of The Governess in Benjamin Britten's haunting retelling of Henry James' famous ghost story.

November 11, 2005 at 7:30 pm and November 13 at 2:30 pm
University of Minnesota Opera Theatre
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Minneapolis, MN


Duruflé Requiem (arr. four soloists, choir and organ)


A multi-media performance dedicated to victims of the tsunami and other natural disasters.

May 22, 2005 10:30 am
Wesley United Methodist Church
101 E. Grant St., Minneapolis, MN


Shalom Community Music Festival


"Hope for Resolution" Zulu, arr. Paul Caldwell and Sean Ivory
With the Wesley United Methodist Church Choir
Rick Stanton - piano, Kory Andry - percussion

April 24th, 2005 6:30 pm
Walker Community United Methodist Church
3104 16th Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN


A Concert of Seasonal Music


December 24th, 2004 6:30 pm
Wesley United Methodist Church
101 E. Grant St., Minneapolis, MN

A Ceremony of Carols

by Benjamin Britten

December 5th, 2004 10:30 am
Wesley United Methodist Church
101 E. Grant St., Minneapolis, MN

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