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Brown Bag Lunch Programs are free and open to the public. They begin at 12:05 and end at 12:55 p.m. Bring a brown bag lunch. Or, if you prefer to eat early, late, or not at all, please join us anyway. Coffee and tea will be available for a 50-cent donation.
The NMM's public programming is underwritten by the USD Student Association and the South Dakota Arts Council, the support for which is provided with funds from the State of South Dakota, through the Department of Tourism and State Development, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Note: All events are held in the Arne B. Larson Concert Hall, unless otherwise noted.
January 11
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Brown Bag Lunch ProgramRich Patton Blues and More . . . Rich Patton Blues and More, features Rich Patton (Omaha) performing an eclectic program of blues, rock n' roll, country, and various other genres. Using a loop station, which allows him to digitally record his accompaniment during performances, Patton is able to accompany himself as he solos on guitar, blues harmonica, sax, slide guitar, and voice! At the press of a pedal, the accompaniment repeats, allowing him to add a seemingly endless variety of sounds to his engaging one-man show. 12:05 p.m. Free. |
January 18
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Brown Bag Lunch ProgramA Baroque and Classical Convergence The Rawlins Trio, featuring USD Music Department faculty members, Eunho Kim (violin), Marie-Elaine Gagnon (cello), and Susan Keith Gray (piano), join NMM Collections Manager, Rodger Kelly (harpsichord) in a lively program of Baroque and Classical music. Vivaldi's cello sonata VIII, RV 39, will be featured along with Beethoven's Piano Trio, Op. 1, No. 1. 12:05 p.m. Free. |
January 25
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Brown Bag Lunch ProgramUSD Music Student Showcase Join us for an exciting program featuring the talents of students in the USD Music Department. 12:05 p.m. Free. |
February 1
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Brown Bag Lunch ProgramMat D Soulful, original songs for voice and guitar presented by Mat D, Sioux City. 12:05 p.m. Free. |
February 1
Evening ConcertThe Rawlins Piano Trio  
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The Rawlins Trio, featuring USD Music Department faculty members, Eunho Kim (violin), Marie-Elaine Gagnon (cello), and Susan Keith Gray (piano), and USD vocal faculty members Tracelyn Gesteland and Brandon Hendrickson, join forces to present an evening of German music including piano trios by Schubert and Brahms, as well as Lieder about abandoned maidens, including Mädchenlied by Brahms, Das verlassene Mägdlein by Wolf, and Gretchen am Spinnrade by Schubert. 7:30 p.m. Free. |
February 8
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Brown Bag Lunch Program Vermillion Opera Quartet The talented Vermillion Opera Quartet with Gretchen Burbach (soprano), Tracelyn Gesteland (mezzo-soprano), Thor Gesteland (tenor), Brandon Hendrickson (baritone), and Susan Keith Gray (piano), present a variety of hits from some of the greatest musicals of all time. 12:05 p.m. Free. |
February 15
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Brown Bag Lunch Program Appalachian Love Songs and the Gail Dooley, soprano, from Morningside College (Sioux City) presents Appalachian Love Songs and the Mountain Dulcimer. Dooley's performance will highlight the origins of Appalachian folk song and the development of the mountain dulcimer—both created by melding together German and Scots-Irish folk music traditions. The program will include Appalachian love songs and traditional fiddle tunes, played on the dulcimer, along with ballads that crossed the ocean with immigrants from the British Isles. 12:05 p.m. Free. |
February 22
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Brown Bag Lunch ProgramA Touch of Brass The Touch of Brass Quintet (Wakefield, Nebraska) will perform a varied and animated program for your listening pleasure. Personnel include Keith D. Krueger, trumpet; David Bohnert, trumpet; Gary Reeves, horn; Randall Neuharth, trombone; and Josh Calkin, tuba. 12:05 p.m. Free. |
March 1
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Brown Bag Lunch ProgramJazz Inspired Works for Solo Clarinet Jazz Inspired Works for Solo Clarinet will be presented by John Klinghammer (Omaha), Adjunct Professor of Clarinet at USD. Currently serving as Assistant Principal/E-flat clarinet with the Omaha Symphony, John received his B.A. from the University of Oregon and his M.M. and D.M.A. from the USC Thornton School of Music, where he studied with Yehuda Gilad. Klinghammer has been Principal Clarinet of the Debut Orchestra and the Des Moines Symphony, as well as a member of the National Repertory Orchestra and the Jacksonville Symphony. He teaches at the College of Saint Mary and maintains a private studio, where students must contend with the strong opinions of his canine teaching assistants, Sofi and Leo! 12:05 p.m. Free. |
March 15
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Brown Bag Lunch ProgramLuck of the Irish - Ides of March T. Wilson King, Vermillion's popular and energetic poet/songwriter, returns to center stage with his acoustic and bottle-neck guitars close at hand. 12:05 p.m. Free. |
March 22
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Brown Bag Lunch ProgramInterpreting the High Baroque New York-based harpsichordist Bethany Cencer will perform François Couperin's poignant 26th Ordre in F sharp minor, selections from Rameau's 1724 Pièces de clavecin including the ferocious Les cyclopes, and J. S. Bach's final Partita No. 6 in E minor, all on a harpsichord from the NMM's prestigious keyboard collection. Cencer will explain how playing such an antique instrument influences her musical interpretations. 12:05 p.m. Free. |
April 5
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Brown Bag Lunch ProgramWinds of Change When Amy Shaw, originally a classical oboist, studied the NMM's collection of 19th-century English flutes for her master's thesis back in 1993, little did she know it would lead to a whole new musical lifestyle as a traditional wooden flute player. Join Amy and friends John McCormick (button accordion) and Brian Miller (guitar) for Winds of Change, a program of lively traditional music from Ireland, along with a few tunes from Scotland and Maritime Canada. 12:05 p.m. Free. |
April 12
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Brown Bag Lunch ProgramMusic for the Clavichord American-born keyboardist, Marcia Hadjimarkos (Lournand, France), will perform works for clavichord on the NMM's unfretted clavichord by Johann Paul Kraemer and Sons, made in Göttingen, Germany, in 1804. 12:05 p.m. Free. |
April 19
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Brown Bag Lunch ProgramDouble Play Flute and Tuba Duo Amy Ridings and Patrick Sciannella, Phoenix, return to Vermillion once again as Double Play, the world's only professional flute and tuba duo, which has been performing throughout the U.S. since 1989. This husband and wife team, graduates of the Oberlin Conservatory and the Eastman School of Music, will present an entertaining musical program interspersed with their own unique blend of humorous and historical anecdotes. 12:05 p.m. Free. |
April 25
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Special EventA Klenengan with The Kyai Rengga Manis Everist Gamelan Join the Tatag Gamelan Ensemble for a Klenengan! Come and go as you please while enjoying music for study, reading, knitting, relaxation, reflection, and meditation. Bring a pillow if you want and make yourself comfortable! We hope to see you sometime between 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Free. |
April 26
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Brown Bag Lunch ProgramThe Kyai Rengga Manis Everist Gamelan The Tatag Gamelan Ensemble brings the music of Java to Vermillion in their annual spring gamelan performance. 12:05 p.m. Free. |
May 3-4
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Open HouseElvis Weekend at the NMM Join us for the unveiling of some spectacular new celebrity guitar acquisitions, including one played by Elvis Presley, at our Open House on Friday, May 3 (4-8 p.m.) and Saturday, May 4 (9-5). You'll also be able to see Elvis' Harley motorcycle, which is traveling to Vermillion from the Pioneer Auto Show in Murdo, SD. Heck's BBQ will be serving a Memphis-style Barbecue both Friday and Saturday. Watch the NMM's Facebook page for additional information and opportunities to claim one of a limited number of free vouchers for the BBQ! Admission to the NMM will be FREE all day Friday and Saturday. |
May 24-September 3
Special ExhibitionArne B. Larson Concert Hall |
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Sometimes just for fun . . . A celebration of ingenuity And imagination! |
Exhibition design and development by Margaret Downie Banks, Senior Curator; Deborah Check Reeves, Curator of Education and Woodwinds; Ana Sofia Silva, Graduate Assistant; and Matt Zeller, Graduate Assistant. |
June 3-6
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Seussical!
Gazazzels, gazoozels, gaziggles galore, Take a Seussical look at the Shapes of Sound! Summer Explorer Series for students entering 4th-6th grades Monday-Wednesday 9:00-11:30 AM; Thursday 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
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June 10-13
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Seussical!
Gazazzels, gazoozels, gaziggles galore, Take a Seussical look at the Shapes of Sound! Summer Discovery Series for students entering 1st-3rd grades Monday-Thursday 10:00-11:00 AM OR 1:00-2:00 PM
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Brown Bag Lunch Programs are free and open to the public. They begin at 12:05 and end at 12:55 p.m. Bring a brown bag lunch. Or, if you prefer to eat early, late, or not at all, please join us anyway. Coffee and tea will be available for a 50-cent donation.
The NMM's public programming is underwritten by the USD Student Association and the South Dakota Arts Council, the support for which is provided with funds from the State of South Dakota, through the Department of Tourism and State Development, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Note: All events are held in the Arne B. Larson Concert Hall, unless otherwise noted.
