A World in Two Cities

. Home . Researchers . Projects . Survey Timeline of Twin Cities Arts Venues 1882 - Schubert Club: Non-profit arts organization established. Schubert Club 75 5th St W # 302 St Paul, MN 55102 (651) 292-3267 1902 - Landmark Center: Landmark Center built. It serves as the Federal Court House and Post Office for the Upper Midwest. Landmark Center 75 West Fifth Street Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102 (651) 292-3225 1921 - Historic State Theater: Theater opens. State Theater 805 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN 55403 (612) 339-7007 1972 - Dale Warland Singers: Dale Warland Singers established. Dale Warland Singers 2300 Myrtle Ave. Suite 120 St. Paul, MN 55114 (651) 632-5870 1972 - Minnesota Chorale: Minnesota Chorale established. Hennepin Center for the Arts 528 Hennepin Avenue, Suite 211, Minneapolis, MN 55403 (612) 333-4866 1973 - The American Composers Forum: Founded as the Minnesota Composers Forum. American Composers Forum 332 Minnesota St # E145 St Paul, MN 55101 (651) 228-1407 1978 - Landmark Center: Designated a National Historic Monument and reopened to the public as Landmark Center. Landmark Center 75 West Fifth Street Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102 (651) 292-3225 1983-1993 - Minnesota Chorale: Minnesota Chorale served as the official chorus of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Hennepin Center for the Arts 528 Hennepin Avenue, Suite 211, Minneapolis, MN 55403 (612) 333-4866 1984 - The Lyra Concert Baroque Orchestra: Began as a baroque chamber ensemble. Lyra Concert 1530 Hewitt Ave. St. Paul, MN 55104 (651) 523-2459 1985 - The Lyra Concert Baroque Orchestra: Ensemble Lyra made its debut as a full orchestra with a performance of Handel organ concerti at O'Shaughnessy Hall in collaboration with the American Guild of Organists. 1985 - Ordway Center: Opens to the public. The Ordway Center 345 Washington St. Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102 (651) 224-4222 1988 - Minnesota Chorale: Recording Haydn's The Creation with The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. 1989 - Ordway Center: Begins what later becomes the U.S. Bank Theater Season. 1989-1991 - Minnesota Chorale: Performances at the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado. 1990 - Dale Warland Singers: Ensemble travels to Stockholm and Helsinki to represent North America at the Second World Symposium on Choral Music. 1990s - Historic State Theater: Theater undergoes renovation. State Theater 805 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN 55403 (612) 339-7007 1991 - Minnesota Chorale: Performance in Mexico City with the Orquestra Sinfonica Nacional de Mexico in 1991. 1991 - Minnesota Chorale: Recoding The Seasons with The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. 1992 - Dale Warland Singers: Dale Warland Singers become the first-ever recipient of the Margaret Hillis Achievement Award for Choral Excellence. 1996 - Minnesota Chorale: Kathy Saltzman Romey begins as the Minnesota Chorale's artistic director. 2000 - The Lyra Concert Baroque Orchestra: Lyra's Board of Directors appoints Jacques Ogg of Amsterdam and David Douglass of Chicago to succeed Lyra's founding director Randy Bourne. 2000 - The Lyra Concert Baroque Orchestra: Lyra moves to Sundin Hall.

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