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PREVIEW: RenegadeEnsemble and the Vanguard New Music Series 3/19

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A promotional image for an upcoming concert of new music by RenegadeEnsemble.

On Thursday, March 19, Twin Cities-based RenegadeEnsemble will present the second installment of the 2026 Vanguard New Music Series, a set of concerts focused on highlighting the depth and breadth of the new music scene in Minnesota. The concert will feature Lumen Antiqua, a vocal trio devoted to the art of a cappella singing for treble voices.

Comprised of soprano Rachel Farhi, mezzo-soprano Jessi McKinnon, and mezzo-soprano Becca Tobin, RenegadeEnsemble formed in 2025 with the goal of connecting audiences to the living thread of song.

In addition to works by local composers Abbie Betinis, Michael Maiorana, and Becky Sun, they will premiere a new work by RenegadeEnsemble Artistic Director Jonathan Posthuma titled Epigraphs: A Cantata Inspired by Louisa May Alcott that will also feature guest soloist Abs Trewin.

Saint Paul, Minnesota-based composer Jonathan Posthuma is one of the local composers featured in the program.

The second half of the program will feature another piece by Posthuma titled Seven Visions of Hildegard von Bingen that will be performed by a septet of local singers:

  • soprano Gabrielle Doran,
  • mezzo-soprano Elena Stabile,
  • alto Damara O’Malley,
  • tenor Scott Senko,
  • tenor Michael Claver,
  • baritone Erik Linnell, and
  • bass Dana Wanamaker.

Singers will be self-accompanied by melodicas and a collection of glass bowls. The final work on the program will be another world premiere by local composer Simon Sperl entitled Truth is Truth, setting a text by Mahatma Gandhi.

The Vanguard New Music Series, which began in 2022 with a mission to promote and perform works by living composers in Minnesota. Combining forces with RenegadeEnsemble the following year, the series has already featured over 80 new works by more than 30 local composers, spread across four seasons.

A promotional image for the Vanguard New Music Series.
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