Community Outreach Events
We make it a point to connect with Minnesota communities and walk our students through the process of taking their craft outside of the traditional music hall. ICI’s “CelloCentric Outreach Concerts,” developed in 2023, is a project where students visit and perform at Public Libraries, Hospitals, Retirement Homes, Galleries, and Public Parks. Participants receive mentorship on how to present in public and engage with audiences.
All of our outreach events are free and open to the public!
Summer 2024 - Outreach Concerts
Outreach Concert at the Northfield Public Library during ICI 2024. Students performed works by Arturo Márquez, Bach, and Brahms. ICI Students presented each piece to the audience and shared their experiences of working together in preparation for these events.
Outreach Concert at the Northfield Hospital during ICI 2024. Students performed works by Schubert, and Bach.
Outreach Concert at the Tolle Art Studio, in Northfield, during ICI 2024. Students performed works by Bach, György Ligeti, and Sulkhan Tzinsadze. The audience would come in and out of the gallery and enjoy the paintings and the music.
Outreach Concert at the Northfield Retirement Center during ICI 2024. Students performed for over 100 people (some in-person, and over the speakers of the senior-living community).
These activities are made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Summer 2023 - Outreach Concerts
Outreach Concert at the Northfield Public Library during ICI 2023. Students performed works by Elgar, Bach, and Fauré. ICI Students presented each piece to the audience and shared their experiences of working together in preparation for these events.
Outreach Concert at the Northfield Hospital during ICI 2023. Students performed works by Venezuelan composer, Paul Dessene, and Bach. Featured are Ánia Custodio-Folch from Spain (left), Carlo Lay from Germany (middle), and Katsuaki Arakawa from Japan/Michigan (right).
Outreach Concert at Viking Terrace during ICI 2023. Students performed works by Bach and Apocalyptica. ICI Students introduced their pieces, and some presented their performances in both English and Spanish.
These activities are made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.