A $42 million concert hall opened at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul this week. It gives the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra a dedicated place to perform. The SPCO performs their debut concerts Thursday and Friday in the space. You can hear tonight's performance live at 7:30 p.m. on Classical MPR.
We hear from two musicians about what it's like to perform in the state-of-the-art facility, and MPR News' Tom Crann talks to two of the leaders in the Ordway's arts partnership about the challenges of funding classical music.
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St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Associate Concertmaster Ruggero Allifranchini, left, and Concertmaster Steven Copes examine the newly completed concert hall at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. The SPCO played in the space for the first time to begin the tuning process in the hall.
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A select group of people listen as the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra plays in the newly completed concert hall at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. The SPCO played in the hall for the first time Wednesday to begin the tuning process.
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St. Paul Chamber Orchestra president Bruce Coppock socializes with a musician before the SPCO plays in the newly completed concert hall at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. The SPCO played in the space for the first time to begin the tuning process.
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