Plymouth's free offerings: operetta to bluegrass

The summer concerts are free.

July 3, 2010 at 6:13PM
Monroe Crossing: Art Blackburn, guitar; Benji Flaming, banjo; Lisa Fuglie, fiddle; Mark Anderson, bass; Matt Thompson, mandolin
Monroe Crossing: Art Blackburn, guitar; Benji Flaming, banjo; Lisa Fuglie, fiddle; Mark Anderson, bass; Matt Thompson, mandolin (Dawn Jensen/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Operetta, bluegrass, classical guitar and a Twin Cities favorite have been secured for this year's Summer Concert Series at Plymouth Congregational Church.

The Tuesday concerts through the month of July are free and start at 7 p.m.

This week, Maria Jette, Lisa Drew, Jim Bohn, Sonja Thompson and Vern Sutton will throw a little light staging on some selections from the operetta repertoire. Sutton directs.

The Minneapolis Guitar Quartet, with a repertoire ranging from Renaissance arrangements to newly commissioned works, performs July 13.

Moore by Four, the longtime vocal favorites, appear on July 20. Sanford Moore has for years served as musical director for singers Dennis Spears, Connie Evingson, Yolande Bruce and Ginger Commodore.

The series concludes July 27 with Monroe Crossing. Named for bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe, the group plays classic and traditional bluegrass, bluegrass gospel and original work.

All concerts in the series are at Plymouth Congregational Church, at the corner of W. Franklin and Nicollet Avenue S. in Minneapolis.

GRAYDON ROYCE

Moore by Four: Yolanda Bruce, Connie Evingson, Sanford Moore, Dennis Spears and Ginger Commodore. small file size
Moore by Four: Yolanda Bruce, Connie Evingson, Sanford Moore, Dennis Spears and Ginger Commodore. small file size (Travis Anderson/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Clockwise from lower left: Vern Sutton, Sonja Thompson, Lisa Drew, Jim Bohn and Maria Jette. small file size
Clockwise from lower left: Vern Sutton, Sonja Thompson, Lisa Drew, Jim Bohn and Maria Jette. small file size (Peter Vitale/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Steven Newbrough, Ben Gateno, Jeff Lambert, Joe Hagedorn of Minneapolis Guitar Quartet
Steven Newbrough, Ben Gateno, Jeff Lambert, Joe Hagedorn of Minneapolis Guitar Quartet (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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