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More than a Century of Faithfully Promoting the
Culture of Musical Art in the Northland

A History of Matinee Musicale

An impassioned three-minute look at why we began, what we have become and how we continue to evolve in bringing world-class performances to the Northland. Watch Now…
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A Historic Connection

Matinee Musicale and The College of St. Scholastica

At the close of the 2024-25 season, Matinee Musicale historian and Artist Committee chair Brad Snelling co-wrote with Holly Mirauan of CSS College Communications, an article about the CSS-Matinee Musicale connection for the College's print publication, St. Scholastica Magazine. The article devotes special attention to the 2024-25 season, which featured pianist Angela Hewitt and cellist Ifetayo Ali-Landing, who performed the CSS Library's commission of Wendy Durrwachter's "Vesper Waltz."

October 6, 1900

Thirteen women meet to found "a society intended to advance the interest and promote the culture of musical art in the city of Duluth."

Photos From The Past Century

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Learn more about our history in the e-book A City Filled With Music.

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