The Concordia Orchestra at The Historic Holmes Theatre

October 29, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

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Enjoy the music of The Concordia Orchestra at The Historic Holmes Theatre, 806 Summit Ave, Detroit Lakes, MN on the evening of October 29, 2023. The EMMY award-winning ensemble takes great pride in its modern and inclusive programming, exploring, and advocating for the music of historically excluded composers. The orchestra prominently features living composers while celebrating the well-known masterworks of the past.

The nationally and internationally acclaimed Concordia Orchestra was founded in 1967. Praised as one of the country’s finest college ensembles, The Concordia Orchestra is winner of the highly competitive American Prize 2018-19, one of the most prestigious competitions for musicians and ensembles. The ensemble has earned two EMMY awards for its nationally broadcasted 2016 Concordia Christmas Concerts productions. The Concordia Orchestra has concertized extensively across the globe, the most recent tours including Spain (2022), Greece (2018), and The Holy Land (2014). The ensemble tours domestically in the U.S. every year and puts a strong emphasis on community outreach and educational experiences and interactions with school and youth symphony programs. The Concordia Orchestra is the resident ensemble of Opera Concordia.

Concordia Orchestra members have gone on to significant professional careers, as well as faculty positions at public schools, colleges and universities nationwide. About half of the students in the orchestra choose to major in fields outside of music. Regardless of career choice, the experience of performing outstanding repertoire for audiences both at home and abroad is among the most cherished memories for alumni of The Concordia Orchestra.

The Concordia Orchestra is under the direction of Associate Professor Dr. Kevin F.E. Sütterlin, Director of Orchestral Activities and The Concordia Opera.

Holmes Theatre Tickets: $15 Adults & $7.50 Students

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Fabulous Armadillos Band, Fall at the Historic Holmes Theatre
Tribute to The Eagles Live in Concert!

October 28, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

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Enjoy the Fabulous Armadillos Party Band show at the Historic Holmes Theater, 806 Summit Ave, Detroit Lakes, MN on the evening of October 28, 2023 as they come together for the band to showcase its eight members vocally & instrumentally in a very wide genre of music from the 60s to Today! SHOW THEME: Tribute to The Eagles Live in Concert.

Now in their 14th year of performing hundreds of sellout performances of their spot on tribute. The Fabulous Armadillos and Collective Unconscious come together to recreate the magical songs we all know as the premier band of California Rock in the 70’s, the Eagles. You will hear all the hits and relive the sound of your turntable spinning those incredible albums. Hear Take It Easy, Lyin’ Eyes, One Of These Nights, Desperado, I Can’t Tell You Why, Witchy Woman, Hotel California, Take It To The Limit and so many more! With their 9 piece band, you can sit back and close your eyes and take in the power of the Eagles live with the Fabulous Armadillos and Collective Unconscious Eagles Tribute – “Takin’ It To The Limit”. Billy Scherer is coming back out of retirement for this show!

The Fabulous Armadillos came out of their shell in 2006 and have since established a large and loyal following in Minnesota and beyond with their spot on recreations of songs from many genres of music from Country to Motown to Heavy Metal to 70’s Soft Rock and play them just like you remember. Close your eyes and you are listening to all those vinyl records again or your AM/FM radio. The idea of the Fabulous Armadillos started with a diverse group of musicians who came together to perform “themed” concerts at the Pioneer Place On Fifth Theater in St. Cloud, MN. Themes like “One Hit Wonders”, “Woodstock”, “Motown”, “Singer/Songwriters”, “Stadium Rock” and more. They have now played 100’s of themes at that theater as well as many regional venues in the Midwest and even in Mexico! Each show gaining them new fans and enjoying their brand of fun and entertaining, yet musically spot on performances. They have brought hundreds of special guests in for their theme shows comprising of local and national talent. COME OUT OF YOUR SHELL and see what everybody has been talking about!

The Fabulous Armadillos also play corporate events, fairs and festivals with their 8 piece group. They also tour 2 TRIBUTE shows – “Takin’ It To The Limit: An Eagles Tribute” (with Collective Unconscious) and “What’s Going On – Songs From The Vietnam War Era”.

Holmes Theatre Tickets: $32 Adults & $16 Students

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About the Talent:

The Fabulous Armadillos

Originally formed to perform multi-instrumentalist Jeff Engholm’s solo album, Summit Climb in the year 2000, Collective Unconscious has grown from those humble roots to become one of Minnesota’s premiere groups. Singer/songwriters Nathan “Nature” Nesje, and Muggsy Lauer make up the core of the group with their slick, well blended vocal harmonies. They are joined by composer/keyboardist George Maurer.

Through the years, the band has performed not only their own music, but expanded into a new genre: album shows. Starting in 2005 with performing The Beatles “Abbey Road” from first track to last (Come Together to Her Majesty), with special guest and semi-band member, Stacy Bauer, they jumped into one of their most ambitious projects, The Beach Boys “Pet Sounds”. That album took an ensemble of over 15 musicians playing an astounding array of instruments from Theramin to timpani, and included The Vees and The Half Steps. Other album projects have included Simon & Garfunkel “Bridge Over Troubled Water”, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young “Deja Vu”, and The Band “The Last Waltz”.

If that wasn’t enough, the group teamed up with The Fabulous Armadillos in 2010 to create a veritable “super group” and have been performing “Takin’ It To The Limit: A Tribute To Eagles”, and “Takin’ It To The Streets: A Tribute To The Doobie Brothers” ever since. And if even that wasn’t enough, members of Collective Unconscious have taken part in groups paying tribute to Zed Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Paul McCartney and Wings, The Guess Who, The Traveling Wilburys, George Harrison, The Blues Brothers, and John Lennon, as well as performing in plays, pit bands, jazz ensembles, jug bands, and this thing we do each February.

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