Praised by the New York Times as “an impressive violinist, playing intimately and sweetly at one moment and with fearless enthusiasm at the next,” Leslie Shank leads a busy musical life as soloist and chamber musician.  She was a member of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra for 30 years, 24 of them as assistant concertmaster. Ms. Shank is a founding member of the Isles Ensemble, composed of many of the Twin Cities’ foremost chamber musicians; she plays both violin and viola in the group. Leslie Shank earned both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from The Juilliard School.

A founding member of the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet, Joseph Hagedorn performed with the group from 1986 until 2023, touring to some 30 states, Mexico, China, Germany, Serbia, and Montenegro, Bulgaria, Northern Macedonia and recording six CDs. Hagedorn earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Cornell College and a Master of Music degree from the University of Minnesota. In 1990, he was the first prize winner at the Guitar Foundation of America International solo competition. Hagedorn has served on the music faculty of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls since 1988, and his solo and concerto appearances have taken him to more than 25 American cities and Canada.

The Shank-Hagedorn Duo has recorded two CDs on the Innova and Centaur labels and performed concerts in Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Oregon, California and Mexico.

Rochester Area Handbells (RAH) was formed in 2017 and is directed by Paul Kingsbury. The mission of Rochester Area Handbells is to promote musical excellence in handbells, providing artistic challenge and growth opportunities for ringers, and expanding understanding and appreciation of the art form for audiences in Southeast Minnesota.

Members of Choral Arts Rochester's choirs, the Ensemble and the Treble Singers, will spread holiday cheer with a variety of Christmas carols. Established in 1985, Choral Art Rochester is a community choral organziation dedicated to inspiring, educating, and enriching the community  through outstanding choral performance.

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The C-O-X Trio is comprised of Rochester musicians violinist Kathleen Covalt, cellist John Osborn, and pianist Tianyao Xie. Kathleen Covalt, is a passionate chamber musician and has performed in venues across the United States and in Europe. She played as a first violinist with the Rochester Symphony Orchestra for a decade. John Osborn works as the Operations Manager in the Department of Surgery at the Mayo Clinic. He plays with the Rochester Symphony and makes his stand partner jealous with all the chamber music he's explored. Dr. Tianyao Xie is a pianist with D.M.A and M.M degrees in piano performance from Boston University where she studied under Pavel Nersessian and Boaz Sharon. She currently works as a concert pianist and a private piano teacher.