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The votes have been counted, and the judges have tallied up their scores.  Emma is excited to announce that she has been chosen as a 2017 Minnesota Varsity Showcase Artist!!!  She will be appearing at Minnesota Public Radio’s Fitzgerald Theater on April 30 in the Showcase Concert.  In addition to this, she will also be the recipient of  few college scholarships.  Thank you so much for all of the support- every vote counted- and we hope to see you at the concert!

Tickets are free, but a reservation is required.  Click here for more details, or call the Fitzgerald Theater box office at 651-290-1200.

Emma is currently a finalist in the Classical Minnesota Public Radio competition MN Varsity.  An online audience vote will determine one of the five final “Showcase Artists” who will perform live at the Fitzgerald Theater on April 30 (in addition to receiving scholarships) .  Public voting is now open through 11:59 pm on March 26.  Cast your vote for Emma here.   Feel free to pass on this information to friends and family.  Thank you for all the support!

Emma is very proud to have been selected as the winner of the 2017 Dakota Valley Symphony Concerto and Aria Competition! She will make two appearances with the Dakota Valley Symphony in April, performing  Mendelssohn’s Concerto No. 1 in G minor.  Click here for more details on dates, locations, and times. 

Click here to listen to her winning submission and view her page.  As a featured artist in the semifinal round, she will be recording at the Maud Moon Weyerhauser studio in St. Paul next month.  This recording will be played on MPR in March with the rest of the featured artists.  Stay tuned to learn how you can vote for Emma’s submission as the winner!

Both Jacob and Emma will be appearing with former Prince drummer and member of Prince and the Revolution, Sheila E.  They will be performing at the Purple Philanthropy concert at Orchestra Hall on October 23rd at 7:30pm.

For more information, or to purchase tickets, please  click here.

 

We are excited to announce that Emma and Jacob were chosen to appear on the nationally syndicated NPR radio show, “From the Top.”

Appearing on “From the Top” is widely recognized as the pinnacle for young classical singers and musicians of all genres.

Emma and Jacob will be performing at the Ordway in St. Paul on November 13th.

For more information of for tickets, please click here.

 

Emma and Jacob would like to welcome you to our new website.  We are excited that our dad finally got around to putting our site on a new web platform!

You can look for many more updates in the future. If you have any questions on the site, or need help navigating, please contact Jared Taggart at jared@taggartpiano.com.

Thanks for visiting!