News & Events

Upcoming Performances and Events

July 11-13: Lake Sylvia Flute Institute: Adult Flute Retreat

July 17: MN Winds/MPR recording session - flute educational videos (link to come)

Fri, Aug 1: Minnesota Orchestra

Sun, Aug 3: Bethany's students Anna & Katie perform a partner senior recital

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Recent Performances and Events

June 29: End-of-year studio recital for Bethany's private students

May 30: End-of-year recital for Bethany's Etude for Youth students

May 17: St. Mark's Cathedral Music Series

April 25-26: Film Score Fest

April 18-19: American Ballet Theater - Giselle

April 9-13:  Minnesota Orchestra

April 11: Fundraiser concert for Capitol Hill Middle School Music Boosters at MetroNOME Brewery

​April 5: Border CrosSing: Oceana

March 22-23:  Minnesota Orchestra

March 14-17: ​South Dakota Symphony Orchestra

March 6: Bethany's student Anna performed a concerto with Lakeville North Band

February 24: Bethany's students Maia and Miranda performed a double concerto at the University of St. Thomas Festival Orchestra concert

January 26: Summit Sinfonietta Series

January 16-18:  Minnesota Orchestra
Bethany is a flute teacher, piccolo teacher, and baroque flute teacher. Her studio for flute lessons/piccolo lessons/baroque flute lessons, halfway between Minneapolis (Mpls) and St. Paul (St Paul / Saint Paul) downtowns, is convenient for access from all over the Twin Cities in Minnesota, including Roseville, Arden Hills, Lauderdale, New Brighton, Shoreview, Little Canada, Vadnais Heights, White Bear Lake, West St. Paul (West Saint Paul), South St. Paul (South Saint Paul), Woodbury, Maplewood, Inver Grove Heights, Eagan, Richfield, Bloomington, Edina, St. Louis Park (Saint Louis Park), Eden Prairie, Golden Valley, Robbinsdale, Northeast Minneapolis (Northeast Mpls), Plymouth, Minnetonka, Wayzata, Excelsior, Maple Grove, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Fridley, Rosemount, Apple Valley, Cottage Grove, Burnsville, and Savage.
Photo by Leta Albrecht
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Bethany is a flute teacher, piccolo teacher, and baroque flute teacher. Her studio for flute lessons/piccolo lessons/baroque flute lessons, halfway between Minneapolis (Mpls) and St. Paul (St Paul / Saint Paul) downtowns, is convenient for access from all over the Twin Cities in Minnesota, including Roseville, Arden Hills, Lauderdale, New Brighton, Shoreview, Little Canada, Vadnais Heights, White Bear Lake, West St. Paul (West Saint Paul), South St. Paul (South Saint Paul), Woodbury, Maplewood, Inver Grove Heights, Eagan, Richfield, Bloomington, Edina, St. Louis Park (Saint Louis Park), Eden Prairie, Golden Valley, Robbinsdale, Northeast Minneapolis (Northeast Mpls), Plymouth, Minnetonka, Wayzata, Excelsior, Maple Grove, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Fridley, Rosemount, Apple Valley, Cottage Grove, Burnsville, and Savage.The Chione Quintet
During the 2024-25 season, Bethany performed frequently in a variety of settings, including with Minnesota Orchestra, Minnesota Sinfonia, South Dakota Symphony, South Dakota Wind Quintet, and in several different Twin Cities classical music series (Classical Music Project, Vocalessence, Nutcracker, St. Mark's Cathedral, Border CrosSing, Film Score Fest, American Ballet Theater performances in Twin Cities, Film Score Fest, Summit Sinfonietta).  
Bethany is a flute teacher, piccolo teacher, and baroque flute teacher. Her studio for flute lessons/piccolo lessons/baroque flute lessons, halfway between Minneapolis (Mpls) and St. Paul (St Paul / Saint Paul) downtowns, is convenient for access from all over the Twin Cities in Minnesota, including Roseville, Arden Hills, Lauderdale, New Brighton, Shoreview, Little Canada, Vadnais Heights, White Bear Lake, West St. Paul (West Saint Paul), South St. Paul (South Saint Paul), Woodbury, Maplewood, Inver Grove Heights, Eagan, Richfield, Bloomington, Edina, St. Louis Park (Saint Louis Park), Eden Prairie, Golden Valley, Robbinsdale, Northeast Minneapolis (Northeast Mpls), Plymouth, Minnetonka, Wayzata, Excelsior, Maple Grove, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Fridley, Rosemount, Apple Valley, Cottage Grove, Burnsville, and Savage.Bethany Summersgill and Paul Jacobson perform at the Lyra Baroque Orchestra's annual fundraising gala
​Bethany's students had a fulfilling 2024-25 school year and summer.  They performed with GTCYS (Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies), at UMFA (Upper Midwest Flute Association)'s Marathon Flute Concert and Flute Fest, at Schmitt's MakeMusic day, with the Flute Cocktail flute choir, and in Bethany's end-of-year studio recitals.  They especially enjoyed the opportunity to play chamber music together (small ensembles).  They continued field-testing new works for Bethany's in-progress pedagogical book, which she will publish after its completion, and they have enjoyed learning and refining some new and/or less-familiar skills throughout that process.  Three of Bethany's students were selected to perform concertos this season - one with their school ensemble and two with a professional orchestra as part of the University of St. Thomas Festival Orchestra competition.  Two of her graduating senior students auditioned successfully to pursue music degrees at Bard College (performance) and University of Minnesota-Duluth (education).
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