inti figgis-vizueta: Music for Transitions

Date/Time:
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Offer:
In-person: 2 free tickets — Best available seating in Price 3 or Price 4

Event Details:

Embark upon an "arresting ... sparse, beautiful" (NPR Classical) sensory journey through form and identity in this Liquid Music | Northrop Series performance. Composer inti figgis-vizueta presents her 2026 debut record "Music for Transitions" with an evening communing the virtuosity of Grammy Award-winning cellist Andrew Yee; the hypnotic luminosity of Germany-based Rothko String Quartet (RSQ) in their Minnesota debut; and the radiant mastery of organist Aaron David Miller on the historic Northrop pipe organ.

This moving, genre-dissolving program opens with "wayra" (wind), a work originally commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, performed by Miller and demonstrating the improvisational flexibility of the Aeolian-Skinner organ. "Music for Transitions," which will be performed in full at this concert, includes several compositions for Yee and Rothko String Quartet and explores Indigenous heritage and trans identity through organic, ecstatic soundscapes. The title track, originally written for four cellos, premiered in 2020 multitracked entirely by Yee. Recurring themes of land, wind, rivers and cosmology are framed by constant musical transformation throughout.

An "ever-intriguing, rising new music star" (LA Times), whose work brings "a sense of true dramatic stakes" (The New York Times), composer inti figgis-vizueta crafts magically real music through the lens of personal identity. Her compositions braid together a childhood in the immigrant communities and Black-founded Freedom Schools of Washington, D.C. with her direct Andean and Irish heritage, weaving complex historical aesthetics with trans and Indigenous futures.

Location:
Northrop - Carlson Family Stage
84 Church Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Hours of Operation:
Mon – Fri, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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Organization Details:

Situated at the heart of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus and a state historic landmark, Northrop has served as the University’s primary gathering place for the performing arts, world-renowned dance performances, concerts, academic ceremonies, and major civic events for nearly 100 years. From touring international and favorite local dance companies, musicians, and film screenings to the hottest comedy acts, renowned speakers, celebrated authors, and prestigious UMN lectures, Northrop offers opportunities for all ages to explore, learn, and engage.

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Offer: In-person: 2 free tickets — Best available seating in Price 3 or Price 4

Date/Time: Tuesday, December 8, 2026 7:00 pm

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