It’s probably possible to find someone who considers any and all music to be degenerate…and I think there are a number of artists in Northfield who strive to produce at least some music that’s at least a little bit degenerate, but, hey, I’ve got to hand it to Carleton College Professor of Music and Director of the Carleton Orchestra Hector Valdivia for producing a concert focusing on the work of historically recognized composers of degenerate music.  The featured creators of this so-called degenerate music include Schulhoff (pictured), Shostakovich, Strauss, and Wagner.

Friday, November 15th: Carleton Jazz Piano Studio, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Contented Cow; Cedar Paddle Band; 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Contented Cow; Early Music Singers/Collegium Musicum, 7:30 p.m., Boe Chapel on the St. Olaf College campus; In The Heights, 7:30 p.m., Kelsey Theater on the St. Olaf College campus; Urinetown, 7:30 p.m., Northfield High School Auditorium; Mark Kreitzer, 8:00 p.m., Tavern Lounge; Orchestra Concert, 8:00 p.m., Concert Hall on the Carleton College campus; and Mark Allen, 9:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., Froggy Bottoms.

Saturday, November 1th: Minnesota & Northfield History Live, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Northfield Public Library; Martha Scanlan, 7:30 p.m., Northfield Arts Guild Theater; Urinetown, 7:30 p.m., Northfield High School Auditorium; In The Heights, 7:30 p.m., Kelsey Theater on the St. Olaf College campus; Jeff Ray, 8:00 p.m., Tavern Lounge; and Optimum Trajectory, 9:00 to 11:00 p.m., Contented Cow.

Sunday, November 17th: Urinetown, 2:00 p.m., Northfield High School Auditorium; In The Heights, 2:00 p.m., Kelsey Theater on the St. Olaf College campus; and Quiz Night, 8:00 p.m., Contented Cow.