⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Minneapolis. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Joe Hisashi at Westminster Presbyterian under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
📍 Venue: The Westminster Presbyterian Sanctuary
📅 Dates and times: May 25 and July 20 at 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. (select during purchase)
⏳ Duration: 65 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: all guests must be 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is ADA compliant
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Tentative Program
- Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind - Opening Theme
- Laputa: Castle in the Sky - Kimi wo Nosete - Carrying You
- My Neighbour Totoro - Kaze no Toori Michi - Path of the Wind
- My Neighbour Totoro - Tonari no Totoro - Main Theme
- Kiki's Delivery Service - Umi no Mieru Machi - A Town with an Ocean View
- Kiki's Delivery Service - Tabidachi - Journey
- Princess Mononoke - Main Theme
- Spirited Away - Inochi no Namae - Name of Life
- Spirited Away - Chihiro's Waltz
- Ponyo - Gake no Ue no Ponyo - Ponyo on the Cliff
- The Wind Rises - A Journey (A Dream of Flight)
- Kikujiro - Summer
- The Tale of Princess Kaguya - When I Remember This Life
- Howl's Moving Castle - Merry Go Round of Life
Performers
- Listeso String Quartet

User reviews
- My first fever event as well as candlelight concert. Peaceful atmosphere with top notch music by amazing musicians. I've been a Ghibli fan for most of my life so this was definitely a treat to attend.
- A glorious evening of beautiful music. Thank you to the incredible performers. The venue was so majestic and the candles truly elevated the whole experience.
- Delightful. This exceeded our expectations. The quartet leader in particular was very passionate about the music and her commentary added a lot to the experience!
- Great venue, church staff were very welcoming, musicians were amazing, and the program had a perfect selection of Hisaishi's work. Also appreciated the ease of parking. Good value for a fun evening!
- We had a great time at this unique venue and unique quartet!
- Amazing!
- Great experience all around. High quality music for a low price! Great crowd engagement as well. This will not be my last Candlelight event.
- Venue had good acoustics. The lead musician had in depth knowledge about the films the music was from.
- Comfortable and magical, the quartet played beautifully! Thank you!
- LOVE LOVE LOVED IT!!! You can't fail with Anime music. Especially Studio Ghibli!!
- AMAZING
- Fun concert. We loved the music!
- Amazing and great first impression for my first time
- Really beautiful!
- Beautiful environment and music. So much nostalgia.
Getting there
St Ignatius Church
650 Parker Ave, 94118
Select date and session
25 May
20 Jul
Refundable purchase
Get a full refund when you cancel up to 48 hours before the start time. No questions asked!