Washtenaw Chorale presents our Spring Concert, in honor of its long-awaited return, entitled “Come Rain or Come Shine.” It will include music by Daniel Elder, Oja Gleilo, Haydn, Robert Lowery, Johnny Mercer, Thomas Morley, and others.

Concerts

Washtenaw Chorale Spring Concert: Come Rain or Come Shine

Community Support

InkTown Derby Day

Ferndale Community Concert Band has been making music in Ferndale and the surrounding area for 7 years. 
The band&#8217;s conductor and musical director is Mr. Ed Quick. Maestro Quick was the Band director at Detroit School of the Arts for many years and has performed with his bands at Carnegie Hall and in Europe over many years. 
Taylor Made Jazz, a 7 piece jazz combo will open the show with a short set at 2:45 p.m. 
The title of Sunday&#8217;s concert is Musical Landscapes Real and Imagined.

Ferndale Community Concert Band

Come join us as we sing songs of inspiration, imagination and the indomitable human spirit from stage and screen.

“Follow Your Star!” Choral concert by Cantata Academy Chorale

We are delighted to bring you songs of inspiration, imagination and the indomitable human spirit from stage and screen. Cantata Chorale will be joined by choirs from Troy High School and Troy Athens High School, under the direction of Adrienne Covian.

“Follow Your Star” Choral concert by Cantata Academy Chorale

Join us as we sing songs of inspiration, imagination and indomitable human spirit from stage and screen.

“Follow your Star” Choral concert by Cantata Academy Chorale

On March, 26 at 4:30pm, Jazz at JAPC will present a fine afternoon of music with the smooth vocals of Robert McCarthur. The concert will feature:
Robert McCarther &#8211; vocalist 
Buddy Budson- piano 
Marion Hayden &#8211; bass 
Tariq Gardner &#8211; drums 
Rafael Leafar- saxophones
The concert is free and a reception will follow. Please bring a friend! The concert will also be live streamed from the JAPC facebook page.

Jazz at JAPC presents Robert McCarthur

Fresh from a season of recordings and gripping performances around the globe, this electrifying ensemble returns to the open arms of our growing audience. Their captivating program of works by Haydn, Mendelssohn and Bartok promises to be memorable indeed.
As always, our friends in the Ehnes Quartet look forward to interacting with you from the stage at our trademark Just Between Us artist talk back, immediately following the concert.
Program: 
Quartet Op. 20 No. 5 Franz Joseph Haydn 
Quartet No. 6 Béla Bartók 
Quartet Op. 44 No. 2 Felix Mendelssohn

Ehnes Quartet Returns

The Michigan Jazz Festival has announced a new competition for area amateur jazz vocalists. 
The 2023 Rising Star Vocal Jazz Competition invites singers ages 14 to 114 to submit YouTube videos of their vocal performances. A panel of judges will select 5 finalists who will be invited to perform in the Finals Competition hosted by Ramona Collins at Aretha’s Jazz Café on Sunday, May 21. The first-place vocalist will win a cash prize and will perform with Collins in the 28th annual Michigan Jazz Festival on Sunday, July 16th. 
Visit the Festival’s website: michiganjazzfestival.org to register for the competition, to purchase tickets for the Finals, and to get more information. Application deadline is April 1st.

Benefit or Fundraiser

Michigan Jazz Festival Vocal Competition

Get your dancing shoes! The Cube’s favorite salsa instructor, Mambo Marci, returns to host Salsa Dance Party. The evening will begin with a group salsa dance lesson led by Mambo Marci, followed by an open dance floor the rest of the night featuring live music by Orquesta Ritmo and DJ sets by DJ Fercho.

Classes

Salsa Dance Party in The Cube

Stephen Hough, whom The Guardian calls “a whole orchestra in himself,” performs Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto. It is a piece full of stunning moments, such as the first movement’s tempestuous chords giving way to ethereal trills in the piano’s high register. Markus Stenz leads the orchestra in Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony, almost overwhelming in its grandeur, with majestic horn calls and mesmerizing themes.

Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto & Bruckner’s Fourth

LaShaun phoenix Moore hosts a star-studded event featuring the best of Cube R&amp;B, Rap, and Poetry artists. Johdi &amp; Miz Korona return as featured musical guests with spoken word sets by Peace Bell, Ben Will, Justin Rogers, and Kelly Brown. DJ Stacye J will be spinning throughout the evening. One night only, don’t miss your chance to experience this live.

Poetry & Music: Worlds Collide in The Cube

Join us in The Cube for an intimate evening of live music featuring the Mark Guiliana Quartet. Mark Guiliana has become recognized as one of the world’s leading drummers, admired and in demand across the spectrum from jazz to rock to electronic music for his rhythmic sophistication, creative impulse, and individual sound. You can hear his work on David Bowie’s final multi-Grammy Award-winning album, Blackstar, and he has performed with Brad Mehldau, Donny McCaslin, John Scofield, Lionel Loueke, and Gretchen Parlato.

Mark Guiliana in The Cube

Stravinsky’s Firebird, awash in orchestral colors, crackles with wild rhythms and an iridescent finale. Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers commissioned Arturo Márquez—one of today’s leading Mexican composers—to write Fandango, a mariachi-inspired concerto, for which he drew on his childhood immersion in that style (his father was a mariachi musician). Inspired by a visit to a ballroom in Veracruz, Márquez’s Danzón No. 2 sways with animated dance rhythms. The program opens with a dramatic selection from Khachaturian’s ballet about the gladiator who led a slave uprising in ancient Rome.

Jader Bignamini Conducts Stravinsky’s Firebird

As one of the world&#8217;s longest-running and most iconic jazz events, the Monterey Jazz Festival celebrates its 65th year with a must-hear once-in-a-lifetime ensemble. Featuring Tony and Grammy Award-winning NEA Jazz Master vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater alongside Grammy Award-winning vocalist Kurt Elling and critically acclaimed rising star saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, this stellar band will be directed by visionary pianist Christian Sands and anchored by his longtime rhythm section, bassist Yasushi Nakamura and drummer Clarence Penn.

Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour

Please join us for an exciting evening with the Detroit Community Orchestra and Detroit Community Concert Band! These ensembles are comprised of adults of all ages from the Metro Detroit area.

Detroit Community Ensembles

Hear the DSO perform iconic songs from memorable movies and binge-worthy series, all in one concert. Featuring music from A Star Is Born, Tommy, Stranger Things, Rocketman, Bohemian Rhapsody, Back to the Future, Rock of Ages, Mad Men, and Yesterday.

Hollywood Rocks

Augustin Hadelich, a violinist whose rhapsodic expressiveness has gained worldwide attention, solos in not one but two works for violin and orchestra. Stravinsky’s concerto blends neoclassical clarity and proportion with rich, playful textures. Violin Concerto in A major, Op. 5, No. 2 by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, is a delicate work by a contemporary of Mozart and Haydn. JoAnn Falletta also conducts a new piece by Brian Raphael Nabors, as well as Kodály’s work infused with the sounds of Central European folk music.
Amplifying Voices is a New Music USA initiative, which is powered by the Sphinx Ventures Fund, with additional support from ASCAP and the Sorel Organization.

Augustin Hadelich & Stravinsky

Get to know the DSO and discover all the orchestra can do! Young People&#8217;s Family Concerts are an exciting introduction to classical music that often include dance, theater, storytelling, and video. Young People&#8217;s Concerts have introduced generations of children to classical music—a friendship that lasts a lifetime.

Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

Hear DSO musicians perform Shostakovich&#8217;s String Quartet No. 10 and Prokofiev&#8217;s String Quartet No. 1 in an intimate setting.

Shostakovich & Prokofiev | String Quartet

Beethoven’s Eighth Symphony is one of his most jovial works, and contains some of the composer’s cleverest musical humor as well as bouncy dance rhythms with unexpected accents. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra&#8217;s Principal Trombone Kenneth Thompkins performs the world premiere of a concerto written for him by Carlos Simon, based on Underground Railroad conductor William Still’s account of the hardships and struggles of the enslaved seeking freedom at any cost. The program opens with Brahms’ imaginative variations on a majestic theme.

Beethoven’s Eighth & Simon’s Trombone Concerto

With a voice that goes from a velvety purr to a mighty Valkyrie cry in a single phrase, Cube fan favorite Storm Large returns, singing Great American Songbook standards, Broadway tear-jerkers, rock goddess anthems, and some of her own gorgeous originals — all delivered with a fierce personal style.
Please be advised Storm&#8217;s shows are fabulous fun and may contain adult content and explicit language.

Storm Large in The Cube

The New York Times calls him “amazing.” Variety says he’s “brilliant.” You stood and cheered after his Music of Billy Joel show with the Symphony. Now, Michael Cavanaugh returns to the DSO to perform the music of the other great piano man, Elton John. Beloved tunes include “Your Song,” “Tiny Dancer,” “Rocket Man,” and many more. Whether you loved his last show or missed it, be sure to join Michael and the Symphony for a Crocodile Rockin’ night.

The Music of Elton John featuring Michael Cavanaugh

Mendelssohn was struck by the rugged landscape of Scotland during a walking tour there, and later infused his Third Symphony with hints of Scottish dances and reminiscences of the countryside. Helen Grime’s Violin Concerto is a study in contrasts—from the frenzy of wild virtuosity to sensitive, reflective melodies—and is played here by Leila Josefowicz, a leading performer of new music for the violin. Conductor and composer Daníel Bjarnason begins with one of his own pieces, inspired by the energy and brightness of the Pacific Ocean.

Leila Josefowicz & Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3

Enjoy works for winds by a range of Latin American composers, including Lalo Schifrin&#8217;s jazz-infused tribute to New Orleans, which sways with mystery before launching into a vibrant dance. Other composers on the program include Astor Piazzolla, Julio Medaglia, Paquito D&#8217;Rivera, Alberto Ginastera, and Heitor Villa-Lobos.

Latin American Winds

Join us in The Cube for an intimate evening of music by award-winning harpist Brandee Younger. Premiering music from her latest album Impulse!, Younger pays homage to the legendary Detroit harpist Dorthy Ashby at this one-night-only event.
A leading voice of the harp today, performer, composer, and educator Brandee Younger defies genres and labels. Recently nominated for a 2022 GRAMMY® for Best Instrumental Composition and NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album, she has performed and recorded with artists including Pharoah Sanders, Ravi Coltrane, Jack Dejohnette, Charlie Haden, Common, John Legend, The Roots and Lauryn Hill.

Brandee Younger in The Cube

Janáček named his Second String Quartet &#8220;Intimate Letters,&#8221; as it was inspired by his passionate obsession with a woman to whom he wrote over 700 letters; the work contains some of the composer&#8217;s most ardent music. Paired with this piece is Sibelius&#8217;s only mature string quartet, which he referred to as &#8220;Inner Voices&#8221; for its inwardness and contemplation. Join musicians from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for this stunning and intimate evening of chamber music.

Intimate Letters & Inner Voices | String Quartet

The story of Aretha Franklin is the story of America in the second half of the twentieth century. Her music, her activism, her faith, and her strength are woven into the fabric of our history. Celebrate the singer, the icon, the leader, and the woman with her greatest hits, including “Respect,” “Chain of Fools,” “Natural Woman,” “Think,” and “Amazing Grace.” The DSO is joined by superb vocalists Tamika Lawrence, Coco Smith, and Blaine Krauss.

RESPECT: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin

Join us in The Cube for an intimate evening of music presented by DSO musicians with a program highlighting composers who are hidden gems or unstoppable rising voices from the past 200 years.

DSO at The Cube: Hidden Gems

From the opening horn calls signaling unstoppable fate to the delirious ending full of cymbal crashes and orchestral fireworks, Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony serves, in the composer’s words, as a “faithful echo” of an intense emotional journey. Martucci’s Nocturne employs gentle, beautiful melodies to portray nighttime calm, and Dohnányi’s set of variations humorously transforms a familiar childhood melody through a variety of musical styles.

Jader Bignamini Conducts Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony & Dohnányi

On our final classical program of the season, the rhythms and harmonies of Spain infuse Lalo’s exciting work for solo violin and orchestra. The soloist on these concerts is the young Spanish violinist María Dueñas, winner of the Yehudi Menuhin Competition 2021. Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra, the first minute of which features prominently in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, is a lush, thrilling tone poem inspired by Friedrich Nietzchse’s book of the same name. The concert opens with a new fanfare by Wynton Marsalis, Herald, Holler and Halleujah!

Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra & Dueñas performs Lalo

Take a journey by listening to Brahms&#8217;s Second String Quartet, in which melancholy restlessness, stormy dissonances, flowing melodic lines, and vivacious dance rhythms are all found in abundance. It is a mature work from a composer fully in control; Brahms wrote and destroyed 20 string quartets before allowing the two forming his Opus 51 to be published, and his demanding perfectionism shines through.

Brahms at The Commons | String Quartet

Two of today’s most celebrated artists—Michael Feinstein and Jean-Yves Thibaudet—join forces for the first time in an innovative program for two pianos celebrating the music of George Gershwin and his world.
Born of a serendipitous encounter between the two artists at Festival Napa Valley 2021, Two Pianos: Who Could Ask for Anything More? showcases each artist’s unique gifts for creativity, virtuosity, and sheer joy of music making. Michael Feinstein is the renowned vocalist/ pianist/conductor and the leading authority on the Great American Songbook, while Jean-Yves Thibaudet has built a 30-year reputation not only as one of today’s finest pianists, but also for his imaginative partnerships in film, fashion, and visual art. Together, Feinstein and Thibaudet form a uniquely prodigious artistic and creative force.
There is an extraordinary heritage of music from the 20th Century that is hybrid, straddling the worlds of classical and popular music, and this presentation will resonantly connect the dots with rich anecdotes and rare musicality. A centerpiece of the program will feature lost and unknown Gershwin works, some originally conceived for two pianos, alongside his more beloved works including Rhapsody In Blue. Other works will include those penned by Alec Wilder, Cole Porter, a suite of charming waltzes by Richard Rodgers, a suite of beloved Latin melodies, along with forays into Jazz, Ragtime, and Stride.
The 2023 DSO Heroes Gala honors DSO supporter and Chair Emeritus Peter D. Cummings. To purchase gala tickets, please click here: https://www.dso.org/events-and-tickets/events/22-23-spring/heroes-gala

Two Pianos: Who Could Ask for Anything More?

Our final chamber concert of the season features familiar and unfamiliar piano trios from the baroque period to the present day, including works by underrepresented composers.

DSO Piano Trio at Steinway Gallery

Eight-time Grammy Award-winning bassist, composer, and bandleader Christian McBride brings his cutting-edge band New Jawn to Orchestra Hall. As one of the most important figures in the jazz world for the last 20 years, McBride delights audiences with his adventurous chordless quartet featuring two horns (saxophone and trumpet) and no piano. From jazz to R&amp;B, neo-soul to classical, McBride is a luminary with one hand ever reaching for new heights.

Christian McBride’s New Jawn

Curtain up! The DSO celebrates Broadway legends Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Leonard Bernstein, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and more. Relive your favorite Broadway hits with a full orchestra and spectacular vocalists led by Broadway musical director and conductor Andy Einhorn.

Broadway Legends: Sondheim, Bernstein, Rogers & Hammerstein

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Brent Havens perform Windborne’s The Music Of The Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards 1969 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of The Rolling Stones’s iconic albums Beggar’s Banquet and Let It Bleed. The performance will feature tracks from these two albums including Sympathy For The Devil, Street Fighting Man, Gimme Shelter, Midnight Rambler, and You Can’t Always Get What You Want, as well as other classic hits from their ABKCO years such as Let’s Spend The Night Together, Brown Sugar, Ruby Tuesday, and more! The DSO will pay tribute to The World’s Greatest Rock n’ Roll Band with vocalist Mick Adams and a full rock band.
© 2019 ABKCO Music &amp; Records, Inc

Windborne’s The Music of the Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger & Keith Richards 1969

George Li performs Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto—full of passionate melodies, lush harmonies, and displays of blistering speed. Brahms’ final symphony shows the German composer at the height of his inventive powers and full of tragic beauty. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Ballade combines grand adventure with lilting tenderness to lead off the program.

Brahms’ Fourth & Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2

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Theatre & Performance

Broadway In Detroit’s Subscription Test Drive Event

The Metropolitan Detroit Chorale and Orchestra, under the direction of Pasquale Pascaretti, will present John Rutter&#8217;s Mass of the Children on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. at Hope Community Baptist Church, 42259 Hayes Rd., Sterling Heights, MI 48313. The Chorale will be joined by The Metropolitan Detroit Youth Choir, comprised of students from Fraser High School, The International Academy of Macomb, and the Iris Music Academy. The program will also include Rutter’s Five Meditations for Orchestra and will feature selections for Chinese Erhu by special guest artist, Xiao Dong Wei, accompanied by Jacklyn Cole.

MDC Masterworks: Mass of the Children

In partnership with Autism Ontario and the Windsor Public Library, we celebrate the music of the late Fred Rogers. This family-focused program will explore Mr. Roger’s contributions to music, education, inclusivity, and Autism acceptance. Hosted by Kate Reynolds, local musician, writer, and children’s librarian who is open about her autism diagnosis, disabilities and queerness, this program will champion the importance of representation while introducing children to classical music.
Joined by Disco the Drag Queen for a short storytime. (Disco will be available before and after the concert to address any questions.)
To purchase tickets for this event, please visit: 4thwallmusic.com

It’s You I Like – The Music of Mr. Rogers

Description: 
Royal Oak Concert Band and Woodward Avenue Jazz Orchestra 
&#8216;Rhythm and Winds,&#8217; a program of original music for concert band and music composed for the stage, featuring music by Leonard Bernstein, William Grant Still, Alfred Reed, George Gershwin, Percy Grainger, Robert Nathaniel Dett and John Philip Sousa.

ROYAL OAK CONCERT BAND and WOODWARD AVENUE JAZZ ORCHESTRA

We are excited to present our &#8220;Spring Musicale&#8221; Small Ensemble concert. The seventeenth annual fundraiser for the North Oakland Concert band features performances by band members and friends. Small ensembles play a wide variety of music; from chamber music, to jazz and ragtime, to music used in TV and movie themes. 
Your generous donations allow us to provide this concert to you free of charge.
Light refreshments, beer, wine and snacks will be served.
Admission is free.

North Oakland Concert Band presents “A Spring Musicale”

Enjoy a Royal Oak Symphony Orchestra concert of wonderful music by composers of color! The program includes the rarely heard &#8220;Archaic Ritual&#8221; by William Grant Still, Highlights from Duke Ellington&#8217;s &#8220;Sophisticated Ladies&#8221; arranged by Bob Lowden, &#8220;Beloved Isles Cayman&#8221; by Leila Ross Shier arranged by Music Director John McLaughlin Williams and featuring soloist Pia Broden Williams, and &#8220;Symphonic Variations on an African Air Opus 63&#8221; by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.

Music of Bondage and Freedom: Works by Composers of Color

Charlie Ballantine is acclaimed as one of the finest and most versatile young guitarists on the scene today. JAZZ TIMES MAGAZINE hails his playing as “teeming with intricate grooves and maniacal precision his guitar work is both beautiful and complex” and VINTAGE GUITAR MAGAZINE described his style by stating “Jazz, rock, and folk music peacefully coexist in Charlie Ballantine’s world”.
Equipped with an impressive body of original compositions on albums like “Vonnegut” and “Cold Coffee”, Ballantine also displays a great reverence for the jazz tradition through the inclusion of standards like ‘My One and Only Love’, ‘East of the Sun’ and an entire double album dedicated to the music of Thelonious Monk released September 2021. “In the vein of fellow guitarists like John Scofield, Bill Frisell and Julian Lage, Ballantine reconciles his educational background in jazz with the stylistic background of his instrument. He approaches the gratifying tonal and harmonic language of rock/roots with the groove, ambition and improvisational focus of a jazz musician” – (JAZZIZ MAGAZINE)
After graduating from the Jacobs School of Music under the direction of David Baker, Ballantine relocated to Indianapolis and quickly developed a name for himself with a string of high energy performances at clubs like the Jazz Kitchen and Chatterbox Jazz Club. After releasing two solo albums Ballantine was able to attain global recognition with his award winning third album “Life is Brief: The Music of Bob Dylan” which ALL ABOUT JAZZ named in their top ten jazz albums of the year. “From the opening bars of “The Times They Are a-Changin&#8217;” it is clear that something special is happening” – (ALL ABOUT JAZZ)
Although primarily a front man for his own projects with tours and frequent appearances throughout the US and Canada at venues and festivals such as the Indianapolis Jazz Festival, The Winnipeg International Jazz Festival and The Elkhart Jazz Festival, Ballantine also has an extensive list of side man credits having performed with names like Rob Dixon, Emmett Cohen, and Amanda Gardier helping to further solidify him as a creative force and put him in the highest of ranks as a performer.
“Befitting a guitarist from America’s heartland, Charlie Ballantine mixes jazz, folk-rock, surf/instro, blues, pop, and country into a simmering pot of guitar sound and style.” – Vintage Guitar Magazine

Charlie Ballantine Trio

Dave Bennett doesn’t fit the mold.
For starters, you don’t find many jazz clarinet players who name Alice Cooper, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Chris Isaak among their influences. You won’t find many musicians who are equally conversant with the music of Benny Goodman (the “King of Swing”) and Roy Orbison (“The Soul of Rock and Roll”). In fact, you may not find even one other clarinet virtuoso who breaks from his Swing Era repertoire to sing rockabilly hits while accompanying himself at the piano or electric guitar.
In the early days of jazz, the clarinet joined with trumpet and trombone to create the music’s signature sound, and it ruled the roost in the Swing Era when jazz was America’s popular music and dance-party soundtrack. If anyone can return the clarinet to its heyday, it’s Dave Bennett, who fuses serious jazz improvisation with a host of modern pop influences.
Dave has been a featured soloist at Carnegie Hall with The New York Pops (2013) and has been featured with 35 other US and Canadian orchestras including Nashville, Detroit, Rochester, Omaha, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, Orlando, San Antonio, Jacksonville, Portland, OR and Portland, ME. Some of his annual appearances include The Elkhart Jazz Festival, The Suncoast Classic Jazz Festival, The Arizona Classic Jazz Festival, The Sacramento Hot Jazz Jubilee, The Clambake Music Festival, and The Redwood Coast Music Festival.
Dave has been featured on NPR Radio’s “Jazz at Riverwalk.” He made his European debut in 2008 at The Bern Jazz Festival(Switzerland) in a combo with jazz legends and Benny Goodman band alumni guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli and vibraphonist, the late Peter Appleyard.
In March 2022, Dave and his band performed to a sold-out audience at New York City’s Birdland Theater.
Dave is a Mack Avenue Records artist. His 2013 CD “Don’t Be That Way” met with critical acclaim. His second release, Blood Moon, which features five originals and six pop/jazz covers, reached No 24 on the Billboard Jazz charts in 2018.
During the isolation of the pandemic, fate steered Bennett’s time off the road and pushed him into his home studio where he transcended his jazz leanings altogether. Released in June 2022, “Nowhere Fast” taps into the pain and joy of living in these trying times, the power of healing, and music’s ability to transform isolation into inspiration. Road songs, reverb-laded guitar solos that could power a surf documentary, and memories of loves and lives lost are the mile markers that make up his latest release.

Dave Bennett Quartet

Bollywood Bash is a multi-disciplinary arts event which features dancers, aerialists, musicians, and other artists from the Detroit area. Proceeds from the event benefit Sanctum House, a non-profit organization supporting survivors of human trafficking. Come enjoy a sampling of metro-Detroit&#8217;s best artists while supporting a good cause.

9th Annual Bollywood Bash- Celebration of Dreams

Under the baton of guest conductor Travis Cook and special guest composer/arranger Tim Parsons, the Troy Metro Symphony Orchestra is pleased to present a spring concert at Rockpointe Community Church (38100 Utica Rd, Sterling Heights, MI 48312) on March 24th at 7:00 PM. The repertoire will reflect our spring theme: &#8220;Awake! Anthems of New Life.&#8221; 
Concert selections include: 
Church Festival Overture &#8211; Otto Nicolai; 
Sleepers, Awake &#8211; J.S. Bach; 
I Shall Know Him, hymn; 
It is Well With My Soul, hymn &#8211; arr. Parsons; 
2 Songs without Words &#8211; Gustav Holst; 
Procession of the Nobles &#8211; Rimsky-Korsakov; 
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring &#8211; Frederick Delius; and 
Dvořák Symphony No. 8, Allegro con brio.
Admission is FREE (but donations are welcome and always appreciated!).
Facebook Event Page: https://fb.me/e/3WCEi4b5U 
Website: www.troymetro.org 
Contact: troymetrosymphony@gmail.com

Troy Metro Symphony Orchestra Spring Community Concert in Sterling Heights

Music Director Zeljko Milicevic conducts the Rochester Symphony Orchestra (RSO) in a variety of classical string gems from C.P.E. Bach, Albinoni, and R.V. Williams. Included is one of young Mendelssohn&#8217;s string symphonies. Featured violin soloist and Concertmaster D. Lorraine Gunn performs J.S. Bach and her own arrangement of Arlen&#8217;s &#8220;Stormy Weather.&#8221;

The Rochester Symphony presents “Classical Gems,” a symphony of strings.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26 at 2:30pm 
&#8230; a 6 piece band for an afternoon of authentic New Orleans Jazz, right here in Windsor! 
THE FRONT LINE 
New Orleans-style trumpet ace Dave Tatrow (heard at all of America&#8217;s traditional jazz festivals); Chris Tabaczynski on his arsenal of saxes and clarinet and Mike Karoub on cello, this time playing as a front line &#8220;horn man&#8221; for authentic New Orleans Jazz polyphony. (That&#8217;s fancy music school talk for everybody in the front line jamming at once) 
THE RHYTHM SECTION 
This time with a &#8220;street beat&#8221; feel! 
from Ann Arbor, Chris Smith marching on Sousaphone and Pete Siers on drums. Heard in our November concert with Dave Bennett, Pete&#8217;s now a first-call drummer on his frequent residencies in New Orleans; Mike Karloff, piano. THE TUNES 
Bourbon Street Parade, Basin Street Blues, Canal Street Blues, Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans, Tin Roof Blues, Just a Closer Walk with Thee, St. James Infirmary, The Muskrat Ramble, That&#8217;s a Plenty, Tiger Rag, Way Down Yonder in New Orleans&#8230;you know the tunes. All the classics of New Orleans jazz! 
WARM UP YOUR FEBRUARY WITH SOME HOT JAZZ

Mac Hall New Orleans  Street Beat ’23

Under the baton of guest conductor Travis Cook, the Troy Metro Symphony Orchestra is pleased to present a spring concert at Highland Park Baptist Church on March 31st at 7:00 PM. The repertoire will reflect our theme: &#8220;Awake! Anthems of New Life&#8221; &#8230; with classical &amp; sacred selections tying together the spring season and new life found in Christ. We will also have special guest composer/arranger Tim Parsons conduct his fresh, innovative arrangement of the hymn &#8220;It is Well With My Soul.&#8221; Other concert selections include: 
Church Festival Overture &#8211; Otto Nicolai; 
Sleepers, Awake &#8211; J.S. Bach; 
I Shall Know Him, hymn; 
2 Songs without Words &#8211; Gustav Holst; 
Procession of the Nobles &#8211; Rimsky-Korsakov; 
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring &#8211; Frederick Delius; 
Dvořák Symphony No. 8, Allegro con brio. 
Admission is FREE (but donations are welcome and always appreciated!). 
Facebook Event Page: https://fb.me/e/3iGe0JiiC / 
Website: www.troymetro.org / 
Email: troymetrosymphony@gmail.com

Troy Metro Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert

The Troy Metro Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet will be playing a concert at Faithway Baptist Church in Ypsilanti (2020 Packard Rd) on Friday, February 24th, at 7 PM. The evening will be filled with sacred and well-known brass tunes, a short message from God&#8217;s Word, and a fabulous dessert buffet! As always, admission is FREE (but donations are always welcome!). We hope you will join us for a fun (and delicious!) family night out! 
Facebook Event Page: https://fb.me/e/2B2Rz4pGQ 
Website: www.troymetro.org 
Email: troymetrosymphony@gmail.com

Troy Metro Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet Concert & Dessert

St. David&#8217;s is hosting our annual Drive Thru Ashes this Ash Wednesday from 7am until 6pm. This event is open to the community and all who wish to receive ashes. Last year we had over 400 people drive thru for ashes and we hope to beat that number this year.

Drive Thru Ashes at St. David’s Episcopal Church Southfield

Please join us for an &#8220;out of this world&#8221; listening experience as The North Oakland Concert Band presents our annual winter concert entitled “Beyond.” Highlights include &#8220;Beyond&#8221; by Wataru Hokoyama, &#8220;Armenian Dances&#8221; by Alfred Reed, and &#8220;Celtic Flutes&#8221; by Kurt Gable. &#8220;Celtic Flutes&#8221; features our own talented flutists Robyn Myers and Karen Wesley.

North Oakland Concert Band presents “Beyond” – Winter Concert

An intimate onstage concert at the historic Michigan Theatre of Jackson in downtown Jackson, Michigan. Very limited seating.

On Stage With Laith Al-Saadi

Join us this Friday at the Bloomfield Hills High School auditorium, as our community orchestra celebrates its tenth anniversary, its first female music director, and its first repertoire by female composers!
Amy Beach’s Gaelic Symphony is a big work with beautiful folk melodies and a large orchestration; Schumann’s Piano Concerto features University of Michigan DMA student Katherine Benson; and Holmes’ La Nuit et L’Amour is a beautiful symphonic interlude from her large-scale ode-symphonie Ludus Pro Patria.

Spectrum Orchestra: Her Perspective, A Celebration of Female Composers

“How to Create and Maintain a Pro Jazz Career” will be presented by the Michigan Jazz Festival Education Initiative on Zoom on Sunday, March 5th, 2023 from 4-6 pm. The presenters are James Hughes, Michael Malis, and Kasan Belgrave. This is an interactive interview and Q&amp;A with three pro musicians in early, mid, and veteran points of their careers and how they have achieved and maintained success playing jazz in a metropolitan area.

Public Talk

How to Create and Maintain a Pro Jazz Career-Michigan Jazz Festival Education Initiative

Orchard Lake Philharmonic will be performing music to Dance to. Embassy Waltz from My Fair Lady, American In Paris, Blue Tango, Andalucia Suite and Artist&#8217;s Life Waltz. Also French Horn Concerto in D by Telemann.

Invitation to the Dance – orchestra concert

“Invitation to the Dance” – Orchestra Concert

Written By August Wilson 
Directed by John Sloan, III
January 13 &#8211; March 5, 2023
Curtain Times: 
Fridays | 8:30 P.M. 
Saturdays | 3 P.M. and 8:30 P.M. 
Sundays | 2 P.M.
Synopsis: Pittsburgh, 1904: Amid rising racial tensions, Citizen Barlow arrives on Aunt Ester’s doorstep needing his soul washed. Aunt Ester, a 285-year-old griot and healer, sends him across the Atlantic Ocean to the City of Bones, where he must confront the past and present to realize his future.
August Wilson&#8217;s &#8220;Gem of the Ocean&#8221; is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. &#8211; www.concordtheatricals.com

August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean – Detroit Repertory Theatre

Would you like your children to have an “education to last an eternity”?
Please bring your student and attend Cornerstone Christian School’s Kindergarten Information Night to learn what makes Cornerstone different. Learn about our Kindergarten Program, Curriculum, Enrollment, and Tuition Assistance plus meet the teacher and see the classroom!
For attending, you’ll receive $1000 off tuition upon registration! We hope to see you there!

Cornerstone Christian School Kindergarten Information Night

Written By Lynn Nottage 
Directed by Jeff Nahan
May 5 &#8211; June 25, 2023
Curtain Times: 
Fridays | 8:30 P.M. 
Saturdays | 3 P.M. and 8:30 P.M. 
Sundays | 2 P.M.
Synopsis: A group of friends who work at a factory in Reading, Pennsylvania land under the crushing weight of a failing economy and changing industry. They discover where loyalties truly lie as they each fight to make ends meet.
Ticket Prices: 
General Admission &#8211; $30 
Advanced Admission &#8211; $25

Sweat by Lynn Nottage – Detroit Repertory Theatre

Annual Jazz Spectacular Series 
•    Jazz Spectacular Finale Concert, Saturday, April 22, 8 p.m. 
•    General admission events: Jazz Octets, Thursday, April 20, 7:30 p.m.; Swing Dance, Friday, April 21, 8 p.m. Murray Hall
MSU College of Music
“Encore!” 2022-2023 features a full slate of live performances including some of the College’s most beloved and recognizable series and events. Popular annual series are the MSU Federal Credit Union Showcase Series, the Joanne and Bill Church West Circle Series, the Ken and Sandy Beall Cello Plus Chamber Music Festival, and the Taylor Johnston Early Music Series. Awe-inspiring events include two fully staged operas, as well as new and early music ensembles. Jazz aficionados will relish the MSU Federal Credit Union Jazz Artist in Residence program in addition to fan-favorite seasonal events, capped by the yearly Jazz Spectacular in the spring.
With more than 120 ticketed events featuring 66 guest musicians and artist-faculty, and 21 ensembles made up of more than 600 MSU student artists, concertgoers are sure to find some favorites.
A range of orchestral and band performances return as college mainstays, anchored by the talents of student artists and expert conductors in large and small ensembles. Music lovers will be energized by faculty and guest performers stepping onto campus stages through the Artist-faculty Recital Series. General admission recitals and performances are offered across all College of Music venues, adding to the budget-friendly, accessible tone of the season.
<a href="https://www.music.msu.edu/event-listing/announcing-the-2022-2023-season">https://www.music.msu.edu/event-listing/announcing-the-2022-2023-season</a>

Annual Jazz Spectacular Series

Ainadamar
APR 8  / SAT / 7:30 PM 
APR 14 / FRI / 7:30 PM 
APR 16 / SUN / 2:30 PM
MUSIC BY OSVALDO GOLIJOV 
LIBRETTO BY DAVID HENRY HWANG 
DIRECTOR: DEBORAH COLKER 
CONDUCTOR: PAOLO BORTOLAMEOLLI 
A CO-PRODUCTION OF OPERA VENTURES AND SCOTTISH OPERA
One of opera’s most original voices lets passion and poetry overflow 
Flamenco, rumba rhythms, and classical singing are woven together by one of today’s most exciting composers, Osvaldo Golijov. Ainadamar (“Fountain of Tears”) tells the tragic story of legendary poet, playwright, and national icon Federico García Lorca, assassinated by fascists during the Spanish Civil War. The score is “destined to be among the great musical achievements of our time,” raves the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
https://detroitopera.org/2022-23-season-of-opera-and-dance/

Ainadamar – Detroit Opera

Written By Lucy Thurber 
Directed by Kolton Bradley
March 17 &#8211; April 23, 2023
Curtain Times: 
Fridays | 8:30 P.M. 
Saturdays | 3 P.M. and 8:30 P.M. 
Sundays | 2 P.M.
Synopsis: Cristofer and Clarence, two young men from the South Bronx, are up for the same scholarship to an Ivy League university. They must successfully make it through their interviews for a shot at changing the course of their lives. As they approach their big opportunity, they face their shared history and wrestle with what it means to succeed.
Ticket Prices: 
General Admission &#8211; $30 
Advanced Admission &#8211; $25

Transfers by Lucy Thurber – Detroit Repertory Theatre

Detroit Opera
Xerxes
MAR 4  / SAT / 7:30 PM 
MAR 10 / FRI / 7:30 PM 
MAR 12 / SUN / 2:30 PM
MUSIC BY GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL 
LIBRETTO ADAPTED FROM ONE BY SILVIO STAMPIGLIA 
ORIGINAL PRODUCTION CREATED BY TAZEWELL THOMPSON 
REVIVAL DIRECTOR: JAMES BLASZKO 
CONDUCTOR: DAME JANE GLOVER 
A PRODUCTION FROM GLIMMERGLASS OPERA
Rediscover what makes Baroque opera great.
A fast-paced mix of comedy and drama, this was Handel at his most innovative – and Tazewell Thompson’s striking and sumptuous production brings out all of its many wonders. The jaw-dropping musicality of countertenor Key’mon Murrah and soprano Lauren Snouffer will make this an unforgettable feast for the senses, with the renowned Handel specialist Jane Glover conducting.

Xerxes – Detroit Opera

Michigan Theatre of Jackson presents Chris Janson
Chris Janson is a &#8220;live legacy in the making&#8221; (Rolling Stone). Breakout country start Janson is a platinum-selling recording artist, high-octane entertainer, multi-instrumentalist, award-winning singer/songwriter and Grand Ole Opry member. The ACM award-winner has collected prestigious accolades that place him among country music greats. His debut single, &#8220;Buy Me A Boat&#8221; was recognized as the IHeartRadio Music Awards &#8220;Country Song of the Year,&#8221; and MusicRow named his poignant song, &#8220;Drunk Girl&#8221; their &#8220;Song of the Year&#8221; winner. Bobby Bones named Janson &#8220;One of the greatest entertainers in country music.&#8221; His big hits include &#8220;Buy Me A Boat&#8221; (No.1, 3x Platinum); &#8220;Fix A Drink&#8221; (No.1, Gold); &#8220;Drunk Girl&#8221; (ACM Award Winning, Gold); &#8220;Good Vibes&#8221; (No. 1, Gold); &#8220;Done&#8221; (mulit-week No. 1, Gold).
Janson has earned more than 7.4 BILLION airplay impressions to date and upwards of 1.7 BILLION global career streams.
PARKING INFORMATION: FREE PARKING ANYWHERE AFTER 5PM DAILY AND ALL WEEKEND. COME EARLY, PARK, AND HAVE DINNER.

Chris Janson – Michigan Theatre of Jackson

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The largest and longest-standing convening dedicated to diversity and inclusion in classical music will welcome hundreds of musicians, industry leaders, educators, funders, diversity advocates, and administrators to Detroit (MI), January 26-28, 2023! With over 30 sessions designed to inspire and ignite action and spark collaboration, the participation of more than 90 speakers, keynote addresses by luminaries and trailblazers, and much more: you won’t want to miss this transformative experience!
While SphinxConnect 2023 will take place in person, most of the sessions will be live-streamed through our online platform to attendees who wish attend virtually.
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SphinxConnect 2023

Chamber Soloists of Detroit &#8220;A Winning Combination&#8221;
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<div class="detail-item">CSD Is proud to present Grammy and Emmy award winning violist Richard O’Neill, in his Detroit recital debut with his esteemed colleague, pianist Pauline Martin. Featuring Schubert’s “Arpeggione” Sonata and the romantic Cello Sonata by Rachmaninov.  “…  At times, energetic and sassy” (LA Times), O’Neill’s presence, sublime artistry and truly “ravishing…elegant, velvety tone”(NY Times) will surely win your heart.
You are invited to join the artists for CSD’s engaging talk-back – Just Between Us – immediately following the concert.
“Attending a CSD performance of the classics is like hearing the music for the first time.”
Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door.</div>
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For tickets and information, visit <a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ChamberSoloistsDetroit.org&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AOvVaw0lT6GP8pLClW1hLgc7ZQId" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.ChamberSoloistsDetroit.org</a> or call (586) 944-5353. 
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<div class="detail-item">Chamber Soloists of Detroit is proud to present the area’s finest virtuosi in collaboration with emerging and renowned guest artists. Through vigorous pursuit of international outreach and touring opportunities, artistic director Pauline Martin is dedicated to enhancing Detroit’s global image as a cultural leader.</div>
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A Winning Combination – CSD

The Northville Art House will present First Impressions: A Collaboration of Artists from January 7 – February 4. This exhibition features the printmaking artwork of Michigan artists Rosemary Lee (Howell) and Celeste Roe (Livonia). Rosemary and Celeste have been working together for over twenty years. Their experiences as friends and printmakers have brought them many productive achievements. In addition to the work, they have formed social bonds that have proven especially enriching in the past few years.
“We encourage and sometimes goad each other to push outside the comfortable and familiar. Working in tandem sparks ideas and directions that we would not necessarily achieve when working alone,” explains Rosemary.
The Northville Art House invites viewers to appreciate the range of visual techniques and beautiful results that printmakers can achieve. Sometimes, it is hard to describe exactly what a “print” is. First Impressions presents many aspects of this visual artwork.
First Impressions opens January 7 and runs through February 4 with an artist’s reception held on Saturday, January 14, 5 – 7 pm at the Northville Art House, 215 W. Cady St, Northville.
Free and open to the public.
For more information on the exhibition visit <a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northvillearthouse.org&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AOvVaw2_VI5VEcTPIZwB-nKhcQOy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.northvillearthouse.org</a> or follow @Northville Art House on social media.

Art & Literature

First Impressions: A Collaboration of Artists Reception

Seligman Performing Arts Center
DCWS once again performs at the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, sharing the stage with world-renowned chamber music luminaries.
WHO: 
Detroit Chamber Winds &amp; Strings
TICKETS: 
General | $30 
Senior (60+) | $25
Purchase Tickets at: DetroitChamberWinds.org

DCWS – Signature Series

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra
This performance will also be broadcast live on 90.9 FM WRCJ at 10:45am.
From the opening horn calls signaling unstoppable fate to the delirious ending full of cymbal crashes and orchestral fireworks, Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony serves, in the composer’s words, as a “faithful echo” of an intense emotional journey. Martucci’s Nocturne employs gentle, beautiful melodies to portray nighttime calm, and Dohnányi’s set of variations humorously transforms a familiar childhood melody through a variety of musical styles.
<a href="https://www.dso.org/events-and-tickets/events/22-23-spring/jader-conducts-tchaikovsky">https://www.dso.org/events-and-tickets/events/22-23-spring/jader-conducts-tchaikovsky</a>

Tchaikovsky’s Symphony #4 – DSO

RECONNECT &amp; RESONATE 
Friday, June 2 at 7:30 p.m. | Hagopian World of Rugs in Birmingham 
A DSO String Quartet presents chamber music classics and a new Resonate work for piano and strings by Courtney Bryan.
The artists’ appearance is sponsored by Andrea Wulf,
WHO: 
Detroit Chamber Winds &amp; Strings
TICKETS: 
General | $30 
Senior (60+) | $25
Purchase Tickets at: DetroitChamberWinds.org

DCWS – Nightnotes Series

MSU Federal Credit Union Showcase Series 
MSU College of Music
Piano Monster, Sunday, May 14, 3 p.m.
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“Encore!” 2022-2023 features a full slate of live performances including some of the College’s most beloved and recognizable series and events. Popular annual series are the MSU Federal Credit Union Showcase Series, the Joanne and Bill Church West Circle Series, the Ken and Sandy Beall Cello Plus Chamber Music Festival, and the Taylor Johnston Early Music Series. Awe-inspiring events include two fully staged operas, as well as new and early music ensembles. Jazz aficionados will relish the MSU Federal Credit Union Jazz Artist in Residence program in addition to fan-favorite seasonal events, capped by the yearly Jazz Spectacular in the spring.
With more than 120 ticketed events featuring 66 guest musicians and artist-faculty, and 21 ensembles made up of more than 600 MSU student artists, concertgoers are sure to find some favorites.
A range of orchestral and band performances return as college mainstays, anchored by the talents of student artists and expert conductors in large and small ensembles. Music lovers will be energized by faculty and guest performers stepping onto campus stages through the Artist-faculty Recital Series.
General admission recitals and performances are offered across all College of Music venues, adding to the budget-friendly, accessible tone of the season.
<a href="https://www.music.msu.edu/event-listing/announcing-the-2022-2023-season">https://www.music.msu.edu/event-listing/announcing-the-2022-2023-season</a>

Piano Monster

CHILL VIBES  
Friday, May 12 at 7:30 p.m. | Hagopian World of Rugs in Birmingham 
Brandee Younger, Grammy nominated Jazz harpist, makes her DCWS debut.
The artists’ appearance is sponsored by Martha Pleiss
WHO: 
Detroit Chamber Winds &amp; Strings
TICKETS: 
General | $30 
Senior (60+) | $25
Purchase Tickets at: DetroitChamberWinds.org

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra
This performance will also be broadcast live on 90.9 FM WRCJ at 10:45am.
Beethoven’s Eighth Symphony is one of his most jovial works, and contains some of the composer’s cleverest musical humor as well as bouncy dance rhythms with unexpected accents. Principal Trombone Kenneth Thompkins performs the world premiere of a concerto written for him by Carlos Simon, based on Underground Railroad conductor William Still’s account of the hardships and struggles of the enslaved seeking freedom at any cost. The program opens with Brahms’ imaginative variations on a majestic theme.
<a href="https://www.dso.org/events-and-tickets/events/22-23-spring/beethoven-eight-and-simon-trombone-concerto">https://www.dso.org/events-and-tickets/events/22-23-spring/beethoven-eight-and-simon-trombone-concerto</a>

Beethoven’s Symphony #8 – DSO

The Windsor Symphony Orchestra
German composer, Johannes Brahms is considered a leading composer of the romantic period. His Symphony No. 2 is warm, generous of spirit, and full of more beautiful melodies than almost any other 19th century symphony. We happily welcome back to the Capitol Theatre stage Jarrett McCourt performing French-Canadian composer, Nicole Lizee’s, daring and innovative new Tuba Concerto. Called “a brilliant musical scientist” by the CBC, Nicole’s concerto will open your ears to what a tuba can do.
Robert Franz, conductor 
Jarrett McCourt, tuba
Series Sponsor: Bill and Rochelle Tepperman
This concert is 80 minutes. No intermission.
https://www.windsorsymphony.com/events/

Bringing Two Worlds Together – WSO

April 30 | Carr Center New Performance Studio
Detroit trumpeter Kris Johnson presents music from the Big Band era in the Carr Center’s new performance studio.
WHO: 
Detroit Chamber Winds &amp; Strings
TICKETS: 
General | $30 
Senior (60+) | $25
Purchase Tickets at: DetroitChamberWinds.org

Structurally Sound – DCWS

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra
This performance will also be broadcast live on 90.9 FM WRCJ at 10:45am.
Augustin Hadelich, a violinist whose rhapsodic expressiveness has gained worldwide attention, solos in not one but two works for violin and orchestra. Stravinsky’s concerto blends neoclassical clarity and proportion with rich, playful textures. Violin Concerto in A major, Op. 5, No. 2 by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, is a delicate work by a contemporary of Mozart and Haydn. JoAnn Falletta also conducts a new piece by Bryan Raphael Nabors, as well as Kodály’s work infused with the sounds of Central European folk music.
<a href="https://www.dso.org/events-and-tickets/events/22-23-spring/hadelich-and-stravinsky">https://www.dso.org/events-and-tickets/events/22-23-spring/hadelich-and-stravinsky</a>

Hadelich & Stravinsky – DSO

The Windsor Symphony Orchestra
Mark Payne’s ability to effortlessly adapt to different genres of music and styles, ranging from classical to country and rock to jazz and everything in between, has afforded him the myriad of opportunities he has enjoyed throughout his career. Mark Payne is a virtuoso at the piano and an extraordinary entertainer. Mark and his music are the perfect way to wrap up the Toldo Pops in our 75th season.
Mark Payne, piano
Series Sponsor: The Toldo Foundation
This concert is 80 minutes. No intermission.
https://www.windsorsymphony.com/events/

I Love a Piano with Mark Payne – WSO

MAHLER Symphony No. 2 ‘Resurrection’
Vuvu Mpofu, soprano 
Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano
A range of season subscriptions are now available, including both full-season and customized 
packages that empower concertgoers to tailor the season to serve their needs. First time 
subscribers receive an additional subscription for free with the purchase of one full-price package. 
Subscriptions do not include tickets to The Music of Studio Ghibli or Cody Fry | Live in concert, but 
subscribers will be given pre-sale access to these events.
Tickets to individual concerts will go on sale to the public on July 20, 2022.
To order, visit a2so.com/newseason, email tickets@a2so.com or call 734.994.4801.

Mahler Resurrection – A2SO

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Overture for Our Earth
We will pay tribute to our humble planet Earth, during this very special Earth Day performance with an evening alive with the sounds and stylings of several modern composers, focused on the natural world, from mighty pine forests to creatures, both great and small, including the humble wasp to the majestic eagle and the awe inspiring whale. This event includes another world premiere with the Philharmonic’s own oboist Chris Wheeler.
Chris Wheeler, oboe 
Erik Santos, composer 
Jessica Hunt, composer 
Michigan Philharmonic Youth Orchestra side-by-side 
Plymouth-Canton Educational Park Band Brass Players 
Ralph Vaughan Williams The Wasps Overture (1909) (arr. Brendan McBrien) MPYO side-by-side 
Jessica Hunt The Eagle Tree (2018) 
Alan Hovhaness And God Created Great Whales, Op. 229, No. 1 (1970) 
Erik Santos TBA Concerto for Oboe, Electronics and Chamber Orchestra (2023) (world premiere) 
Ottorino Respighi Pines of Rome (1924)
<a href="https://www.michiganphil.org/seasonpassport/">https://www.michiganphil.org/seasonpassport/</a>

Overture for Our Earth – Michigan Philharmonic

Ken and Sandy Beall Cello Plus Chamber Music Festival
Romance in the Air, Friday, April 14, 8:00 p.m., Cook Recital Hall
MSU College of Music
“Encore!” 2022-2023 features a full slate of live performances including some of the College’s most beloved and recognizable series and events. Popular annual series are the MSU Federal Credit Union Showcase Series, the Joanne and Bill Church West Circle Series, the Ken and Sandy Beall Cello Plus Chamber Music Festival, and the Taylor Johnston Early Music Series. Awe-inspiring events include two fully staged operas, as well as new and early music ensembles. Jazz aficionados will relish the MSU Federal Credit Union Jazz Artist in Residence program in addition to fan-favorite seasonal events, capped by the yearly Jazz Spectacular in the spring.
With more than 120 ticketed events featuring 66 guest musicians and artist-faculty, and 21 ensembles made up of more than 600 MSU student artists, concertgoers are sure to find some favorites.
A range of orchestral and band performances return as college mainstays, anchored by the talents of student artists and expert conductors in large and small ensembles. Music lovers will be energized by faculty and guest performers stepping onto campus stages through the Artist-faculty Recital Series. General admission recitals and performances are offered across all College of Music venues, adding to the budget-friendly, accessible tone of the season.
<a href="https://www.music.msu.edu/event-listing/announcing-the-2022-2023-season">https://www.music.msu.edu/event-listing/announcing-the-2022-2023-season</a>

Romance in the Air – MSU College of Music

The Windsor Symphony Orchestra
OnStage: Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings
Join the WSO for music, spirits, and snacks. Sit where the musicians sit… join the WSO onstage!
Making his mainstage debut, newly appointed Assistant Conductor, Francisco Hernández Bolaños will lead the WSO in a performance of Tchaikovsky’s hyper-romantic Serenade for Strings. Tchaikovsky’s music will fill the stage with achingly beautiful melodies. Andrew Balfour’s Pyotr’s Dream was inspired by Tchaikovsky’s “Hymn of the Cherubim.” Balfour is an innovative Cree composer, conductor, singer, and sound designer known for fusing classical music traditions with Indigenous texts and themes. 
Ticket includes a complimentary cocktail.
This concert is 60 minutes. No intermission.
https://www.windsorsymphony.com/events/

Café Concert: Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings – WSO

The Windsor Symphony Orchestra 
Robert Franz,  conductor
OnStage: Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings
Join the WSO for music, spirits, and snacks. Sit where the musicians sit… join the WSO onstage!
Making his mainstage debut, newly appointed Assistant Conductor, Francisco Hernández Bolaños will lead the WSO in a performance of Tchaikovsky’s hyper-romantic Serenade for Strings. Tchaikovsky’s music will fill the stage with achingly beautiful melodies. Andrew Balfour’s Pyotr’s Dream was inspired by Tchaikovsky’s “Hymn of the Cherubim.” Balfour is an innovative Cree composer, conductor, singer, and sound designer known for fusing classical music traditions with Indigenous texts and themes.
Ticket includes a complimentary cocktail.
This concert is 60 minutes. No intermission.
https://www.windsorsymphony.com/events/

OnStage: Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings – WSO

Ken and Sandy Beall Cello Plus Chamber Music Festival
The A, B and C of Baroque
MSU College of Music
“Encore!” 2022-2023 features a full slate of live performances including some of the College’s most beloved and recognizable series and events. Popular annual series are the MSU Federal Credit Union Showcase Series, the Joanne and Bill Church West Circle Series, the Ken and Sandy Beall Cello Plus Chamber Music Festival, and the Taylor Johnston Early Music Series. Awe-inspiring events include two fully staged operas, as well as new and early music ensembles. Jazz aficionados will relish the MSU Federal Credit Union Jazz Artist in Residence program in addition to fan-favorite seasonal events, capped by the yearly Jazz Spectacular in the spring.
With more than 120 ticketed events featuring 66 guest musicians and artist-faculty, and 21 ensembles made up of more than 600 MSU student artists, concertgoers are sure to find some favorites.
A range of orchestral and band performances return as college mainstays, anchored by the talents of student artists and expert conductors in large and small ensembles. Music lovers will be energized by faculty and guest performers stepping onto campus stages through the Artist-faculty Recital Series. General admission recitals and performances are offered across all College of Music venues, adding to the budget-friendly, accessible tone of the season.
<a href="https://www.music.msu.edu/event-listing/announcing-the-2022-2023-season">https://www.music.msu.edu/event-listing/announcing-the-2022-2023-season</a>

The A, B and C of Baroque – MSU College of Music

Ken and Sandy Beall Cello Plus Chamber Music Festival 
Dialogues
MSU College of Music
“Encore!” 2022-2023 features a full slate of live performances including some of the College’s most beloved and recognizable series and events. Popular annual series are the MSU Federal Credit Union Showcase Series, the Joanne and Bill Church West Circle Series, the Ken and Sandy Beall Cello Plus Chamber Music Festival, and the Taylor Johnston Early Music Series. Awe-inspiring events include two fully staged operas, as well as new and early music ensembles. Jazz aficionados will relish the MSU Federal Credit Union Jazz Artist in Residence program in addition to fan-favorite seasonal events, capped by the yearly Jazz Spectacular in the spring.
With more than 120 ticketed events featuring 66 guest musicians and artist-faculty, and 21 ensembles made up of more than 600 MSU student artists, concertgoers are sure to find some favorites.
A range of orchestral and band performances return as college mainstays, anchored by the talents of student artists and expert conductors in large and small ensembles. Music lovers will be energized by faculty and guest performers stepping onto campus stages through the Artist-faculty Recital Series. General admission recitals and performances are offered across all College of Music venues, adding to the budget-friendly, accessible tone of the season.
<a href="https://www.music.msu.edu/event-listing/announcing-the-2022-2023-season">https://www.music.msu.edu/event-listing/announcing-the-2022-2023-season</a>

Dialogues – MSU College of Music

Joanne and Bill Church West Circle Series
All American, Monday, April 3, 7:30 p.m.
MSU College of Music
“Encore!” 2022-2023 features a full slate of live performances including some of the College’s most beloved and recognizable series and events. Popular annual series are the MSU Federal Credit Union Showcase Series, the Joanne and Bill Church West Circle Series, the Ken and Sandy Beall Cello Plus Chamber Music Festival, and the Taylor Johnston Early Music Series. Awe-inspiring events include two fully staged operas, as well as new and early music ensembles. Jazz aficionados will relish the MSU Federal Credit Union Jazz Artist in Residence program in addition to fan-favorite seasonal events, capped by the yearly Jazz Spectacular in the spring.
With more than 120 ticketed events featuring 66 guest musicians and artist-faculty, and 21 ensembles made up of more than 600 MSU student artists, concertgoers are sure to find some favorites.
A range of orchestral and band performances return as college mainstays, anchored by the talents of student artists and expert conductors in large and small ensembles. Music lovers will be energized by faculty and guest performers stepping onto campus stages through the Artist-faculty Recital Series. General admission recitals and performances are offered across all College of Music venues, adding to the budget-friendly, accessible tone of the season.
<a href="https://www.music.msu.edu/event-listing/announcing-the-2022-2023-season">https://www.music.msu.edu/event-listing/announcing-the-2022-2023-season</a>

All American – MSU College of Music

MSU Federal Credit Union Showcase Series
Barbara Wagner Chamber Music Competition, Saturday, April 1, 3 p.m. &amp; 6 p.m.
MSU College of Music
“Encore!” 2022-2023 features a full slate of live performances including some of the College’s most beloved and recognizable series and events. Popular annual series are the MSU Federal Credit Union Showcase Series, the Joanne and Bill Church West Circle Series, the Ken and Sandy Beall Cello Plus Chamber Music Festival, and the Taylor Johnston Early Music Series. Awe-inspiring events include two fully staged operas, as well as new and early music ensembles. Jazz aficionados will relish the MSU Federal Credit Union Jazz Artist in Residence program in addition to fan-favorite seasonal events, capped by the yearly Jazz Spectacular in the spring.
With more than 120 ticketed events featuring 66 guest musicians and artist-faculty, and 21 ensembles made up of more than 600 MSU student artists, concertgoers are sure to find some favorites.
A range of orchestral and band performances return as college mainstays, anchored by the talents of student artists and expert conductors in large and small ensembles. Music lovers will be energized by faculty and guest performers stepping onto campus stages through the Artist-faculty Recital Series. General admission recitals and performances are offered across all College of Music venues, adding to the budget-friendly, accessible tone of the season.
<a href="https://www.music.msu.edu/event-listing/announcing-the-2022-2023-season">https://www.music.msu.edu/event-listing/announcing-the-2022-2023-season</a>

Barbara Wagner Chamber Music Competition – MSU College of Music

DCWS is joined by the Western Michigan University Chorale and conductor Kimberly Dunn Adams in a performance of Igor Stravinsky’s Mass, plus a new woodwind quintet from Resonate composer Pamela Z.
WHO: 
Detroit Chamber Winds &amp; Strings
TICKETS: 
General | $30 
Senior (60+) | $25
Purchase Tickets at: DetroitChamberWinds.org

Stravinsky’s Mass with University Chorale – DCWS Signature Series

Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi 
Worthington Family Foundation Opera Theatre Season
MSU College of Music
Fairchild Theatre
A Shakespearean story of an aged, oversized knight and his foolish attempt to woo two merry wives.
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“Encore!” 2022-2023 features a full slate of live performances including some of the College’s most beloved and recognizable series and events. Popular annual series are the MSU Federal Credit Union Showcase Series, the Joanne and Bill Church West Circle Series, the Ken and Sandy Beall Cello Plus Chamber Music Festival, and the Taylor Johnston Early Music Series. Awe-inspiring events include two fully staged operas, as well as new and early music ensembles. Jazz aficionados will relish the MSU Federal Credit Union Jazz Artist in Residence program in addition to fan-favorite seasonal events, capped by the yearly Jazz Spectacular in the spring.
With more than 120 ticketed events featuring 66 guest musicians and artist-faculty, and 21 ensembles made up of more than 600 MSU student artists, concertgoers are sure to find some favorites.
A range of orchestral and band performances return as college mainstays, anchored by the talents of student artists and expert conductors in large and small ensembles. Music lovers will be energized by faculty and guest performers stepping onto campus stages through the Artist-faculty Recital Series. General admission recitals and performances are offered across all College of Music venues, adding to the budget-friendly, accessible tone of the season.
<a href="https://www.music.msu.edu/event-listing/announcing-the-2022-2023-season">https://www.music.msu.edu/event-listing/announcing-the-2022-2023-season</a>

Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi  – MSU College of Music

The Windsor Symphony Orchestra
This concert mark the debut of the extraordinary Canadian conductor, Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser. He will take you on an evocative trip to Italy with Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony. Its final movement revels in its use of the rhythms of Neapolitan dances. Paired with two works by women composers, this program will end with Canadian composer Barbara Pentland’s beautiful Symphony No. 2.
Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, Guest Conductor
Series Sponsor: Bill and Rochelle Tepperman
This concert is 80 minutes. No intermission.
https://www.windsorsymphony.com/events/

Mendelssohn’s Italy – WSO

CODY FRY | LIVE IN CONCERT (POPS)
As a Grammy nominee and American Idol finalist, singer songwriter Cody Fry’s enthralling fusions of popular song and luminous orchestration have made him a viral sensation, with millions of views on TikTok and charting successes across the globe.
Experience an unforgettable night of symphonic exploration as Fry unleashes his creative talents on Ann Arbor with full orchestra at the University of Michigan’s Hill Auditorium.
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A range of season subscriptions are now available, including both full-season and customized packages that empower concertgoers to tailor the season to serve their needs. First time subscribers receive an additional subscription for free with the purchase of one full-price package. Subscriptions do not include tickets to The Music of Studio Ghibli or Cody Fry | Live in concert, but subscribers will be given pre-sale access to these events. Tickets to individual concerts will go on sale to the public on July 20, 2022. To order, visit a2so.com/newseason, email tickets@a2so.com or call 734.994.4801.

Cody Fry – A2SO

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