The Calendar - Classical Music

This Week's Events

Classical Music
Between the Kerrytown Concert House and the University Musical Society, an energized Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra and dozens of smaller ensembles, Ann Arbor's classical music calendar has an opus for every taste.

Highlights this week:

Robert Conway: Kerrytown Concert House.

"Roots": Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra.

Amy Ley: Jewish Community Center Afternoon Delights.

Monday
September, 2008

7-9:30 p.m.
Weekly Rehearsal: Out Loud Chorus. Every Mon. beginning Sept. 15. Beginning to advanced singers invited to join this chorus for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their friends. The September rehearsals are New Member Nights. Trinity Lutheran Church, 1400 W. Stadium. Free. 973-6084.

Tuesday
September, 2008

7-9 p.m.
Writers Reading at Sweetwaters. Singer-songwriter Laz Slomovits of the popular local acoustic duo Gemini performs songs from Give Light, a collection of settings of poems by Emily Dickinson, Mary Oliver, and the Sufi mystics Rumi and Hafiz. Followed by open-mike readings for poets and other creative writers. Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea, 123 W. Washington. Free. 369-2798.

7:30-9 p.m.
Weekly Rehearsal: Treetown Community Chorus. Every Tues. beginning Sept. 9. All invited to join this fun-loving independent local mixed chorus to sing mostly familiar tunes, along with some serious music, in various genres. David Perample directs. West Side United Methodist Church, 900 S. Seventh at Davis. Free to visitors ($80 per semester membership dues). 213-3770.

Wednesday
September, 2008

1:30 p.m.
Amy Ley: Jewish Community Center Afternoon Delights. Recital by this Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra principal harpist, who is joined for several pieces by flutist Emily Perryman. Program: the Pavane and Bransles from Anthoine Francisque's Le Tresor d'Orphee, Bach's Sonata in G Minor for Flute and Cembalo, Mozart's Concerto in C Major for Flute and Harp, Alphonse Hasselmans's La Source, Carlos Salzedo's Song in the Night, John Barry's Somewhere in Time, and the 2nd movement of Charles Rochester Young's Song of the Lark for Flute and Harp. The program begins with dessert and socializing. JCC, 2935 Birch Hollow Dr. (off Stone School Rd. south of Packard). $8. 971-0990.

4:45-6:15 p.m.
Michigan Marching Band Practice. Every Mon.-Sat., except Sept. 13, 20, & 24. The U-M's highly disciplined 200-plus-member marching band or sections thereof can be seen and heard practicing on Elbel Field under the George R. Cavender Tower used by bandleaders for observation. All are welcome to find a spot in the bleachers and get a sneak preview of upcoming halftime shows. Elbel Field, Hill at Division. Free. 764-0582.

8 p.m.
Robert Conway: Kerrytown Concert House. This WSU piano professor and Detroit Symphony pianist plays a tribute to the late U-M music professor William Albright, including pieces he wrote under Albright's supervision. KCH, 415 N. Fourth Ave. $10, $15, & $25 (students, $5). Reservations recommended. 769-2999.

Thursday
September, 2008

12:10 p.m.
Gifts of Art: U-M Hospitals. Every Thurs. Performances and presentations by local musicians and artists. Today: fiber artist Rebecca Lambers. U-M Hospital lobby, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr. (off Fuller). Free. 936-ARTS.

Friday
September, 2008

4:45-6:15 p.m.
Michigan Marching Band Practice. Every Mon.-Sat., except Sept. 13, 20, & 24. The U-M's highly disciplined 200-plus-member marching band or sections thereof can be seen and heard practicing on Elbel Field under the George R. Cavender Tower used by bandleaders for observation. All are welcome to find a spot in the bleachers and get a sneak preview of upcoming halftime shows. Elbel Field, Hill at Division. Free. 764-0582.

8 p.m.
Paul Wilhelm: Kerrytown Concert House. This local pianist plays his contemporary classical compositions that incorporate poetry he's written. KCH, 415 N. Fourth Ave. $10, $15, & $25. Reservations recommended. 769-2999.

8 p.m.
University Symphony Orchestra: U-M School of Music. Kenneth Kiesler directs this music-student ensemble in Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 and U-M music professor Michael Daugherty's homage to Superman, Metropolis Symphony. Hill Auditorium. Free. 764-0594.

Saturday
September, 2008

"Circles in Time": U-M School of Music. Soprano Olivia Duval is accompanied by U-M piano professor Kathryn Goodson in a program of songs by Prokofiev, Granados, Brahms, and Poulenc, along with the premiere of African British composer Amanda Ira Aldridge's song cycle Through the Day. 2 p.m., U-M Music School Britton Recital Hall, 1100 Baits Dr. (off Broadway), North Campus. Free. 764-0594.

8 p.m.
"Roots": Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra. AASO music director Arie Lipsky opens the 2008-2009 season with a program highlighted by Paul Fetler's Three Poems by Walt Whitman, with narration by local attorney Thomas Blaske, and Ravel's Piano Concerto in G Major featuring U-M piano professor Louis Nagel. Also, Dvorak's Symphony No. 8 in G Major. Michigan Theater. Tickets $10-$47 (students, $15) in advance at the AASO office (527 E. Liberty, suite 208), at a2so.com, and at the door. $26 dinner-and-concert package available for those ages 21-39. 994-4801.

8 p.m.
Faculty Recital: U-M School of Music. Bass Stephen West is accompanied by pianist Martin Katz in a program of works by Rachmaninoff, Mussorgsky, Carl Loewe, Jacques Ibert, Celius Dougherty, and Jerry Bock. U-M Music School Britton Recital Hall, 1100 Baits Dr. (off Broadway), North Campus. Free. 764-0594.

Sunday
September, 2008

3 p.m.
Pipe Organ Dedication Concert: Trinity Lutheran Church U-M organ professor Marilyn Mason plays a program TBA. Trinity Lutheran Church, 1400 W. Stadium. Free. 662-4419.

4 p.m.
"Scholarship Showcase": U-M School of Music. Performances by scholarship students in music, theater, and dance. Lydia Mendelssohn Theater. Free tickets in advance at the Michigan League Ticket Office & at music.umich.edu, and at the door. 764-2538.

4 p.m.
Dady and Nuvi Mehta: Friends of Chamber Music at Pease. EMU piano professor emeritus Dady Mehta and his son, violinist Nuvi Mehta, perform Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata, Prokofiev's Sonata in D Major, and Bach's Sonata in E Major. Pease Auditorium, EMU campus, W. Cross at College Place, Ypsilanti. Free. 487-2255.

5 p.m.
Faculty Recital: U-M School of Music. Violist Yizhak Schotten is joined by clarinetist Dan Gilbert and pianist Katherine Collier for Mozart's Trio in E-flat Major, Brahms's Sonata for Viola in F Minor, and Max Bruch's Six Pieces. U-M School of Music Bldg. Britton Recital Hall, 1100 Baits Dr. (off Broadway), North Campus. Free. 764-0594.

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