Calendar of Events
Classical Music
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MondayJanuary 2009 |
"Dare to Dream": U-M 23rd Annual MLK Symposium.
Performance by internationally acclaimed bass-baritone Simon Estes, who became the first African American man to sing a major role at the Bayreuth Festival in 1978.
Lydia Mendelssohn Theater. Free. 615-3734.
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WednesdayJanuary 2009 |
Brown Bag Organ Series: U-M School of Music.
Recital by Toledo organist Shin-Ae Chun on the recently installed James Walgreen Organ. Bring a bag lunch.
SPH Community Room, 109 S. Observatory. Free. 764-0594.
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ThursdayJanuary 2009 |
Music Department.
This Bowling Green State University piano professor performs Mozart's Sonata in F Major, Liszt's Sonata in B Minor, Tom Flaherty's Riverwing, and 3 works by Faure.
EMU Alexander Bldg. Organ Recital Hall, Lowell at E. Circle Dr., Ypsilanti. Free. 487-2255.
Omri Shimron & David Peshlakai: Kerrytown Concert House.
Elon University piano professor Shimron and Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra cellist Peshlakai perform Beethoven's Twelve Variations on a Theme from Handel's "Judas Maccabaeus" and Britten's Sonata for Cello and Piano in C Major. Peshlakai also plays Bach's Suite no. 2 in D Minor.
KCH, 415 N. Fourth Ave. $10, $15, & $25 (students, $5). Reservations recommended. 769-2999.
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SaturdayJanuary 2009 |
"The Magic Flute": Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra.
The orchestra accompanies the local Vocal Arts Ensemble and 3 young singers from the Ann Arbor Youth Chorale in a semistaged production of Mozart's beloved "opera fantaisie." At once a love story, a whimsical comedy, and an adventure filled with sinister deceptions, The Magic Flute is above all an unsurpassed celebration, by turns jubilant and unsettlingly haunting, of the power of music. Stars Rebekah Nye, Stephen West, Alice Pierce, John Shuffle, Jennifer Larson, and Matthew Garret.
Michigan Theater. $5-$47 (includes discounts for seniors, kids age 12 & under, and middle and high school students) in advance at the AASO office (220 E. Huron suite 470) and a2so.com, and at the door. 994-4801.
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SundayJanuary 2009 |
Richard Goode: University Musical Society.
This acclaimed pianist has gained widespread recognition as a soloist, especially for his passionate, sensitive performances of Beethoven, which cause many listeners to feel as if they are hearing the familiar works for the first time. Goode's nonconformist attributes include an often rumpled appearance, the habit of sometimes singing along as he plays, and an unconventional, deeply personal interpretation of the classical piano repertoire. "It is virtually impossible to walk away from one of Goode's recitals without having gained some new insight, subtle or otherwise, into the works he played, or about pianism itself," says a New York Times reviewer. Program: Bach's French Suite no. 5 in G Major and preludes and fugues from Das Wohltemperirte Clavier, as well as Chopin mazurkas, nocturnes, waltzes, and other Chopin works.
Hill Auditorium. $10-$56 in advance the Michigan League and ums.org, and at the door. To charge by phone, call 764-2538 or (800) 221-1229.
