Calendar of Events
Classical Music
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ThursdayJanuary 2009 |
Concerto Competition Finals: U-M School of Music.
Performances by finalists in the U-M concerto competition. 4 p.m.,
Hill Auditorium. Free. 764-0594.
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SaturdayJanuary 2009 |
"An Evening of Schumann and Brahms Lieder and Duets": St. Andrew's Episcopal Church.
Performance by baritone Alan Gibson, the St. Andrew's rector and a former music teacher, and local mezzo-soprano Rose Mullins.
St. Andrew's, 306 N. Division. Free. 663-0518.
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SundayJanuary 2009 |
"Chords and Cuisine Cabaret Show": Huron Valley Harmonizers Chapter of SPEBSQSA.
Rob Pettigrew directs the 30-voice Harmonizers men's barbershop chorus, in a program of old and new 4-part a cappella songs, including some sing-alongs. Also, guest performances by the Saline High School choirs and the award-winning Harmonizers quartet Chordiology. Pasta dinner.
Stony Creek United Methodist Church, 8635 Stony Creek Rd. Tickets $20 in advance and at the door. 445-1925.
U-M Life Sciences Orchestra.
Mark Latham conducts this ensemble of musicians from the U-M medical and science staff in John Corigliano's Promenade Overture, Brahms's Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Haydn's Symphony no. 12 in E Major, and Shostakovich's Symphony no. 12 in D Minor (The Year of 1917).
Hill Auditorium. Free. 936-ARTS.
Guarneri String Quartet: University Musical Society.
This superb quartet, renowned worldwide for its seamless, graceful ensemble playing, is the longest-surviving string quartet in the United States - it still has 3 of the 4 members who founded it in 1964. A perennial favorite with local audiences, the Guarneri plans to retire after the 2008-2009 concert season. This is one of its final concerts, the first in a series featuring Beethoven string quartets. Program: Beethoven's String Quartet in E-flat Major and String Quartet in A Minor. Followed at 6 p.m. in Rackham (4th floor) by a postlude dinner ($50).
Rackham Auditorium. Tickets $24-$50 in advance at the Michigan League and ums.org, and at the door. To charge by phone, call 764-2538 or (800) 221-1229.
