Friday Night Live at the DIA with Maria Meirelles: Beethoven Piano Sonatas

[ May 15, 2009; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] 7 & 8:30 p.m.

The Piano Sonatas of Ludwig von Beethoven represent one of the great achievements in music history and shines a light on one of Western Art’s greatest minds. Maria Meirelles will play the Complete Piano Sonatas in a marathon, three concert performance. This is a rare opportunity to hear these sonatas in their [...]

Friday Night Live! at the DIA with Gabriel Bolkosky and Michele Cooker

[ May 8, 2009; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] 7 & 8:30 p.m.

Violinist Gabriel Bolkosky is equally at home with jazz and classical, klezmer, Nuevo tango, and contemporary classical music.  He is a much sought-after guest artist, performer, and teacher at schools and workshops throughout North America, including Harvard, Dartmouth, Brandeis, and Princeton.  For this performance Gabe is joined by pianist Michele Cooker. Ms. [...]

All Beethoven with the DSO

[ April 30, 2009 12:00 am to May 3, 2009 12:00 am. ] The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO), alongside American classical pianist Jonathan Biss and renowned conductor Jerzy Semkow, will inspire with the emotional and musical complexity of three of Beethoven’s beloved works in All Beethoven.  The program, part of the Chrysler Foundation Signature Classical Series, includes Beethoven’s Overture to Egmont, Piano Concerto No. 3 and what many [...]

Drawing Music at the BBAC

[ April 23, 2009; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Witness a unique performance & experience the intersection of music & the visual arts.
 
Well-known classical cellist Nadine Deleury performs while artists draw the music led by BBAC faculty member Gail mally-mack, demonstrating visually their experience of the sound.
 
Audience members are then invited to share the wonder & draw the music themselves.  There are no “mistakes” in [...]

Chamber Music at the Scarab Club presents Trombone Takes Center Stage at the Grosse Pointe Unitarian Church

[ April 19, 2009; 4:00 pm; ] Trombone Takes Center Stage Chamber Music at the Scarab Club announces Trombone Takes Center Stage on Sunday, April 19th at 4 p.m. at The Grosse Pointe Unitarian Church. The program features trombonist Kenneth Thompkins in an eclectic program, including music by André Gedalge, Susan Mutter, Heinrich Biber and William Bolcom.
 
Pièce by André Gedalge (1856-1926)
Kenneth Thompkins [...]

Slatkin and Boisvert at the Max

[ April 2, 2009 12:00 am to April 4, 2009 12:00 am. ] The Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s (DSO) Music Director Leonard Slatkin and Concertmaster Emmanuelle Boisvert come together to bring Berg’s poignant and lyrical Violin Concerto to life in Slatkin and Boisvert. Part of the Chrysler Foundation Signature Classical Series and sponsored in part by Strategic Staffing Solutions the program also features Britten’s Four Sea Interludes from Peter [...]

Music: An Afternoon Serenade @ Marygrove College

[ January 25, 2009; 3:00 pm; ] Chamber Music at the Scarab Club, in collaboration with the Marygrove College Department of Music, is pleased to present AN AFTERNOON SERENADE in Denk Chapman Hall on the beautiful campus of Marygrove College. The highlight of this program is Benjamin Britten’s Serenade for tenor, horn and strings featuring Marygrove College’s Adjunct Professor of Voice, Anthony [...]