Meet some of music’s boundary pushers and barrier breakers with a featured side-by-side performance with the next generation of musicians, the Lake Michigan Youth Orchestra. Relish a gem from female composer Fernande Decruck. The sounds of gospel, blues, and jazz meet the orchestral stage with Duke Ellington’s Black, Brown, and Beige, his musical illustration of African American history. Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue concludes the SMSO’s Mainstage season with the raucous and joyous energy of city life. 

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Rhapsody in Blue

Lake Michigan College

Andrew MacRossie

Hamel Music Center

Join us for an enchanting evening of saxophone music performed by the talented Isaac Boone, a Bachelor of Music student under the guidance of Taimur Sullivan. This recital is set to take place on Friday, May 3, 2024, at 8:30pm CDT in the intimate setting of the McClintock Choral and Recital Room, located within the prestigious Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts at Northwestern University.

Isaac Boone will showcase his exceptional skills through a diverse program that includes works by Georg Philipp Telemann, John Anthony Lennon, Fernande Decruck, Alex Mincek, and Steven Banks. Accompanied by Nathan Canfield on piano, the evening promises to be a memorable one, featuring pieces such as Telemann's Fantasia No. 7 in D Major, TWV 40:8, and Decruck's Sonata in C-sharp Minor, among others.

This event is free and open to the public, offering a wonderful opportunity to experience the artistry of emerging musicians. No tickets are required, and those unable to attend in person can enjoy the live stream of the performance.

Don't miss this opportunity to support young talent and enjoy a night of beautiful music. Mark your calendars for an experience that celebrates the power of music to connect and inspire.

Isaac Boone, saxophone

Ryan Center for the Musical Arts

This performance is free and open for general seating

WIU Student Chamber Music Gala Concert

Western Illinois University

All programs and performers are subject to change.

U of T students admitted free with a valid TCard, space permitting.

U of T presents University of Toronto New Music Festival: “Anniversaries”

University of Toronto Faculty of Music

WIU Annual Concerto/Aria/Composition Competition Final Round performances

Featuring the SFCM woodwind, brass and percussion students, and conducted by Brad Hogarth, the concert will also include guest brass quintet Brass Over Bridges joining the ensemble in a premiere performance of Transfigurations. Originally written for brass quintet and orchestra by SFCM faculty Stefan Cwik, Cwik rearranged the work specifically for the SFCM Wind Ensemble. The performance of the piece will also include projections of artwork by Mexican artist Eduardo Rodriguez Calzado.

SFCM Wind Ensemble with Brad Hogarth

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

SAXOPHONE STUDIO RECITAL - students of Charlie Chadwell

Join the JSO in downtown Jackson for a program featuring Ravel’s famous ballet Mother Goose. The JSO welcomes Iranian-American harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani for the American premiere of Fernande Decruck’s Les Trianons. Ballet Chelsea dancers join the JSO to dance through this tour of France.

Ballet Français

Weatherwax Hall

The JSO teams up with the Jackson Youth Symphony Orchestra to present Mexican composer Arturo Marquez’s red-hot Congo del Fuego Nuevo. Decruck’s Heroic Poem is a work that the JSO recorded last season and features Michigan-native Leelanee Sterrett on French horn and Amy McCabe on trumpet from “The President’s Own” Marine Band. After our fiery first half, we close the concert with warm music from a cold place–Finnish composer Jean Sibelius’s famous 2nd Symphony!

Fire & Ice

Jackson College

Join us for the Jackson Symphony Orchestra's 75th Diamond Celebration on April 26, 2025, at 7:30 PM, held at the prestigious Potter Center. This landmark event marks a significant milestone in the orchestra's history, celebrating 75 years of musical excellence and community engagement. The evening promises an unforgettable concert experience, featuring a unique collaboration with esteemed partners including the Jackson School of the Arts, Jackson Youth Symphony Orchestra, Ballet Chelsea, and Jackson Chorale.

The concert will showcase a collage of captivating music, nostalgic videos, and reflections on the orchestra's impactful history. Under the baton of special guests Stephen Osmond, Richard Sherman, Ralph Votapek, and Mitsuru Kubo, the program will span classics to contemporary pieces, highlighting the diversity and spirit of collaboration that defines the Jackson Symphony Orchestra.

The program schedule includes masterpieces such as Johann Strauss, Jr.'s "Fledermaus: Overture," César Franck's "Symphonic Variations," Edward Elgar's "Nimrod from Enigma Variations," and Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Finale: Allegro con fuoco from Symphony No.4," among others. The concert will have a runtime of approximately 2 hours.

Before the concert, attendees are invited to a free, interactive lecture at 6:30 PM, offering insights into the evening's program and the opportunity to engage with the music on a deeper level.

Following the concert, the celebration continues with an afterparty sponsored by Rehmann. This event offers a great opportunity to mingle with musicians, guest artists, composers, and fellow symphony fans. The afterparty will feature entry, hors d’oeuvres, and drinks, all included in the $20 ticket price.

Individual tickets for this monumental celebration go on sale September 1st. Don't miss your chance to be part of this historic event, celebrating 75 years of the Jackson Symphony Orchestra's contribution to the arts and community.

Fernande Decruck

Events

Upcoming events

Apr 26, 2025

75th Diamond Celebration · Jackson Symphony Orchestra

Past events

May 11, 2024

Rhapsody in Blue · Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra

May 10, 2024

Andrew MacRossie · University of Wisconsin-Madison Mead Witter School of Music

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