Join us for an enchanting evening with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's Principal Winds as they present "Quintets DSO Principal Winds" on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at 7:00 pm. This special performance will be held at the Ferndale First United Methodist Church, located at 22331 Woodward Avenue, Ferndale, MI 48220.

Experience an adventurous night of music featuring works by American composers, highlighted by the challenging "Quintet for Winds" by Pulitzer Prize winner John Harbison. This piece, described by Harbison as born from a collaboration with resourceful, inquisitive, and fearless wind players, promises to be a highlight of the evening.

The program also includes Valerie Coleman's "Umoja" and Marc Mellits' "Apollo," showcasing the exceptional talent and versatility of the DSO Wind Quintet. The ensemble features Hannah Hammel Maser on flute, Alexander Kinmonth on oboe, Ralph Skiano on clarinet, Scott Strong on horn, and Ryan Reynolds on bassoon.

Don't miss this opportunity to witness the artistry of these accomplished musicians in an intimate setting. Tickets start at a special price, offering everyone the chance to enjoy this unique performance. Join us for an evening that celebrates the beauty and complexity of wind music.

DSO Wind Quintet

First United Methodist Church of Ferndale

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Insiders: Philip Setzer, Richard Weiss, and Daniel Shapiro

Cleveland Institute of Music

New Music New England is a new initiative of the New England Philharmonic celebrating the new music works from New England. Each concert presents music by artists based in New England that have yet to be heard by the general public. This inaugural concert makes reference to the grand musical traditions of the region with Charles Ives’s Three Places in New England, together with music by Wang Lu, David Sanford, and Kati Agócs, which have yet to be heard in Boston. The concert’s grand finale features Grammy Award-winning organist Paul Jacobs in the long-awaited Boston premiere of John Harbison’s “What Do We Make of Bach!”

New England Philharmonic Concert – New Music New England

Boston University

NEC Wind Ensemble presents a concert under the direction of guest conductor and NEC alumnus Robert Spittal, whose Concerto for Wind Ensemble will be premiered tonight.

NEC Wind Ensemble + Robert Spittal: Harbison, Spittal, Gabrieli

New England Conservatory

America/Beautiful is a project by pianist and arts advocate Min Kwon, in which she has commissioned a diverse group of more than 70 of today’s leading American composers to each compose a variation on “America the Beautiful.”

Kwon's hope is to paint a sonic picture of her adopted country in all of its sprawling complexity, and ultimately try to find the beauty at the core of the American experiment and its credo of e pluribus unum (out of many, one).

America / Beautiful: Min Kwon piano

Aspen Meadows Resort

America/Beautiful: Min Kwon piano

As an artist-led collective, Decoda seeks to create a more compassionate and connected world through music—thoughtfully curating outstanding performances of live chamber music, facilitating creative community projects, and training the next generation of musical artists to rethink and reimagine their role in society.

Decoda

Kaufman Music Center

Anna Thompson, Soprano

Alice Pratt Brown Hall

Like a shooting star, Franz Schubert blazed across music's sky for a brief 31 years, leaving behind over 1,000 works that transformed the Classical into the Romantic age.
Four programs spanning Schubert's creative career and variety of compositions offer a rich journey into one of music's most ethereal worlds. A fifth concert explores how the legacy of Schubert and composers in the two centuries following his death have re-worked and been inspired by his compositions.

Winter Festival: Schubert Forever

Lincoln Center

A recital of viola works performed by classical contemporary music performance student Elsie Bae Han (M.M. '23).

John Harbison

Events

Apr 16, 2024

DSO Wind Quintet · Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Mar 6, 2024

Insiders: Philip Setzer, Richard Weiss, and Daniel Shapiro · Cleveland Institute of Music

Feb 3, 2024

New England Philharmonic Concert – New Music New England · New Music USA

Nov 30, 2023

NEC Wind Ensemble + Robert Spittal: Harbison, Spittal, Gabrieli · New England Conservatory

Aug 5, 2023

America / Beautiful: Min Kwon piano · Aspen Music Festival

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