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Experience the return of the landmark 53-bell Charles Baird Carillon at the University of Michigan’s Burton Tower, which went silent this summer for replacement of the 30 largest clappers as well as a restoration of the great steel frame from which the 43 tons of bells are suspended. Guest artist Jonathan Lehrer, University Carillonist of […]
On November 15, Michigan Philharmonic launches its Sunday Series with Soundscapes — an afternoon of music spanning generations, from Ravel and Prokofiev to an exciting contemporary guitar concerto by composer Nicky Sohn. Featuring acclaimed guitarist Bokyung Byun, plus a side-by-side performance with musicians from the Michigan Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. A pre-concert talk with Nicky Sohn […]
Ring in the New Year with three of Michigan’s finest jazz musicians at Kerrytown Concert House! Clarinetist Dave Bennett, a self-taught prodigy who’s brought his tribute to Benny Goodman to Carnegie Hall and stages across the country, joins Ann Arbor drummer Pete Siers, a first-call sideman who’s shared the bandstand with Russell Malone, Marian McPartland, […]
Celestial is the 5th annual Winter Solstice program presented by Kerrytown Concert House with pianist Kathryn Goodson and Friends, sharing lullabies, stories, music of the season and more, aiming to shed light, warmth and beauty. Near the close of December, when sunshine and warmth are at their lowest point, expectations are high and emotions mercurial. […]
Kerrytown Concert House glows by candlelight for an evening of reimagined holiday classics, arranged by R. MacKenzie Lewis for a seven-piece ensemble of Michigan’s finest musicians. Flute, clarinet, alto and tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, violin, cello, guitar, bass, and piano trade colors and textures across inventive new takes on familiar tunes — an intimate and […]
Ellen Rowe’s All About the Trio rings in the season with guest vibraphonist Cary Kocher for an afternoon of holiday favorites reimagined through a jazz lens. The trio and special guest will take familiar seasonal melodies and open them up — swinging, reharmonizing, and improvising on the songs of the season the way jazz musicians […]
They filled the House with joy last December, and they’re coming back for more. Boogie-woogie and blues piano master Mark Lincoln Braun (Mr. B) returns to KCH with The Kerrytown Stompers, Ann Arbor’s own champions of traditional jazz, for a second helping of the electrifying, foot-stomping chemistry that had last year’s audience grinning ear to […]
Alla Boara invites audiences on a unique holiday journey weaving together familiar Christmas melodies with rare Italian folk traditions. Our program features an incredibly fresh approach to Christmas concerts blending contemporary jazzinfused arrangements of ancient folk music with holiday classics! While North American Christmas traditions typically draw from northern European origins, Alla Boara showcases Italy’s […]
This year, on the first Saturday morning of December, kick off your holiday season with a visit to the Kerrytown Farmers Market followed by a cheerful yuletide concert at Kerrytown Concert House! Kerrytown Concert House continues its Annual Croissant Concert tradition with Carols & Croissants: A Morning of Holiday Harmonies and Tasty Delights featuring the […]
Get ready for an exhilarating evening of music with the Dave Bennett Quartet as they Swing, Pop, and Rock! Clarinetist and multi-instrumentalist Dave Bennett leads his talented quartet, featuring Jeff Kressler on piano, Ed Fedewa on bass, and Pete Siers on drums, through a spirited journey across the decades of American music. Their setlist moves […]