Rock concerts will take place at Jackson Symphony Orchestra's Peter A. Weatherwax Hall
http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2010/03/rock_concerts_will_take_place.html
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Monday, March 29, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Got Questions? We've Got Answers!
Join us for a 5 Week Adult Music Appreciation course at the JSO! "I know what you're hearing, but what are you listening to?" "Can a song tell a story if you don't know the words?" "Where have I heard that tune before?" "If Beethoven were a comedian, would he use a rubber chicken in his act?" "How can I tell that's Mozart and not Tchaikovsky trying to sound like Mozart?" Join Dr. Andrew Mead for this enjoyable, informative series!
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
JSO Community Music School Piano Students Excel at Competitions
Stacy Robert, student of Carol Ivkovich, recently competed in the Eileen Keel Sonata/Sonatina Competition at the MSU Community Music School Lansing
25 piano students of Carol Ivkovich participated in the National Federation of Music Clubs Piano Festival held atSpring Arbor University Superior
Those receiving a superior rating include: Hannah Utz, Jovanka Koprivica, Milena Koprivica, Angelo Koprivica, Amanda Crisanti, Luke Dendy, Jennifer Hoffman, Stephen Hoffman, Lindsay Rasmussen, Bonnie Wright, William Double, Stacy Robert, Stephen Foster, Christine Murphy, Matthew Pfeifer, Alexis Gundy, Shawna Geer, Isaac Skinner.
Students receiving the excellent rating include: Erica Prater, Timothy Darland, Noel Woodcock, Susan Hoffman.
Several students entered a "hymn playing event" and received wither a superior or excellent rating. These students include: Susan Hoffman, Isaac Skinner, William Double and Jennifer Hoffman.
25 piano students of Carol Ivkovich participated in the National Federation of Music Clubs Piano Festival held at
Those receiving a superior rating include: Hannah Utz, Jovanka Koprivica, Milena Koprivica, Angelo Koprivica, Amanda Crisanti, Luke Dendy, Jennifer Hoffman, Stephen Hoffman, Lindsay Rasmussen, Bonnie Wright, William Double, Stacy Robert, Stephen Foster, Christine Murphy, Matthew Pfeifer, Alexis Gundy, Shawna Geer, Isaac Skinner.
Students receiving the excellent rating include: Erica Prater, Timothy Darland, Noel Woodcock, Susan Hoffman.
Several students entered a "hymn playing event" and received wither a superior or excellent rating. These students include: Susan Hoffman, Isaac Skinner, William Double and Jennifer Hoffman.
Friday, March 19, 2010
VERDI REQUIEM this Saturday
VERDI REQUIEM tickets still available. This Saturday, March 20, 2010, 8:00 p.m., Potter Center, Jackson Community College, Music Hall. Tickets will be available at JSO desk at the door.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Sunday's Chamber Concert
Sunday's concert was a terrific performance; the Kalamazoo String Quartet is a strong group of musicians, and the program was engaging, featuring charming repertoire that was a bit off the beaten track. The sound of the concert space at the JSO building is both resonant and intimate - a really nice room for chamber music. Seating the audience around tables with coffee and pastries was a good idea, enhancing the intimacy of the occasion, and the opportunity to meet with the players and talk with them after the concert was especially welcome. Too often we don't get any chance to experience performers as people, and this barrier was broken by an ambience more in the spirit of a 19th century musical salon than a formal recital. Here's hoping the JSO will continue this practice!
Andy Mead
Andy Mead
Friday, March 5, 2010
Soloists for Verdi Requiem
Our soloists for the March 20 Verdi Requiem concert:
Lori Hicks, Soprano
Debuting as Opera Theater of Pittsburgh’s “magnetic” Bess in Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess this past February, soprano Lori Celeste Hicks has only begun to leave her mark on the world of classical music. Ms. Hicks has “completely amazed everyone with her beautiful voice and warm personality.” She will continue performances of Porgy and Bess with El Paso Opera in March of 2010.
An active recitalist and concert performer, Ms. Hicks will sing Verdi’s Requiem with the Jackson Michigan Symphony Orchestra. She sang a recital in Detroit in September at the Westminster Church and will perform a recital at Claflin University. In addition, she will take part in an African Women’s Composer’s Forum at the University of Dayton.
The 2008-2009 season brought many engagements, such as the Verdi Requiem with the Holland Symphony Orchestra, Donna Elvira in Mozart’s Don Giovanni with the Arbor Opera Theater, “A tribute to Black Pioneers in Music” Gala Concert in Denver, Colorado singing alongside tenor George Shirley in Act IV of Otello, along with a Holiday Concert at the Lincoln Center Library. Ms. Hicks closed the season with another concert of Verdi’s Requiem in Detroit, MI , and several recitals also in Michigan, Colorado, and Ohio.
Internationally, Ms. Hicks was featured in concerts and recitals throughout Italy and France, as well as starring as Alice Ford in Verdi’s Falstaff under the baton of Maestro Joseph Rescigno. A frequent performer in the Midwest area, Lori has sung Mimi in La Boheme, Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte, Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus, Laetitia in Menotti’s The Old Maid and the Thief, and the world premiere of James P. Johnson’s jazz opera Dreamy Kid. Ms. Hicks’ concert work has included Verdi’s Requiem, Saint-Saëns’ Oratorio de Noël, Bach’s Magnificat, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Handel’s Messiah, and the Wesendonck Lieder by Wagner.
A native of Detroit, Michigan, Ms. Hicks holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, a Masters of Music from Bowling Green State University in Ohio, and a Bachelors of Music Education from Kentucky State University. She currently serves on the voice faculty of the University of Dayton and Central State University in Ohio.
Molly Fillmore is assistant professor of voice (mezzo-soprano) at the Michigan State University College of Music.
Following an international career as a mezzo-soprano, Fillmore recently moved into the dramatic soprano repertoire and has since joined the roster of the Metropolitan Opera for the past three seasons. She made her San Francisco Opera debut in the title role of Salome under the musical direction of music director Nicola Luisotti in October 2009. She will return to San Francisco Opera in the 2009-2010 season to cover the role of Brunnhilde and sing Ortlinde in Francesca Zambello’s production of Die Walkure conducted by Donald Runnicles.
Also in the 2009-2010 season she made her Arizona Opera debut in the title role of Salome directed by Sonja Frisell. Fillmore continues to be active on the concert stage as well. In early 2010 she will sing with the Jackson Symphony Orhestra in a performance of Verdi’s Requiem and with the Detroit Symphony Civic Orchestra in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
She has appeared as a soloist with such organizations as Seattle Opera, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, Cologne Opera, Washington National Opera, Spoleto Festival, Chattanooga Opera, and Utah Symphony, and at both Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall. She has worked with directors Sonja Frisell, Robert Carsen, Chris Alexander, Garnett Bruce, Tomer Zvulun, Bernard Uzan, and Christof Loy, and with such conductors as Sir Jeffrey Tate, Gerard Schwarz, Nicola Luisotti, Hans Graf, Joel Revsen, Daniele Callegari, Richard Buckley, Christopher Keene, Heinz Fricke, Graeme Jenkins, Norman Scribner, Robert Bernhardt, and Keith Lockhart.
Following high school graduation, she studied for a year at the Stadtgymnasium in Dortmund, Germany. She won a scholarship to attend the School of International Service at American University in Washington, D.C. to major in international relations. At the end of her sophomore year she changed her major to vocal performance, and within a year, made her professional solo debut with the Washington National Opera as Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, conducted by Richard Buckley.
After graduating magna cum laude from American University with a B.A. in music, she remained in the Washington, D.C. area to complete her master’s degree while studying with Dominic Cossa at the University of Maryland at College Park. During this time, she appeared in seven additional roles at Washington National Opera, including a principal role in the zarzuela El Gato Montes when the singer she was covering fell ill before a performance.
She also appeared at the J. F. Kennedy Center Concert Hall with the Choral Arts Society of Washington, at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston as Margret in Wozzeck, as Medora in the American premiere of Il Corsaro with Opera Theatre of Northern Virginia, and with numerous other concert organizations in the greater Washington, D.C. area. She studied the interpretation and performance of Lieder at the Franz-Schubert-Institut in Baden-bei-Wien, Austria, where she worked with Walter Berry, Elly Ameling, Ernst Haefliger, Helmut Deutsch, and Rudolf Jansen.
Upon completion of her master’s degree, Fillmore was made a principal soloist with Oper der Stadt Koeln (Cologne Opera) in Germany, where she appeared in more than 25 roles. Highlights during her time in Cologne, included two roles (Wellgunde and Waltraute) in Cologne’s Ring Cycle, conducted by Sir Jeffrey Tate and directed by Robert Carsen. She also worked with Daniele Callegari as Romeo in I Capuleti e I Montecchi, and with Graeme Jenkins as Krista in Vec Makropulos, Mercedes in Carmen, and Smeraldine in L’amour des trios oranges. Other featured roles in Cologne include Cherubino and Don Ramiro in La finta giardiniera.
After returning to the United States, Fillmore appeared with Seattle Opera in Rusalka, directed by Bernard Uzan, and Ariadne auf Naxos, directed by Chris Alexander and conducted by Gerard Schwarz, who afterwards invited her to sing with the Seattle Symphony in performances of Mozart’s Requiem. She sang Marguerite in La damnation de Faust with Utah Symphony under the direction of Keith Lockhart, and made both her Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall debuts in performances of Mozart’s Requiem. She also appeared as a soloist at Avery Fisher Hall in a gala celebrating the music of George Gershwin.
Recent engagements include Orfeo and Cherubino with Chattanooga Opera, as well as appearances with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for Handel’s Messiah and Verdi’s Requiem, conducted by Hans Graf. She has sung the Verdi Requiem with the Detroit Civic Symphony, Jackson Symphony, at Smith College, the United States Naval Academy, and Michigan State University.
Richard Fracker, Tenor
Richard Fracker is associate professor of voice (tenor) and Area Chair of Vocal Arts at the Michigan State University College of Music.
Prior to joining the MSU faculty in September 2003, Fracker performed regularly in opera houses and concert halls throughout the world, including ten seasons at New York's Metropolitan Opera (MET). Known for his versatility both vocally and dramatically, he enthusiastically explores both traditional and contemporary repertoires ranging from Britten and Beethoven, to Verdi and Philip Glass.
Some of Fracker's MET performances include: appearances in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, The Gambler, Turandot, Moses und Aron, and Die Frau ohne Schatten, and the leading tenor role in Philip Glass' The Voyage. He has appeared several times in Texaco’s “Live from the MET” national radio broadcasts.
Recent international credits include performing with three other Metropolitan Opera singers in gala performances of arias, duets and quartets in Guangzhou, China. Fracker also performed four gala concerts in Norway
Career highlights include world debuts of Philip Glass’s Hydrogen Jukebox and Orphee, as well as Fracker’s Carnegie Hall debut as the tenor lead in Glass’s demanding Civil Wars. He has performed leading tenor roles in Spain, Italy, and Iceland, and with companies throughout the United States. Fracker has participated in the prestigious Spoleto Festival (Italy) and the Saito Kinen Festival (Japan) and has worked with such illustrious conductors as James Levine, Seiji Ozawa, Carlos Kleiber, Nello Santi, Valery Gergiev, and Marco Armeliato.
Adrian Rosas, Bass-Baritone, is a Graduate Student at The Juilliard School. He has performed in Operas across the country and was in residence at the Aspen Festival summer 2009. Mr. Rosas has appeared twice before with the JSO as soloist in Messiah and Le Nozze di Tutti.
Lori Hicks, Soprano
Debuting as Opera Theater of Pittsburgh’s “magnetic” Bess in Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess this past February, soprano Lori Celeste Hicks has only begun to leave her mark on the world of classical music. Ms. Hicks has “completely amazed everyone with her beautiful voice and warm personality.” She will continue performances of Porgy and Bess with El Paso Opera in March of 2010.
An active recitalist and concert performer, Ms. Hicks will sing Verdi’s Requiem with the Jackson Michigan Symphony Orchestra. She sang a recital in Detroit in September at the Westminster Church and will perform a recital at Claflin University. In addition, she will take part in an African Women’s Composer’s Forum at the University of Dayton.
The 2008-2009 season brought many engagements, such as the Verdi Requiem with the Holland Symphony Orchestra, Donna Elvira in Mozart’s Don Giovanni with the Arbor Opera Theater, “A tribute to Black Pioneers in Music” Gala Concert in Denver, Colorado singing alongside tenor George Shirley in Act IV of Otello, along with a Holiday Concert at the Lincoln Center Library. Ms. Hicks closed the season with another concert of Verdi’s Requiem in Detroit, MI , and several recitals also in Michigan, Colorado, and Ohio.
Internationally, Ms. Hicks was featured in concerts and recitals throughout Italy and France, as well as starring as Alice Ford in Verdi’s Falstaff under the baton of Maestro Joseph Rescigno. A frequent performer in the Midwest area, Lori has sung Mimi in La Boheme, Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte, Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus, Laetitia in Menotti’s The Old Maid and the Thief, and the world premiere of James P. Johnson’s jazz opera Dreamy Kid. Ms. Hicks’ concert work has included Verdi’s Requiem, Saint-Saëns’ Oratorio de Noël, Bach’s Magnificat, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Handel’s Messiah, and the Wesendonck Lieder by Wagner.
A native of Detroit, Michigan, Ms. Hicks holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, a Masters of Music from Bowling Green State University in Ohio, and a Bachelors of Music Education from Kentucky State University. She currently serves on the voice faculty of the University of Dayton and Central State University in Ohio.
Molly Fillmore is assistant professor of voice (mezzo-soprano) at the Michigan State University College of Music.
Following an international career as a mezzo-soprano, Fillmore recently moved into the dramatic soprano repertoire and has since joined the roster of the Metropolitan Opera for the past three seasons. She made her San Francisco Opera debut in the title role of Salome under the musical direction of music director Nicola Luisotti in October 2009. She will return to San Francisco Opera in the 2009-2010 season to cover the role of Brunnhilde and sing Ortlinde in Francesca Zambello’s production of Die Walkure conducted by Donald Runnicles.
Also in the 2009-2010 season she made her Arizona Opera debut in the title role of Salome directed by Sonja Frisell. Fillmore continues to be active on the concert stage as well. In early 2010 she will sing with the Jackson Symphony Orhestra in a performance of Verdi’s Requiem and with the Detroit Symphony Civic Orchestra in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
She has appeared as a soloist with such organizations as Seattle Opera, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, Cologne Opera, Washington National Opera, Spoleto Festival, Chattanooga Opera, and Utah Symphony, and at both Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall. She has worked with directors Sonja Frisell, Robert Carsen, Chris Alexander, Garnett Bruce, Tomer Zvulun, Bernard Uzan, and Christof Loy, and with such conductors as Sir Jeffrey Tate, Gerard Schwarz, Nicola Luisotti, Hans Graf, Joel Revsen, Daniele Callegari, Richard Buckley, Christopher Keene, Heinz Fricke, Graeme Jenkins, Norman Scribner, Robert Bernhardt, and Keith Lockhart.
Following high school graduation, she studied for a year at the Stadtgymnasium in Dortmund, Germany. She won a scholarship to attend the School of International Service at American University in Washington, D.C. to major in international relations. At the end of her sophomore year she changed her major to vocal performance, and within a year, made her professional solo debut with the Washington National Opera as Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, conducted by Richard Buckley.
After graduating magna cum laude from American University with a B.A. in music, she remained in the Washington, D.C. area to complete her master’s degree while studying with Dominic Cossa at the University of Maryland at College Park. During this time, she appeared in seven additional roles at Washington National Opera, including a principal role in the zarzuela El Gato Montes when the singer she was covering fell ill before a performance.
She also appeared at the J. F. Kennedy Center Concert Hall with the Choral Arts Society of Washington, at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston as Margret in Wozzeck, as Medora in the American premiere of Il Corsaro with Opera Theatre of Northern Virginia, and with numerous other concert organizations in the greater Washington, D.C. area. She studied the interpretation and performance of Lieder at the Franz-Schubert-Institut in Baden-bei-Wien, Austria, where she worked with Walter Berry, Elly Ameling, Ernst Haefliger, Helmut Deutsch, and Rudolf Jansen.
Upon completion of her master’s degree, Fillmore was made a principal soloist with Oper der Stadt Koeln (Cologne Opera) in Germany, where she appeared in more than 25 roles. Highlights during her time in Cologne, included two roles (Wellgunde and Waltraute) in Cologne’s Ring Cycle, conducted by Sir Jeffrey Tate and directed by Robert Carsen. She also worked with Daniele Callegari as Romeo in I Capuleti e I Montecchi, and with Graeme Jenkins as Krista in Vec Makropulos, Mercedes in Carmen, and Smeraldine in L’amour des trios oranges. Other featured roles in Cologne include Cherubino and Don Ramiro in La finta giardiniera.
After returning to the United States, Fillmore appeared with Seattle Opera in Rusalka, directed by Bernard Uzan, and Ariadne auf Naxos, directed by Chris Alexander and conducted by Gerard Schwarz, who afterwards invited her to sing with the Seattle Symphony in performances of Mozart’s Requiem. She sang Marguerite in La damnation de Faust with Utah Symphony under the direction of Keith Lockhart, and made both her Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall debuts in performances of Mozart’s Requiem. She also appeared as a soloist at Avery Fisher Hall in a gala celebrating the music of George Gershwin.
Recent engagements include Orfeo and Cherubino with Chattanooga Opera, as well as appearances with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for Handel’s Messiah and Verdi’s Requiem, conducted by Hans Graf. She has sung the Verdi Requiem with the Detroit Civic Symphony, Jackson Symphony, at Smith College, the United States Naval Academy, and Michigan State University.
Richard Fracker, Tenor
Richard Fracker is associate professor of voice (tenor) and Area Chair of Vocal Arts at the Michigan State University College of Music.
Prior to joining the MSU faculty in September 2003, Fracker performed regularly in opera houses and concert halls throughout the world, including ten seasons at New York's Metropolitan Opera (MET). Known for his versatility both vocally and dramatically, he enthusiastically explores both traditional and contemporary repertoires ranging from Britten and Beethoven, to Verdi and Philip Glass.
Some of Fracker's MET performances include: appearances in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, The Gambler, Turandot, Moses und Aron, and Die Frau ohne Schatten, and the leading tenor role in Philip Glass' The Voyage. He has appeared several times in Texaco’s “Live from the MET” national radio broadcasts.
Recent international credits include performing with three other Metropolitan Opera singers in gala performances of arias, duets and quartets in Guangzhou, China. Fracker also performed four gala concerts in Norway
Career highlights include world debuts of Philip Glass’s Hydrogen Jukebox and Orphee, as well as Fracker’s Carnegie Hall debut as the tenor lead in Glass’s demanding Civil Wars. He has performed leading tenor roles in Spain, Italy, and Iceland, and with companies throughout the United States. Fracker has participated in the prestigious Spoleto Festival (Italy) and the Saito Kinen Festival (Japan) and has worked with such illustrious conductors as James Levine, Seiji Ozawa, Carlos Kleiber, Nello Santi, Valery Gergiev, and Marco Armeliato.
Adrian Rosas, Bass-Baritone, is a Graduate Student at The Juilliard School. He has performed in Operas across the country and was in residence at the Aspen Festival summer 2009. Mr. Rosas has appeared twice before with the JSO as soloist in Messiah and Le Nozze di Tutti.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Kalamazoo String Quartet - David Peshlakai
MUSIC (IF NOT SPRING) IS IN THE AIR.
Join us at the JSO for an intimate afternoon with the
Kalamazoo String Quartet
featuring our former principal cellist
David Peshlakai.
The program offers music of
Haydn, Wolf (the Italian Serenade) and
Hovhaness (Under an Ancient Tree).
3pm Sunday March 14 * JSO, 215 W. Michigan Ave
A new format for our recital programs
consists of table seating with coffee, tea, and pastries
Admission $10
Please help us plan by reserving your ticket.
Reservations please - by phone 517-782-3221 or
at the Jackson Symphony Orchestra website.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Verdi Requiem - 20% off for church groups!
On Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 8 pm in the Music Hall at Potter Center, the Jackson Symphony Orchestra along with the Jackson Chorale and Hillsdale College Choir will present one of the most inspirational works of all time, The Verdi Requiem. Because of the special nature of this performance the JSO is offering area church members a 20% discount off of the regular ticket price for groups of 20 or more.
Group reservations need to be made no later than Wednesday, March 17. Tickets for groups are available on a first come first served basis and are somewhat limited in supply. We hope you will consider taking advantage of this special offer and look forward to welcoming you to this very special performance. If you have further questions regarding the performance or ticket purchase please contact Mary Spring at 782-3221 Ext. 112 or via e-mail mary.spring@jacksonsymphony.org.
Group reservations need to be made no later than Wednesday, March 17. Tickets for groups are available on a first come first served basis and are somewhat limited in supply. We hope you will consider taking advantage of this special offer and look forward to welcoming you to this very special performance. If you have further questions regarding the performance or ticket purchase please contact Mary Spring at 782-3221 Ext. 112 or via e-mail mary.spring@jacksonsymphony.org.
Monday, March 1, 2010
David Peshlakai Quartet
The David Peshlakai Quartet will be performing standards from classical and contemporary repertoire at the JSO (215 W Michigan Ave) on March 14 at 3:00. Call the JSO (782-3221) for ticket information.
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