Mannheim Steamroller in Detroit

[ December 18, 2008; 7:30 pm; December 19, 2008; 8:00 pm; ]

Lynne is excited to perform once again with one of America’s favorite musical groups - Mannheim Steamroller. For the first time in several seasons, this multi-platinum selling musical group will be bringing their Christmas show to Detroit.

Founder, composer, drummer and UofM graduate Chip Davis describes this year’s new show:
We’ll play songs from our new CD, [...]

Rutter and Stanford: Feast of Carols

[ December 14, 2008; 4:00 pm; ]

The First Presbyterian Church of Flint Choir and Chamber Orchestra will present a Feast of Carols concert. This concert will include many beautiful works for choir and instruments by John Rutter, as well as the Magnificat by the Irish composer Charles Villers Stanford. Music Director Mark Riddles will lead the ensemble.

For tickets and directions, visit [...]

Music of Bach and Handel

[ December 14, 2008; 10:15 am; ]

The Grosse Pointe Memorial Church choir and orchestra will present a small concert, featuring selections from some of the most beautiful sacred music written.

The concert, held at 10:15 a.m. (immediately after the 9:00a.m. church service) will feature the following:

J.S. Bach’s Cantata #140 (”Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”)
G.F. Handel’s The Messiah

Everyone remembers the “Hallelujah Chorus” [...]

Handel’s Messiah

[ December 7, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] The Michigan Sinfonietta will accompany the Northville Concert Chorale in a performance of George Frederich Handel’s masterpiece oratorio, The Messiah.

The concert will take place at First Presbyterian Church of Northville, located on Main Street in downtown Northville.

Tickets will most likely sell out for this popular concert, so purchase your seats early! For ticket information, visit [...]

The Nutcracker

[ December 6, 2008; 3:00 pm; 8:00 pm; December 7, 2008; 3:00 pm; ] Always a holiday classic, the Flint Symphony, Flint School for the Performing Arts, and Collage Dance Collective present Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker.

Performances will be at the beautiful Whiting Auditorium in the Flint Cultural Center.

Saturday, December 6, 2008 - 3:00 pm
Saturday, December 6, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Sunday, December 7, 2008 - 3:00 pm

For tickets, directions, and other [...]

Madame Butterfly in Detroit

[ November 15, 2008; 7:30 pm; November 16, 2008; 2:30 pm; November 19, 2008; 7:30 pm; November 21, 2008; 7:30 pm; November 22, 2008; 7:30 pm; November 23, 2008; 2:30 pm; ]

The Michigan Opera Theater of Detroit will present Giacomo Puccini’s masterpiece opera, Madame Butterfly at the Detroit Opera House. Lynne will join the orchestra to perform this beautiful work. The text is translated to English with supertitles (a screen over the stage). Led by Maestro Edoardo Muller, the cast includes:

Mihoko Kinoshita and Marie Plette in [...]