Michigan Philharmonic Presents 2013-2014 Season

Michigan Philharmonic presents its 2013-2014 season, under the direction of Nan Washburn. For tickets or more information, visit: http://www.michiganphil.org/

The season includes:

"The Golden Flute"

Sunday, October 6, 2013, 2:00 pm

The Village Theater at Cherry Hill, Canton

Eric Lamb, flute

Chen Yi, composer

Gioachino Rossini: La Gazza Ladra Overture

Chen Yi: The Golden Flute Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (1997)

Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1

"The Phantom, a Witch and a King"

Saturday, October 26, 2013, 7:30 pm

Steppingstone School's "Haunted House", Farmington Hills

J.S. Bach: Toccata in D minor

Edvard Grieg: Hall of the Mountain King

Modest Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain

Andrew Lloyd Webber: Phantom of the Opera Highlights

Hector Berlioz: March to the Scaffold from Symphonie Fantastique

Stephen Schwartz: Highlights from Wicked

James Newton Howard: King Kong Soundtrack Highlights

Hans Zimmer: Concert Suite from The Dark Knight

Ray Parker Jr.: Ghostbusters

"Highland Pipes"

Sunday, November 17, 2013, 2:00 pm

First United Methodist Church, Plymouth

Nancy Tunnicliffe, highland bagpipes

Peter Elyakim Taussig, composer

Side-by-side performance with MPYO Sinfonia

Ralph Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song Suite (side-by-side)

Peter Elyakim Taussig: Concerto for Bagpipe and Orchestra (2010)

Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 "Scottish"

Ulrich Roever and Michael Korb: Highland Cathedral

"Holiday Pops with the Phil"

Thursday, December 12, 2013, 6:00 & 8:00 pm

The Penn Theatre, Plymouth

Amy Kuras, cello

A fun, family-friendly concert of pops and traditional holiday favorites, featuring our principal cellist on Tchaikovsky's beautiful Andante Cantabile. Full program TBA.

"Miniature Masterpieces"

Sunday, January 12, 2014, 2:00 pm

The Inn at St. John's Chapel, Plymouth

Joseph Deller, violin

Michael Daugherty, composer

Anton?n Dvo?ák: Bagatelle No. 5, Op. 47

Michael Daugherty: Ladder to the Moon (2006) (based on paintings by Georgia O'Keeffe)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade No. 10 for Winds, K.361/370a "Gran Partita"

"Fabulous Fifties"

Saturday, February 15, 2014, 7:30 pm

The Village Theater at Cherry Hill, Canton

Special Guest Vocalist-TBA

Come celebrate the 1950s American style with music from crooners Nat King Cole and Gene Kelly, and hits from iconic movies, Broadway shows, black and white TV and, of course, from the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley.

"The Ives of March"

Sunday, March 9, 2014, 2:00 pm

First United Methodist Church, Plymouth

Plymouth Oratorio Society, Dr. Richard Ingram, director

Martha Sheil, soprano; Stephen Lusmann, baritone

Lee Actor, composer

Lee Actor: Opening Remarks (2009)

Charles Ives: Symphony No. 3 "The Camp Meeting"

Anton?n Dvo?ák: Te Deum, Op. 103

Carl Orff: from Carmina Burana "Ecce gratum" and "O Fortuna"

"Fiesta!"

Saturday, April 5, 2014, 7:30 pm

The Village Theater at Cherry Hill, Canton

Gwendolyn Burgett Thrasher, marimba

Alice Gomez, composer

Side-by-side performance with Michigan Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

Alice Gomez: Los Voladores (1993) (side-by-side)

Silvestre Revueltas: Sensemayá (1938)

Ney Rosauro: Concerto for Marimba (1986)
Carlos Chávez: Symphony No. 2 (1935) "Sinfonia India"

Arturo Márquez: Danzón No. 2 (1994)

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