Saturday, May 20, 2023 - 7:30pm The Whiting Flint, MI Rachmaninoff - Vocalise from Fourteen Songs, op. 34, no. 14 Beethoven - Symphony No. 9, op. 125, D minor Buy Tickets Here FSO Rachmaninoff and Beethoven This bold program of heavy-hitters is the perfect way to wrap up the 2022-23 FSO season. Vocalise from Fourteen Songs features soprano soloist Jhane Perdue. Rachmaninoff wrote a beautiful, melancholy melody reflecting the state of the time as World War I raged on.

Saturday, March 4, 2023 - 8:00pm Temple Theatre Saginaw, MI Romanticism in music took many shapes, including a big, rich orchestral sound, lush harmonies, and extremes of musical expression. All can be found in tonight’s selections. Tchaikovsky’s music opens the program with the Polonaise from the opera Eugene Onegin. Typical of Tchaikovsky’s dances, the Polonaise is a tuneful, catchy dance, played by a large Romantic orchestra. A style of music called Strurm and Drang [Storm and Stress] developed in the 18th-century became a precursor to 19th century Romanticism.

Saturday, February 4, 2023 - 7:30pm Temple Theatre Saginaw, MI Over the last century, some Black composers have found their place in European-based classical music, while others have been at the forefront of creating distinctively Black styles of American music such as blues, jazz, and Motown. Tonight’s program honors composers from all these traditions. Julia Perry’s Short Piece for Orchestra (1943) is full of exciting musical contrasts. Orchestral arrangements of popular standards follow, one group by Duke Ellington, another by Louis Armstrong, and a final set of Motown songs.

Saturday, March 28, 2020 - 8:00pm Saginaw Bay Symphony Kevin Cole, Piano Soloist Gershwin, Piano Concerto in F Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5 Temple Theatre, Saginaw, MI

Saturday, February 15, 2020 - 7:30pm Flint Symphony Orchestra Piano soloist Di Wu plays Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Copland, Billy the Kid Suite Bernstein, Fancy Free Dance Variations The Whiting, Flint, MI

Sunday, February 9, 2020 3:00pm Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra Music for double brass and woodwind quintets Trinity Episcopal Church, Torrington, CT

Saturday, May 12, 2018 - 8:00pm Saginaw Bay Symphony Temple Theatre, Saginaw, MI ​ More Information

Saturday, May 11, 2019 7:30pm Flint Symphony Orchestra The Whiting, Flint, MI ​

Saturday, March 23, 2019 7:30pm Flint Symphony Orchestra The Whiting, Flint, MI ​

Saturday, February 23, 2019 7:30pm Flint Symphony Orchestra The Whiting, Flint, MI ​

Thursday, February 7, 2019 7:30pm Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra Bristol Eastern High School, Bristol, CT ​

Saturday, May 12, 2018 - 8:00pm Saginaw Bay Symphony Temple Theatre, Saginaw, MI ​ More Information

Saturday, April 21, 2018 - 7:30pm Flint Symphony Orchestra The Whiting, Flint MI ​ More Information

Saturday, March 17, 2018 - 7:30pm Flint Symphony Orchestra The Whiting, Flint MI ​ More Information

Saturday, February 17, 2018 - 7:30pm Flint Symphony Orchestra The Whiting, Flint MI ​ More Information

Saturday, February 10, 2018 - 8:00pm Saginaw Bay Symphony Temple Theatre, Saginaw, MI ​ More Information

Saturday, January 20, 2018 - 7:30pm Flint Symphony Orchestra The Whiting, Flint MI ​ More Information

Saturday, January 13, 2018 - 8:00pm Flint Symphony Orchestra The Whiting, Flint MI ​ More Information

Firday, December 15, 2017 - 7:30pm Fountain Music Series First Congregational Church - Ridgefield, CT More Information

Saturday, December 2, 2017 - 7:30pm Sunday, December 3, 2017 - 3:00pm Flint Symphony/Flint School of the Performing Arts The Whiting, Flint, MI More Information

clay - Jun 1, 2014 very good video work. as ya know I usually cya from the distance of the audience, was cool to watch the close ups. cya 6-20. will be a nice bday time if I get there on time from work. ive enjoyed hearing the haydn from others and you too.

It turns out that the Livonia Symphony has an agreement with Livonia Public Access Television that allows them to put concert video online. Here’s the video from my concert with them on March 15, 2014. I enter at 13:00, and perform Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto in Eb, then Leroy Anderson’s Trumpeter’s Lullaby, and finally team up with LSO Principal Robert Hawkins on Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Trumpets and Orchestra. Livonia Symphony Orchestra - Chamber Classics from Livonia Television on Vimeo.

I am excited to announce that I’m going to be the featured soloist on the upcoming Livonia Symphony Orchestra Chamber Classics concert, March 15th 2014 at 4:00pm. I’ll be performing the Trumpet Concerto by Josef Haydn, as well as the Concerto for Two Trumpets by Antonio Vivaldi (teaming up with LSO Principal Trumpeter Robert Hawkins).

Back on February 11, 2013, I was honored to perform Robert Bradshaw’s Concerto for Trumpet and Wind Ensemble with the Wayne State University Wind Symphony. I’m happy to report that a video recording of the performance is now available online!! The first and second movements are combined here: And the last movement is here:

I have a couple of performances coming up in the very near future that I feel merit extra attention here on my website. The first will take place on Saturday, January 19th, at The Whiting in Flint, MI. Notable about this performance is the programming of Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7. In my 17 years with the Flint Symphony, this is the first time the orchestra has performed any Bruckner work, and it’s also the first time I’ve ever performed a Bruckner Symphony as Principal.

FLINT SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS AND FLINT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA present FSO Brass Join us for the next Chamber Music Series concert June 15 featuring FSO Brass, in the intimate setting of the FIM’s MacArthur Recital Hall, 1025 E. Kearsley St. in Flint. The concert is free of charge and begins at 7 pm. Enjoy a harmonic blending of beautiful chamber music–just for brass! _ A reception follows each concert._Sponsors The Chamber Music Series is sponsored by the Patricia Cumings Dort Fund and the David T.

Last stop on the whirlwind gig weekend are two performances of the Bach Magnificat at First United Methodist Church in Ann Arbor, at their 9:30 and 11:15am services. Click here for more info.

Next up on the “Big Gig Weekend” is the annual FSO Holiday Pops! Click the picture for more information. The concerts are already sold out, but you can catch us on TV!

It’s a big gig weekend here in the Motor City area. First up, I’ll be filling in on a few performances of Wicked at the Detroit Opera House.

It wouldn’t be Christmas in Metro-Detroit without the annual performance of Handel’s _ Messiah_ at First Presbyterian Church, in Northville. Performing the Messiah and Nutcracker every year marks the start of the holiday performance season for me… something I truly enjoy! Come on out and hear some great festive music performed live to get yourself in the spirit of the season!! More information about this performance is available here.