Fri
9/10/2010
8:00pm
Classical
Chard & Holland
Annual Benefit Concert
- $30 Assigned Rows 1-2
- $20 Assigned Rows 3-5
- $15 General Admission
- Roger Chard, baritone
- Maurita Peterson Holland, piano
Event Details
The Chard-Holland team returns to perform their annual KCH benefit, which they have been doing since 1985. Roger and Maurita’s artistry, together with the variety of music on the program, create a gala evening. Enjoy extraordinary music: intense, simple, philosophical, passionate, tender and silly. Art and parlor songs, as well as opera and theater selections highlight an exciting and captivating evening. Music by Verdi, Porter, Gershwin, Legrand, Rodgers, Grieg and Schubert. This year marks the grand finale of their benefit concerts for KCH, but expect to hear them again at future events.
Roger Chard
Roger Chard is well-known to local audiences as a soloist with the Ann Arbor Cantata Singers and in other area musical presentations. He has studied voice both at MSU and UM, most recently with Prof. John McCollum. Roger has participated in vocal master classes with the renowned accompanist John Wustman and with contralto Maureen Forester. A graduate of Michigan State University and of the University of Michigan Law School, Roger was for five years the executive director of the Legal Aid Society for four southern Michigan counties. He is now a partner in the law firm of Chard and Lloyd, concentrating on real estate law. Roger is a member of the Washtenaw County Bar, the State Bar of Michigan, and the American Blind Lawyers Association.
Maurita Peterson Holland
Maurita Peterson Holland is a frequent piano accompanist and performer in the Ann Arbor area. She has performed with Roger for 27 years and the two are frequently heard in concerts throughout Southeast Michigan. She earned Bachelor of Music and Master of Arts degrees from the University of Michigan where she studied piano with Robert Hord and also pursued doctoral work in musicology. Maurita has played flute with the Ann Arbor Adult Flute Ensemble. As an active member of the Detroit-area Swedish community, Maurita often plays Scandinavian music on her accordion. Maurita is an Associate Professor in the School of Information at the University of Michigan.
