Kerrytown Concert House - Upcoming Events http://kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php en efalaris@gmail.com Copyright 2011 2011-04-29T01:00:17+00:00 duo parnas http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/duo_parnas1/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/duo_parnas1/#When:01:00:17Z "...an astonishing mix of pungency and finesse." -Berkshire Record

Violinist Madalyn Parnas and cellist Cicely Parnas are gifted young soloists and chamber musicians in their own right. Together, they have collaborated as duo parnas for the last dozen years, winning first prize in international chamber music competition at Carnegie Hall, releasing two internationally acclaimed CDs, and earning rave reviews for performances of 21st century compositions written for them by award-winning composers. Of their 2009 performance of Brian Fennelly’s 'Sigol' for Two at Symphony Space, New York Times critic Allan Kozinn wrote "The duo parnas gave the piece an electrifying reading, couching it in a lush tone and executing its complex interplay with pinpoint precision."

duo parnas has performed numerous concerts with orchestras, including the New York String Orchestra and the Albany Symphony Orchestra. Forthcoming performances both in solo and duo concertos are scheduled with the Schenectady Symphony (New York), the Verde Valley Sinfonietta (Arizona) and the St. Petersburg Chamber Orchestra (Russia).


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> Classical 2011-04-29T01:00:17+00:00 Robert Satterlee, piano http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/robert_satterlee_piano/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/robert_satterlee_piano/#When:21:00:29Z In memory of the great American composer William Albright, pianist Robert Satterlee has commissioned piano works from Albright’s colleagues and former students. He will premiere these pieces in a program including Albright’s Five Chromatic Dances, and will tour with the program throughout the year.

Participating composers include: William Bolcom, Evan Chambers, Gabriela Frank, David Gompper, Evan Hause, Doug Opel and Marilyn Shrude.


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> Classical 2011-03-20T21:00:29+00:00 Wine, Women & Song IX http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/wine_women_song_ix3/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/wine_women_song_ix3/#When:21:00:11Z Back by popular demand! Creator /director Wendy Bloom reunites performers from the last eight years to produce the ninth annual Wine, Women and Song. Local women celebrities and stars perform classical, jazz and cabaret standards. Wine is included in the price of admission.

Singers include: Sue Booth, Wendy Bloom, Carolyn Burnstein, Shelley MacMillan, Jane Schoonmaker-Rodgers, Jennifer Hilbish Schuetz, Beth Major, Sylvia Pittman, Deanna Relyea, Susan Shipman and Monica Swartout-Bebow.


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> Cabaret 2011-01-30T21:00:11+00:00 Wine, Women & Song IX http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/wine_women_song_ix2/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/wine_women_song_ix2/#When:01:00:24Z Back by popular demand! Creator /director Wendy Bloom reunites performers from the last eight years to produce the ninth annual Wine, Women and Song. Local women celebrities and stars perform classical, jazz and cabaret standards. Wine is included in the price of admission.

Singers include: Sue Booth, Wendy Bloom, Carolyn Burnstein, Shelley MacMillan, Jane Schoonmaker-Rodgers, Jennifer Hilbish Schuetz, Beth Major, Sylvia Pittman, Deanna Relyea, Susan Shipman and Monica Swartout-Bebow.


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> Cabaret 2011-01-30T01:00:24+00:00 Wine, Women & Song IX http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/wine_women_song_ix/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/wine_women_song_ix/#When:01:00:37Z Back by popular demand! Creator /director Wendy Bloom reunites performers from the last eight years to produce the ninth annual Wine, Women and Song. Local women celebrities and stars perform classical, jazz and cabaret standards. Wine is included in the price of admission.

Singers include: Sue Booth, Wendy Bloom, Carolyn Burnstein, Shelley MacMillan, Jane Schoonmaker-Rodgers, Jennifer Hilbish Schuetz, Beth Major, Sylvia Pittman, Deanna Relyea, Susan Shipman and Monica Swartout-Bebow.


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> Cabaret 2011-01-29T01:00:37+00:00 All About the Trio http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/all_about_the_trio11/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/all_about_the_trio11/#When:19:00:52Z This celebrated trio presents a monthly Sunday series covering different aspects of the jazz trio. This month’s program is titled “The Evolution of the Jazz Piano Trio.”


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> Jazz 2010-12-19T19:00:52+00:00 Today’s Brass Quintet http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/todays_brass_quintet2/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/todays_brass_quintet2/#When:16:00:53Z Sponsored by Carolyn Bartle in memory of her husband Robert Bartle.

Today's Brass Quintet has been a fixture at the Kerrytown Concert House since their first performance here in 1984, making this their 25th anniversary concert.They return for yet another morning of season's greetings. Their annual croissant concert kicks off the holiday season with a program designed to "get you in the mood for the holidays!" They will play favorites from their concerts over the years from Bach to jazz to a modern fanfare. Members include: David Ammer, trumpet; Joseph DeMarsh, tuba; Jean Moorehead Libs, trumpet; Brian Robson, trombone; and Alan Taplin, French horn. As usual, croissants, coffee and juice are included in the ticket price.

After the concert, stroll over to the farmer's market to purchase your holiday wreaths and garlands.


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> Classical 2010-12-04T16:00:53+00:00 All About the Trio http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/all_about_the_trio2/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/all_about_the_trio2/#When:19:00:41Z This celebrated trio presents a new monthly Sunday series covering different aspects of the jazz trio. This month’s program is titled “IThe Jazz Piano Trio: The Arrangements.”


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> Jazz 2010-11-14T19:00:41+00:00 Mark Helias, bass http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/mark_helias_bass/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/mark_helias_bass/#When:01:00:49Z “Mark helias is one of the finest acoustic bassplayers in the contemporary jazz avant-garde, a guy who can play inside as well as outside and who stretches the boundaries in both directions.” — Will Layman, Pop Matters

Mark Helias has composed a program of solo bass pieces that explore a broad range of sonic and musical expression. Some are fully notated compositions, others span a range of improvisational approaches accumulated over a thirty-five year career perf­orming with many of the most important American improvisers. His concerts normally are realized with only the double bass in solo with no electronic modifications or processing — It is a true acoustic journey on a noble instrument.


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> Jazz @ the Edge 2010-11-09T01:00:49+00:00 Longrun Development of the Universe http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/longrun_development_of_the_universe/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/longrun_development_of_the_universe/#When:01:00:07Z Carl Ludwig Hübsch`s preference for wind instruments and lower frequencies has led to this formation of a high-caliber constellation: Matthias Schubert on tenor saxophone and trombonist Wolter Wierbos. Well-known as improvisers and instrumentalists, they contribute a unique awareness of new concepts. Hübsch's compositions are written especially for this trio, making use of each musician's characteristic playing styles. Their sound combines contemporary, jazz and improvised music, while every now and then, a traditional Navaho song or a Sun Ra tune tune can cross the listener's road. Concerts are driven by the excellent, humorous and vivid playing of the musicians and their ability to turn written notations freely into real-time stories. The ensemble, along with drummer Gerry Hemingway, have recently released an album of Hübsch`s compositions, "The creators bend a master plan” on the NEOS label.


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> Jazz @ the Edge 2010-11-03T01:00:07+00:00 Fischer Duo http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/fischer_duo1/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/fischer_duo1/#When:01:00:47Z The Fischer Duo continues to explore the rich repertoire for cello and piano with a two-concert series performing Beethoven's seven cello sonatas. The performances are Sunday, October 31 at 4 pm and Monday, November 1 at 8 pm.

The New York Times has praised the duo on "a real sense of dialogue in this duo's ensemble" as well as "a salon-like intimacy and warmth." The Boston Globe has heralded Norman Fischer's "boldly imaginative and technically assured skills" and Jeanne Kierman as "equally impressive."


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> Classical 2010-11-02T01:00:47+00:00 Fischer Duo http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/fischer_duo/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/fischer_duo/#When:21:00:33Z The Fischer Duo continues to explore the rich repertoire for cello and piano with a two-concert series performing Beethoven's seven cello sonatas. The performances are Sunday, October 31 at 4 pm and Monday, November 1 at 8 pm.

The New York Times has praised the duo on "a real sense of dialogue in this duo's ensemble" as well as "a salon-like intimacy and warmth." The Boston Globe has heralded Norman Fischer's "boldly imaginative and technically assured skills" and Jeanne Kierman as "equally impressive."


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> Classical 2010-10-31T21:00:33+00:00 Marina Santillán and Samy Mielgo http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/marina_santillan/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/marina_santillan/#When:01:00:25Z Argentinian singer Marina Santillán is an emerging artist with a soulful voice. Her broad repertoire includes popular music from jazz to tango, as well as folk music from Argentina and Latin America. In 2009, she released her first album called “Mar Adentro,” which includes several original compositions by Santillán. She is joined by guitarist Samy Mielgo for this concert.


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> World 2010-10-31T01:00:25+00:00 Burton Greene http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/burton_greene/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/burton_greene/#When:00:30:00Z “Greene retains his fiery, pyrotechnic pianism, though he imbues the performance with a sense of elegance, a refined approach where he makes the notes count, whether lushly harmonic or cuttingly vibrant.” — Noise Magazine


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> Jazz @ the Edge 2010-10-18T00:30:00+00:00 Tamir Hendelman Trio http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/tamir_hendelman_trio/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/tamir_hendelman_trio/#When:01:00:12Z Award-winning jazz pianist Tamir Hendelman has toured the US and Europe and recorded with the Jeff Hamilton Trio, James Moody, Tierney Sutton, Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Roberta Gambarini, Barbra Streisand, Natalie Cole and more. Michigan jazz all-stars Paul Keller and Sean Dobbins join him in this concert, which celebrates the release of his newest CD "Destinations" on Resonance Records.


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> Jazz 2010-10-16T01:00:12+00:00 Steve Swell/Mikolaj Traszka Duo http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/steve_swell_mikolaj_traszka_duo/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/steve_swell_mikolaj_traszka_duo/#When:01:00:45Z “One of the most adventurous and prolific members of the New York free-jazz community” according to Ed Hazell of Signal To Noise, Steve Swell’s reputation, work ethic and commitment to excellence has kept him in the forefront of improvised music and a leading voice on his instrument for more than 20 years. He is joined by Polish reedman Mikolaj Trzaska in an evening of improvised music. Presented in association with the Polish Cultural Institute in New York.


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> Jazz 2010-10-15T01:00:45+00:00 All About the Trio http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/all_about_the_trio1/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/all_about_the_trio1/#When:19:00:53Z This celebrated trio presents a monthly Sunday series covering different aspects of the jazz trio. This month’s program is titled “Improvisation in the The Jazz Piano Trio.”


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> Jazz 2010-10-10T19:00:53+00:00 William Bolcom & Joan Morris http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/bolcom_and_morris/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/bolcom_and_morris/#When:02:00:44Z The internationally renowned husband-and-wife duo of composer-pianist William Bolcom and mezzo-soprano Joan Morris perform Bolcom's cabaret songs plus a program drawing on their vast repertoire of classics and obscure gems spanning the history of American popular song.

This concert is the second in Kerrytown Concert House's newest Kerrytown Club series, a chance to kick back and enjoy great music in an informal setting. A cash bar will be included. The first concert in the Kerrytown Club series is the previous night with the Paul Keller Trio, paying tribute to Nat King Cole.


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> Cabaret 2010-10-10T02:00:44+00:00 William Bolcom & Joan Morris http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/bolcom_and_morris2/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/bolcom_and_morris2/#When:00:00:52Z The internationally renowned husband-and-wife duo of composer-pianist William Bolcom and mezzo-soprano Joan Morris perform Bolcom's cabaret songs plus a program drawing on their vast repertoire of classics and obscure gems spanning the history of American popular song.

This concert is the second in Kerrytown Concert House's newest Kerrytown Club series, a chance to kick back and enjoy great music in an informal setting. A cash bar will be included. The first concert in the Kerrytown Club series is the previous night with the Paul Keller Trio, paying tribute to Nat King Cole.


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> Cabaret 2010-10-10T00:00:52+00:00 Paul Keller Trio http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/paul_keller_trio/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/paul_keller_trio/#When:01:00:33Z Area all-star ensemble celebrates the release of their CD "We Like To Riff: A Toast to The Nat King Cole Trio."

This concert is the first in Kerrytown Concert House's newest Kerrytown Club series, a chance to kick back and enjoy great music in an informal setting. A cash bar will be included. The next Kerrytown Club series event is the following night, an evening of cabaret with husband-wife duo William Bolcom and Joan Morris.

Tonight's event is sponsored by the Southeastern Michigan Jazz Association (SEMJA).


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> Jazz 2010-10-09T01:00:33+00:00 Claudia Quintet performs “Royal Toast” & Brass Blowout – A Party! http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/claudia_quintet_performs_royal_toast_brass_blowout_a_party/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/claudia_quintet_performs_royal_toast_brass_blowout_a_party/#When:02:00:17Z The Claudia Quintet’s music demonstrates that “Innovative jazz does not have to be harsh, angry, loud, shrill or grating; it can be delicate, witty, ethereal and radiantly lyric, as the Claudia Quintet pointed out…” [Chicago Tribune]. Formed by composer / drummer / arranger John Hollenbeck in 1997, this NYC ensemble’s sound explores the edge without alienating the mainstream, proving that genre-defying music can be for everyone. Over the past decade, the group has released four CDs that are critically acclaimed worldwide and whose appeal extends well beyond (while still including) traditional jazz audiences. The group’s first album, “The Claudia Quintet,” was released on the Blueshift CRI record label. The group has since established a long-time relationship with the Cuneiform label. In the course of the thousands of miles they have traveled together and hundreds of concerts they’ve played, the Claudia Quintet has evolved and grown, developing a dynamic live sound based on trust and spontaneity. They bring this powerful energy into the studio, where they record the old-fashioned way, live, playing as a band.

Brass Blowout: Area brass players join the all-star Edgefest artists in this festival closer. The ensemble will play original compositions contributed by several group members.
 


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> 2010-10-03T02:00:17+00:00 John Hollenbeck leads U-M Big Band http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/john_hollenbeck_leads_um_big_band/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/john_hollenbeck_leads_um_big_band/#When:00:30:13Z John Hollenbeck leads the U-M School of Music Big Band (Ellen Rowe, director) in his compositions for large ensemble, including works from his latest CD “Eternal Interlude.”

Note: This performance will take place at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (306 N. Division St.)


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> 2010-10-03T00:30:13+00:00 Kin-Aesthetic Trio http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/kin-aesthetic_trio/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/kin-aesthetic_trio/#When:23:00:05Z Inspired by a shared childhood of torturous cohabitation, mutual DNA and brotherly love, brothers Tim and Ben Cohen combine composition and improvisation to tell a cohesive, flowing narrative of modern, avant-garde jazz. Invited to join the family is the amazing (and brave) Matt Endahl who, armed to the teeth with a vintage Fender Rhodes, will navigate the dangerous terrain which exists between Ben Cohen's saxophone and Tim Cohen's drums. The principle goals of the group are to entertain, to enrich, and most importantly to heal. Kin-Aesthetic: sound born of suffering.


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> 2010-10-02T23:00:05+00:00 Curtis Hasselbring’s New Mellow Edwards http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/curtis_hasselbrings_new_mellow_edwards/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/curtis_hasselbrings_new_mellow_edwards/#When:21:00:14Z The Mellow Edwards has existed since 1988 when Curtis Hasselbring persuaded John Dirac and Jerome Dupree to play with him at the Middle East Cafe in Cambridge MA. The group’s repertoire consisted of hardcore versions of Don Cherry and Henry Threadgill tunes as well as Dirac’s non-autobiographical opus “the Green Haircut." Fourteen years, over a dozen musicians and many pieces of music later, Curtis took a giant leap into the future and renamed the group “The New Mellow Edwards.” He composes the majority of the group’s repertoire (with the exception of the occasional 80s rock/20s jazz cover) and plays the trombone and various odd noise-making devices. The other members of the group for the last three years have been Trevor Dunn, John Hollenbeck, and Chris Speed. Although there has also been an illustrious cast of subs (a veritable who’s who of people in Curtis’s address book), the NMEs (as they are often called) have evolved into a top-notch performing unit who leave a trail of fried PA speakers, broken folding chairs and unused half-price drink tickets....The band has released two recordings; “the New Mellow Edwards” (Skirl 003, 2006) and “Big Choantza” (Skirl 010, 2009). www.curha.com


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> 2010-10-02T21:00:14+00:00 E3Q http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/e3q/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/e3q/#When:19:00:32Z If you're a follower of the Ann Arbor jazz and creative music scene, the three stellar musicians of E3Q should not be strangers to you. These artists have been frequent performers at Kerrytown Concert House, and can be heard on numerous recordings that epitomize the southeastern Michigan cutting edge. They also happen to be faculty members at the University of Michigan School of Music, teaching composition and theory at the East Quad residential college – hence the group’s “E3Q” name (three musicians from the East Quad).


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> 2010-10-02T19:00:32+00:00 Edgefest Parade, led by Joe Daley http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/edgefest_parade_led_by_joe_daley/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/edgefest_parade_led_by_joe_daley/#When:17:00:49Z Join us at Noon for this celebration parade! Several Edgefest artists, area musicians and members of the community at large will participate in this now traditional Edgefest parade. Instruments of all kinds create a highly creative, fun and quirky musical presence to the Kerrytown area, surprising the unsuspecting shoppers at the Saturday morning farmers market and surrounding areas. The public is invited to tag along with any kind of instrument they have at hand, including bells and whistles! Meet at Kerrytown Concert House at 11 am. A picnic lunch is served following the parade.


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> 2010-10-02T17:00:49+00:00 Jason Hwang’s “Burning Bridge” & Trio X http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/jason_hwangs_burning_bridge_trio_x/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/jason_hwangs_burning_bridge_trio_x/#When:01:30:33Z Composer/violinist Jason Kao Hwang received a 2009 Chamber Music America New Jazz Works grant to create Burning Bridge, a concert-length composition of multiple movements featuring an octet of traditional Chinese and Western instruments. Burning Bridge will be composed upon a Burning Bridge. The nature of this music consumes temporal illusions while enveloping the concurrence of life and death. On this Burning Bridge, the tinder of history and culture feed flames that vibrate within the core of both instinct and identity. The fire, often ignored, has always existed, with bridges burning each moment of our ever-changing lives. For Burning Bridge, the various traditions of each instrument, Chinese, jazz, and classical, will be united into a single musical voice resonant with distinct cultural overtones. With the poetic complexities inherent to this sound, the music possesses all the attributes of any human being. Burning Bridge is the experience, not the representation, a synergism, not a montage, a life form, not a concept. “Burning Bridge” by Jason Kao Hwang has been made possible with support from Chamber Music America’s 2009 New Jazz Works: Commissioning and Ensemble Development program funded through the generosity of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

Trio X: After collaborating with artists such as Ken Vandermark and Peter Brotzmann, Joe McPhee discovered two like-minded improvisers in bassist Dominic Duval and drummer Jay Rosen. The trio premiered at the Vision Jazz Festival in the 1990’s, but the concert went unnoticed by the press; McPhee, Duval, and Rosen therefore decided that an apt title for the group would be Trio X. A number of Trio X recordings have since been released on the Cimp and Cadence Jazz Records labels, including “Live at Edgefest 2008.” www.triox.org
 


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> 2010-10-02T01:30:33+00:00 CGM Trio Plus Strings http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/detroit-ann_arbor_improv_summit/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/detroit-ann_arbor_improv_summit/#When:00:00:18Z A showcase of all-star improvisers from across the region.


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> 2010-10-02T00:00:18+00:00 Amir ElSaffar’s Two Rivers Ensemble: “Inanna” & Taylor Ho Bynum’s Spider Monkey Strings http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/amir_elsaffars_two_rivers_ensemble_inanna_taylor_ho_bynums_spider_monk/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/amir_elsaffars_two_rivers_ensemble_inanna_taylor_ho_bynums_spider_monk/#When:01:30:20Z Two Rivers Ensemble: A follow-up to his previous works for the sextet that have integrated the traditional Iraqi maqam into a contemporary jazz setting, Amir ElSaffar’s new composition, "Inanna," moves beyond the duality of the maqam and jazz traditions into harmonic and melodic languages that use the microtonality but are not restricted to a mode, and rhythms that are not bound to meter. “Inanna” by Amir ElSaffar has been made possible with support from Chamber Music America’s 2009 New Jazz Works: Commissioning and Ensemble Development program funded through the generosity of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. This performance is also supported in part by a 2010 project grant from the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs.

Taylor Ho Bynum performs original music he has written specifically for his ensemble Spider Monkey Strings. Named after two mythical tricksters, Anansi the Spider of West Africa and the Monkey King of China, the group has performed a diverse range of extended suites with a genre-defying spirit and an amiable sense of humor since 2002. The band first took shape as a string quartet with cornet and guitar created to perform music Bynum wrote for a short film score. He later added tuba and drums and began writing eclectic long-form works for the ensemble, adding voice to the mix in 2008. The group has released two critically acclaimed CDs. 2005’s Other Stories (Three Suites) (482 Music) was described by Time Out New York as “an excellent record of colorful, sprawling compositions.” The ensemble’s second album, Madeleine Dreams (Firehouse 12 Records), was released in 2009; AllAboutJazz wrote “each repeated listen uncovers correspondingly more depth to the artistry of this heartfelt and challenging project...an exuberant yet weighty release.” Bynum will perform his compositions from both albums, including the title suite from the newest record, which features text from the award-winning novel Madeleine is Sleeping by his sister, Sarah Shun-lien Bynum.
 


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> 2010-10-01T01:30:20+00:00 James Ilgenfritz Quintet http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/james_ilgenfritz_quintet/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/james_ilgenfritz_quintet/#When:00:00:26Z The James Ilgenfritz Quintet blends sonic experimentalism, traditional formal inquiries, rhythmic angularity, and extended improvisational forms into a multifaceted ensemble dynamic.


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> 2010-10-01T00:00:26+00:00 An Improv Moment & Matt Bauder’s “Day in Pictures” http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/an_improv_moment_matt_bauders_day_in_pictures/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/an_improv_moment_matt_bauders_day_in_pictures/#When:02:30:01Z Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> 2010-09-30T02:30:01+00:00 Ned Rothenberg’s Clarinet Quintet #1 with MIVOS quartet http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/ned_rothenbergs_clarinet_quintet_1_with_mivos_quartet/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/ned_rothenbergs_clarinet_quintet_1_with_mivos_quartet/#When:00:00:44Z Ned Rothenberg’s Clarinet Quintet was premiered in NYC on Jan. 15, 2008. It was a commission from Roulette through the New York State Council on the Arts. MIVOS quartet recorded this piece on Feb. 28, 2009 at the Brecht forum in NYC (recording available online).

MIVOS quartet is devoted to performing the works of contemporary composers and presenting new music to diverse audiences. Since the quartet’s inception they have performed and closely collaborated with an ever-expanding cadre of international composers who represent multiple aesthetics of contemporary classical composition. Commissioning and premiering new music for string quartet is essential to the quartet’s mission; MIVOS has performed works by emerging and established composers including Anna Clyne, Wolfgang Rihm, Juan Calderon, Luke DuBois, Huang Ruo, Wayne Horvitz and Kirsten Broberg. They have appeared at venues including The Stone, Issue Project Room, The Tank NYC, Monkeytown, CUNY Graduate Center, Galapagos Art Space and the Brecht forum, and were featured performers for the 2008 American Music Center Annual Meeting at the Chelsea Art Museum. Beyond expanding the string quartet repertoire, MIVOS is committed to working with guest artists and exploring multi-media projects involving live video and electronics. Improvisation is also an integral part of their performances and has led to collaborations with artists such as Ned Rothenberg, Chris Speed and Mark Feldman. MIVOS recently recorded and released Ned Rothenberg’s Quintet for Clarinet and Strings on John Zorn’s Tzadik label. Violinists Olivia De Prato and Joshua Modney, violist Victor Lowrie, and cellist Isabel Castellvi met while pursuing their Masters degrees at the Manhattan School of Music in the Contemporary Performance Program. They studied with members of leading contemporary music ensembles such as Curtis Macomber and Fred Sherry. www. mivosquartet.com

This performance is supported in part by a 2010 project grant from the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs.


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> 2010-09-30T00:00:44+00:00 All About the Trio http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/all_about_the_trio/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/all_about_the_trio/#When:19:00:21Z This celebrated trio presents a new monthly Sunday series covering different aspects of the jazz trio. This month’s program is titled “Introduction to the Jazz Piano Trio.”


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> Jazz 2010-09-19T19:00:21+00:00 Parisian Soirée http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/parisian_soiree11/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/parisian_soiree11/#When:01:00:36Z “To hear a number of Ann Arbor's top-notch talent perform together in a fun, laid-back atmosphere for an evening was certainly a real treat. Or, as the French would say, magnifique!” – Ann Arbor Journal

This annual gala season opener is fun, full of surprises, and features a program that focuses on repertoire with a connection to all things Parisian. Champagne included! Appearances by flutists Jeff Zook and Sharon Sparrow, cellist Robert deMaine (Saturday only), pianists Zihau Tang, Jean Schneider, and Kevin Bylsma, sopranos Jane Schoonmaker Rodgers and Elizabeth Major, mezzo soprano Deanna Relyea, singer and pianist Alvin Waddles (Friday only), plus a French horn quartet. Accordion player Julien Labro will perform Piazzolla and related music with his quartet, featuring a cast of area favorites (Saturday only). Don’t wait to make reservations!


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> Cabaret 2010-09-19T01:00:36+00:00 Parisian Soirée http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/parisian_soiree1/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/parisian_soiree1/#When:01:00:36Z “To hear a number of Ann Arbor's top-notch talent perform together in a fun, laid-back atmosphere for an evening was certainly a real treat. Or, as the French would say, magnifique!” – Ann Arbor Journal

This annual gala season opener is fun, full of surprises, and features a program that focuses on repertoire with a connection to all things Parisian. Champagne included! Appearances by flutists Jeff Zook and Sharon Sparrow, cellist Robert deMaine (Saturday only), pianists Michele Cooker and Kevin Bylsma, sopranos Jane Schoonmaker Rodgers and Elizabeth Major, mezzo soprano Deanna Relyea, singer and pianist Alvin Waddles (Friday only), plus a French horn quartet. Accordion player Julien Labro will perform Piazzolla and related music with his quartet, featuring a cast of area favorites (Saturday only). Don’t wait to make reservations!


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> Cabaret 2010-09-18T01:00:36+00:00 ‘Old Burying Ground’ CD Release Party http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/old_burying_ground_cd_release_party/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/old_burying_ground_cd_release_party/#When:00:30:23Z “The piece is folk-inspired classical done really really, really right. I hear it as half-way between Rite of Spring and Appalachian Spring.” -Tim Eriksen

Join us to celebrate the CD release of Evan Chambers’ orchestral song-cycle “The Old Burying Ground,” recorded by the University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Kenneth Kiesler. This memorable and moving work features musical settings of centuries-old epitaphs from two New England cemeteries, interspersed with newly commissioned poems by five internationally known poets. In this performance, Chambers and Canadian pianist Midori Koga present selections from “The Old Burying Ground” and other new music, while award-winning poets Thomas Lynch and Keith Taylor read from their work. U of M Director of Orchestras Kenneth Kiesler will make a special guest appearance. A CD signing will follow the performance.


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> Classical 2010-09-13T00:30:23+00:00 Chard & Holland http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/chard_holland2/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/chard_holland2/#When:01:00:31Z 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.


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> Classical 2010-09-12T01:00:31+00:00 Chard & Holland http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/chard_holland1/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/chard_holland1/#When:01:00:39Z 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.


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> Classical 2010-09-11T01:00:39+00:00 In the Studio http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/in_the_studio/ http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/index.php/events/event/in_the_studio/#When:22:30:17Z Area artist Sarah Innes exhibits paintings and drawings of subjects in her art studio, including still lifes and models. Observation is one of her favorite activities, which she puts into action through painting and drawing. “I never work from photos because, for me, that would take away from the fun and immediacy,” she says. “I also love to read and listen to music: I think of the subjects and objects in my drawings and paintings as the words, and the color, patterns and the medium as the music.”

The exhibit runs August 26 – September 27, 2010.


Check the calendar for more upcoming events]]> Exhibiting Art 2010-09-09T22:30:17+00:00