The Petar Jankovic Ensemble creates a musical fusion of Spanish guitar and a string quartet. The ensemble’s expression and technical mastery are evident in their performances of Spanish pieces, passionate tangos, classical masterpieces, and contemporary compositions. People who appreciate chamber music and classical guitar will love the Petar Jankovic Ensemble. Come experience this unique blend of strings perform works by Debussy, Shostakovich, DeFalla, Piazzolla and Albeniz.

TICKETS REQUIRED: $15 Reserved Seating, $5 Students

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Violinist Carla Trynchuk has performed as a soloist with orchestras throughout North America and Europe. A graduate of The Juilliard School, she is a professor of music at Andrews University. She will be performing with Stephen Framil, critically acclaimed cellist, who has performed as concert soloist in Carnegie Weill and Avery Fisher Halls and has appeared as a soloist with orchestras around the world. Joining them is Chi Yong Yun, currently the director of piano studies at Andrews University, who has performed as a recitalist, collaborative musician and lecturer around the world.

TICKETS REQUIRED: $10 Reserved Seating, Free for Students

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Small businesses come with many perks—individualized service, convenience of a location in your neighborhood, and the money you spend benefits your community. Join the movement to shop small and local by discovering your community’s businesses in an expo in the lobby of the Howard Center. You can expect giveaways, samples and demonstrations! Wrapping things up, Lake Effect Jazz Big Band will take the stage in the concert hall for a concert at 5 p.m. with their blend of classic big band jazz and modern compositions. This group is comprised of local area musicians, many of whom are music teachers in area schools or own small businesses of their own.

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Prepare to be caught up in the Celtic spirit with fiddler Dana Lyn and guitarist Kyle Sanna. Both are arrangers, composers, players and improvisers. Lyn has performed at “Saturday Night Live,” the National Folk-life Festival, the Milwaukee Irish Music and Celtic Connections. She was also featured on “The Raw Bar” and “Geanntrai,” documentaries on traditional Irish music that aired on national television in Ireland. Sanna has performed with some of today’s greatest virtuosos, including Edgar Meyer, Yo-Yo Ma and Chris Thile; and with some of the greatest living interpreters of Irish music, including Kevin Burke and Martin Hayes.

TICKETS REQUIRED: $15 Reserved Seating, $5 Students

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In collaboration with the WAUS Second Sunday concert series, the Howard Center presents the Telegraph Quartet. The Telegraph Quartet, from San Francisco, California, won the Grand Prize and the Gold Medal in the Senior String Division in the 2014 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.  This ensemble includes a first and second violin, a viola and a cello.  Founded in 1987, the Fischoff Grand Prize is an esteemed award given at the largest chamber music competition in the world.  As part of the prestigious honor of winning the competition, the Telegraph Quartet is touring America's Midwest region, stopping at the Howard Performing Arts Center along the way, and will eventually go on to tour in Italy's Emilia Romagna Festival in 2015.

TICKETS REQUIRED: $5 Reserved Seating, Free for Students

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Jars of Clay presents a mostly acoustical evening of Christian music from their new album, Inland. Their music has cinematic quality marked by lush keyboard melodies, strong acoustic rhythm guitar, serpentine bass lines, ambient melodies and rich lyrics that attest to two decades of creativity. Jars of Clay has written more than 100 songs, made 10 studio records, won three GRAMMYs, toured internationally and created Blood: Water Mission, an organization dedicated to providing clean blood and water for African nations suffering from the HIV/AIDS crisis.

TICKETS REQUIRED: $25 Premium Reserved Seating, $20 Reserved Seating

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Love is a most notorious subject matter for poets and musicians. This fall, join Charles Reid, Director of Vocal Studies at Andrews University, as he shares a fun evening with the love of his life, Julie Reid. Come journey with them as they explore the wonderful complexities of love. Recognized as one of his generation's leading lyric tenors, Charles has sung on many of the world's most famous stages, including nine seasons with New York's Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Theater an der Wien, Frankfurt Opera, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, and the festivals of Bayreuth, Salzburg, Spoleto USA, Glimmerglass, and Central City. A graduate of Westminster Choir College, mezzo-soprano Julie has concertized around the world with her husband. Since moving to Berrien Springs, she has become a regular in the concert scene of Southwest Michigan.

TICKETS REQUIRED: Reserved Seating $10, Students are Free

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Rich Aguilera, "The Mud Guy" from Guide Magazine and 3ABN's Kids' Time loves to talk to kids, youth and adults about God the Creator. His visual methods utilize a giant screen, interactive elements, and special effect surprises that will leave you amazed at how awesome the Creator of the universe is.  Understanding the topic of Creation and evolution can be confusing, even for adults, but Rich's simple approach will have even kids understanding that we were lovingly designed and created by an all powerful and loving God.

TICKETS REQUIRED: $8 Reserved Seating, $5 Students & Children

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Rich Aguilera, "The Mud Guy" from Guide Magazine and 3ABN's Kids' Time loves to talk to kids, youth and adults about God the Creator. His visual methods utilize a giant screen, interactive elements, and special effect surprises that will leave you amazed at how awesome the Creator of the universe is.  Understanding the topic of Creation and evolution can be confusing, even for adults, but Rich's simple approach will have even kids understanding that we were lovingly designed and created by an all powerful and loving God.

TICKETS REQUIRED: $8 Reserved Seating, $5 Students & Children

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Featured on NBC’s hit musical competition, “The Sing-Off,” The Filharmonic is a six-member a cappella boy band from Los Angeles, California. They started by singing at competitions in college, and eventually solidified into a harmonious group as they discovered their shared genuine chemistry, unparalleled love of music, and undeniable musical talents. Their melodic vocal style exemplifies an urbanesque hip-hop sound with 90s nostalgia.

TICKETS REQUIRED: $15 Reserved Seating

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David Phelps, perhaps best known for singing in the Gaither Vocal Band, is a strong name in the gospel world. He has won two GRAMMYs and four Dove Awards. Though this concert will be the Christian favorites you know and love, he recently expanded his musical genre with Classic, his newest album which includes 13 arias, classical anthems and newly arranged pop songs with original compositions that exemplify his powerhouse tenor vocal prowess. He is excited to share a side of his talent that audiences may not be aware of, while exposing them to what may be a new musical style.

TICKETS REQUIRED: $30 Premium Reserved Seating, $25 Reserved Seating

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Experience the hilarity as Karen Knotts performs and tells stories about her legendary father, Don Knotts. Don Knotts is most known for his role as Barney Fife on the “Andy Griffith Show.” Tied Up in Knotts captures the essence of who Don Knotts was as a man because as Karen says, “he was the funniest when he was just being himself.” Karen Knotts has acted in theater, film and television, as well as performed in puppet shows and standup comedy. Her one-woman show will have you and your family rolling on the floor with laughter in her family-friendly evening of comedy.

TICKETS REQUIRED: $15 Reserved Seating

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Father and son team Rich and Brandon Ridenour have been entertaining onstage together since Brandon was seven years-old. Trumpeter Brandon Ridenour is the youngest member to have joined the prestigious Canadian Brass. He also won the International Trumpet Guild solo competition playing his own composition. Pianist Rich Ridenour has built a grand career performing concerts ranging from classical masterworks to American ragtime, jazz and rock & roll. Their most recent album includes crowd-pleasing favorites ranging from “Flight of the Brandon Bee” to “Rhapsody in Blue.” Rich and Brandon weave a comedic stage presence only a father and son can create.

TICKETS REQUIRED: $15 Reserved Seating, $5 Students

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