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IMPORTANT UPDATE!!  This concert has been moved to FEBRUARY 13, 2022.  Please note the change and update your calendars!

Anthony Brown is a creative force in music with unparallel talent as a songwriter, vocal director, producer, worship leader and singer.  Brown, along with his background singers, group therAPy, emerged as a breakthrough artist with their first album in 2012 and they have been going forward ever since with four albums to date. “Uplifting” and “invoking a fresh and joyous spirit” have been words used to describe Brown & group therAPy’s music. 

COVID-19 Safety Measures

We encourage you (our guests) to be vaccinated or have recently tested negative for COVID-19.  Please self-screen for symptoms and exposures prior to attending a concert.  You should not attend events If symptomatic or if you meet Health Dept criteria for isolation or quarantine. Wearing of masks is encouraged.

The University is continually monitoring transmission data for the area as well as recommendations from both local and federal agencies.  The University may alter mitigation protocols to address changes in risk.  This could include requiring the wearing of masks/face coverings and up to canceling or postponing an event. 

James Lee III, professor of music theory and composition at Morgan State University, is an accomplished pianist and composer widely praised for his work in both areas. He is viewed by notable musicians of our time as one of the most promising young contemporary composers. A son of the Great Lakes State, former student at Andrews University, and a graduate of the University of Michigan, Lee returns to premiere “Violin Concerto No. 2 “Teshuah” performed by Carla Trynchuk, violin, and the Andrews University Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Chris Wild. In all of his writing, Lee aims to “compose music to reach the inner soul of the listener that elevates them regardless of race and religious affiliation."

James Lee's work will be performed by the Andrews University Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Chris Wild with guest soloist, Carla Trynchuk, on the violin. 

COVID-19 Safety Measures

We encourage you (our guests) to be vaccinated or have recently tested negative for COVID-19.  Please self-screen for symptoms and exposures prior to attending a concert.  You should not attend events If symptomatic or if you meet Health Dept criteria for isolation or quarantine. Wearing of masks is encouraged.

The University is continually monitoring transmission data for the area as well as recommendations from both local and federal agencies.  The University may alter mitigation protocols to address changes in risk.  This could include requiring the wearing of masks/face coverings and up to canceling or postponing an event. 

Come join us for the Wind Symphony Winter Concert, featuring our annual partnership with the Southwestern Michigan College Brass Band under the direction of conductor Mark Hollandsworth. We will explore an outdoors theme, with music from the Grand Canyon ("Sunrise at Angel’s Gate" by Philip Sparke), the Sierra Nevada ("The Grand Sierras" by Gary Kuo), an Illinois barn dance ("Spoon River" by Percy Grainger), a Roman volcano ("Vesuvius" by Frank Ticheli), Rudyard Kipling’s poem, "The White Seal" ("The Seal Lullaby" by Eric Whitacre), and a tribute to the late Stephen Sondheim ("In the Woods").

Program

Russian Christmas Music (Alfred Reed)
O Magnum Mysterium (Morton Lauridsen)
Symphonette (Stephen Bulla)

-INTERMISSION-

Spoon River: An American Folk Dance (Percy Grainger/arr. Bainum) 
The Seal Lullaby (Eric Whitacre)
Sunrise at Angel’s Gate (Philip Sparke)
Selections from "Into the Woods" (Stephen Sondheim/arr. Bulla)
The Grand Sierras (Gary Kuo)
Vesuvius (Frank Ticheli)   

Andrews University Wind Symphony
Conductor: Byron Graves

The Andrews University Wind Symphony maintains a significant travel schedule throughout the Great Lakes area and seeks to provide high quality music programs and concerts representative of Adventist education and Andrews University. The Wind Symphony has performed in England, France, Spain, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Canada and throughout the United States.

COVID-19 Safety Measures

We encourage you (our guests) to be vaccinated or have recently tested negative for COVID-19. Please self-screen for symptoms and exposures prior to attending a concert. You should not attend events If symptomatic or if you meet Health Department criteria for isolation or quarantine. Wearing of masks is currently required.

The University is continually monitoring transmission data for the area as well as recommendations from both local and federal agencies. The University may alter mitigation protocols to address changes in risk. This could include requiring the wearing of masks/face coverings and up to canceling or postponing an event. 

The Andrews University Symphony Orchestra is pleased to continue its annual Young Artist Concert, showcasing students that have been selected as winners of the AU Department of Music’s Young Artist Competition.

The Young Artist Competition was a culmination for students of practicing their solos for months in advance, then performing them for music faculty after committing the music to memory. Many talented and deserving students auditioned and it was a difficult process to select only five students to perform their solos with the Symphony Orchestra on February 5. In alphabetical order, the 2022 Young Artist Concert will feature student soloists Betania Cañas (flute), Benie Safari Dushime (soprano), Andrew Pak (piano), Grant Steinweg (cellist and composer), and Shania Watts (viola).

For this year, it is notable how varied the winning selections are, encompassing music composed by American, French, German, and Puerto Rican composers between 1845 and the present day. The more recent compositions include Roberto Sierra’s Concerto for Viola (2006), an Aria from Leonard Bernstein’s Porgy and Bess (1935), and the world premiere of student composer Grant Steinweg’s Invitation with Grant also featuring as cello soloist. Three Romantic works from the 19th Century include the Pie Jesu selection from Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem, Francois Borne’s Fantaisie brillante on Themes from Carmen, and the first movement from Robert Schumann’s iconic Piano Concerto.

Following our six soloists, all members of the Andrews University Symphony Orchestra will join forces to perform Jules Massenet’s delightful ballet suite taken from his opera Le Cid. The seven short selections from Massenet’s suite amount to a musical tour of Spain, exploring dances and cultural traditions taken from different regions of the country.

Program

Roberto Sierra - Concerto for Viola, finale - Shania Watts, viola

Gabriel Fauré - Pie Jesu from Requiem - Benie Safari Dushime, soprano

- Break -

Robert Schumann - Piano Concerto, 1st movement - Andrew Pak, piano

- Break -

George Gershwin - My Man’s Gone Now from Porgy and Bess - Benie Safari Dushime, soprano

Grant Steinweg - Invitation - Grant Steinweg, cello

Francois Borne - Fantaisie brillante on Themes from Carmen - Betania Cañas, flute

- Break -

Jules Massenet - Ballet Music from Le Cid

Andrews University Symphony Orchestra

Conductor: Chris Wild

The Andrews University Symphony Orchestra is the core ensemble of the orchestral program at Andrews University. In addition to their current series at the Howard Performing Arts Center, the Symphony Orchestra travels within the Great Lakes region as well as internationally. Since 2006, the orchestra has performed in Italy, Austria, Germany, France, the Philippines and Costa Rica.

More information coming later...

COVID-19 Safety Measures

We encourage you (our guests) to be vaccinated or have recently tested negative for COVID-19.  Please self-screen for symptoms and exposures prior to attending a concert.  You should not attend events If symptomatic or if you meet Health Dept criteria for isolation or quarantine. Wearing of masks is encouraged.

The University is continually monitoring transmission data for the area as well as recommendations from both local and federal agencies.  The University may alter mitigation protocols to address changes in risk.  This could include requiring the wearing of masks/face coverings and up to canceling or postponing an event. 

Andrews University Singers

Conductor: Stephen Zork

The Andrews University Singers is the select choir of the Department of Music and represents Andrews University locally, nationally and abroad through concert tours, television broadcast and audio recordings. They have given highly acclaimed international concert tours throughout the countries of Great Britain, Iceland, Norway, Brazil, Zimbabwe, Chile, Bahamas, Bermuda and Puerto Rico.

More information coming later...

COVID-19 Safety Measures

We encourage you (our guests) to be vaccinated or have recently tested negative for COVID-19.  Please self-screen for symptoms and exposures prior to attending a concert.  You should not attend events If symptomatic or if you meet Health Dept criteria for isolation or quarantine. Wearing of masks is encouraged.

The University is continually monitoring transmission data for the area as well as recommendations from both local and federal agencies.  The University may alter mitigation protocols to address changes in risk.  This could include requiring the wearing of masks/face coverings and up to canceling or postponing an event. 

Come join us for the Wind Symphony Winter Concert, featuring our annual partnership with the Southwestern Michigan College Brass Band under the direction of conductor Mark Hollandsworth. We will explore an outdoors theme, with music from the Grand Canyon ("Sunrise at Angel’s Gate" by Philip Sparke), the Sierra Nevada ("The Grand Sierras" by Gary Kuo), an Illinois barn dance ("Spoon River" by Percy Grainger), a Roman volcano ("Vesuvius" by Frank Ticheli), Rudyard Kipling’s poem, "The White Seal" ("The Seal Lullaby" by Eric Whitacre), and a tribute to the late Stephen Sondheim ("In the Woods").

Program

Russian Christmas Music (Alfred Reed)
O Magnum Mysterium (Morton Lauridsen)
Symphonette (Stephen Bulla)

-INTERMISSION-

Spoon River: An American Folk Dance (Percy Grainger/arr. Bainum) 
The Seal Lullaby (Eric Whitacre)
Sunrise at Angel’s Gate (Philip Sparke)
Selections from "Into the Woods" (Stephen Sondheim/arr. Bulla)
The Grand Sierras (Gary Kuo)
Vesuvius (Frank Ticheli)   

Andrews University Wind Symphony
Conductor: Byron Graves

The Andrews University Wind Symphony maintains a significant travel schedule throughout the Great Lakes area and seeks to provide high quality music programs and concerts representative of Adventist education and Andrews University. The Wind Symphony has performed in England, France, Spain, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Canada and throughout the United States.

COVID-19 Safety Measures

We encourage you (our guests) to be vaccinated or have recently tested negative for COVID-19. Please self-screen for symptoms and exposures prior to attending a concert. You should not attend events If symptomatic or if you meet Health Department criteria for isolation or quarantine. Wearing of masks is currently required.

The University is continually monitoring transmission data for the area as well as recommendations from both local and federal agencies. The University may alter mitigation protocols to address changes in risk. This could include requiring the wearing of masks/face coverings and up to canceling or postponing an event. 

NOTICE: THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED TO NEXT SEASON!

Nicholas Marks' music is a fiery blend of American Pop music intertwined with a Spanish flamenco beat and Gypsy rhythm. It sets your soul on fire making it difficult to sit still. Not only are adults enamored by his playing but children love it as well. Whether he is holding his guitar high over his head, behind his back, or down on his knees, his music mesmerizes. You will not want to miss Marks' performance with music that resonates passion, love and romance in every chord.

COVID-19 Safety Measures

We encourage you (our guests) to be vaccinated or have recently tested negative for COVID-19. Please self-screen for symptoms and exposures prior to attending a concert. You should not attend events if symptomatic or if you meet Health Department criteria for isolation or quarantine. Wearing of masks is encouraged.

The University is continually monitoring transmission data for the area as well as recommendations from both local and federal agencies.  The University may alter mitigation protocols to address changes in risk. This could include requiring the wearing of masks/face coverings and up to canceling or postponing an event. 

The Andrews University Symphony Orchestra is pleased to continue its annual Young Artist Concert, showcasing students that have been selected as winners of the AU Department of Music’s Young Artist Competition.

The Young Artist Competition was a culmination for students of practicing their solos for months in advance, then performing them for music faculty after committing the music to memory. Many talented and deserving students auditioned and it was a difficult process to select only five students to perform their solos with the Symphony Orchestra on February 5. In alphabetical order, the 2022 Young Artist Concert will feature student soloists Betania Cañas (flute), Benie Safari Dushime (soprano), Andrew Pak (piano), Grant Steinweg (cellist and composer), and Shania Watts (viola).

For this year, it is notable how varied the winning selections are, encompassing music composed by American, French, German, and Puerto Rican composers between 1845 and the present day. The more recent compositions include Roberto Sierra’s Concerto for Viola (2006), an Aria from Leonard Bernstein’s Porgy and Bess (1935), and the world premiere of student composer Grant Steinweg’s Invitation with Grant also featuring as cello soloist. Three Romantic works from the 19th Century include the Pie Jesu selection from Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem, Francois Borne’s Fantaisie brillante on Themes from Carmen, and the first movement from Robert Schumann’s iconic Piano Concerto.

Following our six soloists, all members of the Andrews University Symphony Orchestra will join forces to perform Jules Massenet’s delightful ballet suite taken from his opera Le Cid. The seven short selections from Massenet’s suite amount to a musical tour of Spain, exploring dances and cultural traditions taken from different regions of the country.

Program

Roberto Sierra - Concerto for Viola, finale - Shania Watts, viola

Gabriel Fauré - Pie Jesu from Requiem - Benie Safari Dushime, soprano

- Break -

Robert Schumann - Piano Concerto, 1st movement - Andrew Pak, piano

- Break -

George Gershwin - My Man’s Gone Now from Porgy and Bess - Benie Safari Dushime, soprano

Grant Steinweg - Invitation - Grant Steinweg, cello

Francois Borne - Fantaisie brillante on Themes from Carmen - Betania Cañas, flute

- Break -

Jules Massenet - Ballet Music from Le Cid

Andrews University Symphony Orchestra

Conductor: Chris Wild

The Andrews University Symphony Orchestra is the core ensemble of the orchestral program at Andrews University. In addition to their current series at the Howard Performing Arts Center, the Symphony Orchestra travels within the Great Lakes region as well as internationally. Since 2006, the orchestra has performed in Italy, Austria, Germany, France, the Philippines and Costa Rica.

More information coming later...

COVID-19 Safety Measures

We encourage you (our guests) to be vaccinated or have recently tested negative for COVID-19.  Please self-screen for symptoms and exposures prior to attending a concert.  You should not attend events If symptomatic or if you meet Health Dept criteria for isolation or quarantine. Wearing of masks is encouraged.

The University is continually monitoring transmission data for the area as well as recommendations from both local and federal agencies.  The University may alter mitigation protocols to address changes in risk.  This could include requiring the wearing of masks/face coverings and up to canceling or postponing an event.