2009 - 2010 Event Calendar
Beverly Hills, MI
CELEBRATING 150 YEARS: Looking Ahead
Friday, November 13, 2009 8:00pm
Seligman Performing Arts Center
Detroit County Day School, 22305 West Thirteen Mile Rd. Beverly Hills, MI 48025-4435
Tickets available at the door, $20
The Men's Glee Club begins its 150th anniversary celebration with an all-American program of new and diverse music. Founded in 1859, the Club continues to take pride in performing music of diverse styles, traditions, and time periods, and has championed the works of living composers. This concert includes contemporary music in the classical, folk, popular, and gospel styles.
The concert features the world premiere performance of a work by Pulitzer- and Grammy-award winning composer William Bolcom, a five-movement set highlighting the poetry of University of Michigan students. The Club will also perform A stopwatch and an ordnance map by Samuel Barber, little man by Kirstina Rasmussen, Everyone Sang by Joel Martinson, The Morning Trumpet arranged by Mack Wilberg, Lowlands and Let the Bullgine Run arranged by Alice Parker, People Get Ready by Curtis Mayfield, and Wonderful Is Your Name by Hezekiah Walker. As always, the concert also includes the a cappella antics of The Friars and concludes with rousing Michigan songs.
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Ann Arbor, MI
150th Annual Fall Concert
Saturday, November 21, 8:00pm
Hill Auditorium, 825 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
The Men’s Glee Club begins celebrates 150 years of Fall concerts with an all-American program of new and diverse music. Founded in 1859, the Club continues to take pride in performing music of diverse styles, traditions, and time periods, and has championed the works of living composers. This concert includes contemporary music in the classical, folk, popular, and gospel styles.
The concert features the world premiere performance of a work by Pulitzer- and Grammy-award winning composer William Bolcom, a five-movement set highlighting the poetry of University of Michigan students. The Club will also perform A stopwatch and an ordnance map by Samuel Barber, little man by Kirstina Rasmussen, Everyone Sang by Joel Martinson, The Morning Trumpet arranged by Mack Wilberg, Lowlands and Let the Bullgine Run arranged by Alice Parker, People Get Ready by Curtis Mayfield, and Wonderful Is Your Name by Hezekiah Walker. As always, the concert also includes the a cappella antics of The Friars and concludes with rousing Michigan songs.
Special guests on this concert are the men of the Southfield-Lathrup High School Madrigal Singers, Jeffrey Martin, conductor, who appear with the Men’s Glee Club as part of the inaugural Men’s Glee Club Adopt-A-Choir program for mentoring and outreach.
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Mount Clemens, MI
Friday, February 19th, 2010 8:00pm
Mt. Clemens United Methodist Church
57 Southbound Gratiot, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
The Glee Club performs an exciting mix of contemporary American music and an enticing array of world music honoring the many of the Club's international tours. Check back soon for more detailed program information.
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Dayton, OH
Saturday, February 20th, 2010 7:00pm
Westminster Presbyterian Church
125 North Wilkinson Street, Dayton, OH 45402
The Glee Club performs an exciting mix of contemporary American music and an enticing array of world music honoring the many of the Club's international tours. Check back soon for more detailed program information.
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