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Detroit
Brass Society
For over a quarter
century, the
Detroit Brass
Society has been
offering enriching
and entertaining
performances in
many settings.
Whether in a school
lecture-demonstration,
summer park concert
or the traditional
formal
presentation, the
quintet has
thrilled and
excited audiences
throughout the
state with its
virtuoso ensemble
and engaging
commentary that
never fails to draw
an audience into
the music.
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Anne
& Rob Burns as
“A Reasonable
Facsimile”
Renaissance Music
Duo
Revel in the
Renaissance with
the sounds of
fifes, recorders,
shawms, crumhorns,
strings and
percussion! In
concerts, festivals
and school
assemblies, the
wife-and-husband
duo, Anne and Rob
Burns, have
entertained and
educated audiences
from Dallas to
Boston playing
music—peppered
with humorous
anecdotes—from
the time of
Leonardo da Vinci
and William
Shakespeare. A
Reasonable
Facsimile brings
Renaissance music
and culture alive
for all audiences.
“Each punch,
whack and twang
moved with the
pulse and lifted
the music out of
the archives into
the living
world.” (The
Flint Journal)
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Arianna
String Quartet
The Arianna String
Quartet maintains
the highest
professional goals
and standards in
performance. In
addition to having
developed an
outstanding concert
series as part of
its residency at
Eastern Michigan
University, the
quartet is
represented by John
Gingrich Artist
Management and has
performed to
critical acclaim in
Europe, Japan and
throughout the
United States. The
Arianna String
Quartet has also
performed over 400
outreach concerts
for more than
30,000 people in
southeast Michigan.
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Detroit
Chamber Winds &
Strings
Hailed by BBC Music
Magazine as
“the lifeblood of
the local chamber
music scene,”
Detroit Chamber
Winds & Strings
is an ensemble
committed to
bringing to life
the large and
wonderful body of
repertoire that
utilizes six to 20
musicians.
Featuring works for
woodwinds, brass
and/or strings, the
ensemble has
received
outstanding reviews
from New York
Times, Stereo
Review,Audio and
numerous other
publications.
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Golden
Rain Percussion
Ensemble
The Golden Rain
Percussion Ensemble
was formed in 1977
with the intent of
introducing
percussion chamber
music to the
public. The scope
of the group’s
experience includes
concerts, clinics,
master classes,
residencies and
lecture/demonstrations.
This ensemble’s
repertoire consists
of transcriptions
of the classics,
ragtime and jazz
compositions and
contemporary
percussion
literature.
Instru-ments
include marimbas,
xylophones, drums
of all types, gongs
and bells.
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Kobayashi/Gray
Duo
Violinist Laura
Kobayashi and
pianist Susan Keith
Gray are
enthusiastically
praised for their
blending of
brilliant
technique,
beautifully
expressive
musicianship,
impeccable ensemble
and their
stimulating
programming. The
artists are
available for
concert
appearances,
lecture-recitals,
master classes and
workshops. Venues
include public
school, university,
symposium and
concert series.
Programming is
tailored to the
nature of each
audience and
frequently combines
standard repertoire
with the duo’s
specialty of music
by women composers.
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Michigan
Chamber Brass
The Michigan
Chamber Brass (MCB)
is a professional
brass ensemble
dedicated to
seeking and
performing the best
in traditional and
contemporary music
for the large brass
ensemble. Its
organization is
committed to
reaching audiences
through regular
performances
throughout the year
and through
educational
activities in the
form of workshops
and concerts in
public schools. The
MCB brings polished
and exciting
performances to the
school, office,
reception or
concert hall. From
classical to pop,
baroque to jazz,
the MCB covers all
style periods and
genres, featuring
the finest brass
professionals in
southeastern
Michigan.
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Seunghee
Lee
Seunghee Lee has
delighted audiences
with performances
that critics
described as
"spectacular,"
"marvelous
playing" and
"stunning."
As a soloist and a
chamber musician,
she has performed
throughout the
United States,
Southeast Asia,
Korea, Brazil,
Italy and Portugal.
Her vivid and
expressive
interpretation is
heard through a
wide range of
violin repertoire
in her charismatic
performances. She
is also committed
to educational
programs such as
master classes and
workshops for young
audiences in
schools.
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St.
Clair Trio
Michigan’s
premier chamber
ensemble has been
called
“magnificent”
by Strad
Magazine,
“outstanding”
by Now Magazine
for its first-round
Grammy-nominated
compact disc, Hobson’s
Choice: Works by
the Oscar-winning
Sir Malcolm Arnold.
Violinist Geoffrey
Applegate and
cellist Marcy
Chanteaux, both
Detroit Symphony
Orchestra
principals, and
pianist Pauline
Martin recently
released the
compact disc, Old
Acquaintances:
Works by Franz
Waxman (the
second in their
series with Koch
International
Classics). The
Trio’s recitals,
festivals and
residencies feature
staples of the
literature to
Kreisler gems,
movie scores and
up-and-coming
composers, always
with engaging
commentary. Dan
Davis of Audio
Adventure Magazine
said, “I can’t
imagine better
performances.
Can’t ask for
more, can you?”
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The
London Trio
The London Trio has
performed
throughout the
mid-Michigan area
since it was
established in
1996. The trio’s
repertoire is
predominately
classical but
includes other
styles as well. The
London Trio
performs at events
such as weddings,
receptions and
ceremonies,
banquets and
private dinner
parties, holiday
events, recitals
and children’s
concerts and
workshops. They
have been featured
on recital series
through St.
Paul’s Church
(Flint), Molly
Grove Chapel
(Lansing) and the
Flint Institute of
Music School of
Performing Arts.
The London Trio was
also the only
classical music
ensemble featured
at the 2000 East
Lansing Arts
Festival.
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The
Merling Trio
The Merling Trio
was founded in 1988
and quickly
established itself
as a premier
ensemble. A truly
international trio,
it brings together
musicians from
Dutch, Japanese and
Polish backgrounds.
The trio has
performed across
the United States
and recently
received
invitations to
perform in St.
Petersburg, Russia
and at the Festival
Internacional de
Musica in Costa
Rica. The Grand
Rapids Press said,
“The trio
delivered a
standard of playing
that is on par with
some of the
best-known
violin-cello-piano
teams, captivating
the audience
through the
immediacy and
extraordinary
sensitivity of its
playing.”
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The
Valley Wind Quintet
Now in its 17th
year, the Valley
Wind Quintet of
Saginaw Valley
State University
has performed over
300 concerts from
Sturgis to Mackinac
Island to Holland
to Alpena. With an
active repertoire
which ranges from
Danzi and Mozart to
20th-century
masterpieces, from
lighter works of
Scott Joplin and
George Gershwin to
more challenging
music by Stravinski
and Fine, the
Valley Wind Quintet
designs each
program to meet the
tastes of its
audience.
Performing
requirements are
flexible, and
concerts can be
prepared on very
short notice.
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The
Verdehr Trio
The Verdehr Trio
(violin-clarinet-piano)
is in residence at
Michigan State
University and has
performed
throughout the
United States and
world—Europe,
Australia, Asia,
South America and
the Soviet Union.
The Trio’s
programs are a
judicious balance
of new and old
works from three
centuries including
selections from
nearly 120 works
commissioned by
them. The Trio is
available for
residencies as well
as formal concerts,
master classes and
children’s
concerts.
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Today’s
Brass Quintet
Since they first
delighted passersby
on a street corner
during the 1983 Ann
Arbor Art Fair,
Today’s Brass
Quintet (TBQ) has
specialized in
creating masterful
programs that draw
on their rich
history as
artists-educators.
TBQ programs its
original
arrangements from a
full spectrum of
styles, ranging
from the sparkling
baroque
masterpieces of
Bach and Pachelbel
to the toe-tapping
pleasures of Sousa,
Gershwin and
Ellington.
Interesting
commentary is woven
into a rich musical
tapestry that
entertains,
educates and amuses
audiences of all
ages.
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Trio
bel’arte
Trio bel’arte
serves on the music
faculty at Andrews
University, Berrien
Springs, Michi-gan.
Violinist Carla
Trynchuk, cellist
Stephen Framil, and
pianist Peter
Cooper bring to the
piano trio genre
refreshing energy,
mature musicianship
and sheer
virtuosity. A
strong proponent of
traditional
repertoire, this
distinguished
chamber ensemble
also advocates new
and neglected
works. In its third
year, Trio
bel’arte’s past
and forthcoming
performances
include appearances
in Chicago;
Rochester, New
York; and the
Rockland Summer
Institute (NY). The
ensemble has been
featured with
several orchestras
performing
Beethoven’s
Triple Concerto,
including the
LaPorte (Indiana)
Symphony Orchestra,
with whom they were
guest
artist-in-residence
during the
1999–2000 season.
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