Calendar of Events
Music: Classical, Religious, & Cabaret - Week of July 22, 2019
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Huron Valley Harmonizers Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society.
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Every Tues. All male singers invited to join the weekly rehearsals of this local barbershop harmony chorus.
7 p.m., Stony Creek United Methodist Church, 8635 Stony Creek Rd., Ypsilanti. Free to visitors ($130 annual dues for those who join). 796-7467. [map]
Voices in Harmony Chorus.
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Every Tues. All women invited to join the weekly rehearsals of this local 70-member a cappella barbershop harmony chorus.
UAW Local 898 Hall, 8975 Textile Rd. (west of Rawsonville Rd. off I-94), Ypsilanti. Free to visitors ($26 monthly dues for those who join). SingWithUs.org, 612-7580. [map]
"26th Annual Week After Art Fair Song Fest": Kerrytown Concert House.
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July 23-26. Pianist Kevin Bylsma accompanies Art Fair Song Fest cofounder and soprano Jane Schoonmaker Rodgers and other local singers in classical art songs and cabaret songs.
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July 23: Minnesota-based self-accompanying soprano (and Rodgers protégé) Liz Pearse performs Poulenc's "Le Bestiaire" and other 19th- and 20th-century animal-themed art songs, along with the world premiere of U-M performing arts technology lecturer Christopher Burns' new "number opera," a multi-movement work exploring the beauty of mathematical equations.
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July 24: "Herz/Schmerz & Toujours L'amour: German Lieder and French Mélodies," a program of favorite German and French art songs. 8 p.m.
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July 25: "Sex, Drugs, and Opera Scenes," a program of melodramatic opera songs. 8 p.m.
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July 26: "Cabaret Schmabaret!!!" features cabaret songs. 8 p.m.
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8 p.m., KCH, 415 N. Fourth Ave. July 23: $5 suggested donation. July 24 & 25: free. July 26: Tickets TBA. Reservations recommended. kerrytownconcerthouse.com, 769-2999. [map]
Chime Concert: Kerrytown Shops.
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Every Wed., Fri., & Sat. All invited to play one of 100 songs, with melodies transcribed in numbers, on the 17-bell chime's numbered keys. Ambitious players can add chords. Kids welcome.
10:30-11 a.m. (Sat.) & noon-12:30 p.m. (Wed. & Fri.), Kerrytown Market & Shops. Free. 369-3107. [map]
Community Sing: Ann Arbor Civic Chorus.
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July 10, 17, 24, & 29. All invited to join this local choir in singing an a cappella repertoire from Renaissance madrigals to Pentatonix-style contemporary songs. Themes include world folksongs (July 10), social justice (July 17), vocal jazz (July 24), and musical theater (July 29).
7 p.m., Skyline High School, 2552 N. Maple. $10; preregistration required at a2civicchorus.weebly.com. jollys@a2schools.org, 994-2300. [map]
"26th Annual Week After Art Fair Song Fest": Kerrytown Concert House.
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July 23-26. Pianist Kevin Bylsma accompanies Art Fair Song Fest cofounder and soprano Jane Schoonmaker Rodgers and other local singers in classical art songs and cabaret songs.
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July 23: Minnesota-based self-accompanying soprano (and Rodgers protégé) Liz Pearse performs Poulenc's "Le Bestiaire" and other 19th- and 20th-century animal-themed art songs, along with the world premiere of U-M performing arts technology lecturer Christopher Burns' new "number opera," a multi-movement work exploring the beauty of mathematical equations.
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July 24: "Herz/Schmerz & Toujours L'amour: German Lieder and French Mélodies," a program of favorite German and French art songs. 8 p.m.
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July 25: "Sex, Drugs, and Opera Scenes," a program of melodramatic opera songs. 8 p.m.
.
July 26: "Cabaret Schmabaret!!!" features cabaret songs. 8 p.m.
.
8 p.m., KCH, 415 N. Fourth Ave. July 23: $5 suggested donation. July 24 & 25: free. July 26: Tickets TBA. Reservations recommended. kerrytownconcerthouse.com, 769-2999. [map]
"Music in the Park": Ann Arbor Civic Band Summer Concert Series.
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Every Wed. June 19-July 24. A popular local outdoor summer tradition, the 83-year-old Civic Band is led by director Bob Gourley. Bring a picnic and blanket and relax on the grass. Lemonade and popcorn available.
June 19: "On the March." With marches by Sousa, Mancini, Leroy Anderson, and 19th-century Czech military band conductor Julius Fucik, aka "the Bohemian Sousa." 8 p.m.
June 26: "Around the Band." Various band instruments are spotlighted performing songs composed especially for them. 8 p.m.
July 3: "American Celebration." Program of patriotic tunes. 8 p.m.
July 10: "Children's Concert." A program of music picked for kid appeal, including the annual Teddy Bear Grand March (bring your bear). 8 p.m.
July 17: "Let's Fall in Love." A program of love songs, including tunes from Beauty and the Beast and West Side Story.
July 24: "Pop Icons." Musical tribute to Elvis, Frank Sinatra, the Beach Boys, the Beatles, and Motown.
8 p.m., West Park Band Shell. Free. 429-5301.
"A Broadway Celebration": Washtenaw Community Concert Band.
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Christopher Heidenreich directs this popular 80-piece band in favorite show tunes and overtures. Refreshments.
7:30 p.m., WCC Morris Lawrence Bldg., 4800 E. Huron River Dr. Free. 252-9221. [map]
"26th Annual Week After Art Fair Song Fest": Kerrytown Concert House.
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July 23-26. Pianist Kevin Bylsma accompanies Art Fair Song Fest cofounder and soprano Jane Schoonmaker Rodgers and other local singers in classical art songs and cabaret songs.
.
July 23: Minnesota-based self-accompanying soprano (and Rodgers protégé) Liz Pearse performs Poulenc's "Le Bestiaire" and other 19th- and 20th-century animal-themed art songs, along with the world premiere of U-M performing arts technology lecturer Christopher Burns' new "number opera," a multi-movement work exploring the beauty of mathematical equations.
.
July 24: "Herz/Schmerz & Toujours L'amour: German Lieder and French Mélodies," a program of favorite German and French art songs. 8 p.m.
.
July 25: "Sex, Drugs, and Opera Scenes," a program of melodramatic opera songs. 8 p.m.
.
July 26: "Cabaret Schmabaret!!!" features cabaret songs. 8 p.m.
.
8 p.m., KCH, 415 N. Fourth Ave. July 23: $5 suggested donation. July 24 & 25: free. July 26: Tickets TBA. Reservations recommended. kerrytownconcerthouse.com, 769-2999. [map]
Chime Concert: Kerrytown Shops.
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Every Wed., Fri., & Sat. All invited to play one of 100 songs, with melodies transcribed in numbers, on the 17-bell chime's numbered keys. Ambitious players can add chords. Kids welcome.
10:30-11 a.m. (Sat.) & noon-12:30 p.m. (Wed. & Fri.), Kerrytown Market & Shops. Free. 369-3107. [map]
"26th Annual Week After Art Fair Song Fest": Kerrytown Concert House.
< less
July 23-26. Pianist Kevin Bylsma accompanies Art Fair Song Fest cofounder and soprano Jane Schoonmaker Rodgers and other local singers in classical art songs and cabaret songs.
.
July 23: Minnesota-based self-accompanying soprano (and Rodgers protégé) Liz Pearse performs Poulenc's "Le Bestiaire" and other 19th- and 20th-century animal-themed art songs, along with the world premiere of U-M performing arts technology lecturer Christopher Burns' new "number opera," a multi-movement work exploring the beauty of mathematical equations.
.
July 24: "Herz/Schmerz & Toujours L'amour: German Lieder and French Mélodies," a program of favorite German and French art songs. 8 p.m.
.
July 25: "Sex, Drugs, and Opera Scenes," a program of melodramatic opera songs. 8 p.m.
.
July 26: "Cabaret Schmabaret!!!" features cabaret songs. 8 p.m.
.
8 p.m., KCH, 415 N. Fourth Ave. July 23: $5 suggested donation. July 24 & 25: free. July 26: Tickets TBA. Reservations recommended. kerrytownconcerthouse.com, 769-2999. [map]
Chime Concert: Kerrytown Shops.
< less
Every Wed., Fri., & Sat. All invited to play one of 100 songs, with melodies transcribed in numbers, on the 17-bell chime's numbered keys. Ambitious players can add chords. Kids welcome.
10:30-11 a.m. (Sat.) & noon-12:30 p.m. (Wed. & Fri.), Kerrytown Market & Shops. Free. 369-3107. [map]
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