October 22, 2010 – 7:30 p.m.
Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado

1526 Broadway
Detroit, MI 48226

Michigan Opera Theatre is the State of Michigan’s premiere opera company, which, through its commitment to producing the very best professional productions from the grand opera, opera, operetta, musical theater, ballet and arts education programming, serves as a statewide cultural resource.

Founded and directed by internationally recognized impresario Dr. David DiChiera, Michigan Opera Theatre now ranks among the nation’s ten largest opera companies by operating budget and audience.

November 12, 2010 – 8:00 p.m.
Rachmaninoff and Dvořák
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Bright Sheng, composer (world premier)

3711 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48201

The internationally acclaimed Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the fourth-oldest symphony orchestra in the United States, is known for trailblazing performances, visionary maestros and collaborations with the world’s foremost musical artists. In the 2008-09 season, esteemed conductor Leonard Slatkin, called “America’s Music Director” by the Los Angeles Times, became the 12th Music Director of the DSO.

December 11, 2010 – 8:00 p.m.
John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men

4743 Cass Ave
Detroit, MI 48201

The Hilberry Repertory Theatre is the nation’s only true graduate rotating repertory theatre. The company of fifty up-and-coming professionals attends classes at Wayne State University in the mornings, prepares for productions during the afternoons and performs for the public at night and on the weekends. As Michigan’s most attended producing theatre, the Hilberry draws subscribers from not only Detroit and surrounding counties, but from as far away as Ohio and Canada.

February, 2011 (specific date and time tbd)
Oscar Film Shorts

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48201

One of the most enduringly popular programs housed in the DIA Auditorium is the Detroit Film Theatre series, now celebrating its 35 anniversary. More than three million patrons have attended exclusive showings of noteworthy international releases, documentaries and historic restorations of film classics. Consistently presenting films in their original language and formats, the Detroit Film Theatre has helped to expand the potential of film for exploring world culture and history.

April 16, 2011 – 8:00 p.m.
20 Years of Dance in Detroit

44575 Garfield
Clinton Twp., MI

EISENHOWER DANCE ENSEMBLE

Artistic Director Laurie Eisenhower founded her company, the Eisenhower Dance Ensemble, in 1991 in metropolitan Detroit. Considered Michigan’s premier contemporary dance company, EDE has achieved significant critical acclaim as well as enthusiastic audience support. The company tours nationally and internationally with 6-8 dancers and presents a local 4-5 concert subscription season each year. In 1995, EDE opened the doors to its school, the EDE Center for Dance, to serve as a base for the company’s educational outreach programs. The program has since grown and the school now has two locations, one in Rochester and one in Birmingham.

MACOMB CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

The Macomb Center for the Performing Arts has been a wonderful host to EDE for 10 years, featuring a performance each spring. Over the years the list of star entertainment at Macomb Center reads like a Who’s Who in the entertainment industry. In the early years, musicians like Ray Charles and Buddy Rich performed, then came shows like Tony Bennett, Johnny Cash, and now the Macomb Center features such guests as Jeff Daniels, Kathy Griffin and even Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings!

Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival and
Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings

Saturday, June 18, 2011
Music of the ‘Spheres
(featuring Chicago’s eighth blackbird, a contemporary music ensemble, who will bring a world premier to Detroit)

22305 West 13 Mile Rd
Beverly Hills, MI 48025

DETROIT CHAMBER WINDS & STRINGS
Founded in 1982, Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings is an ensemble committed to bringing to life the large and wonderful body of repertoire that utilizes between six and 20 musicians. Many of these works go largely unheard in professional concert halls due to their unusual instrumentation. Originally focusing on music for wind and brass players, the organization has recently expanded to encompass an outstanding component of string instrumentalists.

GREAT LAKES CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
The Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival was born in 1994 of a remarkable relationship between religious and cultural institutions. A secular event, the Festival is sponsored by three religious institutions (representing Catholic, Jewish, and Protestant faiths) and Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings, a prominent musical ensemble that also provides administration for the Festival.

In two weeks each June, the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival presents nearly 20 concerts in southeastern Michigan. Many of these performances occur in the venues of the Festival’s sponsors – St. Hugo of the Hills Catholic Church, Temple Beth El, and Kirk in the Hills.