Music and Liturgical Arts Ministries of Ann Arbor First United Methodist Church
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An amazing venue of performances to delight all ages presented by: Music and Liturgical Arts Ministries of Ann Arbor First United Methodist Church Downtown: 120 South State Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104 Northeast: 1001 Green Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105 (734) 662-4536 • www.fumc-a2.org to the Ann Arbor First Music and Arts Series at First United Methodist Church of Ann Arbor! We are pleased to once again present a rich array of Music and Arts offerings for the 2015-2016 season. Continuing with our central goal – there is something to appeal to audiences of all ages, backgrounds and musical tastes: classic choral offerings, dazzling organ repertoire, chamber music, global music, Broadway show tunes, holiday favorites and contemporary, folk, gospel, and jazz music. We look forward to seeing you in the months ahead! Ann Marie Koukios Ted Brokaw Minister of Music Music and Liturgical Arts Forum Chair 120 South State Street First Music and Arts Series Ann Arbor, MI 48104 SEPTEMBER Adam Unsworth in Concert 27, 2015 SATURDAY A Music Ministries Benefit Concert 3:00pm Adam Unsworth, horn Naki Sung Kripfgans, organ & piano We are pleased to welcome guest artist Adam Unsworth to open our 2015-2016 Downtown Series this fall. Soloist and recording artist Adam Unsworth is Associate Professor of Horn at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. As a performer he is dedicated to commissioning and performing works of living composers, with a goal of expanding repertoire and redefining the boundaries of the horn. His recent CD release, Snapshots, on Equilibrium Records, is Adam Unsworth, horn a compilation of previously unrecorded music, much of which Adam commissioned since starting at Michigan in 2007. His newest release titled Balance is a jazz recording for horn, jazz quintet, and chamber orchestra, which features arrangements of his original compositions. As a member of our FUMC Music and Liturgical Arts Team, he is presenting this concert as a benefit fundraiser for the music ministries at FUMC. Accompanied by Naki Sung Kripfgans, organist at First United Methodist Church and pianist at the University of Michigan, this concert will feature a striking variety of musical styles including works Naki Sung Kripfgans, organ & piano by Christoph Forster, Camille Saint-Saëns, Catherine Likhuta, Paul Dukas, Daniel Schnyder, Les Thimmig, and Jan Koetsier. Suggested donation is $15-$25. OCTOBER 3, 2015 A Night in Manhattan: with music SATURDAY from “Tin Pan Alley” 5:00 pm Reception/Market – Tin Pan Annual Music Fundraiser Cabaret Evening Piano Purchase 6:00 pm Our Music and Liturgical Arts team presents our annual fundraiser, A Manhattan Dinner an evening of fine dining, fun, frivolity, and dynamite entertainment, 7:30 pm along with our lively reception, and a sumptuous catered dinner. Showtime: A Tin Pan Alley Review We hope you will join us for a Night In Manhattan centered around music made popular during the “Tin Pan Alley Era”, when the popularity of these tunes could be heard daily in the New York Publishing Houses on “Tin Pan Alley”. The music, written between 1890-1950, included classics by Gershwin, Porter, Carmichael, Joplin, Kern, Berlin and others. Our Chancel Choir, Chancel Bells, Vocal Staff, Youth Chorale & Children’s Choirs will celebrate music from this period with timeless hits including Someone to Watch Over Me, Star Dust, The Way You Look Tonight, The Lullaby of Broadway, They Can’t Take that Way from Me, I Got Rhythm, Skylark and more! Contact our Music Office at 734-662-4536, ext. 25, or check our website at www.fumc-a2.org for ticket prices, donor levels and additional information. OCTOBER 25, 2015 Kiev National Chorus and Symphony SUNDAY Orchestra Instrumentalists 4:00 pm Wes Janzen, conductor During increased times of poverty and devastation in the Ukraine, these professional national musicians of the Ukraine have united in a powerful ministry to help those in need throughout their homelands resulting in the formation of Music Mission Kiev. The purpose of Music Mission Kiev is to bring the sacred masterpieces of classical music to the country of Ukraine, proclaiming the Gospel to and through these Ukranian musicians to the world, and minister to the emerging Christian community in the Ukraine through evangelism, discipleship, music education and humanitarian outreach to widows, orphans, refugees and families. Come hear the inspiring music of these marvelous performers on a US tour to raise money and awareness for those in need. This concert will feature classical selections as well as sacred and secular jewels of Slavic music including repertoire by Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgksky, Chesnokov, Leontovych, Bortniansky, Lesenko, and Rachmaninov. A free will offering will be taken as a contribution and support of this important ministry. NOVEMBER 14, 2015 The United States Naval Academy SATURDAY Women’s Glee Club 7:00 pm Cindy Bauchspies, conductor The United States Naval Academy WOMEN’S GLEE CLUB was founded in l976 when women first entered the Naval Academy. Under the direction of Dr. Cindy Bauchspies, the ensemble performs a body of diverse repertoire which includes classical, sacred, folk, patriotic, popular, and Broadway music. They have performed across America and internationally, including recent tours to Florida, California, Hawaii, New York, North and South Carolina, Illinois, Texas, Virginia, Rome, and London. In addition to the Academy’s annually sold-out concerts of Handel’s Messiah with the Annapolis Symphony, the Women’s Glee Club performs masterpieces of choral/orchestral literature with the Naval Academy Men’s Glee Club. Recent repertoire has included Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Requiems by Brahms, Dvorak, Mozart and Verdi, Haydn’s Creation, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, and Ralph VaughanWilliams’ A Sea Symphony among others. Recent notable appearances include the Inaugural Concert “We Are One” performed on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial for a live audience of over half a million people and the Official National Dedication Ceremony of the Pentagon Memorial (9/11). It is with honor, pride and distinction that the Women’s Glee Club represents the United States, the Navy and Marine Corps, and the Naval Academy. DECEMBER 12, 2015 A Christmas Celebration SATURDAY 7:00 pm Featuring: FUMC Chancel Choir FUMC Vocal Staff FUMC Chancel Bells Youth Chorale & Epworth Choir Ann Arbor Cantata Singers Michigan Sinfonietta Back by popular demand, the First United Chancel Choir, Bell Choirs, Carole DeHart, youth & children Naki Sung Kripfgans, organ Children’s Choirs, Youth Ensemble, FUMC Vocal Staff, and Sinfonietta Ann Marie Koukios, conductor Orchestra unite in a festive family Christmas Concert featuring a potpourri of seasonal Christmas repertoire with favorite solo selections, carol arrangements, and a special audience carol-sing. Highlights include music from Shaw’s “Many Moods of Christmas”, Handel’s “Messiah”, Bach’s “B Minor Mass” and more! Admission is free with a free will offering to benefit the Music and Liturgical Arts Ministries. A family reception for all will continue the celebration in our Fellowship Hall. Suggested donation: adult/$15, students/$8, free admission for children 12 and under. Don’t miss this opportunity to “Celebrate the Season”! JANUARY Aaron Tan in Concert 29, 2016 FRIDAY Featuring Classic Solo Works for Organ & Piano 7:30pm We are pleased to welcome back local favorite artist Aaron Tan performing solo works on both organ and piano. A passionate organist, engineer, and pianist, Aaron has won numerous noteworthy contests and scholarships on both instruments including the Toronto RCCO Young Organists Competition, the Osborne Organ Competition of the Summer Institute of Church Music (Ontario), the RCCO’s National Organ Playing Competition, the Charlotte Hoyt Bagnall Scholarship for Church Musi- cians, the Lilian Forsyth Scholarship, the West Chester University Organ Competition, the Arthur Poister Scholarship Competition, and the XVI Poland International Piano Festival Competition. Also a postdoctoral researcher in the University of Michigan’s Laboratory for Complex Materials and Thin Films Research, his current work focuses on developing techniques for measuring localized dielectric and thermal properties of polymer thin films. Aaron is currently Artist in Residence at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Detroit. This exciting program will feature works by Charles Parry, Franz Liszt, W. A. Mozart, J. S. Bach, Sergei Rachmaninott, Gustav Holst and others. FEBRUARY A Global Celebration –A Greek Night! 13-14 • 2016 Sacred & Secular Music of Greece WEEKEND St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Choir Jon Wardner, director Saturday Kyklos Hellenic Society Dance Troupe 5:00 -7:00 pm John Peppes, director International Boutique St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Youth Dance Troupe “Ten Thousand Villages” Athena Papageorgiou, director 6:00 pm FUMC Chancel, Youth Chorale and Authentic Greek Dinner Children’s Epworth Choirs $15/adults, $8/students, $40/ family, children under 5 yrs/ free. 7:30 pm Program of Greek Sacred & Secular Music Sunday 9:30 & 11:15 am Worship with special of- From the inspiring sacred music of the Greek Orthodox ferings from Greek sacred Church to the secular melodies of the folk songs from the repertoire small villages and islands, come experience the musical, visual, dance and culinary arts of the rich Greek culture. After a sumptuous authentic Greek meal prepared by Greek Chefs Tom Roumanis and Costa Boutsikakis, a delightful program will follow featuring two Greek dance troupes, Eastern instrumentalists and the joyful sound of combined choirs. Our Chancel Choir, FUMC Vocal Staff, Youth Chorale and Epworth Children’s Choir will be joined by the St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Choir in Byzantine-based sacred repertoire and Greek folk song choral arrangements. Don’t miss this family evening of fun! MARCH 5, 2016 Sounding Light! SATURDAY “Sowing tears…Reaping joy!” 7:30 pm Sounding Light sings the Psalms Tom Trenney, conductor Among the most beloved words of scripture are the inspired verses of the Psalms.