Dearborn Symphony presents Carmina Burana
Schedule
Fri May 03 2024 at 07:30 pm
Location
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center | Dearborn, MI
The Dearborn Symphony’s blockbuster 62nd season finale is Friday, May 3 with a veritable feast for the senses, Carmina Burana. Carl Orff’s choral celebration of love, lust and youthful excess in medieval times is as iconic as ever — at once gloriously bawdy and touchingly beautiful. The concert features the Dearborn Symphony joined by over 125 voices including the Vanguard Grand Chorus, directed by G. Kevin Dewey, and the Dearborn Theatre Collective children’s chorus, directed by Vanessa El-Zein. Special guest soloists are Melissa Maloney, lyric coloratura soprano and vocal instructor at Oakland University; Seth Johnson, tenor and private vocal instructor from Perrysburg, OH; and Trevor Scheunemann, baritone and award-winning Metropolitan Opera performer. Additionally, the 2024 Dearborn Symphony Youth Artists Solo Competition winner Shuya Zheng, a senior from Northville, MI, will open the program performing the first movement of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in F# minor with the orchestra.
The concert begins at 7:30pm and ticket prices range from $18 to $38 for adults and $10-$15 for students. Tickets are available by calling the Symphony office at 313-565-2424 or the theater box office at 313-943-2354. Visit dearbornsymphony.org for more information.
The Dearborn Symphony is pleased to announce that subscriptions are now available for their 63rd season. Five concerts beginning in October through May showcase the Dearborn Symphony with special guest artists from the United States and overseas encompassing both classical and contemporary works anchored in symphonic music.
The Dearborn Symphony has partnered with local restaurants for “Dinner and a Concert.” The restaurants offer a 20% discount to symphony ticketholders on concert nights. Reservations are recommended at La Pita, Mint 29, and TRIA at The Henry. New this year are The Great Commoner, Antonio’s Cucina Italiana in Dearborn Heights, and Roman Village in Dearborn.
Season sponsors include Dearborn Sausage Co. and North Empire with additional support from the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. The Dearborn Symphony has been named “Outstanding Community Orchestra” six times by Detroit Music Awards and is a vital contributor of the arts in Dearborn and the downriver community.
For more information visit www.dearbornsymphony.org.
Where is it happening?
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave,Dearborn,MI,United States