The trio of Paul Sonner, violin; Julie Schleif, Horn; and Steve Larson, piano will perform Trio, opus 44 by Lennox Berkeley and Sonata, opus 93 by Andrew Downes at First Presbyterian Church in Petoskey at 4:00 PM Sunday February 23. Sunday Series provides free chamber music with small ensembles of musicians from the orchestra. The
This event has been cancelled. Featuring award-winning violin soloist, Dmitri Berlinsky! Beethoven, Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, “Pastoral Symphony” or Recollections of Country Life" expresses Beethoven’s affinity for nature and his love for walks through the country outside Vienna. Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending is a gentle, introspective work. It is one of the supreme achievements
This event has been cancelled. Experience one of the most performed symphonies in the world with a chorus of 80 voices! Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Libor Ondras, Conductor Risa Renae Harman, Soprano Elise DesChamps, Mezzo-Soprano Brian Banion, Baritone John Bragle, Tenor In celebration of Beethoven’s 250th birthday, the orchestra entertains with the last complete symphony
Violinist, violist, conductor and professor Dr. Eric Lawson has had a varied career in performance and education. Past performances as a conductor, soloist and lecturer have taken him to Austria, Brazil, China, Germany, Romania and Scandinavia. Before returning to his home state of Michigan, he was based in North Dakota where, in addition to serving as a violin instructor at Bismarck State College, Jamestown College, and the University of Mary, he was also concertmaster of the Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra and established the Bismarck-Mandan Youth Symphony. Other former academic appointments have included Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Central College in Pella, Iowa and the University of North Dakota where he founded the string program and the UND Chamber Orchestra.
Here in Michigan, Dr. Lawson as been very active with the Alpena Symphony Orchestra as its concertmaster, conductor and president of the board. He also performs with many other orchestras in Northern Michigan and participates in the Traverse Symphony as a first violinist, in the Gaylord Symphony as concertmaster and as assistant concertmaster in the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra.
And finally, in what has been one of the most important experiences of his life outside of music, he also served almost four years as an Alpena County Commissioner, representing Ossineke and Sanborn Townships. In addition to serving as chair of the Salary and Personnel Committee, he also served on the Airport, Ambulance, District Court, Circuit Court Management and Jail Committees. He also represented Alpena County in Gaylord with the Northern Michigan Regional Entity Substance Use Disorder Board and continues to serve on the Northeast Michigan Community Mental Health Board. Dr. Lawson resides in Ossineke with his wife and two children.
