Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra

Sunday Series Concert: The Hummel Trio with Libor Ondras and Paul Sonner
2022-05-01 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Detroit) | First Presbyterian Church, Harbor Springs

Take to the Sky Concert
2022-04-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Great Lakes Center for the Arts, 800 Bay Harbor Dr., Petoskey, Michigan, 49770
Violin soloist for this concert is Dmitri Berlinsky.

The theme of this concert, entitled “Take to the Sky”, centers around the portrayals of bird calls in classical music.
Vaughan Williams’ “Lark Ascending” features a silvery solo violin line fluttering, reaching up ever higher above the orchestra’s hushed, held chord creating an instant atmosphere depicting a lark as ‘he rises and begins to round’.
Completed in 1914, the British composer’s pastoral romance for violin and orchestra is an evocation of the ‘seraphically free’ song of the skylark, inspired by George Meredith’s poem of the same name:
“He rises and begins to round,
He drops the silver chain of sound
Of many links without a break,
In chirrup, whistle, slur and shake,
All intervolv’d and spreading wide,
Like water-dimples down a tide
Where ripple ripple overcurls …”
Ondras said “Lark Ascending” will feature internationally-known violinist Dmitri Berlinsky performing with the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra as a soloist. Berlinsky, professor of violin and artist teacher at the Michigan State University College of Music, has performed in major venues such as Carnegie and Avery Fisher halls in New York, The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Tokyo’s Suntory Hall, the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, and Mariinsky Concert Hall.
Other featured music in “Take to the Sky” includes:
Ottorino Respighi – “Gli Uccelli” (The Birds)
According to Ondras, this five-movement work features a dove (La colomba) with a heartfelt oboe melody; the familiar call of the Cuckoo (Il Cucù); the chirpy Hen movement (La gallina), based on the same Rameau harpsichord work (The Hen, or La poule) that inspired St. Saens for his ‘Hens and cockerels’ movement in Carnival of Animals.
Rautavaara – “Cantus Arcticus”
Why imitate birds in music when you can use the real thing?
Rautavaara’s “concerto for birds and orchestra”, as it’s subtitled, uses taped birdsong throughout, taking Respighi’s idea one step further, Ondras explained. The Finnish composer headed off on a field trip to near the Arctic Circle (hence the title) and to the marshlands of Liminka in Northern Finland to record the calls of a whole host of birds. Listening to it is like stepping into an avian paradise, with the melancholy song of the shore larks as unforgettable as the migrating whooper swans. The bird calls are juxtaposed with a lush orchestral score.
Beethoven’s 6th Symphony, 2nd Movement

Sunday Series Concert: Double Reed Stampede
2022-03-27 16:00 - 17:00 | First Congregational Church, Charlevoix
Sunday, March 27, 2022, 4 p.m.
Charlevoix First Congregational United Church of Christ
Performers include Lynn Hansen, oboes; Drew Hinderer, bassoon; Michael Beery, oboes; Deanna Erwin, bassoon; and Katherine Will, bassoon.
Songs may include:
Fan Fair Warning by Margaret Weait – Double Reed Quartet
The London Waits by Christopher Weait – Double Reed Quartet
The London Trio #1 in C Major by Franz Joseph Haydn (arranged by Alan Hawkins) – Two Oboes & Bassoon
Adagio in G Major, K. 580a by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (arranged by Humbert Lucarelli) – Oboe, English Horn & Two Bassoons
Mr. Croft’s Aires in the Comedy Call’d the Twin Rivals by William Croft – Double Reed Quartet
Twinkle Variations by Robert Stephenson (arranged with permission by Lynn Hansen) – Double Reed Quartet
The Story by Phillip Hanseroth – Double Reed Quartet
A Gaelic Blessing for Ukraine by John Rutter – Double Reed Quartet

Sunday Series Concert: The Cummings String Quartet
2022-02-20 16:00 - 17:00 | First Presbyterian Church, Petoskey, 501 E Mitchell St, Petoskey, MI, 49770

Messiah
2021-12-17 19:00 - 20:30, 2021-12-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Great Lakes Center for the Arts, 800 Bay Harbor Dr., Petoskey, Michigan, 49770
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CONCERT DETAILS

German composer George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) wrote “Messiah”, an English language oratorio, in 1741.
In addition to the familiar “Messiah” music, there will also be some selections from Johann Sebastian Bach.
Bach wrote the score of his Christmas Oratorio in the year 1734. Unlike other Baroque era oratorios, Bach’s is divided into six parts for the Festival of Christmas. The Festival is celebrated successive days, starting on Christmas Day and the two following days, then on New Years’ Day and the Sunday after that, with the 6th section on the Festival of the Epiphany.
The overture consists of the introduction to the opening chorus and will be followed by the alto aria several movements later, an appropriate setting for Handel’s “Messiah”.

Sunday Series Recital
2021-11-07 16:00 - 17:30 | First Presbyterian Church, Boyne City

Postcard from Vienna
2021-10-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Great Lakes Center for the Arts, 800 Bay Harbor Dr., Petoskey, Michigan, 49770
This concert will feature Gioachino Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia Overture”; Franz Joseph Haydn’s “Cello Concerto in C Major”, featuring University of Michigan cellist Helen LaGrand; and Ludwig Van Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 7”.
According to Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra Music Director Libor Ondras, the program reflects the visual image of a typical postcard – pictures of characteristic/dominant sites of the town. One can hardly fit all of the Vienna’s iconic pictures on one postcard! Alas, the three featured pieces offer but a glimpse of Classical period Vienna.

Central to the program is Beethoven’s 7th Symphony.
“This symphony is one of the composer’s most optimistic works, and it quickly won public approval,” Ondras explained. “Richard Wagner thought the piece was perfect dance music, calling it ‘the apotheosis of the dance.’ The First and Third movements shine with brilliant colors, dotted rhythms, and allusions to country dances.”
Ondras said the famous second movement (Allegretto) is a funeral march in all but name. “Beethoven was at work on this symphony during the years of the Napoleonic Wars, imagining processions converging upon the cemetery; an experience that permeates the entire movement,” the conductor noted.
The last movement (Allegro con brio) opens with a four-note motif that is closely related to the oh-so-famous one with which Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 begins, Ondras noted.

The Overture is from the pen of the other famous Viennese composer (perhaps even more famous than Beethoven at that time)– Gioachino Rossini. His opera “Il Barbiere di Siviglia”, based on a Beumarchais play, remains one of the most frequently performed comic operas in the repertoire.

According to Ondras, Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major was written between 1761-65 for Haydn’s orchestra cellist, Joseph Weigl, and then lost for two centuries. Then, in 1961, the Czech musicologist Oldrich Pulkert discovered a good 18th century copy of the missing concerto in the Radenín collection at the Prague National Museum and, with help of professor and cellist Milos Sadlo, brought it to international prominence (making the first recording of the piece with Czech Philharmonics).

The works on the program reflect subtle developments of the Viennese musical style and genres starting with cello concerto (1761-650), to Beethoven’s 7th symphony (1811-12), to Rossini’s opera from 1816.

Espana-From the Old World to the New World
2021-09-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Great Lakes Center for the Arts, 800 Bay Harbor Dr., Petoskey, Michigan, 49770
This concert will feature Michigan State University’s Tyler Roberts, a mezzo-soprano, who will perform with the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra during Manuel de Falla’s “El Amour Brujo”. Also on the play list is Juan Crisostomo Arriaga’s “Los Esclavos Felice” overture; Pablo de Sarasate’s “Navarra”; and Astor Piazzolla’s “Variations on Buenos Aires”.

Crescendo - Annual Fundraiser
2021-08-24 17:30 - 21:00 | Mackinaw Trail Winery, 3423 US-131, Petoskey, MI, 49770, United States
For more information about Crescendo, contact Pam Decker.
pam@glcorchestra.org

Americana
2021-06-05 19:00 - 21:00 | John M. Hall Auditorium, Bay View
JunePoster
This season marks the 20th Anniversary of the GLCO. With a nod to the past and a look to the future, this performance features a wide representation of American composers, including American classics, Copland and Gershwin; young African American composers, Jessie Montgomery and Tre Bryant; established contemporary American composers, Gwyneth Walker (GLCO composer in residence) and Kenji Bunch; and local composers/arrangers, Anthony Patterson and Roger Tallman. The performance also includes a collaboration with Gerber Strings students and presents the 2019 Young Artist Competition winner, Helen Hanchin (flute).
Program:
Gwyneth Walker – Overture to Great Lakes Cantata
Kenji Bunch – Tango Morendo for Chamber Orchestra

Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue (arr. By Anthony Patterson)

Intermission
Tre Bryant – Quarantainment overture (World premiere)
Roger Tallman – Conflicted (World Premiere)
W.A. Mozart – Concerto for flute and orchestra in D major K.314 (1st movement)
Featuring GLCO’s Young Artist 2020 competition winner
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
Jessie Montgomery – Banner for Chamber Orchestra
The GLCO is a regional professional orchestra providing live orchestral concerts that entertain, educate and inspire.

Sunday Series: Libor Ondras and The Hummel Trio - We have reached our maximum capacity!
2021-05-16 16:00 - 17:00 | First Presbyterian Church, Harbor Springs
*Due to 50% capacity and 6′ COVID distancing, we have reached our maximum audience capacity!!

The Hummel Trio, featuring
Libor Ondras – violin
Andrew Laven, cello
Emily Grabinski, piano

A free concert featuring Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra (GLCO) Music Director and violinist Libor Ondras is slated for Sunday, May 16, at First Presbyterian Church, 7940 Cemetery Rd., Harbor Springs.
Ondras will perform with The Hummel Trio at the 4 p.m. concert, which is open to the public. In addition to Ondras, the trio includes cellist Andrew Laven and pianist Emily Grabinski.
The group will perform three selections: Ludwig Van Beethoven’s Trio op. 70 No. 1 (Ghost); Franz Schubert’s Nocturne op. 148; and Dmitri Shostakovich’s Trio No. 2 op. 67.
Published in 1809, Beethoven’s Trio Opus 70 contains two trio compositions and was written specifically for violin, piano and cello. Thought to be the among Beethoven’s best work in the trio genre, “Ghost” is performed in D major.
Also referred to as “Adagio,” Schubert’s Nocturne op. 148 was completed in 1827 and offers a prime example of the Austrian composer’s chamber music. Nocturnes are musical pieces that refer to or are evocative of nighttime.
Dedicated to one of Shostakovich’s best friends, Trio No. 2 op. 67 contains four movements and lasts 25-27 minutes. Another selection written for violin, piano and cello, the composition was penned during World War II.
The trio will also perform with young musicians from the Gerber Strings program.
Now in its 20th year, the GLCO is back on track following a year-long pandemic shutdown. Judith Zorn, GLCO executive director, said everyone affiliated with the orchestra is excited to be performing again with an exciting list of events yet to come this year.
While May brings the free Sunday Series in Harbor Springs, June ushers in a GLCO main stage performance – “Americana” – at Hall Auditorium in Bay View on Saturday, June 5, 7-9 p.m. Tickets are available via www.glcorchestra.org.
The June 5 concert is also significant due to GLCO’s recent selection by the League of American Orchestras (LAO) as one of 10 orchestras to be featured at the League’s National Conference June 7-17. A recording of GLCO’s “Americana” concert will be featured during the event.
“With a nod to the past and a look to the future, the Americana performance highlights a great variety of American composers,” Zorn said. “George Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ is in the program, and flautist Helen Hanchin, will receive belated honors for winning the 2019 Young Artist Competition, as well as perform with the orchestra. All in all, this concert will be lots of fun! We’ll get to honor some of our young artists and hear some wonderful music.”
The Sunday Series event is free, but seating is limited. Seat reservations can be made by calling the orchestra office.
Tickets for the June Bay View concert, which features the full orchestra, are $30.
The GLCO is a regional professional orchestra providing live orchestral concerts that entertain, educate and inspire. For more information, call the GLCO office at 231-487-0010 or visit their website.

What’s the Hummel Trio?
The Hummel Trio is an ensemble-in-residence at the Grand Rapids Community College department of music.
An initiative of violinist Dr. Libor Ondras, who also serves as the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra’s music director, the group started its artistic activities in 2020 when pianist Emily Grabinski and cellist Andrew Laven joined the faculty at GRCC.
The trio’s name and research focus centers on the chamber music output of Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837), a prodigious student of Mozart, Haydn, Salieri, and Beethoven. The ensemble performs concerts throughout Western Michigan, provides workshops for college students, and collaborates with high school programs through chamber music initiatives.

Libor Ondras, violin
Dr. Libor Ondras is a conductor, viola recitalist, and educator. He began his studies as a
recipient of the Slovak Ministry of Culture fellowship to study viola at the prestigious Moscow Conservatory with Yuri Bashmet. Ondras continued his studies at the Academy of Music Arts in Prague, and completed his M.M and D.M.A. degrees at the University of Houston. He has performed with major orchestras throughout the US and Europe, given lectures and played recitals for the American Viola Society, International Viola D’Amore Society, his research and scholarly writings were published in the Journal of American Viola Society. Some of his recent and upcoming activities include European Tour with the GLCO, dedicatee and soloist of the viola concerto commissioned by the GLCO from D. Lockington, visiting artist position at the Royal Conservatory of Scotland, research project participant at the Belle Violinmaking School in Bilbao, Spain, solo performance with Northwest Sinfonietta, WA, invitation from the League of American Orchestras to present a concert at the upcoming 2021 National Conference MC’d by Wynton Marsalis. Dr. Ondras is a Music Director of the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra and Kent Philharmonic Orchestra (MI), guest conductor for the Slovak State Opera, string faculty and artist-in-residence at the Bay View Music Festival and he currently serves as a Director of Orchestras and String Specialist at Grand Rapids Community College.
Andrew Laven, cello
Cellist Andrew Laven was appointed Assistant Principal Cellist of the Grand Rapids Symphony in 2019. He received his Master of Music degree from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music as a student of Desmond Hoebig, and also has a Bachelor of Music Degree with a Performance Certificate from the Eastman School of Music where he studied with Steven Doane and Rosemary Elliott. A strong interest in historical performance led Mr. Laven to study baroque cello with Phoebe Carrai and this summer, he will participate in the 2021 International Bach Competition in Leipzig, Germany. Mr. Laven is also an avid chamber musician and has collaborated with Ying Quartet first violinist Robin Scott, violist Roberto Diaz, and pianist Jon Kimura Parker. While at the Tanglewood Music Center during the summers of 2015-2017, he took part in multiple world premieres of chamber works and was privileged to play in private coachings for Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax. Other festivals include the Bowdoin International Music Festival fellowship program, Karl Flesch Akademie, Avaloch Farm Music Institute, and Spoleto Festival USA.
Emily Grabinski, piano
Based in Grand Rapids, MI, pianist Emily Grabinski enjoys a diverse career as soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral keyboardist and can be heard with ensembles such as Appian Duo, OPUS 216, and the West Michigan Symphony. Ms. Grabinski has served previously as staff pianist at Hope College and Ashland University. She is currently the Faculty Accompanist for Grand Rapids Community College. Ms. Grabinski actively supports living composers and commissions of new works, most notably, “One for the Land (for Piano and Electronics)” by Von Hansen. Stemming from her desire to explore the similarities between musicians and athletes, this project premiered as a music video released via YouTube which she then presented in a workshop with Hope College students in 2018 titled, “Artists and Athletes: Overcoming Challenges Using the Creativity Muscle.” Emily holds the degrees MM in Collaborative Piano from the Cleveland Institute of Music and BM in Piano Performance from Central Michigan University, where she graduated summa cum laude.

A Musical Journey
2021-04-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Great Lakes Center for the Arts, 800 Bay Harbor Dr., Petoskey, Michigan, 49770
Program beginning and reflections on the history of GLCO and programs in past decades. Including works by Part, Grieg, Kernis, Janacek, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Bach, Shostakovich, Corelli, Elgar and Bartok.

Sunday Series: Drumheads with guest Tony Manfredonia
2021-03-28 16:00 - 17:00 | St. Mary Parish, Charlevoix, 1003 Bridge Street, Charlevoix, MI, 49720, United States
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The Music:
Conversation for Two Trombones
Duet for Marimba and Vibraphone
Baires
Digga-digga Digga-digga Digga-digga Digga-digga Deegot
Trois Gymnopedies: Lent et douloureux, Lent et triste, Lent et grave
Three in the Afternoon
Selections from Image: 20 Children’s Songs for Marimba: 1. From the Cradle, 2. Cat-Nap, 3. Stepping-Stone, 4. Crocodile Tears, 6. Slip’N’Slide, 7. Mobile, 9. Merry-Go-Round, 20. Music Box
Double Take

The Musicians:
Tim Mocny is a performer, educator, and arranger based in mid-Michigan. He is the principal percussionist for the Baroque on Beaver Festival Orchestra, the co-principal percussionist for the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra, and the section percussionist with the Saginaw Bay Symphony. He has performed as a substitute with the Traverse Symphony, the Midland Symphony, the Michigan Sinfonietta, the Flint Symphony, and the Lansing Symphony. In the educational sphere, Tim coaches the drumline of the Chippewa Marching Band at Central Michigan University, and maintains a studio of over 40 private students at B’s Music Shop in Mt. Pleasant, where he also serves as the coordinator of the lesson and recital program. He also enjoys working with area schools, most recently Gladwin and Breckenridge. Finally, he creates all of the percussion arrangements for the Chippewa Marching Band. His hobbies include long-distance running, gardening, fixing his vehicles and home, and spending time with his wife and four children.

Rob Kratz-Hahn is an active percussionist, educator, and arts administrator in southeast Michigan. He taught at the Flint School of Performing Arts from 2009-2020 before becoming the FSPA Program Coordinator in June 2020, overseeing all of FSPA’s outreach programs and major performances. Rob is very active as an orchestral percussionist, serving as the Principal Timpanist in the Midland Symphony Orchestra and performing regularly with the Flint, Saginaw Bay, and Lansing Symphony Orchestras. He is currently the President of the Michigan Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society, and serves as the Percussion Award Chair for the Michigan Federation of Music Clubs. Rob holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Percussion Performance from Western Michigan University, a Master of Music degree in Percussion Performance from Cleveland State University, and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Instrumental Performance from Oakland University. Rob lives in Ann Arbor with his wife and son.
Tony Manfredonia is a composer and orchestrator for video games and concert halls living in Petoskey, MI. He provides a multi-layered and sensory experience through expressive, colorful orchestration and intricate melodies. Tony’s compositions, arrangements, and orchestrations have been played and commissioned worldwide, with performances and readings from renowned ensembles such as Apollo Chamber Players, the Traverse Symphony Orchestra, the Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble, the Washington Metropolitan Gamer Symphony Orchestra, and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
While Tony branches out into multiple styles, many of his projects involve sacred music, such as the full, orchestral score for Saint Luke Productions’ latest drama, “Tolton: From Slave to Priest,” as well as their upcoming film, “Heart of Mercy.” Most recently, he finished composing Joyfully We Adore Thee, commissioned by Strake Jesuit’s Symphonic Band in Houston, TX, which takes the plainchant Adoro Te Devote and presents it in the style of a fanfare.

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 with Chorus (CANCELLED)
2020-07-21 20:00 - 22:00 | Michigan
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 by Beethoven. Hear it Tuesday, July 21 at 8 p.m. at the Great Lakes Center for the Arts in Bay Harbor. Regarded as one of his greatest works and one of the supreme achievements in the history of western music, “Beethoven’s 9th” stands as one of the most performed symphonies in the world. Joining the larger than usual orchestra will be guest choirs from across the state, combining over 80 voices to accompany the orchestral masterpiece. Tickets: $25-50, age 18 under Free. Tickets and more information at glcorchestra.org or call 231.487.0010

This event will be held at the Great Lakes Center for the Arts.
Reserved Seating: $50, $35, $25
Ages 18 and under are FREE.

Take to the Sky (CANCELLED)
2020-06-07 16:00 - 18:00 | Location TBD
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 of English landscape painting extoling the untroubled joys of nature, the call of the lark, and the genial folk music of earlier times.
Resphighi, Gli Uccelli “The Birds” is a suite of pieces is based on various 18th century composers. The Birds is an attempt to depict the bird songs and fluttering wings of the Dove, the Hen, the Nightingale and the Cuckoo.
Einojuhani Rautavaara, Cantus Arcticus, Op. 61 Probably Rautavaara’s best-known work, Concerto for Birds and Orchestra, incorporates tape recordings of birdsongs recorded near the Arctic Circle and on the bogs of Liminka in northern Finland.
Reserved Seating: $50, $35, $25
General Admission: $25
Ages 18 and under are FREE.

Sunday Series: Violin, Horn, Piano Trio
2020-02-23 16:00 - 17:00 | First Presbyterian Church, Petoskey, 501 E Mitchell St, Petoskey, MI, 49770
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 venue location rotates throughout northern Michigan neighborhoods. Generous support for the Sunday Series is provided by Carolyn Klender.

Sunday Series: The Complete Chopin Preludes and Harp Selections
2020-01-12 16:00 - 17:00 | First Presbyterian Church, Harbor Springs
Sunday Series provides free chamber music with small ensembles of musicians from the orchestra. The venue location rotates throughout northern Michigan neighborhoods. Generous support for the Sunday Series is provided by Carolyn Klender.
Cheryl Staats received a Master of Fine Arts degree in piano performance from the University of Minnesota, and later invested in extensive post-graduate performance study at Indiana University and The University of Texas at Austin. She has presented solo piano recitals and collaborative vocal and instrumental recitals in Ohio, Colorado, Indiana, Minnesota, and Texas. In addition to performing, Ms. Staats also has been active in professional music teacher associations, serving in many executive positions, including as President, for music organizations in several states, and organizing various competitions and festivals. She served as Executive Director of the Boulder Bach Festival for many years, administering an annual budget of $100,000+ and producing performances throughout the year which featured the great Baroque composer.
Joan Raeburn Holland is the Associate Professor of Harp for the University of Michigan and Instructor of Harp for the Interlochen Arts Academy and Arts Camp. Joan performs as principal harp for the Midland Symphony, Co-Principal for the Traverse Symphony Orchestra, the Lexington Bach Festival and also, played several years with the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra. An avid chamber musician and soloist, Joan participates in various chamber music series recitals and as concerto soloist.

Handel's Messiah
2019-12-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Great Lakes Center for the Arts, 800 Bay Harbor Dr., Petoskey, Michigan, 49770
The Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra and Chorus is proud to present our annual Messiah concert. The performance includes Parts I, II and III of this beloved work. Handel’s Messiah, an oratorio, is set in three sections, the first concerns the Prophecy and the Nativity, the second the Passion and Resurrection and the final section, the Resurrection of all humankind. This event will be held at The Great Lakes Center for the Arts.
Reserved Seating: $50, $35, $25
Ages 18 and under are FREE.

NEW VENUE! Handel's Messiah
2019-12-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Great Lakes Center for the Arts, 800 Bay Harbor Dr., Petoskey, Michigan, 49770
The Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra and Chorus is proud to present our annual Messiah concert. The performance includes Parts I, II and III of this beloved work. Handel’s Messiah, an oratorio, is set in three sections, the first concerns the Prophecy and the Nativity, the second the Passion and Resurrection and the final section, the Resurrection of all humankind. This event will be held at GREAT LAKES CENTER FOR THE ARTS.
Reserved Seating: $50, $35, $25
Ages 18 and under are FREE.

Sunday Series: The Cummings String Quartet
2019-11-03 16:00 - 17:00 | First Presbyterian Church, Boyne City
The Cummings String Quartet is a northern Michigan-based ensemble of professionals who perform with the Traverse Symphony Orchestra and the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra. Named after the benefactors of the Dorothy Gerber Strings Program, the quartet also serves as teachers and artistic representatives of the Gerber program.
Sunday Series provides free chamber music with small ensembles of musicians from the orchestra. The venue location rotates throughout northern Michigan neighborhoods. Generous support for the Sunday Series is provided by Carolyn Klender.

Angels and Demons
2019-10-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Great Lakes Center for the Arts, 800 Bay Harbor Dr., Petoskey, Michigan, 49770
Join the The Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra on Sunday, October 27th at 7:00PM, as they welcome the Crooked Tree Arts Center School of Ballet dancers on stage during the Angels and Demons concert, featuring music by Schubert, Death and the Maiden, André Caplet’s Masque of the Red Death and Ravel, Pavane for a Dead Infante. This performance will be at the Great Lakes Center for the Arts. Pre-Concert talk by Music Director Libor Ondras at 6:00 PM

Reserved Seating: $50, $35, $25
Ages 18 and under are FREE.

The Violet Viola Concerto
2019-09-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Great Lakes Center for the Arts, 800 Bay Harbor Dr., Petoskey, Michigan, 49770
Season opening concert presenting the World premiere of a newly commissioned work by composer, David Lockington entitled, The Violet Viola Concerto. This piece was written for the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra and Music Director and violist, Libor Ondras, and was inspired by the birth of Lockington’s granddaughter, Violet. ll Señor Bruschino Overture by Gioachino Rossini and Variaciones Concertantes by Alberto Ginastera will also be on the program. This performance will be at the Great Lakes Center for the Arts. Pre-Concert talk by Music Director Libor Ondras and composer, David Lockington at a special time- 5:45 PM

Reserved Seating: $50, $35, $25
Ages 18 and under are FREE.
Veterans call 231.487.0010 for special pricing.

Celestial Summer with GLCO!
2019-07-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Raven Hill Discovery Center, 4737 Fuller Road, East Jordan, MI, 49727
Our summer concert series features pieces that are inspired by space exploration, as well as by planets in the solar system. These selections provide adequate tempo and stylistic contrast, and represent different historical periods. Selections include: G P. Telemann: Klinende Geographie, P. Sarasate: Navarra op 33, A. J. Kernis: Musica Celestis, and Gustav Holst: The Planets.
This event takes place at Raven Hill Discovery Center, 4737 Fuller Road, East Jordan. There is no charge for this concert.

Celestial Summer with GLCO!
2019-07-14 14:00 - 16:00 | Mission Point Resort, Mackinac Island, One Lakeshore Drive, Mackinac Island, MI, 49757
Our summer concert series features pieces that are inspired by space exploration, as well as by planets in the solar system. These selections provide adequate tempo and stylistic contrast, and represent different historical periods. Selections include: G P. Telemann: Klingende Geographie, P. Sarasate: Navarra op 33, A. J. Kernis: Musica Celestis, and Gustav Holst: The Planets.
This event takes place at Mission Point Resort on Mackinac Island. There is no charge for this concert.

Midsummer Night's Dream
2019-07-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Great Lakes Center for the Arts, 800 Bay Harbor Dr., Petoskey, Michigan, 49770
A delightful classic. As a part of the Great Lake Center for the Arts’ summer concert series, the Orchestra presents Mendelssohn’s Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture and Symphony No. 3 along with Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4. Pre-Concert Talk by Music Director Libor Ondras at 7:00 PM
Reserved Seating: $50, $35, $25

Woodwind Ensemble
2019-05-05 16:00 - 18:00 | First Presbyterian Church, Harbor Springs
Sunday Recital Series: Woodwind Ensemble
Generous support for the Sunday Recital Series is provided by Carolyn Klender.

Violins of Hope – Music of Terezín
2019-04-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Great Lakes Center for the Arts, 800 Bay Harbor Dr., Petoskey, Michigan, 49770
Concert: Violins of Hope – Music of Terezín
Violins of Hopefounder, Amon Weinstein, has spent decades restoring violins once played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust. Experience the emotion of hearing a Violin of Hope performed by members of the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra presenting works from P. Haas and G.Klein, composers and musicians at Terezin, in addition to selections from the Mozart Requiem with chorus, Symphony for Strings by Shostakovich and the theme from Shindler’s List by John Williams.
Reserved Seating: $25, $35, and $50
Ages 18 and under are FREE
Please call the GLCO office to purchase handicapped seats, 231-487-0010.

Double Reeds
2019-04-07 16:00 - 18:00 | Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Petoskey
Sunday Recital Series: Double Reeds
Generous support for the Sunday Recital Series is provided by Carolyn Klender.

The Cummings String Quartet
2019-03-24 16:00 - 18:00 | First Presbyterian Church, Boyne City
Cummings String Quartet will perform the String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13 by Felix Mendelssohn and the String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 11 by Samuel Barber.
The Cummings String Quartet is a northern Michigan-based ensemble of professionals who perform with the Traverse Symphony Orchestra and the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra. Named after the benefactors of the Dorothy Gerber Strings Program, the quartet also serves as teachers and artistic representatives of the Gerber program.
