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Violins of Hope -Music of Terezín

June 25, 2020

Chamber Symphony in C minor, Op. 110A by Dmitri Shostakovich

Fanfare for the Common Man, Copland

May 20, 2020

Fanfare for the Common Man

Serenade for Strings in C Major, Opus 48

May 7, 2020

Pezzo in forma di sonatina; Andante non troppo-Allegro moderato

Messiah Plus Bach and Rutter

December 21, 2017

Handel's Messiah, Hallelujah Chorus

Christmas Lullaby, John Rutter

Viva Vivaldi – Opus 8 No. 1 – 4 (The Four Seasons)

May 1, 2017

Concerto No.1 in E Major, RV 269, “Spring” Allegro

Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, RV 315, “Summer” Allegro non molto - Allegro

Concerto No. 3 in F Major, RV 293, “Autumn” Allegro (Peasant Dance and Song)

Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, RV 297, “Winter” Allegro non molto

Eric Lawson

Assistant Concertmaster

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.