Jul 29 Monday
Emerging American carillon talent Kayla Gunderson performs a recital including works for children by Jean W. Miller, the first North American woman to publish her carillon compositions and the first blind woman to ever publish carillon music. Gunderson recently graduated from the Royal Carillon School ‘Jef Denyn’ in Belgium. Originally from Seattle, she learned to play the carillon at the University of Rochester in New York. She is active as a member of the Professionalism, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee of the Guild of Carillonneurs of North America. Beyond carillon, she is working towards obtaining a license in American Sign Language/English interpretation.
Summer carillon concerts are free and open to all, including to families and their pets. The music happens rain or shine. Please note that concerts are scheduled on both Central and North Campus, so plan your commute accordingly. When you arrive, take a program from the stand near the tower and have a seat outdoors wherever you like, or bring your own lawn chair or blanket (even your own picnic!). Concert staff wearing nametags will be available to answer questions or direct you to accessible restrooms and other facilities. For best acoustics, sit far enough away from the tower to have a direct line of sight to the bells.
Metered visitor parking behind the Walgreen Drama Center is limited due to construction. Additional street parking along Bonisteel Blvd. is available after business hours, and metered visitor parking is available by the E.V. Moore Building (lot NC10), the North Campus Recreation Building (lot NC44), and the Art & Architecture Building (lot NC43).
Aug 05 Monday
Emerging Detroit performer Dr. Christine El-Hage Walters, who recently graduated from U-M with a Doctor of Musical Arts in Sacred Music, is known for her carillon arrangements of songs by beloved Lebanese singer Fairuz. Christine has been teaching Elementary General Music in the Dearborn Public Schools district since 2017. She was lead organist and choir director at Allen Park Presbyterian Church for over 17 years, and is now organist and choir accompanist at Assumption Grotto Catholic Church in Detroit. She serves as a board member on the Detroit chapter of the American Guild of Organists.
PARKINGThe nearest municipal parking structures are at 324 Maynard and at 510 E Washington. Street parking may be limited during construction in the vicinity.
Aug 06 Tuesday
Soak up the sunset with music on the farm, from the Dick Siegel Trio, Tuesday, August 6th !
-Arrive between 5:30 and 6pm, the 1st set of music will start shortly after 6, and the 2nd set of music will start around 7:30.
-Bring your own food & drinks to this picnic concert (This isn’t a served farm dinner, feel free to bring something to share but its not a potluck so make sure you have what you want to eat!)
-There are picnic tables, come early to snag a spot, and feel free to bring lawn chairs!
-There’s limited parking, and we expect this event to sell out!
About Dick Siegel:
Midwestern songwriting legend Dick Siegel brings his irresistibly exuberant music to Green Things Farm for the first time! Siegel emerged as a noteworthy songwriter of the Detroit/Ann Arbor music scene in the 1980s, releasing his first first album, Snap!, to critical acclaim and soon garnering attention far beyond the confines of his adopted state of Michigan. Since then, Siegel has been performing his blend of American folk, blues, jazz, and R&B on stages from New York City’s Bottom Line to the Vancouver Folk Festival. Considered a songwriter’s songwriter, Siegel was honored by WDET as one of “Detroit’s Top Musical Artists of All Time,” a group that includes musical legends the likes of John Lee Hooker, Stevie Wonder, Bob Seger, and Aretha Franklin. For this performance, Siegel will be joined by his long-time musical partner guitarist Dave Roof and upright bassist Charlie Reischl (who you know from Wych Elm at the Farm Dinners!) From a hint of Hank Williams and a bit of Bob Dylan to a little T.S. Eliot meets the Beatles, Siegel serves his tunes up hot and fresh, ready for audiences to enjoy.
Aug 12 Monday
Sono Trio and Eric Whitmer will perform the 2024 carillon summer series finale with works for carillon, flute, and clarinet followed by a selection of solo works performed by Whitmer. Sono Trio is Abrielle Scott, flute, Olivia Harrison, clarinet, and Eric Whitmer, percussion. The trio met and formed at Vanderbilt University as a part of the Contemporary Music Ensemble. They were the ensemble in residence at the 2022 Cortona Sessions for New Music. Comprised of three distinct voices, Sono Trio represents the various interests and passions of its members. Abrielle is a Master’s student at the University of Miami. Olivia just finished her Master’s degree at the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University. Eric is currently a Musicology Ph.D. Pre-Candidate at U-M and resident carillonist at Grosse Pointe Memorial Church.
Sono Trio seeks to explore and interrogate the mundane profundities of daily life. They champion a spirit of “play” as a radical act of community formation and philosophical inquiry. Sono views “play” as a central tenet of creativity and seeks to use this play as a methodology for self-reflection. As they play together, they invite their audiences, their collaborators, and their communities to playfully engage with them and their musical expression.
Jun 17 Tuesday
Motown Legend Dennis Coffey rocks blues and funk EVERY Tuesday at Northern Lights Lounge, NO COVER, 8-12pm. Come early for dinner and stay late for the BLUES!!
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