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| September 19 (Friday) The Oblivion Project at the Detroit Institute of Arts 21 (Sunday) Home From Work at Bloomfield Twp. (MI) Library 26-27 (Fri-Sat) Nashville (TN) Suzuki Workshop October 5 (Sunday) Sundays at Three Chamber music with Annie Chalex Boyle (violin), David Holland (viola), and Debra Fayroian (cello) Mendelssohn Quartet No. 3, Op. 44, and Borodin Quartet No. 2 in D Major at the Milliken Auditorium, Dennos Museum, Traverse City (MI) 16 (Thursday) The Phoenix Quartet at Adult Learning Institute Smith Theater, Oakland Community College, Farmington Hills (MI) 10:00 a.m. 18-19 (Fri-Sat) SAGWA Suzuki Workshop, Washington, D.C. 27 (Mon) The Phoenix Quartet with Michigan Chamber Players, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor November 7-9 (Fri-Sun) Teaching and Guest Artist Recital at Atlanta (GA) Suzuki Workshop December 10 (Wed) Fair Lane Music Guild with Michele Cooker An Evening of Gold Standard Piano/Violin Sonatas Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring" -- Beethoven Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor -- Debussy Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100 -- Brahms Short pieces by American composers Henry Ford Estate, Dearborn, MI 7:30 p.m. January 2009 16-17 (Fri-Sat) Quincy (IL) Suzuki Workshop 31 (Saturday) The Phoenix Quartet with Michigan Chamber Players Rackham Auditorium, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (MI) 8:00 p.m. February 20-22 (Fri-Sun) Shreveport (LA) Suzuki Workshop March 19 (Thurs) Beethoven Recital with pianist Sarah Bob, Goethe Institute, Boston, MA 21-22 (Sat-Sun) Massachusetts Suzuki Workshop 27-28 (Fri-Sat) North Carolina Suzuki Workshop and Guest Artist Recital May 22-24 (Fri-Sun) PhoenixPhest! chamber music festival, Greenhills School, Ann Arbor, MI |
previously in 2006-08: The Phoenix Quartet in Coahuila, Mexico click here for a review of the Saltillo concert October 14, 2006 Edgefest Lars Hollmer's Ann Arbor Global Home Project 7 p.m. at Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor November 3-5 Chamber Music Workshop and concert with Amy Sue Barston Suzuki Association of Georgia (SAGA) Atlanta, Georgia click here for more information November 12 Klezmer with Into the Freylakh Andrew Kratzat, Bryan Pardo, Michael Gabelman, Neil Donato, Gabriel Bolkosky Albion College Kellogg Student Center 7-9 p.m. click here for more information November 17-18 Workshop and Concert Community School of the Arts Suzuki Strings click here for more information December 10 Gabriel Bolkosky in Violin Recital with pianist Michele Cooker and guitarist and singer San Slomovits 4:00 p.m. Kerrytown Concert House 415 N. Fourth Avenue Ann Arbor, Michigan January 16, 2007 7:30 p.m. Master Class and Recital Eastern Michigan University Pease Auditorium Ypsilanti, Michigan This program of unusual instrumental chamber music will include works by Charles Ives, Duke Ellington, and Astor Piazzolla. Pianist Kathryn Goodson, an Eastern Michigan University faculty member, performs with violinist Gabriel Bolkosky and bass trombonist Randall Hawes of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Bolkosky and Mr. Hawes will present public master classes the afternoon preceding the concert in the Alexander Music Building of Eastern Michigan University. Hawes class at 2 PM; Bolkosky class at 3 PM. All events open to the public and free of charge January 20 Performance with Musica Mundi in New York City at the 50th Annual Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) Conference 4th Floor, Harlem Suite, Hilton Hotel 1:00 p.m, 7:30 p.m., and 10 p.m. Musica Mundi is a five-piece instrumental ensemble (violin, two acoustic guitars, bass, and percussion) performing original music in a jazz/classical/world/fusion vein. February 15-18 (Thursday-Sunday) The Ives American Music Festival presented by The Phoenix Ensemble and Peter Sparling Dance Company pianist Kathryn Goodson, artistic director February 15, 7 p.m., Ann Arbor District Library panel discussion February 16 and 17, 8 p.m., Northside Community Church music February 18, 2 p.m., Dance Gallery Studio music and dance Featuring the music of Charles Ives and composers inspiring or inspired by Ives. click here for more information or to order tickets on line March 2-3 (Friday-Saturday) Suzuki Workshop Community School of the Arts Wheaton College Wheaton, Illinois Click here for more information March 9-11 (Friday-Sunday) Suzuki Workshop The Hartt School Community Division University of Hartford, Connecticut click here for more information March 23-24 (Friday-Saturday) The Oblivion Project The music of Astor Piazzolla 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, MI
Gabriel Bolkosky, violin Derek Snyder, cello Tad Weed, piano John Holkeboer, bass Alex Trajano, percussion March 30-31 (Friday-Saturday) Guest Clinician Spring Violin Workshop Houston Area Suzuki Strings Association (HASSA) Houston, Texas click here for more information April 13-15 (Friday-Sunday) Solar Trio Crispin Campbell (cello), Paul Sullivan (piano), Gabriel Bolkosky (violin) in northern Michigan Friday, April 13, 7:30 p.m. Elberta (Frankfort) Lifesaving Station, Elberta Saturday, April 14, 8 p.m. Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey Sunday, April 15, 7:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall 6726 Center Road, Traverse Cit April 25 (Wednesday) Gabriel Bolkosky with Michele Cooker, piano 7:30 p.m. The Fair Lane Music Guild Henry Ford Estate (Fair Lane) Dearborn, Michigan April 29 (Sunday) The Birmingham Musicale 2007 Philanthropic Benefit Concert Gabriel Bolkosky with Michele Cooker, piano 3:30 p.m. Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church 5631 North Adams Road Bloomfield Hills, Michigan for further information, call 248-541-4795 or 248-548-6340 May 10 (Thursday) Gabriel Bolkosky with Michele Cooker, piano 10:00 a.m. Adult Learning Institute Farmington Hills, Michigan May 17-20 (Thursday-Sunday) The Grove Festival Tenth Annual Chamber Music Weekend in Midland, Michigan Saturday, May 19: Gabriel Bolkosky, with the Grove Festival Orchestra, performing the Bach E Major Concerto special guests Ann Palen of the Chicago Lyric Orchestra and Craig Trompeter, cello Chapel Lane Presbyterian Church Midland tickets $10 contact The Grove Festival for more information or reservations June 18-23 (Monday-Saturday) Intermountain Suzuki String Institute Draper, Utah click here for more information June 29-July 6 Advanced Violin Camp and Guest Artist Recital with Michele Cooker, piano DFW-WOW Suzuki Institute Fort Worth, Texas click here for more information July 11 (Wednesday) Concert with Michele Cooker, piano at Saugatuck Center for the Arts 8:00 PM SCA Performance Studio 400 Culver Street Saugatuck, Michigan Click here for more information July 16-20 (Monday-Friday) Peaks to Plains Suzuki Institute Boulder, Colorado Click here for more information July 29-August 11 American Suzuki Institute July 30: Guest Artist Recital with Michele Cooker, piano, and San Slomovits, guitar and voice University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point click here for more information August 30 (Thursday) Manitou Music Festival Concert with Michele Cooker, piano 8:00 p.m. The Leelanau School Glen Arbor, Michigan click here for full details August 31 (Friday) Gabriel Bolkosky and cellist Crispin Campbell at Rhonda's Wharfside Frankfort, Michigan September 1 (Saturday) "September Swing" concert with the Jeff Haas Quintet featuring Gabriel Bolkosky 8 :00 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Congregation 6726 Center Road, Traverse City, MI News story on the weekend's concerts: http://www.record-eagle.com/2007/aug/17bolkosky.htm Parisian Soiree at Kerrytown Concert House with Michele Cooker, piano and Hot Club of Detroit 8:00 p.m. Kerrytown Concert House, 415 N. Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor, MI click here for Ann Arbor News story October 5 and 6 (Friday and Saturday) North Texas Suzuki Association Celebration Festival and Concert Plano, Texas Guest Artist Recital Saturday, October 5 October 9 (Tuesday) Solar Trio Gabriel Bolkosky, violin; Crispin Campbell, cello; Paul Sullivan, piano 8:00 p.m. at the Firefly Club 637 South Main Street San Slomovits and Gabe Bolkosky's Home From Work in Double CD Release Concert, with Laz Slomovits of Gemini 7:30 pm Interfaith Center, 704 Airport Blvd., Ann Arbor, MI tickets $10; call 734-665-0409 for more information or reservations November 10 and 11, 2007 North Carolina Suzuki Teachers Retreat and Statewide Play-In East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina Guest Artist Recital Saturday, November 10 December 2 (Sunday) Gabriel Bolkosky in recital with Michele Cooker, piano Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, MI 4:00 p.m. www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com This concert is sponsored by Psarianos Violins of Troy and Ann Arbor, Michigan December 12, 2007 Gabriel Bolkosky with Michele Cooker, piano 7:30 p.m. The Fair Lane Music Guild Henry Ford Estate (Fair Lane) Dearborn, Michigan PREVIOUSLY IN 2008: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 John Kendall and the Violin Celebrating a lifetime of teaching with The Phoenix Quartet and noted pre-college violin teachers University of Michigan School of Music Britton Recital Hall 3:30 p.m. Saturday, January 26 Improvisation Workshop Traverse City, Michigan February 1-3 Mardi Gras Workshop and Guest Artist Recital Centenary College of Louisiana Centenary Suzuki School Shreveport, Louisiana Sunday, February 10 Home From Work Gabriel Bolkosky and Sandor Slomovits at Steiner Health Center 1422 West Liberty Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday and Saturday, March 7 and 8 The Oblivion Project Exploring the nuevo tango music of Astor Piazzolla Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. General admission $20 Julien Labro, bandoneon
Derek Snyder, cello Tad Weed, piano John Holkeboer, bass Alex Trajano, percussion Sunday, March 9 Gala Reception to benefit The Phoenix Ensemble 3:00 p.m. at the Kendall/Schilperoort Home in Ann Arbor Saturday, March 15 Double Quartet Project The Phoenix Quartet and the Jeff Haas Trio Dennos Museum, Traverse City, Michigan 8:00 p.m. Three Rzewski Concerts Saturday, April 5, in Ann Arbor, MI Kerrytown Concert House, 8:00 p.m. and Monday, April 28, in Kalamazoo, MI Dalton Center Recital Hall, Western Michigan University Natural Things with Opus 21 and composer Frederic Rzewski The world premiere of a newly-commissioned work by Carnegie Hall, The Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, and Opus 21 (Richard Adams, Artistic Director). and Thursday, May 1, in New York City Natural Things with Opus 21 and composer Frederic Rzewski Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall 881 Seventh Avenue New York City All-Rzewski Program Part of Carnegie Hall's Making Music Series Opus 21 with violinist Gabriel Bolkosky, pianist Stephen Drury, and composer-pianist Frederic Rzewski Sunday, April 13 CelloCelli! Gabe joins Ann Arbor native/Cleveland cellist Derek Snyder and cellists Mike Karoub, Nathaniel Pierce, and Eric Tinkerhess in a celebration of the cello. The program highlights solo cello and cello ensembles, with music by J. S. Bach, Dave Brubeck, Stephen Katz, Astor Piazzolla, Bob McGuire, and Tom Waits, exploring strum pizzicato techniques, live “looping” technologies, and improvisation. 4:00 p.m. Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor Friday, May 16 The Phoenix Quartet (Gabriel Bolkosky, Alicia Doudna, Rebecca Albers, and Mary Ann Ramos) at the 11th annual Grove Festival The concert is part of a chamber music workshop led by the Midland Suzuki Education Program. 8:00 p.m., Chapel Lane Presbyterian Church 5501 Jefferson Avenue, Midland, Michigan June 18 (Wednesday) 8:00 p.m. in concert at Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor with Michele Cooker, piano and Sandor Slomovits, guitar and voice in a program including Sonata for Violin and Piano in B flat Major, K. 378 / Mozart Sonata for Violin and Piano in g minor / Debussy Reservations at 734-769-2999 or kerrytownconcerthouse.com July 6 (Sunday) 20th anniversary CityFest in Detroit 3:30 p.m. with musical adventurers The Oblivion Project on the Grand Boulevard Jazz and Blues Stage Grand Boulevard at Cass in downtown Detroit Teaching at summer institutes: June 22-27 Ottawa Suzuki Institute Ottawa University Ottawa, Kansas www.ottawasuzukistrings.org July 14-18 Peaks to Plains Suzuki Institute with The Phoenix Quartet Westminster, Colorado http://bcn.boulder.co.us/arts/ppsi/ July 27-August 9 Teaching at American Suzuki Institute Stevens Point, Wisconsin http://www.uwsp.edu/cofac/suzuki/AmericanSuzukiInstitute/index.htm |
May 23-25, 2008 (Friday-Sunday) Seventh Annual PhoenixPhest! Amateur Chamber Music Festival at Greenhills School, Ann Arbor, Michigan www.phoenixensemble.com Three days of intensive workshops and master classes for groups of amateur musicians Gabriel Bolkosky, festival director Please plan to join us! 2008 faculty: Peter Salaff, Gabriel Bolkosky, Mari Sato, Annie Fullard, Alicia Doudna, Leslie Capozzoli, Scott Esty (violin) Martha Strongin Katz, Rebecca Albers (viola) Miriam Bolkosky, Mary Ann Ramos, Derek Snyder (cello) Faculty concert 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 24 at Greenhills School, Ann Arbor Tickets here. |