Vocalist Ryan DeHues joins the Lansing Symphony Big Band for a special loved-theme concert just in time for Valentine's Day! Mr. DeHues is a gifted singer who ignites audiences with his voice and command of the stage. 

Timothy Muffitt, conductor
Phil Sinder, tuba

COPLAND - Appalachian Spring
BROUGHTON - Tuba Concerto
FRANCK - Symphony in D Minor

Don't miss the opportunity to experience one of America's best-known and most beloved works for orchestra - Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring. The Tuba Concerto by Bruce Broughton, another great American composer, will feature LSO Principal Tubist, Philip Sinder. Broughton, an Emmy Award-winning television and film composer, creates an experience in this work that is uniquely fresh and full of technical wizardry. The evening concludes with a work from the heart of French Romanticism, Cesar Franck's Symphony in D Minor.

Timothy Muffitt, conductor
Philippe Bianconi, piano

DEBUSSY - Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
STRAUSS - Death and Transfiguration
BRAHMS - Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major

In both art and music, nothing quite compares to French Romanticism. With its languorous melodies and shimmering orchestration, Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun is a quintessential model of that style. Following is Strauss's tone poem, Death and Transfiguration, a classic of late Romanticism. The evening comes to a rousing close with Brahms's second piano concerto. Joining the orchestra is world-renowned Van Cliburn-medalist Philippe Bianconi. Mr. Bianconi has been described as an artist whose playing is "always close to the soul of the music, filling the space with poetry and life" (Washington Post).

Camilo Simoes - VIOLIN
Dessislava Nenova - CELLO
Emmanuel Toledo - CLARINET
Sangmi Lim - PIANO

SCHUBERT - Piano Trio #1 in B-flat Major
BRAHMS - Clarinet Trio, Op. 114

The music of Billy Joel takes center stage with the Lansing Symphony! The program includes all your favorites like "Uptown Girl," "She's Got A Way," "We Didn't Start the Fire," "Only The Good Die Young," and of course - "Piano Man." Join us for another great night with the Jeans 'n Classics band that brought us the Elton John Tribute in 2009.

Trio Angelique:
Richard Sherman - FLUTE
Bryan Guarnuccio - FLUTE
Shin-Ae Chun - ORGAN

J.S. BACH - Passacaglia in C Minor for Organ
J.S. BACH - Trio Sonata in G Major for Two Flutes and Organ
W. F. BACH - Duet in E-flat Major for Two Flutes
C.P.E. BACH - Sonata in A-minor for Flute and Organ
J.S. BACH - Toccata and Fugue in D Minor for Organ

MasterWorks
Wharton Center for Performing Arts

Timothy Muffitt, conductor
Charlie Albright, piano
A collaboration with the 2012 Gilmore International Keyboard Festival

RAVEL - Mother Goose Suite
RACHMANINOFF - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
STRAVINSKY - Petrouchka

Join us for a program of fantasy, drama and passion! Ravel wrote his Mother Goose Suite as a piano duet and later set the work for strings, winds, and percussion. Stravinsky's Petrouchka is also a fairy tale but of the Russian variety. Originally a ballet, this piece colorfully tells the story of a puppet that comes to life. Closing the program will be Rachmaninoff's blockbuster hit, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Rich textures and harmonies will wash over the audience, complementing the stunning lyricism and virtuosity of the piano.