The Dearborn Youth Symphony joins the Dearborn Symphony onstage in the annual Side-by-Side concert at 8 p.m. April 22 at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center.
The Dearborn Youth Symphony joins the Dearborn Symphony onstage in the annual Side-by-Side concert at 8 p.m. April 22 at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center.
The students perform alongside seasoned musicians as they present Edward Elgar’s “Pomp and Circumstance,” a graduation standard. Music Director and Conductor Steven Jarvi skillfully combines these two orchestras for a classic concert opener.
The program continues with Ravel’s “Mother Goose Suite,” a five-movement work portraying popular fairy tales, each title character represented by a specific instrument. Opening with “Sleeping Beauty,” it continues with “Tom Thumb,” a Chinese Princess, “Beauty and the Beast” and “The Enchanted Garden.”
The second half of the program features Elgar’s “Enigma Variations,” a set of 14 variations on a theme, each being a musical sketch representing friends of Elgar’s. It opens with a secret whistle he and his wife shared and closes with the finale representing himself. The most famous variation is “Nimrod,” made popular as part of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in 2012.
Tickets range from $15 to $35 and are available by phoning the Symphony at 313-565-2424 or the theater box office at 313-943-2354. Go to dearbornsymphony.org for more information.
The Dearborn Symphony has partnered with local restaurants for “Dinner and a Concert.” The restaurants offer a 20 percent discount to symphony ticket-holders on concert nights. Reservations are recommended at Antonio’s in Dearborn Heights and Canton, La Pita, Mint 29, Roman Village, and TRIA at The Henry.
Season sponsors include Ford Land, the Dearborn Sausage Co., Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, with additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts and Kresge Foundation.