DEARBORN – The Dearborn Symphony will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with traditional Irish music that lifts the spirit at 8 p.m. March 17 at the Michael A. Guido Theater in Dearborn’s Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave.
The evening of music honoring Ireland features melodies by Percy Grainger, Benjamin Britten, Gustav Holst, Leroy Anderson and John Williams.
The Dearborn Symphony welcomes acclaimed baritone, Jonathan Lasch back to the stage to perform several vignettes of lyrical Irish folk songs and familiar ballads. In addition, Mary and Patrick Lynch will join the orchestra and Lasch to bring songs from their homeland to life.
Mary Lynch, the founding director of the Motor City Lyric Opera, was operatic vocal coach to Aretha Franklin for more than 20 years. Concert goers will delight in the orchestral finale, excerpts from the movie “Far and Away” by the prolific composer John Williams.
Concert tickets range from $15 to $35 and are available by phoning the Symphony office at 313-565-2424 or the theater box office at 313-943-2354. Go to dearbornsymphony.org for more information.
The Celebration of Sound season finale celebrates arts month with Pictures Worth 1,000 Notes on May 5, paired with a special exhibition at the Padzieski Gallery across the lobby from the Guido Theater.
Concert ticket holders are invited to a pre-glow in the gallery sponsored by the Dearborn Symphony and the Dearborn Community Fund. Concert tickets are available by calling the Symphony office at 313-565-2424 or going to www.dearbornsymphony.org.
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 La Pita, Mint 29, and TRIA at The Henry.
Season sponsors include Dearborn Sausage Co. and North Empire with additional support from the Michigan Arts & Culture Council, National Endowment for the Arts, Kresge Foundation, and the Commission on Middle Eastern American Affairs.