"Dance Mix" by the Michigan Philharmonic features U of M grad Zach Shemon
Posted: Nov 6, 2012 at 1:09 PM [Nov 6, 2012]
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Contact:
Beth Stewart 734.451.2112
The Michigan Philharmonic Features
Award Winners for Upcoming Performance
Saturday,
November 17, 2012 8:00 pm
The Carr Center –
Detroit
Sunday, November 18, 2012 2:00
pm The
Village Theater – Canton
The Michigan Philharmonic presents,
“Dance Mix” – An eclectic array of vivacious dance music from ballet
to folk to Broadway and back. The concert features two award winning
artists – Zachary
Shemon on Saxophone and Grammy Award winning Composer, Libby Larsen. Shemon, a hometown favorite, is currently a
member of the Prism Quartet based out of New York and was just recently awarded
First Place in the ISSAC International Saxophone Competition. Shemon will be the guest soloist on “Song
Concerto” written by Libby Larsen who will attend for the Midwest premier of
her work.
Other pieces in this fun and interesting concert will be Reinhold
Gliere, Russian Sailor's Dance (1927)
Manuel de Falla, Ritual Fire Dance from “El Amor Brujo” (1915), Igor Stravinsky, Pulcinella Suite (1920/1949)
and Richard Rodgers, Slaughter on 10th Avenue from “On Your Toes” (1936).
Zachary Shemon (alto saxophone) is a member of the Prism
Quartet and has been recognized nationally as both a soloist and chamber
musician. He made his orchestral debut at the age of eighteen, performing
Jacques Ibert’s Concertino da Camera with the Plymouth, MI symphony. As a
soloist, Zach has been extremely successful in competition, recently winning
First Prize in the ISSAC – International Saxophone Competition. He was a two-time concerto competition
finalist at the University of Michigan and has performed concertos by Michael
Colgrass and William Bolcom with the UM Bands. He has also been a featured
soloist on multiple occasions with the Michigan Philharmonic and the Ann Arbor
Concert Band. In addition to his appearances as a soloist, Zach has performed
with the Windsor, ON symphony and was featured with the University of Michigan
Symphony Band at Carnegie Hall in 2005. As a chamber musician, he was prize
winner in the 2005 Fischoff International Chamber Music Competition and
performed William Bolcom’s Concerto
Grosso with his former quartet, Twelve-Ten. He holds degrees from
the University of Michigan in both Saxophone Performance and Engineering.
Grammy award winning composer, Libby Larsen is one of America’s most
performed living composers. She has created a catalogue of over 500 works
spanning virtually every genre from intimate vocal and chamber music to massive
orchestral works and over 15 operas.
Grammy award-winning and widely recorded, including over 50 CD’s of her
work, she is constantly sought after for commissions and premieres by major
artists, ensembles, and orchestras around the world.
Tickets are $25, $20 and $10 -
for more information please call 734 451-2112 or online www.michiganphil.org
About the Michigan Philharmonic
The Michigan Philharmonic – (or
“Michigan Phil”) – is one of the most innovative and dynamic professional
symphony orchestras in Southeast Michigan. Nan Washburn, Music Director &
Conductor since 1999, has won 17 ASCAP Awards for Adventuresome Programming of
Contemporary Music from the League of American Orchestras. Michigan Phil is
bringing its events into an ever-expanding roster of Michigan communities,
including Plymouth, Canton, Birmingham-Bloomfield, the Grosse Pointes, Downtown
Detroit, and many others. The organization is committed to reaching out to a
broad and diverse array of audiences and providing enjoyable cultural and
social experiences, and encourages anyone who loves live music events to “Spend
an evening with Michigan Phil.” For more information, please visit
www.michiganphil.org
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