An Evening
of Theatre Favorites
On September 12, 2008, Rackham Symphony Choir travels
to Lexington, Michigan to perform An Evening of Theatre
Favorites at the Lexington "Bach and Friends Festival." The
evening of music features favorites from opera to broadway and
features a performance by the Rackham Ensemble Singers.
Too Hot to Handel, Detroit Opera House
On November 29th and 30th, Rackham
Symphony Choir rings in the holiday season with its spectatular
signature piece, "Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel
Messiah." This holiday favorite is back by popular
demand and features soloists Roderick Dixon, Victor Trent Cook,
Alfreda Burke and a host of Detroit jazz legends.
Too Hot to Handel, Auditorium Theatre -
Chicago
On December 12 and 14, 2008,
Rackham Symphony Choir returns to Chicago, Illinois for the fourth
annual performance of "Too Hot to Handel: The
Jazz-Gospel Messiah" at the historic Auditorium
Theatre in downtown Chicago. This year's holiday performance is not
to be missed.
An Affair to
Remember VII
Be our Valentine! On Saturday, February
14, 2008, celebrate Valentine's Day with a loved one and the Rackham
Symphony Choir at the annual fundraiser "An
Affair to Remember." The event promises an
unforgettable night of dining, music and silent auction featuring
the Rackham Ensemble Singers and special guests.
Dear Mrs. Parks
On March 6-8, 2009, Rackham Symphony Choir performs the moving "Dear
Mrs. Parks" with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra at Detroit's
Orchestra Hall. Dear Mrs. Parks, about the famed Civil Rights figure
Rosa Parks, was given its world premiere by the Detroit Symphony
Orchestra in 2005. Rackham Symphony Choir is pleased to join the DSO
for the 2009 performance of this moving work.
The Armed Man: A Concert for Peace
On April 5, 2009, Rackham Symphony Choir reprises "The Armed Man: A
Concert for Peace" featuring the live performance of Karl Jenkins'
moving oratorio "The Armed Man" along with the simultaneous
projection of an original film "The Armed Boy," commissioned and
produced in Michigan by Rackham Symphony Choir. The 2007 premiere of
this stunning multi-media performance received rave reviews and
returns for one show only at the Ford Center for Performing Arts in
Dearborn, Michigan. |
Season Schedule 2008-2009
An Evening of
Theatre Favorites
September 12, 2008
Lexington, Michigan
Too Hot to Handel
The Jazz-Gospel 'Messiah'
November 29-30, 2008
Detroit Opera House
Too Hot to Handel
The Jazz-Gospel 'Messiah'
December 12 and 14, 2008
Auditorium Theatre, Chicago
An Affair to Remember VII
February 14, 2009
Dear Mrs. Parks
March 6-8, 2009
Orchestra Hall, Detroit
The Armed Man:
A Concert for Peace
April 5, 2009
Ford Performing Arts Center, Dearborn |
