Posted on April 27, 2023
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On Saturday, May 6, 2023, we’ll present Complementary Colors, our spring concert program exploring the use of color in many different artistic disciplines from music to painting to poetry and beyond. It’s a dynamic program of chamber music, spoken word, and visual art that… Continue Reading “Complementary Colors”
Category: Complementary Colors, PerformancesTags: bassoon, bernard andres, Chamber Music, clarinet, concert, Daniel Baldwin, english horn, featured spring, flute, Grace Episcopal Church, guitar, harp, horn, janet lanier, Lauren Everett Finn, manitou winds, Matthew Cochran, Northern Michigan, oboe, piano, Traverse City
Posted on April 16, 2023
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As creative director of Manitou Winds, I would have to say unconventional combinations are a specialty of our ensemble. Whether we’re combining seemingly unrelated instruments (e.g., clarinet, ukulele, and harp) or calling upon an instrument to play something most would consider “out of character,”… Continue Reading “Cicadas at the Equinox”
Category: Complementary Colors, PerformancesTags: Chamber Music, complementary colors, featured spring, guitar, Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Matthew Cochran, Northern Michigan, Traverse City, wind quintet
Posted on March 25, 2023
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This article was written in preparation for our Spring 2023 concert, Complementary Colors. It was on a spontaneous visit in early 2020 to the Glen Arbor Arts Center that I happened upon a work by Lauren Everett Finn. Her piece was displayed along with… Continue Reading “The Art of Collaboration: Lauren Everett Finn”
Category: Complementary Colors, PerformancesTags: abstract art, art and music combine, artwork, Benzie County, Chamber Music, Collaborating Arist, featured spring, floral painting, Grace Episcopal Church, Lauren Everett Finn, manitou winds, Matthew Cochran, Northern Michigan