Mosaic

The beloved Rogers & Hammerstein musical, Carousel, is coming to Midland Center for the Arts this weekend.  With performers from Broadway playing the lead roles plus the Midland Center Orchestra and Chorus, this favorite will be staged in concert.  Matt Travis from the Center and Richard Carsey joined David Nicholas during Mosaic for a preview.

Central Michigan University’s School of Music is hosting String Day 2020 today welcoming in aspiring string players in the 7th-12th grades.  The special guest is The Elias String Quartet.  They will be holding master classes and performing in concert tonight at 7:30 at Staples Family Concert Hall in the Music Building. Jamie Fiste is professor of cello at CMU. He joined David Nicholas during Mosaic for a preview.

Central Michigan University’s School of Music is preparing to host String Day on Thursday, February 20.  The day-long event, open to aspiring string players, grades 7-12, serves as a recruiting day plus Master Classes and more.  Featured guest artists are the members of the Elias String Quartet.  David Nicholas spoke with cellist Marie Bitlloch about her career with the ensemble. 

Pianist Nadia Shpachenko has won the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Classical Compendium Recording for her latest CD, The Poetry of Places.  She spoke with David Nicholas during Mosaic about this unique collaborative project.

This year marks 100 years since the passage of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote.  The anniversary served as the inspiration for the exhibit, 2020 Vision: Seeing HERstory at Midland Center for the Arts. Jennifer Vannette is the curator of the exhibit running through April 26.  She along with Katie Miller and Josh Holiday from the Center joined David Nicholas during Mosaic to talk about the exhibit.