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SUMMARY:Merry & BrightMendel Center Jenkins Theatre
DESCRIPTION:BERNSTEIN\, BRAHMS\, AND BARBER \n \n \n \n SUN. OCTOBER 11\, 2026 | 3:00 PM \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SMSO opens its 76th season at the Howard Performing Arts Center with a program spanning nearly 90 years of music: š§āš from a 21-year-old composition studentās calling-card overtureš to a jubilant setting of Hebrew psalmsāļø to a symphony written in a single glorious summerā¦ Weāll open with Samuel Barberās The School for Scandal Overtureāwritten when Barber was still a student at Curtis Institute\, and good enough to win him one of American musicās top composition prizes right out of the gate. Then comesĀ Leonard Bernsteinās Chichester Psalms\, commissioned by an English cathedral at a moment when Bernstein had stepped back from conducting to focus on composing. He set the psalm texts in the original Hebrew and insisted the music stay tuneful and direct\, even as the classical world around him was pushing toward atonalityāa deliberately unfashionable\, joyfully melodic choice thatās made it one of his most beloved concert works. Weāre thrilled to be joined by the Southwest Michigan Chorllennium\, led by David Carew\, for both the Bernstein and a rare a cappella interlude after intermission. ONE MORE THING:October 11 is your last chance to purchase a season subscription! Subscribers save 20% on their bundled tickets and get a discount on additional single tickets all season longāa great way to hear everything SMSO has planned for year 76! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FEATURED GUESTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Chorllennium of Southwest Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TICKETS \n \n \n \n Single Tickets on Sale Aug 1 \n \n \n \n Adult ā Zone A $42 | Zone B $25.25Ā Youth* ā Zone A $21 | Zone B $12.75Ā Processing fees included in price.*Youth ā ages 6-17 years \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Howard Performing Arts Center4160 East Campus Circle Dr.Berrien Springs\, MI 49104 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVENT SCHEDULE1:30 PM ā Doors open2:00 PM ā FREE Pre-Concert Conversation with Maestro Aubin (30 min)3:00 PM ā Concert (90 min) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FEATURED WORKSS. Barber | Overture from The School for ScandalL. Bernstein | Chichester PsalmsJ. Brahms |Ā AbendstƤndchen (Evening Serenade)J. Brahms | Symphony No. 2 NOTE: This event features a FREE 30-min Pre-Concert conversation with Music Director and Conductor Matt Aubin that opens 1 hour before concert start time. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Gold Concert Sponsor \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Supporting Sponsor \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2:00 PM | Pre-Concert Conversation\n \n A free 30-minute pre-concert conversation with Maestro Matthew Aubin that delves into the concertās featured musical works and composers. Affectionately called in-house as āMatt Chats\,ā these short sessions always enhance the eveningās experience for concert-goers. This special feature is available prior to each classical concert. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 3:00 PM | Concert Start Time\n \n Musicians will already be on stage making a flurry of sound as they fine tune instruments and warm up with last minuteĀ practice of musical snippets or scales.Ā Signaling the start of the concert\, a representative from the Symphony will come out on stage to welcome and greet our guests and thank our sponsors and supporters before turning the stage over to our Concertmaster\, Musicians\, and Conductor. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Music\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank You Program Supporters! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Business Partner \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In-Kind Supporter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In-Kind Supporter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n THANK YOU\, SMSO PATRONS!Click Here to View Current Donor List
URL:https://smso.org/event/merry-brightmendel-center/
LOCATION:The Mendel Center\, 1100 Yore Ave\, Benton Harbor\, MI\, 49022\, United States
CATEGORIES:December 12
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SUMMARY:Echoes of the Classical AgeFirst Congregational Church
DESCRIPTION:BERNSTEIN\, BRAHMS\, AND BARBER \n \n \n \n SUN. OCTOBER 11\, 2026 | 3:00 PM \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SMSO opens its 76th season at the Howard Performing Arts Center with a program spanning nearly 90 years of music: š§āš from a 21-year-old composition studentās calling-card overtureš to a jubilant setting of Hebrew psalmsāļø to a symphony written in a single glorious summerā¦ Weāll open with Samuel Barberās The School for Scandal Overtureāwritten when Barber was still a student at Curtis Institute\, and good enough to win him one of American musicās top composition prizes right out of the gate. Then comesĀ Leonard Bernsteinās Chichester Psalms\, commissioned by an English cathedral at a moment when Bernstein had stepped back from conducting to focus on composing. He set the psalm texts in the original Hebrew and insisted the music stay tuneful and direct\, even as the classical world around him was pushing toward atonalityāa deliberately unfashionable\, joyfully melodic choice thatās made it one of his most beloved concert works. Weāre thrilled to be joined by the Southwest Michigan Chorllennium\, led by David Carew\, for both the Bernstein and a rare a cappella interlude after intermission. ONE MORE THING:October 11 is your last chance to purchase a season subscription! Subscribers save 20% on their bundled tickets and get a discount on additional single tickets all season longāa great way to hear everything SMSO has planned for year 76! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FEATURED GUESTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Chorllennium of Southwest Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TICKETS \n \n \n \n Single Tickets on Sale Aug 1 \n \n \n \n Adult ā Zone A $42 | Zone B $25.25Ā Youth* ā Zone A $21 | Zone B $12.75Ā Processing fees included in price.*Youth ā ages 6-17 years \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Howard Performing Arts Center4160 East Campus Circle Dr.Berrien Springs\, MI 49104 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVENT SCHEDULE1:30 PM ā Doors open2:00 PM ā FREE Pre-Concert Conversation with Maestro Aubin (30 min)3:00 PM ā Concert (90 min) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FEATURED WORKSS. Barber | Overture from The School for ScandalL. Bernstein | Chichester PsalmsJ. Brahms |Ā AbendstƤndchen (Evening Serenade)J. Brahms | Symphony No. 2 NOTE: This event features a FREE 30-min Pre-Concert conversation with Music Director and Conductor Matt Aubin that opens 1 hour before concert start time. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Gold Concert Sponsor \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Supporting Sponsor \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2:00 PM | Pre-Concert Conversation\n \n A free 30-minute pre-concert conversation with Maestro Matthew Aubin that delves into the concertās featured musical works and composers. Affectionately called in-house as āMatt Chats\,ā these short sessions always enhance the eveningās experience for concert-goers. This special feature is available prior to each classical concert. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 3:00 PM | Concert Start Time\n \n Musicians will already be on stage making a flurry of sound as they fine tune instruments and warm up with last minuteĀ practice of musical snippets or scales.Ā Signaling the start of the concert\, a representative from the Symphony will come out on stage to welcome and greet our guests and thank our sponsors and supporters before turning the stage over to our Concertmaster\, Musicians\, and Conductor. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Music\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank You Program Supporters! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Business Partner \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In-Kind Supporter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In-Kind Supporter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n THANK YOU\, SMSO PATRONS!Click Here to View Current Donor List
URL:https://smso.org/event/classics2/
LOCATION:First Congregational Church\, 2001 Niles Avenue\, St. Joseph\, MI\, 49085\, United States
CATEGORIES:February 27
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SUMMARY:John Williams and The PlanetsLMC Mendel Center
DESCRIPTION:BERNSTEIN\, BRAHMS\, AND BARBER \n \n \n \n SUN. OCTOBER 11\, 2026 | 3:00 PM \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SMSO opens its 76th season at the Howard Performing Arts Center with a program spanning nearly 90 years of music: š§āš from a 21-year-old composition studentās calling-card overtureš to a jubilant setting of Hebrew psalmsāļø to a symphony written in a single glorious summerā¦ Weāll open with Samuel Barberās The School for Scandal Overtureāwritten when Barber was still a student at Curtis Institute\, and good enough to win him one of American musicās top composition prizes right out of the gate. Then comesĀ Leonard Bernsteinās Chichester Psalms\, commissioned by an English cathedral at a moment when Bernstein had stepped back from conducting to focus on composing. He set the psalm texts in the original Hebrew and insisted the music stay tuneful and direct\, even as the classical world around him was pushing toward atonalityāa deliberately unfashionable\, joyfully melodic choice thatās made it one of his most beloved concert works. Weāre thrilled to be joined by the Southwest Michigan Chorllennium\, led by David Carew\, for both the Bernstein and a rare a cappella interlude after intermission. ONE MORE THING:October 11 is your last chance to purchase a season subscription! Subscribers save 20% on their bundled tickets and get a discount on additional single tickets all season longāa great way to hear everything SMSO has planned for year 76! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FEATURED GUESTS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Chorllennium of Southwest Michigan \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TICKETS \n \n \n \n Single Tickets on Sale Aug 1 \n \n \n \n Adult ā Zone A $42 | Zone B $25.25Ā Youth* ā Zone A $21 | Zone B $12.75Ā Processing fees included in price.*Youth ā ages 6-17 years \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Howard Performing Arts Center4160 East Campus Circle Dr.Berrien Springs\, MI 49104 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVENT SCHEDULE1:30 PM ā Doors open2:00 PM ā FREE Pre-Concert Conversation with Maestro Aubin (30 min)3:00 PM ā Concert (90 min) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FEATURED WORKSS. Barber | Overture from The School for ScandalL. Bernstein | Chichester PsalmsJ. Brahms |Ā AbendstƤndchen (Evening Serenade)J. Brahms | Symphony No. 2 NOTE: This event features a FREE 30-min Pre-Concert conversation with Music Director and Conductor Matt Aubin that opens 1 hour before concert start time. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Gold Concert Sponsor \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Supporting Sponsor \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2:00 PM | Pre-Concert Conversation\n \n A free 30-minute pre-concert conversation with Maestro Matthew Aubin that delves into the concertās featured musical works and composers. Affectionately called in-house as āMatt Chats\,ā these short sessions always enhance the eveningās experience for concert-goers. This special feature is available prior to each classical concert. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 3:00 PM | Concert Start Time\n \n Musicians will already be on stage making a flurry of sound as they fine tune instruments and warm up with last minuteĀ practice of musical snippets or scales.Ā Signaling the start of the concert\, a representative from the Symphony will come out on stage to welcome and greet our guests and thank our sponsors and supporters before turning the stage over to our Concertmaster\, Musicians\, and Conductor. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Music\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank You Program Supporters! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Business Partner \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In-Kind Supporter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In-Kind Supporter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n THANK YOU\, SMSO PATRONS!Click Here to View Current Donor List
URL:https://smso.org/event/classics3-2/
LOCATION:The Mendel Center\, 1100 Yore Ave\, Benton Harbor\, MI\, 49022\, United States
CATEGORIES:May 15
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