TempleArts - Saginaw Art Museum + The Temple Theatre

Flint based singer-songwriter Fernando Silverio Solis talks to us today about the disciple and work that goes into songwriting and comments about the effort and intentionality of creating songs that have personal yet universal elements. Fernando will be playing at The Saginaw Art Museum as part of the Museum Tunes Concert series on August 10, 2022 More information about the show can be found at saginawartmuseum.org

Saginaw Arts and Enrichment Commission, Hemlock Semiconductor, Morley, Shaheen Development Ascension St. Mary's, Spence Brothers, Isabella Bank, Saginaw County Parks and Recreation, Tri-Star Trust, Alpha Media

Kora Nixon, known by her moniker MIZNXN earned the title of Michigan’s “entertainment juggernaut,” for her captivating performances throughout the Great Lakes Bay Region where she got her start as a singer-songwriter. Her soothing alto voice, poetic lyrics, and love of good ol’ fashioned fun all contribute to the allure created around her shows.

MIZNXN will be at The Saginaw Art Museum on July 11 as part of the Museum Tunes concert series. For more information about the concert visit www.saginawartmuseum.org

The Museum Tunes concert series is supported by:

The Stapletons are a husband and wife, harp and guitar duo. Together, they write baroque folk rich with hints of Appalachian balladry, Delta blues, and echoes of the English folk revival movement. Blues-driven harp and guitar arrangements topped by ethereal vocal harmonies combine to create a wondrous sound.

The Stapletons will be at The Saginaw Art Museum on July 11 as part of the Museum Tunes concert series. For more information about the concert visit saginawartmuseum.org

The Museum Tunes concert Series is supported by

The Saginaw Choral Society originated in 1930 and consists of volunteer singers from all walks of life representing the Great Lakes Bay Region. Through the group's history they engaged in collaborations with others that include Boys Choir of Harlem, Dave Brubeck, and Judy Collins.

The choir will perform the music of Andrew Loyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat at the Temple Theatre in cooperation with the the Saginaw Youth Choir this week.

We have three guests involved in the production on the podcast today. Adam Prime will sing the part of Joseph, Saginaw Choral Society board member and accompanist Kevin Cole, and Ric Roberts who is directing the show.

More information about the performance here at the Temple Theatre is available in the show notes and on the theatre's website. Listen in to learn more about this incredible production.

www.templetheatre.com/scsjoseph

On April 2, The Temple Theatre will host a masterful collaboration between the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra, Pit & Balcony Theatre, and Saginaw Valley State University's Concert Choir, and various vocal soloists as they present Peter Shaffer's play Amadeus. This production will include a broad range of Mozart's music played out on the stage.

Today we speak with guests Maestro Fouad Fakhouri of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra, Amy Spadafore, Managing Director of the Pit & Balcony Theatre, and Director Dr. Todd Thomas about the collaborative nature of this incredible production. Listen in and make plans to see the performance.

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Ella Louise Allaire is a show conceptor, librettist, composer, lyricist, producer and entrepreneur. Over the years she has acquired an international reputation that makes her a highly sought after

creator in the entertainment business. She is the writer of the Original Concept, Book, Music and Lyrics for the multi-billion dollar franchise from 20th Century Fox – the arena spectacular - Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure with colleague Martin Lord Ferguson. Ice Age Live! has

broken attendance records with over 3 million spectators

Martin Lord Ferguson is a Canadian show creator/producer, sound engineer, script writer, composerand lyricist. His credits also include The Nut Job Live & Friends (Monlove), Energia (Stage Entertainment), and world renowned Cirque du Soleil’s shows: Kà, Zed and Saltimbanco (Arena), a trailer for the film: Avatar, Planes and hundreds more.

In our conversation today we discuss the work behind the upcoming production of Scooby-Doo! And the Lost City of gold coming to The Temple Theatre in downtown Saginaw, MI on March 25.

See Scooby-Doo! And the Lost City of Gold at The Temple Theatre. www.templetheatre.com/scoobydoo2022

We have two guests on today's podcast. Brandon James Butorovich and Savannah Fisher star in TheatreWorks USA Production of Dog Man: The Musical which will be performed at The Temple Theatre on March 13.

Butorovich has played roles Off BroadWay in A Christmas Carol and Alice in Wonderland. He has also toured with Missoula Children's Theatre and The National Theatre for Children.

Fisher who will be playing the role of Flippy in the upcoming performance is from Detroit Michigan. She graduated with a musical theatre performance degree from Western Michigan University and entertained audiences as Deloris in Sister act, Glinda in The Wiz, and Gilmer in God Spell. She is a classically trained Jazz singer and soloed at the International Jazz Festival.

Listen more about the theatre journeys of our guests and plan to join us for the show!

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Mike Ball is a touring headlining comedian, Producer of “The Future of Comedy show” with OVER 500 Shows Produced Ball was 5 Star Comedian and Top performer on Gig Salad and the winner of Best Event in Midland 2019. He has opened for comedy legends Ralphie May, Dave Landau and Rob Little to name a few. Currently, Mike is producing the comedy series “The Future of Comedy Show” which is featured in venues across Michigan.

Mike Ball will be performing with Big Juicy in the Leopard Lounge at the Historic Temple Theatre on March 5, 2022

www.templetheatre.com/mikeball2022

http://www.mikeballdotcom.com/

Lark Allen III is a graduate of Cranbrook Academy of Art, where he received an M.F.A. (2014) in Print Media. . Allen is non discriminatory when working with materials, and actively engages in various forms of drawing, sculpture, painting, and printmaking. As a current Saginaw Michigan resident, he is an active proponent of health and well-being within communities, and attempts to reveal this advocacy through his artwork.

His current exhibition, From Africa to Eternity is on display at the Saginaw Art Museum through July 1, 2022

Learn more at www.saginawartmuseum.org/

Today we have the honor of hearing from conductor and composer Fouad Fakhouri

Lauded for his “musical accuracy” and “emotional intensity,” he has earned a reputation for his dynamic artistry behind the podium. Fakhouri goes beyond the score to capture both the essence and spirit of the music, delivering powerful interpretations and inspired symphonic performances.

On Saturday January 29, Maestro Fakhouri will present the world premiere of KRUPA with the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra at the historic Temple Theatre in Downtown Saginaw. This piece will be followed by concertmaster Eliot Heaton as the soloist in the brilliant Violin Concerto by 20th-century Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian. The evening concludes with César Franck’s Symphony in D minor. Franck wrote his only symphony towards the end of his life only because his students persuaded him. This Romantic work is by turns brooding, beatific, explosive, and finally triumphant.

www.saginawbayorchestra.com