Concert Series

Solomia Soroka, violin
Arthur Greene, piano

Wednesday, October 1, 2025
12:00 PM
Vistatech Center, Kehrl Auditorium  

The Soroka-Greene Duo is a husband-wife team of international prize-winning soloists, presenting brilliant and personal performances of standard violin-piano repertoire as well as many unique and fascinating lesser-known works. The couple made the first recording of the four Bolcom Sonatas, and Solomia Soroka discovered otherwise unplayed exquisite works of Arthur Hartmann. They have performed together throughout Europe, the United States, and Asia.

Third Coast Swing featuring
Dave Bennett & Grant Flick

Stephen Plummer, guitar
Kaedin Plummer, guitar
Tom Knific, bass
Dave Bennett, clarinet
Grant Flick, violin

Five piece Eclectic Jazz ensemble
October 22, 2025 
12:00 PM
Vistatech Center, Kehrl Auditorium

Third Coast Swing has been playing the music of the late Belgium-born Romani Gypsy, Django Reinhardt & his band, The Hot Club of Paris 1930’s-1940’s. Think Louis Armstrong with a French accent. The band has performed with National Touring acts such as Frank Vignola, Denis Chang, Jimmy Grant, Dave Bennett and The Midwest Gypsy Jazz Fest in Madison, Wisconsin. Regional performances include the West Michigan Jazz Society, the Ludington Amphitheater, the Ludington Area Center for the Arts, Bell’s Kalamazoo, Detroit Jazz Society, Crooked Tree Arts Center, and Kerrytown Concert House.

Damon Coleman, cello
Michael Boyd, piano

Classical piano and cello duo  
November 12, 2025 
12:00 PM
Vistatech Center, Kehrl Auditorium

Michael Boyd is a Steinway artist who has performed with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, and at guest recitals across Europe and the United States, including Carnegie Hall. A professor of piano at the University of Toledo, Boyd holds both master’s and doctoral degrees from the Eastman School of Music.

Cellist Damon Coleman began his cello studies through the Suzuki method in his hometown of Detroit, Michigan. Damon has been the principal cellist of the Kalamazoo Symphony, the Memphis Opera, the Flint Symphony, and the Michigan Chamber Orchestra. He has served as a faculty member of the Miami School for the Arts, the Ann Arbor School for the Arts, the New England Music Camp.

Paul Keller Ensemble

Seven piece Jazz ensemble plays Holiday favorites
December 10, 2025 
12:00 PM
Vistatech Center, Kehrl Auditorium

Jazz bassist, composer, arranger and bandleader Paul Keller has been a favorite with Detroit and Ann Arbor Jazz fans for years. His ensembles have covered a range of jazz styles, with arrangements for groups ranging from trio to big band. For this performance of Holiday music, the 7-piece Paul Keller Ensemble will be joined by vocalist Sarah D’Angelo. In addition to Keller, instrumentalists include trumpeter Paul Finkbeiner, saxophonist Keith Kaminski, trombonist Terry Kimura, pianist Ellen Rowe and drummer Sean Dobbins.

Winter Wonders Jazz Concert

December 15, 2025 
7:30 PM
Vistatech Center, Diponio Room

The Schoolcraft Jazz Studies Program under the direction of Dr. Riccardo Selva presents a concert of Jazz featuring the talented instrumentalists and vocalists of The Jazz Ensemble and The Jazz Improvisation Combo.

The repertoire for both large and small jazz groups will consist of traditional, contemporary, and holiday jazz arrangements.

Admission is free.
Made possible by a grant from the Schoolcraft College Foundation.
Donations will be gratefully accepted at the door and will be used to fund student scholarships and the Jazz Program.

Dodworth Saxhorn Band

Twelve piece brass ensemble plays early American classic tunes
January 28, 2026 
12:00 PM
Vistatech Center, Kehrl Auditorium

The Dodworth Saxhorn Band (DSB), headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is America’s Premier 19th Century Brass Band. Presenting performances in the context of the social and political issues of the time, the DSB recreates the music and atmosphere of a 19th Century community brass band.

Music of China for the
Chinese New Year

Xiao Dong Wei, erhu
Yuki Mack, piano

Music of China for Chinese New Year
February 18, 2026
12:00 PM
Vistatech Center, Kehrl Auditorium

Chinese-born Xiao Dong Wei, a 2012 Kresge Fellow, is a master of the erhu, a two-string Chinese fiddle that has played a noble role in Chinese folk and classical music. While she knows her native traditions like the back of her hand, she has also made a specialty out of bringing her instrument into Western classical idioms and American pop music.

Japanese-born pianist Yuki Mack has performed throughout the United States and three continents. Her performances include a broad range of piano works, including chamber music and as a soloist with orchestras. Beyond the main stage, she has performed live on the radio in Sweden, Italy, Poland, and the United States, and has appeared in a documentary on PBS.

Lisa Sung, solo piano

Solo Jazz Piano 
March 4, 2026 
12:00 PM
Vistatech Center, Kehrl Auditorium

Lisa Sung is an award- winning jazz pianist, composer, and educator whose work bridges cultures through the language of jazz. In 2022, she received the prestigious John Stites Jazz Award for artistic development, which has supported her ongoing exploration of world musical traditions within jazz contexts.

She currently serves as an adjunct professor at Calvin University and Aquinas College, where she directs the Calvin Jazz Band and co-directs the Gospel Choir.

Schoolcraft College Faculty

Paul Michalsen, trumpet
Soonghee Ha, piano
Leslie Mason, voice
Frederick Moss, clarinet

Schoolcraft music faculty perform a variety of pieces on a variety of instruments 
March 18, 2026
12:00 PM
Vistatech Center, Kehrl Auditorium

Paul Michalsen is an educator, professional musician and clinician who has performed across the United States, Canada, and Great Britain with organizations such as the International Trumpet Guild and the Association of Concert Bands. He plays cornet in several Brass Bands and is the founding director of the Plymouth Brass Ensemble.

Dr. Soonghee Ha teaches Class Piano and Music History. She received her doctoral degree in Piano Performance and Master of Music Education from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Ha is an active performer as both a soloist and a collaborative accompanist. She also teaches from her piano studio in Northville.

Leslie Mason, soprano, is a recent addition to the Schoolcraft Music Faculty. Leslie has appeared on stages around the world, including concerts in Graz, Austria, Carnegie Hall, Detroit Institute of the Arts, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Michigan Opera Theatre, Detroit Boxing Club, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Faculty Recital Series. Ms. Mason holds a Master of Music degree in vocal performance from Bowling Green State University.

Dr. Frederick Moss joined the faculty at Schoolcraft College in the fall of 2002. During his college teaching career, he has taught a variety of courses including Music for Elementary School Teachers, Music Appreciation, Popular Music in America, and Instrumental Music Performance. An accomplished clarinetist, Dr. Moss has performed in numerous solo and chamber music recitals.

Kongruent

Kenneth Gill, trombonist

April 1st, 2026
12:00 PM
Vistatech Center, Kehrl Auditorium

Kongruent’s Dr. Kenneth Gill is a gifted trombonist, composer, educator, clinician, and advocate for the arts. Born and raised in Detroit, Gill earned a Bachelor of Music in Education from Howard University, a Master of Music from Kent State University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation from the University of Michigan. As an in-demand trombonist, he has recorded and performed with a variety of artists and ensembles. In 2019, he released an LP titled The Good News.

Sherman Concert

Amanda Pabyan, soprano
Julia Siciliano, piano

Sherman Artist in Residency Series
April 15, 2026
12:00 PM
Vistatech Center, Kehrl Auditorium

Soprano Amanda Pabyan has been acclaimed for her technical ability, power and her multi-shaded performances of eclectic repertoire spanning the compositions of Mozart, Beethoven, Mahler, Strauss, and Britten.

Award-winning concert pianist Julia Siciliano has an active performing career in both solo and chamber music capacities across stages in North America, Central America, Europe and Asia.