The Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra will present its Fall Color Tour concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11 at the Great Lakes Center for the Arts.
The concert will feature works by Debussy, Mussorgsky, Haydn, Bach, Wagner and Mendelssohn, according to a community announcement. Conducted by GLCO Maestro Libor Ondras, the program will explore how composers and visual artists use color, texture and contrast to evoke emotion and tell stories.
Heidi Marshall, award-winning pastellist.
One of the highlights will be selections from Modest Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition,” which depicts a set of paintings by his friend, artist Viktor Harmann. After Hartmann’s death in 1873, Mussorgsky composed the piece as a dedication to his friend. Each movement corresponds to a Hartmann painting.
Heidi A. Marshall, an award-winning master pastellist, will offer reflections on the shared language of art and music. Her works will complement the musical experience. Marshall’s art has been exhibited in museums nationwide, and her solo exhibition, Beneath the Moon and Under the Sun, was featured at the Crooked Tree Arts Center in 2021.
The concert will also feature violinist Blaise Sytsma-Reed, the 2025 winner of GLCO’s annual Young Artist Competition. Sytsma-Reed, a senior at Charlevoix High School, will perform Lalo’s Movement 1, Symphonie Espagnole, with the orchestra. She is a long-time member of the Dorothy Gerber Strings Program, where she studies with Dr. David Reimer.
Blaise Sytsma-Reed, winner of the 2025 GLCO Young Artist Competition.
Tickets for the concert are priced at $35, $45 and $65 and are available at glcorchestra.org or by calling 231-487-0010. Complimentary tickets are available for veterans, active service members and students 18 and under.
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