NEWS
Preview: "Cleveland Orchestra books a night at the Bates Motel with live 'Psycho' performance"
The Cleveland Plain Dealer has published a preview of Brett Mitchell and The Cleveland Orchestra's upcoming performance of Bernard Herrmann's complete score for Psycho with the premiere screening of the film in Severance Hall. To read this article, please click here.
Preview: "Cleveland Orchestra to offer free public concert with Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra"
The Cleveland Plain Dealer has published a preview of the upcoming side-by-side performance of The Cleveland Orchestra and the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra, which will be conducted by Brett Mitchell. To read this article, please click here.
Preview: "The Cleveland Orchestra plans activities for Lakewood, including a free concert"
The Cleveland Plain Dealer has posted a preview of "The Cleveland Orchestra: At Home in Lakewood," "a neighborhood residency that began Feb. 17 when Cleveland Orchestra Assistant Conductor Brett Mitchell visited the Lakewood High School Chamber Orchestra." To read the complete article, please click here.
Preview: "Love is in the air for Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra concert"
The Saginaw News has published a preview of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra's upcoming, Valentine's-themed subscription concert, featuring works of Mozart, Richard Strauss, Gershwin, Wagner, and Tchaikovsky. To read this article, please click here.
Preview: "Saginaw artist's paintings add depth to Saginaw Symphony's 'A Tale of Two Nutcrackers'"
The Saginaw News has published a preview of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra's upcoming annual holiday spectacular, which will feature a world-premiere, Nutcracker-based multimedia collaboration between the orchestra and local visual artist Kellie Schneider. To read this article, please click here.
Preview: "Houston Symphony to play at the Centrum"
Brett Mitchell will return to the Houston Symphony as guest conductor for his sixth consecutive New Year's Eve gala performance, held on December 31 at 8 p.m. at the Centrum. This year's concert will celebrate New Year's traditions in America and around the world via both classical and light classical selections. To read a preview article in the Houston Chronicle, please click here. For more information or to purchase tickets for this event, please click the "SCHEDULE" link above.
Review: "Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra's Christmas concert takes some fun chances"
Janet Martineau has published a review of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra's annual holiday spectacular. “The entire sold-out concert conducted by Brett Mitchell was pure delight -- and mostly from the lesser heard fare on the program.... Bravo, Maestro Mitchell, for finding new musical presents to play in Saginaw....and the gutsy stretching of the boundaries.” To read the complete review, please click here.
Preview: SBSO's "A Classical Christmas Returns"
"The Saginaw News" has published a preview article about the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra's 2012-13 holiday concert. "A Classical Christmas Returns"--which will feature works by Handel, Korngold, Vaughan Williams, Torke, and more--will be held on Tuesday, December 4, at the Temple Theatre in downtown Saginaw. To read this article, please click here.
Preview: "French composers take SBSO's Brett Mitchell into his third season"
"The Saginaw News" has published a preview article about the first concert of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra's 2012-13 season. "A Parisian Soirée"--which will feature works by Chabrier, Bizet, Ravel, and Debussy--will be held on Saturday, September 29, at the Temple Theatre in downtown Saginaw. To read this article, please click here.
Preview: SBSO's 2012-13 season ("The Review")
The cover story of the current issue of The Review features an in-depth interview with Brett Mitchell, as he previews of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra's upcoming 2012-13 concert season. To read this story, "A Visionary Baton Wielding World Class Attention," please click here.
Preview: SBSO's 2012-13 season ("The Saginaw News")
The Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra's 2012-13 season, "Musical Journeys," is previewed in today's edition of The Saginaw News. To read this article, which includes an in-depth interview with music director Brett Mitchell, please click here.
Preview: "Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra Announces Its 2012-13 Season"
The Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce has published a preview of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra's 2012-13 concert season, which will mark Brett Mitchell's third as music director. To read this preview, please click here.
Preview: "'Lucky coincidence' brings Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts to SBSO"
The Saginaw News has published a preview of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra's upcoming season finale, which will feature a performance of newly named 2012 Pulitzer Prize-winner Kevin Puts's Third Symphony. "A Heroic Finale"--which will also feature Beethoven's Eroica Symphony--will be held on Saturday, May 12, at the Temple Theatre in downtown Saginaw. To read this article, please click here.
Preview: "Music of 'Jaws,' 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' helps SBSO take audience to the movies"
The Saginaw News has published a preview of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra's upcoming Pops concert, "The Music of John Williams: An 80th-Birthday Celebration." To read this article, please click here.
Preview: "SBSO joins local artist Kellie Schneider in a fairy-tale of a concert"
The Saginaw News has published a preview of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra's upcoming subscription concert, which will feature eight world-premiere illustrations by local artist Kellie Schneider to accompany Maurice Ravel's Suite from Mother Goose. To read this article, please click here.
The Great American Songbook with the Houston Symphony
Brett Mitchell returns to the Houston Symphony for the sixth time this season to lead a weekend of Pops subscription performances celebrating the Great American Songbook. Mr. Mitchell and guest vocalists Jennifer Hope Wills and Ryan Silverman will perform selections by George Gershwin and Cole Porter at Jones Hall on April 27, 28, and 29. For more information or to purchase tickets for these events, please click the "SCHEDULE" link above.
Preview: "Saginaw arts scene promises a triple-threat blend of music, voice, and theater in 'Shakespearean Dreams'"
The Saginaw News has published a preview of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra's upcoming subscription concert, titled "Shakespearean Dreams." This performance, featuring a staged production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream with Mendelssohn's Overture and complete Incidental Music, will be held on Saturday, February 11, at the Temple Theatre in downtown Saginaw. To read this article, please click here.
Preview: "Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchesta offers a musical tribute to John Williams"
The Saginaw News has published a preview of a new concert just added by the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra to their current season: "A Night at the Movies: An 80th-Birthday Tribute to John Williams." To read the article, please click here.
Preview: "'A different mix' promises an interesting night with the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra"
The Saginaw News has published a preview of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra's annual holiday concert. This season's concert, titled "Christmas Around the World," will be held next Tuesday, December 6, at the Temple Theatre in downtown Saginaw. To read this article, please click here.
Preview: "A familiar theme runs through Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra's season opener"
The Saginaw News has published a preview article of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra's first concert of the 2011-12 season. To read this article, please click here.