Revised 9/4/08

The 2008 - 2009 Milliken Concert Series

Purchase Tickets Online: Events Calendar, Events List

Museum Member? Login and purchase tickets online at the member rate.

Milliken Auditorium
Box Office Hours:

Wed. - Sat.
2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Also open one hour
prior to all performances

The box office is located in the lobby of the Milliken Auditorium entrance at the west end of the Dennos Museum Center building.

Contact
231-995-1553
boxoffice@nmc.edu

You can now purchase tickets for Milliken events online!

Buy Now!

*Student pricing is only available through the Milliken Box Office only.

Buy Now!

Jay Ungar and Molly Mason Family Band
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 8:00 pm
$25 advance, $28 door, $22 members

Featuring Jay and Molly, with Michael and Ruth Ungar Merenda. Jay Ungar & Molly Mason, one of the most celebrated duos in American acoustic music, achieved international acclaim in 1990 when their performance of Jay's composition Ashokan Farewell became the musical hallmark of Ken Burns' The Civil War on PBS. Double fiddles, sweet vocal harmonies and rhythmic energy abound as two generations collaborate to entertain you with music from the heart and soul of America.
www.jayandmolly.com

Buy Now!

Bob James
Saturday, October 4, 2008 8:00 pm
$35 advance, $40 door

With a 9-foot Steinway, a Yamaha Disklavier, a digital keyboard and a computer Bob will take you from Bach to Beethoven to Bop and Blues, playing, and playing along with, one or more of three keyboards and a computer. The human confronts the digital in what is sure to be a memorable performance unlike any other experienced in the hall. Who is the robot and who is real in this duel between the digits and the digital?
www.bobjames.com
Presented as a benefit for Michael's Place

Buy Now!

Jitro
Saturday, October 25, 2008 8:00 pm
$25 advance, $28 door, $22 members

Jitro, one of the best children's choirs in the world, has been charming audiences for 35 years with a rare combination of youthful energy and vocal mastery. Jitro is the Czech word for "daybreak," a time that holds promise for moments of beauty and inspiration to come. That's the spirit in which Jitro performs. From the town of Hradec Kralove, each year 25 to 30 of the most talented members of Jitro are selected to tour the world.
www.jitro.cz
Presented by the NMC Music Department

Buy Now!

Mauvais Sort
Saturday, November 1, 2008 8:00 pm
$25 advance, $28 door, $22 members

Celebrate the 400th anniversary of Quebec with Mauvais Sort. Accordion, violin, guitar, bass, mandolin, drums, percussion, feet and voice come together in energetic fashion with this French Canadian ensemble who combine talent, accessibility, and enthusiasm with a love for music to capture the hearts of its audience. Using bygone tunes and lyrics, anecdotes of its own making, contemporary melodies, and legends or stories of yesteryear all of which combine into a blissful mixture of rhythms from around the globe.
www.mauvaissort.qc.ca
This concert is presented by Arts Midwest's World Fest

Buy Now!

Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women
Saturday, November 15, 2008 8:00 pm
$25 advance, $28 door, $22 members

Saffire is a dynamic, audacious, fun-loving trio with a saucy, bawdy roadhouse-style take-no-guff blues! Mixing first-rate musicianship with equal parts of sass, soul and humor, Saffire unleashes tough-as-nails originals alongside forceful versions of classic blues songs. People magazine declared, "Contagious boogie-woogie rhythms and lyrics with enough brass to stock a knuckle factory." If songs like "Don't Treat Your Man like a Dog," and "Bitch with a Bad Attitude" sound like your cup of tea, you will love Saffire.
www.uppityblueswomen.com

Buy Now!

Jeff Haas Little Big Band with Betty Joplin
Saturday, November 29, 2008 8:00 pm
$25 advance, $28 door, $22 members

From Swing to Soul - An entertaining evening of jazz and soul classics and original compositions featuring the Jeff Haas Little Big Band with special guest Grammy-nominated vocalist Betty Joplin. Jeff's 10-piece ensemble includes legendary Motown saxman George Benson, trumpeter Rob Smith, bassist Marion Hayden, drummer & percussionist Alex Trajano and a host of horn players. This performance is made possible with a grant from Chamber Music America and is presented as a benefit for WNMC Community Public Radio
www.jeffhaasmusic.com

Buy Now!

Bob Seeley and Bob Baldori
Saturday, January 10, 2009 8:00 pm
$25 advance, $28 door, $22 members

Prepare for an amazing blues piano concert. Bob Seeley is considered to be one of the greatest living boogie-woogie piano players. A friend of Meade Lux Lewis and an accompanist to Sippie Wallace, he has had a distinguished solo career. "Boogie" Bob Baldori has been a mainstay in the music world since the 1960s. He was the founding member of The Woolies, with an extensive performing career playing harmonica and piano with Chuck Berry for the past 40 years.
www.boogiebob.com

Buy Now!

The Whitfield Company
Friday, January 16, 2009 8:00 pm
$25 advance, $28 door, $22 members

Celebrate the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King in a concert of gospel music with The Whitfield Company from Detroit. The group has recorded eight albums and was the first to introduce "Praise & Worship" to the gospel community long before it became the popular music styling experienced today. The Company has traveled extensively through out the United States, Canada and Europe. The Whitfield Company was inducted into The International Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1999.
www.thewhitfieldcompany.com
Presented in collaboration with NMC Diversity Services and the Traverse City Human Rights Commission.

Buy Now!

Adam Solomon and Tikisa
Friday, February 6, 2009 8:00 pm
$25 advance, $28 door, $22 members

You will be dancing in the aisles when Kenyan born guitarist Adam Solomon, who performed here in 2007 with the Juno Award winning African Guitar Summit, returns with his band Tikisa for a concert of high energy Afro-Beat and blues. Comprised of African rhythms from traditional chela, highlife, soukous, reggae, and samba to bossa nova and traditional 6/8 beat, Adam creates a sumptuous sound that is an exuberant celebration of African music, exploding with sheer joy and vitality.
www.adamsolomon.ca

Buy Now!

An Da Union
Saturday, February 21, 2009 8:00 pm
$25 advance, $28 door, $22 members

An Da Union, ten young and dynamic musicians from Inner Mongolia, bring power, excitement, and the haunting beauty of their homeland and culture to each and every performance. This award winning group will be joined on tour by two of Inner Mongolia's most important performers of the traditional long song. The names of An Da Union's members translate to words like "beauty," "hero," "pure," "peace," and "forever." Once you hear their music, the truth of their names will be obvious!
www.artsmidwestworldfest.org/teachers/china/2_a_musicians.shtml
This concert is presented by Arts Midwest's World Fest.

Buy Now!

Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience Band
Friday, March 6, 2009 8:00 pm
$25 advance, $28 door, $22 members

Prepare to party Louisiana style with one of the most sought after artists in roots music today as Grammy award winner Terrance Simien brings his indigenous Creole Zydeco music to the Milliken stage. Leading his Zydeco Experience Band, Simien has become a highly respected, internationally recognized artist and Cultural Ambassador for his state. He has established himself as a formidable songwriter and an absolutely astonishing singer, who evokes comparisons to Sam Cooke and Aaron Neville.
www.terrancesimien.com

Buy Now!

Street Drum Corps
Friday, March 13, 2009 8:00 pm
$25 advance, $28 door, $22 members

The high octane, adrenaline pumping, Street Drum Corps formed in Los Angeles in 2004. Using both conventional and unusual instruments such as hand drums, acoustic drum kits, marching band equipment and a Moog Theremin along with household items like buckets, kitchenware and aluminum garbage cans, SDC offers a blistering percussion show that is often described as "Punk Rock Stomp." SDC has toured with Linkin Park and 30 Seconds to Mars among others, and appeared on Conan O'Brien. Expect something different!
www.streetdrumcorps.com
Presented with NMC Student Government

Buy Now!

Sophie Milman
Saturday, March 21, 2009 8:00 pm
$25 advance, $28 door, $22 members

24 year old, Sophie Milman has already seen and done more than many people twice her age. Since her self-titled debut was released in 2004, Milman has become one of the hottest sultry singers in jazz. Her latest release Make Someone Happy won the 2008 Juno Award. She has toured the world's hottest jazz clubs and has made a name for herself as the hottest young performer in jazz today. Born in Russia, she lived in Israel, before moving to Toronto.
www.sophiemilman.com
Presented in collaboration with the Wharton Center at MSU

Buy Now!

Nagata Shachu (formerly Kiyoshi Nagata Ensemble)
Friday, April 24, 2009 8:00 pm
$25 advance, $28 door, $22 members

While firmly rooted in the folk drumming traditions found throughout Japan, Nagata Shachu aims to rejuvenate and redefine this ancient art form ensuring its relevance in today's society. Under the direction of Kiyoshi Nagata, the ensemble has earned a reputation for its straight-forward yet exciting approach to playing the taiko. With their vast array of Japanese taiko, gongs, bells, wooden clappers, shakers and bamboo flutes, Nagata Shachu will take you on a musical journey beyond all borders.
www.kiyoshinagata.com

 

 

Northwestern Michigan College