12th Annual
October 20, 2024
3:00 PM
MacArthur Recital Hall
Flint Institute of Music
Email ashleymusser@flintfed.org or call 810 767 5922 for questions.
Tickets
only $10 at the door!
Made possible by a generous grant from the Nartel Family Foundation.
The Founding
A progressive folk band from Kalamazoo Joining us for their first show in the Flint area. With a sound that updates folk, traditional and bluegrass; making a sound all their own. With their powerful new approach to songwriting and unique instrumentation, they strive to balance tradition and innovation as they bring new music to life.
Professor Joe Wright and Friends with Stu Selesky
Flint area favorite Professor Joe Wright and Friends with Stu Selesky will be jamming our stage. The Professor and Stu bring a strong horn section, great vocals & an airtight rhythm section together. Blending blues & Indie with, what they call beatnik blues, the Professor and friends will rock you.
Sheldon & Hadar
New York based Sheldon and Hadar will bring their worldwide style to our stage. Sheldon Low is one of the most highly sought after artists, songwriters, educators, in contemporary Jewish music today. His partner and wife, singer songwriter Hadar Orshalimy, an Israeli Idol contestant and jazz artist. Her jazz debut album “It Never Was You” highlighted the contributions made by Jewish composers to the American invention of jazz.
Dort Honors String Trio
It has become a tradition for the Dort Honors String Trio, from the Flint School of the Performing Arts, to open our program.
High School musicians from all over mid-Michigan audition every October to be a member of this most prestigious group. The Dort Trio, under the direction of Alesia Byrd Johnson, gives a number of high-profile performances each year plus a spring recital and their appearance at the Humanity in Harmony Concert/Daniel Pearl World Music Day.
This year’s trio; Lillian Gagnon, violin, Carlie Tate, viola, Braeden Dixner, cello.
Michael J. Thorp is back for his twelfth turn as the host and producer of the “Humanity in Harmony Music Festival.”
Michael is a broadcaster, author, program planner and host. He created, produced, and wrote “The Huckleberry Radio Hour” a live radio variety show that ran from 2007-20011 and won 2 EMMYS. He was a television news anchor for ABC, was a host on Michigan Public Television, a disc jockey and radio talk show and newsman.
He earned his fourth EMMY for the series, “Capital Memories” a look back at the historic Capital Theater in downtown Flint in 40 episodes.
Michael’s books include, “The Great, Great Lakes Trivia Test” and “The (even) Greater, Great Lakes Trivia Test.” His third book, “Michigan’s Thumb Drive”, is a history and tour of Michigan’s Thumb. He also wrote a children’s book; “The Legend of the Abominable Huckleberry.”
His latest book, “Michiganians You Should Know” includes stories about a Michigan priest who worked at a prison guarding the Jessie James Gang, the Michigan natives who invented the electric stove and the rear-view mirror, the brothers who first called soda, “pop” and the man who almost drained one of Michigan’s most beautiful lakes
All books are available at michaeljthorp.com.