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February 2012
February 9, 7:30 p.m. ~ City of Defiance Recognizes Mercury Cleaners, Stroede Center for the Arts
Event is free and open to the public
February 12, 7:00 p.m. ~ DCCC Performance Series, Yeonjin Kim & Christopher Harding, Cello & Piano Duo, Stroede Center for the Arts
Yeonjin Kim & Christopher Harding, Cello & Piano Duo, will be replacing Duo Diorama for the Sunday at the Center concert. Cellist Yeonjin Kim has been featured as a recitalist and chamber musician across the US, Europe, Japan, and her native Korea, and has made concerto appearances with numerous orchestras in Cleveland, Ann Arbor, Beckenridge and Seol. Pianist Christopher Harding maintains a flourishing international performance career, generating acclaim and impressing audiences and critics alike with his substantive interpretations and pianistic mastery.
February 13-14, 7:00 p.m. ~ Auditions for Fort Defiance Players Spring Performance of Fiddler on the Roof, First Presbyterian Church, Defiance
February 16-18, 8:00 p.m. ~ Defiance College Players Present "Barefoot in the Park," Schomburg Auditorium, Defiance College Campus
A young newlywed couple learns that marriage is a give and take proposition starting out in a tiny apartment in New York City. Written by Neil Simon
Tickets are available at the door. Adult admission is $6 and students under age 18 are $4. DC faculty, staff, and students are admitted free with ID. For more information call 419-783-2462.
February 23, 7:30 p.m. ~ Town & Gown Series, The Forts Along the Auglaize by Richard Rozevink, Schomburg Auditorium, Defiance College Campus
February 24, 8:00 p.m., February 25, 8:00 p.m. & February 26, 2:00 p.m. ~ Defiance High School Musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Defiance Community Auditorium
February 28, 7:00 p.m. ~ Schomburg Series, New Found Road, Schomburg Auditorium, Defiance College Campus
February 28, 7:00 p.m. ~ Defiance High School Winter Band Concert, Defiance Community Auditorium
March 2012
March 4, 7:00 p.m. ~ Wheaton College Women's Chorale, First Presbyterian Church of Defiance
The Wheaton College Women's Chorale has sung for enthusiastic audiences in this country, Europe and the British Isles. Composed of over sixty students representing many states and a variety of academic majors, the Chorale's central goal is to worship God with its musical offerings, to uplift audiences through shared ministry, and to enrich the college experience for ensemble members. Listeners far and wide have praised the ensemble for its superb music-making and Christian witness. Admission is free, light refreshments to follow.
March 15, 7:30 p.m. ~ Town & Gown Series, Ohio's Unknown Generals by Mark Holbrook, Ohio Historical Society, Stroede Center for the Arts
March 16, 17 & 18, 7:30 p.m. ~ Young People's Theatre Guild Presents Beauty and the Beast
March 22, 6:00-9:00 p.m. ~ Night of the Arts, Defiance High School
March 24, 7:30 p.m. ~ "Come to the Cabaret My Friends," Defiance College Community Band, Weaner Center, Defiance College Campus
The Annual DCCB Cabaret Concert has been replaced to honor the memory of Dr. Vince Polce. Admission is free, no meal will be served. More details to come.
March 25, 7:00 p.m. ~ DCCC Performance Series, Warren Mailley-Smith, Stroede Center for the Arts
Warren Mailley-Smith makes his second appearance in Defiance this season after an impressive 2010 recital of piano classics. Warren has performed for the British royal family over thirty times and has been enthusiastically received by audiences throughout the world. A rising young British talent, he has been widely praised for his virtuosity and musical sensitivity. One review of a recent recital said that it was "not simply a performance of 'nice' romantic music, [but] an evening of gutsy passion supported by phenomenal technique."
March 27, 7:00 p.m. ~ Schomburg Series, Robin Speilberg, Schomburg Auditorium, Defiance College Campus
March 29, 7:30 p.m. ~ DCCC Performance Series, Axiom Brass, Historic Valentine Theater, Defiance
Praised for its "clean, clear, and precise sound," Axiom Brass has established itself as one of the major brass quintets in the world. An Ensemble-in-Residence at the Music Institute of Chicago, the group has been internationally recognized for its groundbreaking programming with a repertoire that ranges from jazz and Latin music to string quartet transcriptions to original compositions for brass quintet.
April 2012
April 2, 5:00 p.m. ~ Defiance Community Cultural Council Board Meeting, Stroede Center for the Arts
Organizational meeting for 2012-2013
April 2, 7:30 p.m. ~ Defiance College Choral Union, Spring Concert, St. John United Church of Christ, Defiance
April 19, 7:30 p.m. ~ Town & Gown Series, The President and Ike by Buerk and Younger, Schomburg Auditorium, Defiance College Campus
April 24, 7:30 p.m. ~ "Swing into Spring with the DCCB," Defiance College Community Band, Defiance Community Auditorium
Free Admission
April 29, 4:30 p.m. ~ DC Chamber Singers, Spring Choral Concert, St. John United Church of Christ, Defiance
May 2012
May 6, 3:00 p.m. ~ Sousa Concert, Defiance Community Auditorium
May 12, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ~ Lilac Festival, Downtown Defiance
May 17, 7:00 p.m. ~ Defiance High School Spring Concert, Defiance Community Auditorium
June 2012
June 7, 7:00 p.m. ~ Music in Your Parks, Defiance College Community Band, Veterans Park, Defiance
June 28, 7:00 p.m. ~ Music in Your Parks
July 2012
July 12, 7:00 p.m. ~ Music in Your Parks
August 2012
August 2, 6:00 p.m. ~ Music in Your Parks, Bud Widmer's Rube Band, UAW Park