UPCOMING EVENTS
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Share - House Concert
Saturday, October 8, 2022 • 7:00 PM
Maddy's House, Ann Arbor, MI
With the limited capacity of our Friday recording session, we didn't want any of our supporters to miss this awesome music, so we'll be doing a repeat performance — same venue, same great music – where we can pack in more of our friends and family. Come help us celebrate the recording of our first album with some great music and great vibes! Register here.
Share - Live Recording Session
Friday, October 7, 2022 • 7:00 PM
Maddy's House, Ann Arbor, MI
Join us for our first live post-pandemic concert, and a project that we've been dreaming about for years — a combination live concert and album recording session, hosted in Maddy's living room. In this culmination of our four years together so far, we'll be playing some our favorite pieces by Nate Thatcher, Ari Sussman, Dayton Hare, Nina Shekhar, Colin McCall, Evan Premo, and Maddy herself. Capacity for this first show will be limited, but if you can't make it, join us the following night! Register here.
Front Porch at University Commons
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 • 5:00 PM
University Commons, 817 Asa Gray Dr, Ann Arbor, MI
Front Porch performs a set of classic favorites for the adult community at University Commons. And more importantly, post-concert snacks!
Front Porch: Oberlin Edition
Sunday, January 26, 2020 • 2:00 PM
Clonick Hall, Kohl Building, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
Front Porch takes a weekend trip to Oberlin College, where they'll team up with composer Seare Farhat to present his engrossing, performative work Not It, But Itself — in which Jacob vividly portrays an artist struggling with writer's block — as well as a second performance of Our Place by Douglas Hertz and other favorites by Colin McCall, Evan Premo, and Maddy Wildman.
EXCEL Open Lab
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 • 11:30 AM
EXCEL Lab, U-M School of Music, Ann Arbor, MI
Front Porch has had a long and fruitful collaborative relationship with the EXCEL Office at University of Michigan, being named EXCELerator Fellows in 2018-19 and receiving important mentorship from EXCEL's staff on getting a young ensemble off the ground. Here, members of Front Porch appear on a panel alongside fellow Ann Arbor-based ventures Virago and Third Place to discuss the creation of unique, community-focused performances. The panel will discuss staging performances in non-traditional spaces, engaging with diverse audiences, and navigating traditional performance constructs such as atmosphere, programs, and seating arrangements, as well as a Q&A. And best of all, there's free pizza!
Six Climate Visions
Monday, December 9, 2019 • 8:00 PM
McIntosh Theatre, U-M School of Music, Ann Arbor, MI
Front Porch presents the results of a fruitful collaboration with the Millenium Composers Initiative, premiering five new works by composers from around the world: Duncan Peterson-Jones, Isaac Mayhew, Ali Balighi, Conner Shaw, and Eddie Jonathan García Borbon. Each work is about an environmental issue that is important in its composer's particular locale. Together, alongside Evan Premo's Earth's Invocation, these works paint a vivid picture of the dangers facing our planet.
Our Place
Sunday, October 6, 2019 • 5:00 PM
University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI
One of Front Porch's biggest projects of the year, this concert will feature four premieres of works by Corey Dundee, Douglas Hertz, Nina Shekhar, and Jung Yoon Wie, three of which were commissioned through a generous grant from the University of Michigan Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Set in UMMA's beautiful Apse, the show invites the audience to explore the diverse voices of the southeastern Michigan community through music that is both deeply personal and globally important.
Front Porch at National Sawdust
Sunday, July 28, 2019 • 7:00 PM
National Sawdust, Brooklyn, NY
Front Porch travels to Brooklyn to showcase works of Michigan composers at National Sawdust, a hot new venue for lovers of contemporary classical music. They will perform an all-Michigan program, including premieres of works by Ari Sussman, Maria Paterno, and Daniel Zlatkin as well as old favorites by Gala Flagello and Maddy Wildman.
YInMn Atlanta
Saturday, June 29, 2019 • 12:00 PM
Recess Southern Gastro Pub, 118 Bradford St NW, Gainesville, GA
Front Porch hits the road again, traveling to Jacob's hometown of Atlanta, where they have been invited to perform a set at the second-ever YInMn all-day music festival, organized by friend and U-M alum Cassidy Goldblatt. Stay tuned for other upcoming shows in the greater Atlanta area!
Front Porch and Cole Blouin
Saturday, June 15, 2019 • 7:30 PM
Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Suite 1C, Somerville, MA
Front Porch joins with composer/singer/songwriter Cole Blouin to present a show at Somerville's Arts at the Armory. The show will include works by Maddy Wildman, Grey Grant, Nate Thatcher, Evan Premo, and Colin McCall, featuring some of our greatest hits.
Front Porch at Spectrum
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 • 8:00 PM
Spectrum, 70 Flushing Ave Garage A, Brooklyn, NY
Front Porch kicks off their summer on the road with a show at one of Brooklyn's hottest venues. We'll be featuring a variety of works from some of our closest friends and collaborators, including many of our fan favorites from over the years.
GrandStand Music Festival
Sunday, May 5, 2019 • 2:00 PM
JW Marriott Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, MI
Front Porch kicks off their summer on the road with a trip to Grand Rapids to perform at the GrandStand Music Festival, an afternoon of great food and music to raise awareness and funding to combat sex trafficking in West Michigan. Front Porch will perform a program of music by female composers, including works by Grey Grant, Maddy Wildman, Jung Yoon Wie, Nina Shekhar, and others.
Ben's Easter Extravaganza!
Sunday, April 21, 2019 • 6:00 PM
Hankinson Rehearsal Hall, U-M School of Music, Ann Arbor, MI
Celebrate Easter in style with some of Front Porch's favorite pieces as well as some great solo violin music by Bach and Stockhausen. It promises to be an Easter-iffic evening of fun!
Briggs Chamber Music Competition
Saturday, April 6, 2019 • 9:30 AM
McIntosh Theatre, U-M School of Music, Ann Arbor, MI
Front Porch returns to the Dale and Nancy Briggs Chamber Music Competition, where they received Third Prize last year, with a program of some of our favorite pieces, including works by Grey Grant, Nathan Thatcher, Maddy Wildman, and Evan Premo. Come support Front Porch as they try to bring home the gold!
Scenes from Thurso's Landing
Saturday, March 30, 2019 • 4:00 PM
Stamps Auditorium, Ann Arbor, MI
Rescheduled from its original January premiere because of the polar vortex, Front Porch takes to the opera pit in a premiere concert performance of scenes from Jessica Hunt's opera, Thurso's Landing, based on Robinson Jeffers' lengthy poem of the same name. Conducted by Charlotte Politi and featuring singers Dorian Dillard, Elise Eden, Darius Gillard, Andrew Schafer, and Samantha Williams, it's a night of drama and passion you won't want to miss!
CoLab Concert
Saturday, March 16, 2019 • 8:00 PM
McIntosh Theatre, U-M School of Music, Ann Arbor, MI
With Jacob in California for the weekend, Front Porch joins forces with percussionist Tanner Tanyeri to form our sister band Front Tango, premiering Drina y Carmelo by Olivia Davis alongside the electric Argentine tango dancers, Sophia and El Kronox.
Maddy Jammin' with Friendos
Saturday, February 16, 2019 • 8:00 PM
Hankinson Rehearsal Hall, U-M School of Music, Ann Arbor, MI
Front Porch will appear on Maddy's senior recital, which will also feature several of her other bands, including MoonGreen, BRIGE, and sLApSlaP. Front Porch will perform one of their best-loved works, Grey Grant's Death and Rebirth as a White Pine on Chapel Rock, as well as Maddy's short-and-sweet Disenraged.
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Saturday, December 1, 2018 • 5:00 PM
Kevreson Rehearsal Hall, U-M School of Music, Ann Arbor, MI
Front Porch presents its long-awaited end-of-semester concert, featuring tons of new music including premieres of a song cycle by Brendan McMullen and a new work by Gala Flagello, as well as a collaboration with singer/songwriter/composer Grey Grant and performances of works by Colin McCall, Leigha Logan, Evan Premo, and our very own Matthew Wildman.
Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings
Sunday, November 11, 2018 • 2:00 PM
St. James Episcopal Church, Birmingham, MI
Front Porch performs on the first Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings concert of the year, presenting Evan Premo's "Earth's Invocation" and Nathan Thatcher's fan favorite "A Little Lower than the Angels" to bookend a performance of Mozart's Gran Partita.
Midwest Composers Symposium
Saturday, October 20, 2018 • 8:00 PM
Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, OH
Front Porch represents U-M at the annual Midwest Composers Symposium in Cincinnati, where they will perform pieces by Dayton Hare, Leigha Logan, and Weston Gilbert, as well as works for subsets of the group.
Songs from the Porch
Thursday, October 4, 2018 • 9:00 PM
Canterbury House, Ann Arbor, MI
Front Porch teams up with local singer-songwriters from a wide range of backgrounds and styles: Evan Chambers, Hannah McPhillimy, Grey Grant, and Rebecca Rosen. Together, they will perform original arrangements of their songs in a genre-breaking evening of fun at the intimate Canterbury House in downtown Ann Arbor.
Scholarship Showcase
Sunday, September 23, 2018 • 4:00 PM
Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, Michigan League, Ann Arbor, MI
Front Porch will make an appearance at U-M's annual Scholarship Showcase, featuring a wide variety of acts in music, theater, and dance. Front Porch will give their first performance of a beautiful new work by Evan Premo.
Briggs Winners Concert
Sunday, September 16, 2018 • 8:00 PM
McIntosh Theatre, U-M School of Music, Ann Arbor, MI
Front Porch joins the other prizewinners from the 2018 Briggs Chamber Music Competition — grand prize recipient Ivalas Quartet, second place finisher Saros Trio, and fellow third prize winner Vayu Quintet — for an evening of exciting performances in a variety of genres.
Canterbury House Opening Night
Friday, September 7, 2018 • 5:00 PM
Canterbury House, Ann Arbor, MI
Front Porch helps to kick off the Canterbury House's 2018-19 season at their opening night celebration, performing Nathan Thatcher's "A Little Lower than the Angels" and Joan Tower's "Big Sky."
Great Lakes Conservatory Night
Thursday, August 30, 2018 • 8:00 PM
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor, MI
Front Porch goes north to the Great Lakes Center for the Arts in Bay Harbor, where they will appear alongside other groups from the University of Michigan representing the school's new Department of Chamber Music.