Enjoy "Afternoon Delights" Midday Concert

Dessert is served at 1:30 pm followed at 2:00 pm by the one-hour concert. Single tickets are available at the door for $7.

The pure tones and classic beauty of the horn are featured in a number of pieces Baroque, Romantic and Modern. The complete program includes the following pieces:

* J. B. Loeillet: Two Pieces (arr. Kuyper)
* Saint-Saens: Romance, op. 36
* Corelli: Sonata in F (arr. Magnini)
* Randall Faust: Harmonielehre for Solo Horn (1996)
* M. Marais: Le Basque

The Two Pieces by Loeillet provides a journey into the Baroque, in an arrangement commonly performed on the French Horn. Saint-Saens' Romance is a melodic and accessible piece, capturing the rich tone of the horn. The Sonata in F by Corelli is a Baroque work distinguished by a beautiful flow of melody and a mannerly treatment in the accompaniment. Randall Faust's Harnonielehre for Solo Horn is a very new work that exploits the study of horn harmonics as practiced by Dr. Douglas Campbell and the composer. It was first performed at Interlochen Center for the Arts in the Summer of 1996. Finally, the Marias Le Basque is the famous one minute encore piece used by horn virtuoso Dennis Brain, who called it "a little French dance which also happens to be the shortest piece I know".

The Afternoon Delights series (formerly known as Matinée Musicale) is a calendar of classical music concerts offered through the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra and the Jewish Community Center of Washtenaw County. Its purpose is to provide an opportunity for citizens to enjoy top-quality professional music at an affordable price, midday time and convenient location. These non-denominational concerts are supported by the J.F. Ervin Foundation, Rosebud Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs.

Andrew Pelletier is Principal Horn of the A2SO, Assistant Professor at Bowling Green State University, first-prize winner of the 1997 and 2001 American Horn Competition and has appeared as a soloist at the International Horn Society Annual Symposia in 1997, 2003 and 2005. He is in demand for artistic residencies and clinics at universities and music schools and is a member of Southwest Chamber Music, with which he won a 2005 Grammy Award for Best Classical Recording. He has performed as Principal Horn for the Michigan Opera Theatre, Long Beach Camerata, Maine Chamber Ensemble and Portland (Maine) Ballet. Mr. Pelletier is a regular performer with the Toledo Symphony and has performed with

the New West, Portland and Santa Barbara Symphonies. He spent over seven years as an active freelance performer in Los Angeles and can be heard on film soundtracks for Lethal Weapon 4, The X-Men, Against the Ropes and Frequency, as well as various television movies for Lifetime TV and the Sci-Fi Channel. He received his DMA from the University of Southern California and has recorded for Cambria Master Classics, Criterion Collection, Delos and MSR Classics labels.

Christina Laberge currently serves on the music faculty of Bowling Green State University. Laberge is an accomplished player of horn and piano, and she serves as Director of Music at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Toledo. She is a specialist in Sacred Music, with an emphasis in the music of the English Cathedral School. She has over twenty years experience in church music ministry. She was a founding member of Convivia, a Los Angeles-based a-cappella woman's quartet known for the excellence of their performances and programming. She received the first B.M. in Choral Conducting from USM, the M.M. in Choral Music from the University of Southern California, and the first D.M.A. in Sacred Music from USC. She was selected as an Outstanding Graduate for the Department of Choral and Sacred Music at USC. She has lead independent research in this repertoire at the British Museum, Canterbury Cathedral, and the University of Oxford, England. Also a voracious reader and quilter, she resides in Bowling Green with her husband Andrew Pelletier. -- www.a2so.com