Philip Lasser (born August 4, 1963) is an American composer, pianist, and music theorist. Julian Müller, GAC Artist in Residence, cello

He has worked with most of the world’s major conductors and orchestras, and has made over 100 recordings. Since his debut with Benjamin Britten’s English Opera Group (Britten would later write the title role of Owen Wyngrave specifically for him) he had been for many years a regular guest artist with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and Glyndebourne – and from there to the European opera houses of Amsterdam, Paris, Brussels, Frankfurt, Prague, the Metropolitan Opera, Vienna State Opera and La Scala. The great British baritone Benjamin Luxon CBE has performed in some of the most prestigious opera houses and concert halls around the world. In a letter to an acquaintance he mentioned that ‘there is a group of people who observe what they call Bloom’s Day – 16th June’. The very first Bloomsday dates way back to 1924, and caught the attention of Joyce himself. Its name comes from the main character of the novel, who is called Leopold Bloom. The particular date of Bloomsday – J– was chosen by Joyce to be the date the events of his novel takes place for a special reason, as it was when he and his eventual wife Nora Barnacle had their first date. Join us for an afternoon dedicated to the brilliance of James Joyce in verse and music Bloomsday is a celebration of Joyce’s life, observed annually in Dublin and elsewhere on the 16th of June, and named after the protagonist of his 1922 novel.

Original Music & Arrangement, Thomas Carlo BoĪ condensed presentation of the “ Sirens ” chapter from Ulysses, with text arranged, edited and narrated by Benjamin Luxon and original music and arrangements of traditional songs by Thomas Carlo Bo. Marking the Centennial of the publication of Ulysses

Detroit opera house schedule 2016