{"id":5464,"date":"2026-04-22T09:12:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/case\/?p=5464"},"modified":"2026-04-23T09:50:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:50:00","slug":"an-evening-of-three-worlds-spring-2026-chamber-music-recital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/case\/2026\/04\/22\/an-evening-of-three-worlds-spring-2026-chamber-music-recital\/","title":{"rendered":"An Evening of Three Worlds: Spring 2026 Chamber Music Recital"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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On Thursday, April 2nd, the Music program at the University of Michigan-Flint hosted a special Chamber Music Recital — opening with a celebration of Kwanzaa and closing with Daft Punk. Yes, really.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The showcase featured three ensembles — Woodwind, Percussion, and Steel Drum — and took place in French Hall’s first-floor lobby and recital hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Woodwind Ensemble, directed by applied faculty member and flutist Caen Thomason-Redus, set the tone with Valerie Coleman’s Umoja<\/em>, a rich, communal piece rooted in the first principle of Kwanzaa. The ensemble then traced a path through Mozart’s grand Serenade No. 10<\/em> before landing in Poulenc’s jazz-tinged, playful Divertissement<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of applied faculty member and percussionist James Coviak, turned the hall into a textural landscape. A particular highlight: Haydn’s Bird Quartet<\/em> finale reimagined entirely on drums and mallet instruments, proof that great melodies survive any translation. Ivan Trevino’s Watercolor Sun<\/em> brought the set to a luminous close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, the Steel Drum Ensemble performed in the first-floor lobby, where Jordan Morrison’s Steam<\/em> gave way to Coviak’s own arrangement of Daft Punk’s Get Lucky<\/em> — a joyful and funky way to close out this special event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out a highlight reel of the performance and a few snapshots from the night’s event.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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