Ralph Katz
junque605(at)tds(dot)net

Upcoming Music Events
Last updated: 6/9/2008

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Friday, June 13, 2008, time tba
Orchestra concert: Dexter Community Orchestra
Gazebo Concert
Admission: free
Dexter Gazebo
Dexter MI 48130
For more information: http://www.dextercommunityorchestra.org/

Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Simchat Torah service - Klezmer Fusion Band
Admission: free
Congregation Bnai Israel
Sylvania, OH

BENEFIT CONCERT
Ralph Katz & Company - A Benefit Concert
Sponsored by Temple Beth Emeth Brotherhood
October 25, 2008, 8PM
admission: $10
Temple Beth Emeth
2309 Packard Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI
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Saturday, June 7, 2008
Private Bar Mitzvah party: Klezmer Fusion Band
Neil Alexander (vocals), Dave Gitterman (keyboard), Cary Kocher (drums), David Sterns (bass)
Troy Marriott
Troy, MI

Thursday, June 5, 2008
Benefit honoring Chuck & Sharon Newman: Klezmer Fusion Band
Jewish Community Center of Washtenaw County
Ann Arbor, MI

Friday, May 30, 2008
Fifth Friday Fusion Dance
Contra, English, Scandi, Balkan and more - a A fabulous fusion of dance styles!
Beginner-friendly dance - everyone welcome. Ray Bantle, Drake Meadow, and Pat Micks lead music by Twas Brillig and the Mazel Tovs and special guest band Brad Battey & Friends.
Admission: $9/8/5 students
Pittsfield Grange
3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Road
Ann Arbor, MI
734-332-7964
http://www.aactmad.org

Saturday, May 17, 2008, 7PM
Orchestra concert: Dexter Community Orchestra
Mussorgsky (arr. Ravel): Pictures at an Exhibition
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1 (1st movement only)
Erika B Nelson: Locusta (World Premier - written by a member of our Cello section)
Admission: free
Dexter High School
2200 N Parker Rd
Dexter MI 48130
For more information: http://www.dextercommunityorchestra.org/

Saturday, May 10, 2008
Bat Mitzvah party: Ralph Katz & Ted Wyman
With dance leader Drake Meadow
Ann Arbor, MI

Sunday, April 13, 2008
Private Wedding: Klezmer Fusion Band
Neil Alexander, Ralph Katz, Dave Gitterman
Lovett Hall, Henry Ford Museum
Dearborn, MI

Sunday, March 2, 2008, 3-5PM
Orchestra concert: Dexter Community Orchestra
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
Gershwin: An American In Paris
Admission: free
Dexter High School
2200 N Parker Rd
Dexter MI 48130
For more information: http://www.dextercommunityorchestra.org/

Saturday, January 26, 2008
Klezmer Fusion Band - Private Party
Ann Arbor, MI

Sunday, December 16, 2007 - 3-5PM
Dexter Community Orchestra
with Dexter Community Band
Holiday Concert
- Dvorak: Slavonic Dances Nos. 1, 4 (bummer - No. 2 has a fabulous clarinet part)
- Tchaikovski: Nutcracker (selections - I schlep my bass clarinet just to play 13 very important notes)
- Anderson: Sleigh Ride
- Holiday sing-along
Admission: free
Dexter High School
2200 N Parker Rd
Dexter MI 48130
http://dextercommunityorchestra.org/concerts.html

Saturday, December 15, 2007, 7-11PM
Pittsfield Open Band - Contra Dance, with Susan Songer http://www.theportlandcollection.com/
Admission: $6
Pittsfield Grange
Ann Arbor, MI
http://www.aactmad.org

November 30 - December 2, 2007
Winter Warmup Dance Weekend
Twas Brillig and The Mazel Tovs
Worthington Community Center
345 East Wilson Bridge Rd.
Worthington, Ohio
http://www.bigscioty.com/warmup.html

Saturday Nov 17, 2007, 8 - 11 PM
Folk dance party. With live music by The Ethnic Connection
Balkan and Israeli line dancing, played by The Ethnic Connection. No partner needed. Beginners welcome. (No teaching, but easy dances at the beginning, and you can watch and follow along.)
Suggested donation: $5 - $10; students: $3 - $5, or within budget
The Barn at Gretchen's House
2625 Traver Blvd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105

BENEFIT CONCERT
Ralph Katz & Company - A Benefit Concert
Sponsored by Temple Beth Emeth Brotherhood
October 27, 2007, 8PM
admission: $10
Temple Beth Emeth
2309 Packard Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI
Music by Leonard Bernstein, John Williams, Dave Tarras, German Goldenshteyn, Naftule Brandwein, and others.
Supported by: Dave Gitterman (piano), Ted Wyman (piano), and others.
Contact me for further information

Sunday, October 21, 2007, 3 - 5 PM
Orchestra concert: Dexter Community Orchestra
- Mozart: Symphony No. 41 (no clarinets)
- Bizet: Carmen Suite # 1
- Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture
Admission: free
Dexter High School
2200 N Parker Rd
Dexter MI 48130

Saturday, October 13, 2007, 12 - 2PM
Dave Gittterman - private Bar Mitzvah Party
Temple Beth Emeth
Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Saturday, October 13, 2007, 7-11PM
Klezmer Fusion Band - private Bar Mitzvah Party
Neil Alexander, Dave Gitterman, Ralph Katz
Franklin Athletic Club
Franklin, MI

Thursday, October 11, 2007, 7:30 - 9PM
Ann Arbor Folkdancers - private event
Folkdances with caller Drake Meadow
Deborah Jackson (piano), Brad Battey (violin), Ralph Katz
Martha Cook Residence (women's honors dormitory)
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

Saturday, September 8, 2007
Klezmer Fusion Band - private Bar Mitzvah Party
Neil Alexander, Dave Gitterman, Ralph Katz, Nan Nelson
Barton Hills Country Club
Barton Hills, MI 48103

Saturday, August 18, 2007, 7-11PM
Twas Brillig and The Mazel Tovs
Third Saturday Contra Dance: Callers TBA. International, contra, and English dances to music by 'Twas Brillig and the Mazel Toves. In celebration of Neil Epstein and Elisabeth Ashman's wedding (all invited). Preceded by a potluck (5:30; bring a dish to pass) and a beginner's workshop (7 p.m.).
Admission: free
Cobblestone Farm
2781 Packard (next to Buhr Park)
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
For more information call 734-332-7964

Sunday, August 12, 2007, 2-5PM
Dance with The Ethnic Connection
The McDowells' Barn
Calumet, MI
Free
Yep, way up in the Keewenaw: c'mon up and mellow out.

Saturday, June 10, 2007
Deb & Ralph Katz
performing at a private wedding ceremony
Temple Beth Emeth
Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Saturday, June 9, 2007
Klezmer Fusion Band
Jewish Community Center
Ann Arbor, MI
Private Bar Mitzvah party

Saturday, May 26, 2007 8-11 PM
Contra Dancing with live music by Twas Brillig and the Mazel Tovs
Ann Arbor Council for Traditional Music and Dance.
Contra dancing with caller Carol Jacobs.
Admission: $9; AACTMAD members, $8; students, $5.
Pittsfield Grange
3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
(1 mile south of I-94)
734-730-6919

Sunday, May 20, 2007, 3 - 5 PM
Orchestra concert: Dexter Community Orchestra
- Rossini: "Introduction, Theme and Variations" (Daniel Park - HS contest winner)
- Prokofiev: Lt. Kiji Suite
- Berlioz: Rakoczy March
- Respighi: Pines of Rome (this is the only piece I play on, but it has perhaps the nicest clarinet solo in the orchestral literature)
Admission: free
Dexter High School
2200 N Parker Rd
Dexter MI 48130

Saturday April 21, 2007, 8 - 11 PM
Folk dance party. With live music by The Ethnic Connection
Balkan and Israeli line dancing, played by The Ethnic Connection. No partner needed. Beginners welcome. (No teaching, but easy dances at the beginning, and you can watch and follow along.)
Admission: $6.
The Barn at Gretchen's House
2625 Traver Blvd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Saturday, April 7, 2007
Private Wedding - Russian Bride, Hungarian Groom
Nan Nelson, Bruce Sagan, Dave Gitterman, Ralph Katz
Vitosha Haus
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
This turned into a Ukranian song fest - I think the guests had a great time.

Saturday March 24, 2007, 8 - 11 PM
Folk dance party. With live music by The Ethnic Connection
Balkan and Israeli line dancing, played by The Ethnic Connection. No partner needed. Beginners welcome. (No teaching, but easy dances at the beginning, and you can watch and follow along.)
Admission: $6.
The Barn at Gretchen's House
2625 Traver Blvd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Sunday March 11, 2007, 2007, 3 - 5PM
Orchestra concert: Dexter Community Orchestra
- Sibelius: Finlandia
- Mozart: Concerto No. 21 for Piano (Dmitri Vorobiev, soloist)
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
Admission: free
Dexter High School
2200 N Parker Rd
Dexter MI 48130

Saturday February 3, 2007, 8 - 11 PM
Folk dance party, with live music by The Ethnic Connection
Balkan and Israeli line dancing, played by The Ethnic Connection. No partner needed. Beginners welcome. (No teaching, but easy dances at the beginning, and you can watch and follow along.)
Admission: $6.
The Barn at Gretchen's House
2625 Traver Blvd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105

January 6, 2007 7-11 PM
Contra and International Dancing, with live music by Twas Brillig and the Mazel Tovs
International 7 - 8PM
Contra 8 - 11PM
1st Saturday Contra Dance: Ann Arbor Council for Traditional Music and Dance.Contra dancing with callers Drake Meadow and Don Theyken.
No partner needed; all dances taught; beginners welcome. Wear cool, casual clothes and comfy, flat-soled shoes.
Preceeded by a Potluck dinner at 5PM.
Admission: $9; AACTMAD members, $8; students, $5.
Pittsfield Grange
3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
(1 mile south of I-94)
734-769-1052

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