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Calendar
2025
November 22
Songs of Thanksgiving Concert: "From Hope, Gratitude"
The Symphony Chorale, Michael Shirtz, conductor
7:30p.m. | St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Sandusky, Ohio
Information & Tickets
November 23
Songs of Thanksgiving Concert: "From Hope, Gratitude"
The Symphony Chorale, Michael Shirtz, conductor
4:00 p.m. | St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Sandusky, Ohio
Information & Tickets
December 14
Holiday Pops Festival Concert
Firelands Symphony Orchestra & Chorale
Carl Topilow & Michael Shirtz, conductors
2:30 p.m. | Saw Mill Creek Resort, Huron, Ohio
Information & Tickets
December 14
Holiday Pops Festival Concert
Firelands Symphony Orchestra & Chorale
Carl Topilow & Michael Shirtz, conductors
6:30 p.m. | Saw Mill Creek Resort, Huron, Ohio
Information & Tickets
2026
January 4-11
Jazz Education Network Conference
Hyatt Regency, New Orleans, LA
Information
January 24
Cleveland Jazz Orchestra
featuring Evelyn Wright & Michael Shirtz | Hosted by Bill Rudman
7:30 p.m. | Maltz Performing Arts Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Information & Tickets
February 15
"Intonations & Italia"
Firelands Symphony Orchestra & Chorale
Carl Topilow & Michael Shirtz, conductors
4:00pm | Saw Mill Creek Resort, Huron, Ohio
Information & Tickets
February 26-March 1
Mary Poppins The Musical
Michael Shirtz, conductor
Ernsthausen Performing Arts, Norwalk, OH
Information
March 15
"Fauré's Requiem"
Terra State Concert Choir, Michael Shirtz, guest conductor
4:00pm | St. John's Evangelic Lutheran Church, Oak Harbor, Ohio
Information & Tickets
April 19
"Anything Can Happen" Celebrating 100 Years of Broadway
Firelands Symphony Chorale, Michael Shirtz, conductor
4:00pm | Ernsthausen Performing Arts Center, Norwalk, Ohio
Information & Tickets
May 31
Chautauqua Gospel Experience
Featuring Johnny Parker & Michael Shirtz
Concert, 7:00 p.m. | Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside, Ohio
Information
June 9-12
Chautauqua Jazz Week
Featuring the Emmet Cohen, Bobby Floyd, Maggie Green, Theron Brown and hosted by Michael Shirtz
Orchestra Hall & Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside, Ohio
Information
June 12-14
OSU Vocal Arts Camp
Weeklong Camp with OSU music faculty | The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Information & Registration
June 18-21
MidAmerica Productions presents "Faure's Requiem"
Michael Shirtz, conductor | New England Symphonic Ensemble & Festival Chorus
Carnegie Hall, New York, New York
Information
July 21-24
Musical Theatre Intensive Workshop
Musical Theatre Summer Camp Experience | Lakeside, Chautauqua, Lakeside, Ohio
Information & Enrollment
July 25-28
Hymns in America Symposium
Michael Shirtz, conductor / clinician
Lakeside Chautauqua, Lakeside, Ohio
Information
July 26
Chautauqua National Historic Celebration & Concert
Chautauqua Choirs, Michael Shirtz, conductor
7:00 p.m. | Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside, Ohio
Information
August 3-7
Jazz in the Berkshires
featuring Michael Shirtz, piano/vocals & George Michael, saxophone
Venfort Mansion Hall, Lenox, Massachusetts
Tickets & Information
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