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Calendar
2025
April 6
"Faure Requiem"
The Symphony Chorale & Chamber Orchestra
Michael Shirtz, conductor
4:00 p.m. | St. Mary's Catholic Church, Sandusky, Ohio
Tickets & Information
April 30
An Evening with Laura Brunner & Michael Shirtz
6:00 p.m. & 8:30pm Shows | Ginger Rabbit Jazz Lounge, Columbus, Ohio
Tickets & Information
June 8
Chautauqua Gospel Experience
Featuring Johnny Parker & Michael Shirtz
Concert, 7:00 p.m. | Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside, Ohio
Information
June 9-13
Chautauqua Jazz Week
Featuring the Bobby Floyd Trio, Evelyn Wright, Chris Coles, Sam Blakeslee, 3D Jazz Trio, Bria Skonberg & the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, hosted by Michael Shirtz
Orchestra Hall & Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside, Ohio
Information
June 23-27
OSU Vocal Arts Camp
Weeklong Camp with OSU music faculty | The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Information & Registration
July 7-9
Musical Theatre Intensive Workshop
Musical Theatre Summer Camp Experience | Lakeside, Chautauqua, Lakeside, Ohio
Information & Enrollment
July 20-22
Chautauqua Choral Festival: In Faith, Through Music
Featuring Dan Forrest's "Requiem for the Living"
Chautauqua Festival Chorus & Chamber Orchestra
Michael Shirtz, conductor | Dr. Deforia Lane & Fr. Gregory Boyle, clinicians
Concert, July 22, 8:00 p.m. | Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside, Ohio
Tickets & Information
July 29-August 2
Jazz in the Berkshires
featuring Michael Shirtz, piano/vocals & George Michael, saxophone
Venfort Mansion Hall, Lenox, Massachusetts
Tickets & Information
August 7
Chautauqua National Historic Celebration & Concert
Chautauqua Choirs, Michael Shirtz, conductor
7:00 p.m. | Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside, Ohio
Information
August 17
Trouville East Jazz Festival
Michael Shirtz Trio and special guests
Trouville East, Columbus, Ohio
Tickets & Information
November 22 & 23
Songs of Thanksgiving Concert: "From Hope, Gratitude"
The Symphony Chorale, Michael Shirtz, conductor
7:30p.m. & 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
4:00 p.m. | Saw Mill Creek Resort, Huron, Ohio
Information & Tickets
2026
January 7-10
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 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
June 21
MidAmerica Productions presents "Faure's Requiem"
Michael Shirtz, conductor | New England Symphonic Ensemble
Carnegie Hall, New York, New York
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