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Renowned composer & pianist JIM BRICKMAN
added to Miller Auditorium's 40th Anniversary Season Lineup
Acclaimed songwriter and pianist, Jim Brickman, brings his Holiday Tour to Miller Auditorium in Kalamazoo for one performance only on Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. Single tickets will go on sale at a later date, but discounted tickets are now available as part of a Miller Auditorium season subscription.
Jim Brickman revolutionized the sound of Adult Contemporary music with his pop-style solo piano and the romantic popular song—and now his celebrated Holiday Tour is coming to Miller Auditorium. Brickman’s remarkable career includes six Gold and Platinum selling albums, a Grammy® nomination and several song writing awards. Along with his career highlights, Brickman’s best-known compositions include the chart-toppers “Valentine” and “The Gift.” A past performer with the Gilmore Keyboard Festival, Brickman has received international acclaim as a concert performer.
Among his many accomplishments, Brickman held the top three spots on Billboard’s New Age chart for his albums The Disney Songbook, Grace and Greatest Hits in November 2005. Brickman has also established a reputation for his collaborations with many gifted musical artists that include: Martina McBride, Michael W. Smith, Kenny Loggins, Carly Simon, Herb Alpert, Collin Raye, Pam Tillis, Michael Bolton, Donny Osmond and Olivia Newton-John.
He has been equally successful in other artistic endeavors, including a weekly syndicated radio show, Your Weekend with Jim Brickman, and two best-selling books of essays, Simple Things and Love Notes: 101 Lessons from the Heart. Brickman performed at ABC’s Gala for the President at Ford’s Theatre, was music correspondent for NBC’s Today, and hosted the A&E special Winter Solstice on Ice.
Jim Brickman’s special holiday performance will charm fans of all ages. Discounted tickets to the December 11, 2008 performance, along with discounted tickets to the previously announced season addition, Video Games Live, are available now as part of a Miller Auditorium season subscription. Regular ticket prices range $75 to $39.75 for the Jim Brickman Holiday Tour and from $52.50 to $25 for Video Games Live. For more information or to subscribe today call (269) 387-2300 or (800) 228-9858, click here to download an order form, or stop by the Miller Auditorium Ticket Office.
Desmond Tutu Returns to Kalamazoo July 24
UPDATE: Seating for this event is no longer available.
Kalamazoo, Mich.—Desmond Tutu, recipient of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize, will share his thoughts on compassion and community 7 p.m. Thursday, July 24, 2008 at Miller Auditorium on the campus of Western Michigan University. Doors open at 6:15 p.m.
This free, public event sponsored by the Fetzer Institute is appropriate for all ages, especially high school and beyond. While the event is free, seating is reserved and tickets are required for entry. Tickets will be available starting June 5 in person at the Miller Auditorium Ticket Office, or by phone at (269) 387-2300 or toll-free at (800) 228-9858. Summer hours for the Miller Auditorium Ticket Office are Monday through Friday, 11 a.m.—3 p.m. Individuals are limited to no more than six tickets, and groups are limited to no more than 30.
Desmond Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 in recognition of his courage and heroism as a unifying leader in the campaign to resolve apartheid in South Africa.
Tutu retired as Archbishop of Cape Town in 1996 and then served as chairman of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The mandate of the commission, headed by President Nelson Mandela, was to bear witness to, record, and in some cases grant amnesty to the perpetrators of crimes relating to human rights violations, reparation and rehabilitation.
This event continues the conversation that Fetzer Institute President and CEO Tom Beech began last summer in a similar public event with Archbishop Tutu. Beech noted, “Desmond Tutu personifies compassion and forgiveness, and the Institute is pleased to be able to bring him once again to the Kalamazoo community.”
The Fetzer Institute’s mission, to foster awareness of the power of love and forgiveness in the emerging global community, rests on its conviction that efforts to address the critical issues facing the world must go beyond political, social and economic strategies to their psychological and spiritual roots. The Institute works with global leaders, organizations and individuals to bring the power of love and forgiveness to the center of individual, community and organizational life.
