GREAT LAKES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA PERFORMS ‘AMERICANA’

Helen Hanchin (center) a 19-year-old, multiple award-winning flautist from Charlevoix, performs during the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra’s “Americana” concert June 5 at Hall Auditorium in Bay View. The concert included classics by Gershwin and Copland, along with world premieres by local composers and young Americans. Hanchin was featured in a Mozart concerto for flute and orchestra. The orchestra, which is celebrating its 20th year, was one of 10 American orchestras to be honored by the League of American Orchestras this year, and received the opportunity for a recorded version of the “Americana” performance to be shown this week at the league's 76th annual national conference. The orchestra’s next concert, scheduled for 7 p.m. July 20 at Great Lakes Center for the Arts in Bay Harbor, will feature “The Beatles vs. The Four Seasons” and showcase Canadian Brass trumpeter Brandon Ridenour. Tickets are available at www.glcorchestra.org or by calling (231) 487-0010. COURTESY PHOTO