February 3, 2022
Our Mission
Richard Sherman
Richard Sherman
Welcome! We know you are here because you love high quality classical chamber music. Artistic Director Richard Sherman brought us a superb array of musical programs with outstanding musicians for our 1920-21 season. See last season listed on the Schedule tab above. We hope you enjoyed it!
This last year did not look like any other in our t
Welcome! We know you are here because you love high quality classical chamber music. Artistic Director Richard Sherman brought us a superb array of musical programs with outstanding musicians for our 1920-21 season. See last season listed on the Schedule tab above. We hope you enjoyed it!
This last year did not look like any other in our ten-year history, given that public gatherings were dramatically curtailed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Because the safety and well-being of our members, guests, and performers are our highest priority, the Friends of Absolute Music board has decided to offer livestream and live concerts.
Bringing them online and into your home will continue and we plan to return to live performances at Urban Beat Event Center. Our 2021-22 schedule is now posted.
Richard Sherman
Richard Sherman
Richard Sherman
Richard Sherman is the Founder and Artistic Director of Absolute Music.
He is professor of flute at the Michigan State University College of Music. Active as a soloist, orchestral musician, and recitalist, Sherman is a dynamic performer of outstanding dramatic power. He is principal flute with the Chautauqua (New York) Symphony Orchestra,
Richard Sherman is the Founder and Artistic Director of Absolute Music.
He is professor of flute at the Michigan State University College of Music. Active as a soloist, orchestral musician, and recitalist, Sherman is a dynamic performer of outstanding dramatic power. He is principal flute with the Chautauqua (New York) Symphony Orchestra, the International Chamber Orchestra of Puerto Rico, the Lansing Symphony Orchestra, and the Jackson Symphony Orchestra, and former principal flute with the Rochester (New York) Philharmonic Orchestra.
Our History
Richard Sherman
Our History
Absolute Music Chamber Series blends music with community by adapting the traditional European soiree format to a modern setting. The series developed from collaboration between Richard Sherman, Professor of Flute at Michigan State University and Kathy Holcomb, owner of Absolute Gallery in Old Town. Professor Sherman envisioned bringing
Absolute Music Chamber Series blends music with community by adapting the traditional European soiree format to a modern setting. The series developed from collaboration between Richard Sherman, Professor of Flute at Michigan State University and Kathy Holcomb, owner of Absolute Gallery in Old Town. Professor Sherman envisioned bringing classical music closer to the community. In Holcomb’s Absolute Gallery he found the setting for his vision: an intimate, acoustically superior space that could be transformed from gallery to performance hall, to a gathering place for informal discussion. Holcomb shared his vision, eager to bring music and vitality to Old Town, Lansing.
By 2017 the series had outgrown its original venue and settled into the newly opened UrbanBeat Events Center on Turner Street in Old Town.
Absolute Chamber Music Series
UrbanBeat Event Center
By 2017 the series had outgrown its original venue and settled into the newly opened UrbanBeat Events Center on Turner Street in Old Town. The venue can seat up to 120 patrons for live concerts and has provided an excellent settings for our Livestream concerts. UrbanBeat Event Center is located at 1213 Turner Street in Old Town, Lansing.
