Flint Symphony Orchestra: Zimmer, Copland & R. Strauss, pirates and heroes at Whiting Auditorium
Pirates, Lincoln and Don Quixote in one afternoon: the Flint Symphony Orchestra, led by Enrique Diemecke, plays Whiting Auditorium in Flint on Sunday, November 8, 2026, at 3 p.m.. Julian Schwarz is on cello, Bruce Bradley narrates, and students from Flint Youth Theatre join in. It's family-friendly, with tickets from $28.
Heroes, Legends and Tall Tales opens with Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer's suite from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, moves on to Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait narrated by Bruce Bradley, and closes with Richard Strauss's Don Quixote, brought to life by cellist Julian Schwarz and students from Flint Youth Theatre, directed by Samuel Richardson. Schwarz, born in 1991, made his concerto debut at 11 with the Seattle Symphony.
An Inside the Music pre-concert talk starts an hour before the performance, and students 13 and up get a Backstage Pass at intermission. Tickets start at $28, or $22 for Genesee County residents, fees included; students 10 and up get one free ticket with each adult ticket using promo code PIRATE. Whiting Auditorium is at 123 Whiting Street, Flint.
An Inside the Music pre-concert talk starts an hour before the performance, and students 13 and up get a Backstage Pass at intermission. Tickets start at $28, or $22 for Genesee County residents, fees included; students 10 and up get one free ticket with each adult ticket using promo code PIRATE. Whiting Auditorium is at 123 Whiting Street, Flint.
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Source: Flint Institute of Music (Capitol, Whiting, Flint Rep) ↗
Last successful source check: Sep 26, 2026, 2:54 PM