In the third installment of Schoolcraft College’s 2011-12 Friday Evening Music Series, three local performers will pay homage to “America’s Wartime Sweethearts,” the Andrews Sisters, on Friday, March 23, 2011 at 8 p.m. The concert will be held in the Presentation Room of the VisTaTech Center, located on the college’s main campus in Livonia, Haggerty Road between Six and Seven Mile Roads. Tickets are $20 per person, $10 for students.
Wendy Bloom, Elizabeth Major, and Monica Swartout-Bebow have received rave reviews for tribute performances of the Andrews Sisters, one of the country’s first widely recognized female singing groups.
Wendy Bloom, mezzo soprano, has a diverse artistic background that includes opera, oratorio, early music, chamber music, choral music, recitals, cabaret, and musical theatre. Her concert appearances have included performances with choral organizations throughout Michigan.
Soprano Elizabeth Manor has appeared as soloist with the Chicago, Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor and Illinois Symphonies and sung principal roles with the Lake George Opera Festival, Connecticut and Minnesota Operas. She is currently on the faculty of Adrian College.
Monica Swarout-Bebow, mezzo soprano, started her career singing jazz and cabaret and continues to appear at club and concert venues in the Midwest, including Davenport’s in Chicago, the Kerrytown Concert House in Detroit, and the Toledo Museum of Art. She is currently an adjunct professor of voice at Eastern Michigan University.
The final performance of the 2011-12 Friday Evening Music Series will feature pianist Lori Sims on April 20. To order tickets visit www.scboxoffice.com or for more information on this or any of Schoolcraft College’s other music programs visit  www.schoolcraft.edu/music or call the Music Office at 734-462-4403.
The Friday Evening Music Series is sponsored by the Schoolcraft College Foundation and the Music Department, bringing world-renowned musicians to the Schoolcraft College campus. Schoolcraft College is a public two-year college, offering classes at the Livonia campus, at the Radcliff Center in Garden City and online at schoolcraft.edu.