SUMMER SONGS: AN OUTDOOR CONCERT

JULY 30, 2026

7:00 PM

DAHLEM CENTER

FREE ADMISSION

Join the Jackson Symphony Orchestra and Dahlem for a FREE outdoor concert performance! Bring your own lawn chair or blanket and sit under the trees or out in the grass and listen to a selection of summer songs performed by a Jackson Symphony Orchestra mixed winds ensemble. The performance will be held outdoors at the Dahlem Environmental Education Center pavilion, 7117 South Jackson Road, at 7pm. Please feel free to arrive early and enjoy a walk on the trails, play at the nature playscape, or stop by the exhibit room and gift shop.

*Due to the concert being outdoors, please follow JSO and Dahlem on social media for performance updates if there is inclement weather.

Bryan Guarnuccio
Flute

Dr. Bryan Guarnuccio is an educator, performer, collaborative pianist, and music arranger based in mid-Michigan. As an educator he enjoys teaching flute, piano, and oboe lessons to students of all ages and abilities including adult students who have stepped away from music and are returning for their own enrichment. Bryan is also part of the flute faculty at the Flint Institute of Music. He has previously taught music theory, counterpoint, and aural skills to college students from many different backgrounds including hobbyists, music minors, and music majors.

As a performer Bryan loves chamber music of all varieties as well as orchestral playing. He has been contracted in Lansing Symphony since 2010 and frequently performance with the Kalamazoo, Flint, and Southwest Michigan Symphonies on both flute and piccolo. He also enjoys accompanying performers of all levels and can seen coaching and playing piano for instrumental recitals, solo and ensemble competitions, and both school and church choirs.

Chris Wheeler
Oboe

Oboist Chris Wheeler enjoys a bustling freelance career throughout Michigan; he is currently principal oboe of the Michigan Philharmonic, second oboe of the Dearborn and Adrian Symphonies, and subs with many other orchestras around Michigan. He is also active as a chamber musician as a founding member of the Pure Winds woodwind quintet. As a teacher, Chris is Lecturer of Oboe at the University of Michigan-Flint and Adjunct Instructor of Oboe at Hillsdale College.

He completed Master’s degrees in both oboe performance and chamber music, studying with Nancy Ambrose King at the University of Michigan. He previously studied with Allan Vogel, former principal oboe of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, at the California Institute of Arts (CalArts) for his Bachelor of Fine Arts in oboe performance. While at CalArts, he was also an exchange student at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, studying oboe with Stephen West and composition with Gareth Williams. His other major oboe teachers include Gretchen Morse and Stuart Horn.

Dominic Hayes
Horn

Dominic Hayes is an active orchestral and freelance hornist based in Michigan. Dominic is Principal Horn of the Adrian Symphony Orchestra, the Michigan Philharmonic, and the Dearborn Symphony Orchestra. He also regularly performs with many orchestras in the area, including the Ann Arbor, Kalamazoo, Jackson, Flint, Toledo, and Battle Creek symphonies.

As a soloist he has performed at the CHIME Festival at the University of Chicago and at the Society of Composers Inc. National Conference, premiering new solo and chamber works for the horn. He also performed as a soloist with the Michigan Philharmonic in 2024, performing Mozart’s Concert Rondo K. 371. Dominic can be heard as a soloist and chamber musician on multiple albums, including Pure Winds Quintet (Orpheus Classical), First Impressions (Navona Records), Sila: The Breath of the World (Cantaloupe Music), and Dark Matters Album (Innova Recordings).

In addition to performing, Dominic is an active educator. His private students span a large spectrum of age and experience, from beginners to adults. Many of his students have received top accolades, including placing top awards at Solo & Ensemble and performing at All State as well as many other Honors Bands. Dominic is currently the Horn Instructor at the Flint School of Performing Arts.

Erin Dowler
Clarinet

Dr. Erin Dowler is a clarinetist, music educator, and arts administrator based in Michigan. She currently serves as Principal Clarinet with the Oakland Symphony Orchestra and Second Clarinet with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra. As a freelance musician, she has performed with orchestras throughout Michigan, including the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Marquette Symphony, Jackson Symphony, Warren Symphony, and the Michigan Philharmonic. An avid chamber musician, Erin frequently performs with Pure Winds Woodwind Quintet, and is often featured in various other chamber ensembles as part of the Lansing Symphony Musician’s Series concerts. She is also a founding member of the Bella Clarinet Quartet, who are currently completing a recording project of clarinet quartets written by women composers.

Dr. Dowler is the Instructor of Clarinet at the Oakland University School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, and continues to provide private lessons and masterclasses to middle school and high school students throughout Michigan. Fueled by her passion for education, Erin recently commissioned Sonatina for the Inner Child by Nadine B. Silverman with the goal of adding a new work to the clarinet’s pre-college and early undergraduate repertoire.

Erin is actively involved in arts advocacy and non-profit work in the city of Detroit. Currently, she serves as a Detroit Strategy Specialist at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, working to expand the DSO’s participation in the growth and well-being of Detroit by supporting early childhood education, school music programs, workforce development, and community events. Erin also previously worked in administrative roles at the MSU Community Music School – Detroit, allowing her multiple avenues to connect and collaborate with musicians, educators, community members, and students within the city.

Natalie Law
Bassoon

Dr. Natalie Law is a bassoonist and educator best known as the creator of Building a Bassoonist, an online resource serving bassoonists around the world. She combines a passion for performance with a deep commitment to teaching, working with students of all ages and levels to help them build confidence, develop their skills, and find joy in music-making.

Natalie previously served as Principal Bassoonist of the Great Falls Symphony and their resident quintet, the Chinook Winds, in Great Falls, Montana. She performs with orchestras throughout Michigan and has been featured as a clinician and recitalist at institutions and events such as the Midwest Clinic and the International Double Reed Society Conference.

She earned her Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees in bassoon performance from Michigan State University, and her bachelor’s degrees in performance and music education from the University of Montana. Her primary teachers include Michael Kroth, Dorian Antipa, Elizabeth Crawford, and Jennifer Cavanaugh.

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