On Wed., Mar. 20, 2013, four accomplished members of the Schoolcraft College Music Department's faculty will perform a free concert at noon in the VisTaTech Center, located on the college's main campus in Livonia, on Haggerty Road between Six and Seven Mile Roads.

Applied Piano instructor Stijn De Cock has been a major prize winner in multiple competitions, including the Los Angeles International Liszt Competition. DeCock graduated with highest distinction from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels in 2004. He received his master’s degree from the University of Michigan where he is currently pursuing a doctorate of musical arts.

Paul Michalsen is director of the Wind Ensemble at the college. He is an educator, musician and clinician who has performed across the United States and Great Britain and is the founding director of the Plymouth Brass Ensemble, a professional performance ensemble.

Barton Polot is a versatile instructor at the college where he teaches music theory and ear training, electronic music composition and is responsible for the music technology program. He is a widely-known national clinician, lecturer and author on applications of technology in music education and currently serves as the director of the college's unique Synthesizer Ensemble.

Riccardo Selva has performed in the United States and in Europe as a soloist in both the classical and jazz idioms. He is an active performer, composer, educator, and recording artist in both the Detroit and Chicago music communities. Currently he serves as the director of jazz studies at the college where he conducts the college's Jazz Ensemble and instructs the Jazz Combo program.

This concert is part of the college’s annual Free Noon Concert Series. The final performances for the series will be Wed., Apr. 10 featuring the Miche'le Ramo Group and violinist Kirk Toth on Wed., Apr. 24. For more information about these or other concerts, or any of Schoolcraft College's other music programs and events, call 734-462-4403 or visit www.schoolcraft.edu/music.