Dearing Concert Duo

10/02/2024

Tigers ball in October in MI

08/11/2024

We did a studio class outside yesterday and a student captured what he called “action shots”

08/03/2024

Have to have a little fun after a conference in Albuquerque

07/29/2024

How we vaca. Hope you are all having a great summer 24

07/27/2024

Returned from a week away in the Canadian woods to provide music for a memorial service for a woman who was a board member of the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings.

07/27/2024

Warming up for a gig this morning took a little longer after a week away 😉

06/26/2024

Steve busted out the steel string to sing and play a tune by Tom Petty with Abha for our Flower Communion service, our last working Sunday as CoDirs of Music Ministry for the 2023/24 church year.
We take great pride in creating a music program that, through diversity of genre finds music that’s as-close-to-perfect fit with the message of the given Sunday, and enlivening the spirit among those souls both in the sanctuary and watching from a screen over the internet.
Having a safe space where one with talent can express themselves, and encouraging congregants to share their talents with others through music is something we strive for at BUC.
There is no such thing as perfection, but aiming for it each week and feeling bolstered in the process through the love we have received over the combined 36 years, makes the crazy job of church musician worthwhile.

05/20/2024

First gig with the new axe at a historic home in Detroit with great acoustics

05/18/2024

First gig, a house concert in Palmer Park, with the new axe

05/01/2024

Steven’s new axe. I’ve been waiting a few years for this one. She’s still in Canada and I can’t wait to get her home and into my paws.

04/29/2024

Sacred summer studio space

03/25/2024

I get asked by my wife to play a musical once a year. I used to whine about it because I’m not a fan of the genre overall. But..I learn so much each time, and it makes me think so differently. PLUS my wife and I get to work together.

03/20/2024

Super cool to hear how far these students have come in a short amount of time

03/17/2024

What a thrill to play for so many people (about 3000 over the last 4 days) alongside so many great players. And my darling keeping the stage and us in the pit all together.
My band also played for the service at Birmingham Unitarian church this morning. Now it’s time for a little sip. Cheers everyone ❤️❤️❤️❤️

02/01/2024

Hello, Music Lovers!

Here’s your invitation to a sweet soiree of chamber music at Birmingham Unitarian Church—live or online by Zoom—on Friday, February 9th. Our HeartSounds concert will warm up your night with selections from several countries and composers, performed expertly by Abha Dearing (voice) Mira Walker (piano), and Steven Dearing (classical guitar). All three are award-winning professionals who delight those familiar with BUC and the wider music community on a regular basis; learn more about their careers in the links below. The BUC Sanctuary is known for wonderful multi-platform acoustics and an intimate atmosphere that performers and their audiences appreciate. All are welcome and we hope to see you!

Please join us, either in person or via Zoom. Donation is $20/person at the door, or by Zoom registration here.

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAqcuqqrTgiH9djCOl5tSi19eFTftRlmTSa #/registration

Birmingham Unitarian Church is at 8651 Woodward Ave. just north of Lone Pine Rd. in Bloomfield Hills, MI.

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: HeartSounds concert. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

01/26/2024

A prelude to Valentine’s Day featuring European romantic music 7:30, Friday Feb 9, just off the corner of Woodward and Lone Pine. Proceeds to the Music fund at BUC

01/16/2024

here is a video to warm you up on this frigid day, a song sung in Spanish by E. Granados featuring soprano Abha Dearing and classical guitarist Steven Dearing

number 10/12 from the song cycle of Tonadillas by Enrique Granados, transcribed by G Nestor, sung in Spanish by Abha Dearing and accompanied on classical gui...