International music is on the horizon in the coming fortnight, highlighted by the first appearance in the region of Turkish folk singer Aysenur Kolivar. The singer and equal rights advocate and her band will be in residency in Adrian starting Sunday.

Concerts and workshops are scheduled daily around the Lenawee County city, with the final concert set for 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6 in Croswell Opera House.

“This is a wonderful opportunity for a new musical experience,” said Jere Righter, Croswell artistic director.

“Aysenur Kolivar’s music is lyrical and beautiful, and it’s a style that we don’t often get to hear. Anyone who loves hearing the way people around the world express themselves through music will enjoy her visit.”

Born in the tea-growing Black Sea region of Turkey called Anatolia, Kolivar sang early, then became socially active during her studies at Bogazici University in Istanbul. She joined Kardes Turkuler (Ballads of Fraternity), an ensemble using music to promote peace among increasingly restive ethnic groups in the huge country.

She has gained national and now international attention for her distinctive and authentic throaty traditional vocal style, her lyricism, and the substance and beauty of songs she writes. Her list of recordings continues to grow.

In 2001, Kolivar founded Dalepe Nena (Sisters’ Voice) for female musicians. She also is a soloist and researcher on the Helesa Project, collecting and performing folk music from the Black Sea region. She teaches Turkish language and is a PhD candidate in musicology and music theory at Istanbul Technical University.

Kolivar and her group are on the Caravanseri tour organized by Arts Midwest World Fest.

“Arts Midwest’s goal is to make meaningful and lasting impressions on the communities that host this program,” said David Fraher, president and CEO of the Minneapolis-based nonprofit organization.

“We think weeklong residencies can offer so much more than one-day visits. There are more opportunities to truly connect with each other whether through workshops in schools, concerts in the greater community, or through social gatherings. We want this to be a rich experience for the entire community.”

Scheduled appearances by Kolivar and her musicians will begin with a 6:30 p.m. Monday session in the Adrian District Library, 143 E. Maumee St.; continue at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Maria Hall of the Adrian Dominican Sisters campus, 1257 E. Siena Heights Dr., and include a 7:30 p.m. appearance Nov. 5 at the Hudson Area Schools in the Middle/​High School media center, North Maple Grove Avenue in Hudson.

The only paid event will be the final concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Croswell, where tickets are $5-$10.

■ Music of Switzerland is on the program for the Toledo Swiss Singers fall concert, “Yodelicious,” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7 in the Chalet at Oak Shade Grove, 3624 Seaman Rd., Oregon.

This will be the first local appearance of this prizewinning vocal group since it swept the awards at last summer’s Saengerfest in Wisconsin.

The choir has brightened the soundscape of Toledo since its founding in 1869. Micah Graber directs the choir.

A special feature of the upcoming concert will be the chance to learn the art of yodeling.

A feast of Swiss food will be available for purchase in the hall starting at 5:30 p.m.

Dancing to the music of Dan Welch will follow the performance.

Tickets for the total package are $6-$12 at the door, although reservations are recommended at 419-206-0975.

■ A program featuring the rarely sung Frostiana, a cycle of songs written by Randall Thompson with text by poet Robert Frost is just ahead in a 2 p.m. concert Sunday at First Baptist Church of Greater Toledo, 6520 Pilliod Rd., Holland.

Betsy Bellavia and Lincoln Chui, graduate students at Bowling Green State University, will lead choruses and perform solos at this free event.

■ The Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD series will continue at 12:55 Saturday with a production of Wagner’s Tannhauser at Franklin Park and Fallen Timbers Rave Cinemas. Tickets are $24 at the box office.

■ Great Performances in the Great Gallery at the Toledo Museum of Art will bring vocalists Denise Ritter Bernardini, Laura Reaper, and Graber together for a recital at 3 p.m. Sunday.

Returning for a 3 p.m. performance Nov. 8 will be New York pianist Lisa Moore. Moore is featured keyboardist on a new recording, Mad Rush: Piano Music of Philip Glass, and cuts from the album are on the program.

Both concerts are free.

■ Monday Musicale’s free public program at 1 p.m. Monday will be held in Epworth United Methodist Church, 4855 W. Central Ave. 

Performers will be the Moody Flutes, vocalist Sonia Perez with Omaldo Perez accompanying, and pianists Pam Stover, Bonnie Rowe, and Heidi Clausius.

■ Trinity Episcopal Church will launch its performance series with a chamber music concert presenting up and coming talent from the Toledo School for the Arts. Performances are set for 1:30 p.m. Nov. 8 and 7 p.m. Nov. 11 in the church at Adams and St. Clair streets.

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First Published October 29, 2015, 4:00 a.m.