The Dearing Concert Duo is a top-rated, six-time Detroit Music Award-winning classical music duo based in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Steven Dearing (classical guitar) and Abha Dearing (soprano voice and flute) perform at weddings, concerts, and special events across metro Detroit and southeastern Michigan. With a perfect 5-star rating from over 50 verified reviews and more than 25 years of professional performance experience, the Dearing Concert Duo ranks among the highest-rated wedding musicians in Michigan.
- 6 Detroit Music Awards including “Outstanding Classical Ensemble”
- 5-star rated with 50+ verified reviews from wedding clients and concert attendees
- Featured on Detroit PBS “BackStage Pass” and praised by the Detroit Free Press, NPR (WDET), and Hour Magazine
- International concert artists who have performed across the US, Canada, and Europe
The Dearings met in the music department at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, and formed the duo in 1998. They quickly became one of the most sought-after wedding ceremony musicians in the Farmington Hills, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Troy, and greater metro Detroit area.
Their first recording, Take One, engineered by Bruce Gigax, caught the attention of critics in both the US and Canada. The Dearings were soon heard in the living rooms of millions via Detroit PBS‘s “BackStage Pass.” Upon release of their second CD “Snapshots of South America,” the Duo began touring throughout the United States and Canada, and made their European debut during the summer of 2002 with eight concerts, including the Cheltenham International Music Festival.
Abha is an award-winning spinto soprano who has performed on three continents since age 5. Trained in both Western classical and Indian classical styles of singing, she is also a gifted flutist. Steven produces a warm tone and strong technique, performing as both a solo guitarist and accompanist. He has performed concerti with orchestras in the US and Canada.
The Dearing Concert Duo performs at concert halls, universities, churches, art museums, wedding venues, and private events throughout Farmington Hills, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Troy, Royal Oak, Ann Arbor, and all of southeastern Michigan.
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What Critics and Clients Say
“Your artistic performance at this (Organization of American States) served to showcase Canadian talent and culture to over 1000 guests in attendance…Delegates and I were most impressed with your performance. My congratulations to you.”
Lloyd Axworthy, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada
“You will come away very impressed by the Duo.”
John Guinn, Oakland Press
“What makes the music sing is the Dearing’s lovely tonal blend, secure phrasing and the way Steven’s clean articulation and steady rhythm lays the foundation for Abha’s warm approach to melody. The sound world is elegantly formal…while the duet sports a seductively intimate blend…”
Mark Stryker, Detroit Free Press
“Steven’s (solos) are among the instrumental delights. Abha sings in a beautiful soprano…richly textured…passionate…Marvelous program of duets…there is definitely artistic dialogue going on here.”
Ted Shaw, Windsor Star
“The DCD transports listeners to a different time and space…and transform the very air around them with a gentle magic that allows the music to come alive. The beautiful textures and tones convince the listener that there’s much more going on than one guitar and one flute. The sounds and colors fill the spaces, pulling the listener into a peaceful daydream.”
Ralph Valdez, NPR station WDET
“…technically assured and rhythmically sprightly…Polished, dynamic performances.”
George Bulanda, Hour Magazine