Muskegon, Michigan, April 2, 2018—Concertgoers will be transported to exotic Argentina when West Michigan Symphony presents Tango Caliente on April 27 at the Frauenthal Theater. The concert will feature the leading Spanish-American soprano Camille Zamora, a singer who “blazes with passion,” according to Opera Magazine. Joining her will be four award-winning Argentinian dancers and acclaimed […]
Muskegon, Michigan, March 21, 2018 — Music from Bach to The Beatles will be featured by the 40-plus young musicians of Debut Strings, performing in concert at The Block in downtown Muskegon this Sunday afternoon. A program of West Michigan Symphony and The Block, Debut Strings is a student orchestra for beginning and intermediate level […]
Muskegon, Michigan, Dec. 4, 2017 — Music Director Scott Speck will present a program of Germanic classics by youthful prodigies on the next concert of the West Michigan Symphony, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 12 in the Frauenthal Theater. The featured work will be the Horn Concerto no. 1 by Richard Strauss, written at the […]
Muskegon, Michigan, Nov. 7, 2017 – Muskegon’s West Michigan Symphony takes a fresh look at holiday programming with their Dec. 15 Celtic Christmas concert featuring Irish vocalist Cathie Ryan and her band. WMS music director Scott Speck and the orchestra will join Ryan for the world premiere of a brand-new seasonal program that reflects her […]
Muskegon, Michigan, Nov. 6, 2017 – Muskegon’s West Michigan Symphony (WMS) will have a new executive director at the helm come the new year. After nearly a decade with Symphony Tacoma in Washington State, Andy Buelow has notified stakeholders that he will be joining the West Michigan Symphony in January as its new Executive Director […]
Muskegon, Michigan, Oct 10, 2017 – Percussionist and faculty of Central Michigan University’s school of music, Andrew Spencer, comes to Muskegon for two consecutive evenings of performances. Friday Nov. 10, he performs in West Michigan Symphony’s (WMS) “Enigma Variations” at the Frauenthal Theater and the following evening, Sat. Nov. 11, Spencer performs a percussion concert at […]
Muskegon, Michigan – The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) announced the approval of 477 grants totaling $10,677,184 in awards across the state with over $200,000 of those funds going to organizations in Muskegon county. Overall, grants were awarded to organizations in 56 Michigan counties of which Muskegon County garnered seven. MCACA stated […]
Muskegon, Michigan, Sept. 22, 2017 – Muskegon’s West Michigan Symphony is bringing Cuban pianist Aldo López Gavilán to the Hart Public Schools Auditorium, Tuesday Sept. 26 at 2:00 pm, to play a special performance for children from area schools. López-Gavilán’s recital will feature original compositions that combine Cuban musical traditions with other influences from around […]
Muskegon, Michigan, June 27, 2017 – Muskegon’s West Michigan Symphony kicks off its 78th season with a slate of concerts that continues the Classical Music for Everyone theme, bringing classical music from around the world including works by Gershwin, Revel, Mendelssohn, Dvorak, Brahms and more. The pops season also has an international flair with Irish […]
Muskegon, Michigan, May 10, 2017 — West Michigan Symphony’s 16-17 concert season closes May 19 with a concert titled Rachmaninoff no. 3. Conducted by WMS music director Scott Speck, the Friday evening concert brings the long-awaited Olga Kern to the Frauenthal stage to play Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor. Gold Medal winner of […]
