Muskegon, Michigan, Sept. 1, 2015, — Friday, Oct. 2, West Michigan Symphony begins its 2015-16 concert season with a concert titled East Meets West, at Muskegon’s Frauenthal Theater. West Michigan Symphony and Music Director Scott Speck unite music from three continents beginning with American composer Austin Wintory, then welcoming Chinese music to Muskegon with pipa […]
Muskegon, Michigan, Aug. 31, 2015 – Jazz vocalist Edye Evans Hyde will be appearing at The Block, West Michigan Symphony’s alternative performance venue, Friday, Sept. 25. This fall West Michigan favorite Edye Evans Hyde comes to The Block in downtown Muskegon. Hyde will deliver an evening of jazz favorites alongside her band which includes Terry […]
MUSEKGON, MI – Aug. 5, 2015 – West Michigan Symphony (WMS) will host a fundraiser event for its music education programs called Strings, Sings, Moo, Zoo at Hampton Green Farm in Fruitport, 5440 E. Farr Road, Friday, Sept. 17, 5:30 to 9 p.m. The event will begin with self-guided tours of the Hampton Green stables […]
MUSKEGON, MI – Aug. 12, 2015, West Michigan Symphony’s Director of Education and Community Outreach, Karen Vander Zanden, has spent close to a decade creating music education programs for youth. This fall she will bring the newest program she created, called Click Clack Moosic, to Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI. Vander Zanden […]
Muskegon, Michigan, June 1, 2015, — West Michigan Symphony’s 2015-16 concert series highlights an exciting lineup of classic and contemporary music and guest artists, plus a special engagement of the musical-comedy duo, Igudesman and Joo. The West Michigan Symphony and Music Director Scott Speck will open the season with Chinese Pipa virtuoso Wu Man, playing […]
Muskegon, Michigan, May 20, 2015 – Friday, June 5, Music Director Scott Speck and the West Michigan Symphony close their 75th anniversary season with a piece that, as was the case in their opening concert, pairs expansive orchestral arrangements with choral voices in Gustav Holst’s “The Planets.” Music Director Scott Speck had this to say […]
Muskegon, Michigan, May 21, 2015 – Saturday, June 6, The Block in downtown Muskegon will present an evening of chamber music titled “Gregorian. Family. Strings.” In the final concert of its 2014-15 season, the West Michigan Symphony’s small performance venue called The Block, will feature West Michigan Symphony principal cellist Alicia Gregorian Sawyers, joined by […]
Muskegon, Michigan, April 28, 2015 – West Michigan Symphony Children’s Choir (WMSCC) will hold spring auditions for the 2015-16 season Tuesday, May 19. WMSCC partners with West Michigan Symphony in the performance of orchestral works that include children’s voices, offering choral training and experience to school children throughout the lakeshore. The Choir focuses on establishing […]
Muskegon, Michigan, April 16, 2015 – Friday, May 15, piano virtuoso Charlie Albright will appear as a guest artist with the West Michigan Symphony (WMS) in a concert that features Nordic composers, and May 16 the famous pianist will give a solo recital at The Block. The Friday evening concert titled Following the Nordic Sun, […]
Muskegon, Michigan, March 13, 2015 – Saturday, April 18, Neil Jacobs will perform breathtaking compositions on his traditional 12-string guitars. His performance is an exotic hybrid of Gypsy jazz, flamenco and Eastern European folk music. Jacobs will share amazing stories of world travels and improbable life experiences. With music influenced by travels with the Gypsies […]
