Muskegon, Michigan, November 7, 2013 – Members of the Gaudete Brass Quintet will explore the process of creating great music in a chamber ensemble setting during a November performance at The Block. The GBQ, which is one of the few brass quintets in the world exclusively committed to performing serious brass chamber music, will perform […]
Concert Features 24 Members of the Internationally Beloved Choir Muskegon, Michigan, October 28, 2013 – The Vienna Boys Choir is returning to Muskegon for a special one-night concert on Thursday, Nov. 21. The West Michigan Symphony expects another sell-out crowd when 24 members of the internationally renowned choir return to the stage of the Frauenthal […]
Venezualan Pianist Will Also Perform a More Intimate Concert at The Block Nov. 3 Muskegon, Michigan, October 16, 2013 – Rousing, flamboyant and striking pieces will flood the Frauenthal Center for the Performing Arts on Nov. 1-2 as Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Martinez joins the West Michigan Symphony for the first Masterworks concert of the 2013-14 […]
Muskegon, Michigan, September 27, 2013 – The October concert lineup at The Block will allow you to take a musical trip around the world – without ever leaving West Michigan. The new music venue from West Michigan Symphony will unleash an explosion of genres – along with a series of tantalizing appetizers – during a […]
New space is designed to encourage ‘intimate’ gatherings. September 20, 2013 By Charlsie Dewey At the tail end of its 2012-2013 season, West Michigan Symphony opened its new performance space in the newly developed Russell Block building in downtown Muskegon at 360 W. Western Ave., where its offices also now are located. Known as The […]
Muskegon, Michigan, August27, 2013 – The incredible aerialists, jugglers and acrobats of Cirque de la Symphonie return by popular demand as the West Michigan Symphony opens its 2013-14 season on Sept. 27 and 28 at 7:30 p.m. Back for their second appearance on – and above – the stage of the majestic Frauenthal Center for […]
Muskegon, Michigan, August 29, 2013 – Husband-and-wife duo Jennifer Walvoord and Drew Le will explore tonality in composers from the Romantic to the contemporary in a September performance at The Block. She – a violinist and concertmaster of the West Michigan Symphony – and he – a pianist and head of keyboard studies at Hope […]
Muskegon, Michigan, August 21, 2013 – West Michigan Symphony is forming a Children’s Choir and has announced auditions will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 10. The Children’s Choir will allow WMS to perform orchestral works that include children’s voices and to offer choral training and experience to school children throughout the Lakeshore. The Choir will […]
Muskegon, Michigan, August 13, 2013 – The West Michigan Youth Symphony Programs and Music Director/Conductor Daniel M. Meyers are seeking musicians for the 2013-2014 season. Open auditions will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 27, beginning at 6 p.m. at Muskegon Community College. All orchestral instruments are welcome and encouraged to audition. Students with at least […]
Soprano. Broadway. Pizza. West Michigan Symphony Presents Diane Penning, Coloratura Soprano, @The Block – Saturday, August 17 (Muskegon, Michigan) -“Grand Night for Singing” from State Fair,” “Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man” from Showboat, and “Tonight” from West Side Story are just some of the light-hearted favorites Michigan coloratura soprano Diane Penning will be performing in […]