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 […]
Muskegon, Michigan, March 12, 2015 – Friday, April 17, music director Scott Speck will conduct the West Michigan Symphony as they play alongside the Hit Men, featuring former stars the hit-making factory known as of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons. Members of The Hit Men toured the world and recorded numerous hit albums with […]
Muskegon, Michigan, February 6, 2015 – West Michigan Symphony’s March 13 Masterworks concert and its March 14 concert at The Block will feature guest cellist Nicolas Altstaedt. Friday, March 13, Altstaedt joins the Symphony for its popular Beethoven and Blue Jeans concert, which encourages the audience to join the orchestra in wearing jeans for the […]
