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 […]
Muskegon, Michigan, April 14, 2017 — Jazz vocalist Dee Daniels joins the West Michigan Symphony at Muskegon’s Frauenthal Theater for a pops concert titled “Great Ladies of Swing,” Friday, April, 28. Daniels’ program features jazz classics made famous by swing legends Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee and Sarah Vaughan, such as “Fever,” “Can’t Help Lovin’ […]
Muskegon, Michigan, April 2, 2017 – Wednesday April 12, downtown Muskegon will bustle with activity as the 1726-seat Frauenthal Theater is filled to capacity three times over in back-to-back concerts featuring over 4600 fourth-graders from area schools. West Michigan Symphony (WMS) is participating in its 13th year of bringing Link Up to its current count […]
West Michigan Symphony opens its 2016-17 masterworks season with a concert that features classic works by Respighi and Stravinsky, plus a new piece by its composer-in-residence, Austin Wintory. The Nov. 11 concert will open with “Epic!” composed by Austin Wintory and commissioned expressly for the West Michigan Symphony. A nod to film scores, the piece […]
