KSO's Daniel Brier Continues To Prepare Music During Shutdown
It may seem like a conductor's job is to spend all their time rehearsing musicians and conducting concerts, but according to Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra resident conductor Daniel Brier , that's only...
View ArticleLeon Fleisher's Legacy
The celebrated American pianist, conductor and teacher Leon Fleisher died Aug 2 at the age of 92. Cara Lieurance asked Pierre Van Der Westhuizen , the executive director of the Gilmore Keyboard...
View Article"I Am A Social Musician." Pandemic Provides New Insights For KSO Concertmaster
"Should we shake hands onstage or not?" Jun-Ching Lin remembers the subject coming up with music director Julian Kuerti, prior to a Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra concert on March 6, as the spread of...
View ArticleRemembering How Music Helped Heal Us After 9/11
Last week, Anne Harrigan revealed the details of the 2020-21 season of the Battle Creek Symphony , which begins on October 17, 2020. On the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Harrigan and...
View ArticleKalamazoo Cellist's Classical Group, Quartet Salonnières, To Record First Album
Cullen O'Neil has come a long way from her days as a cellist in the Kalamazoo Junior Symphony . An outstanding talent at that time, she continued her studies at the University of Michigan, then in...
View ArticleEvents Celebrating Kalamazoo Symphony Centennial Begin
Q: How do you honor a 100-year-old beloved institution during a global pandemic? A: With creative planning, and lots of it. Executive director Jessica Mallow Gulley, musical director Julian Kuerti, and...
View ArticleThree Colleagues, Confident With Color, Release Unusual Debussy Album
The new release Impressions of Debussy brings together two current and one former faculty members of the Western Michigan University School of Music: classical pianist Lori Sims, jazz...
View ArticleStay Home For Beethoven, With the Battle Creek Symphony
Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 -- the "apotheosis of the dance," according to Richard Wagner - is the centerpiece of a virtual concert by the Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 pm on Saturday, Nov 21....
View ArticleSphinx Competition Turns 24 And Goes Virtual For 2021
At 7 pm on Saturday, Jan 30 the Sphinx Competition for young Black and Latinx classical string players will be held online, and prizes up to $50,000 will be awarded to the three senior and three junior...
View ArticleJordan Hamilton Hosts Green Room Concert Series, Talks "My Thoughts Are"
Jordan Hamilton's 2019 album My Thoughts Are is a collection of original songs covering a wide range of real life experience. Although he doesn't claim the title of activist for himself (he says he...
View ArticleSymphony Opens Digital Concert Hall With 'Fireworks For A New Year'
At 7 pm on Friday, Jan 29, the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra will welcome audiences to its Digital Concert Hall Series by streaming " Fireworks For A New Year ," led by music director Julian Kuerti . He...
View ArticleHaydn, Janacek and Brahms Still Resonate During A Surreal Year
At 7:30 pm on Friday, Feb 26, Fontana will stream a concert by a young London-based ensemble called the Castalian String Quartet . Like the rest of their performing peers, the multi-award-winning group...
View ArticleKalamazoo Symphony's Final Fridays Series Continues With 'Miniature...
"Miniature Masterpieces" is set to be streamed by the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra at 7 pm Friday, Feb 26. Resident conductor Daniel Brier and featured soloist Rachel Miller previewed the concert with...
View ArticleBach For The BLM Era: K-College Prof Premieres New Cantata Setting
Dr. Chris Ludwa got tired of waiting for change. So, with the help of co-producer Dr. Everett McCorvey , a fellow voice professor (University of Kentucky), the Kalamazoo College professor and leader of...
View ArticleDudok Quartet, Named For Architect, Builds Great Works From Ground Up
David Faber is the cellist of the Dudok Quartet. Based in the Netherlands, the young group first set itself apart by choosing to call themselves after an architect, not a composer (or instrument...
View ArticleSolos & Duets Between Friends: Connecting Chords Presents KSO's Principal...
Gabriel Renteria-Elyea and Yukie Ota lead different sections in the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, but they sit side-by-side for every rehearsal and performance, with Renteria-Elyea playing oboe and Ota...
View ArticleAvery Gagliano, 2020 National Chopin Competition Winner, To Perform Sunday
Avery Gagliano won the National Chopin Competition on March 1, 2020 at age 18. In a conversation with Cara Lieurance, Gagliano says that winning the competition was "unreal" and felt more like part of...
View ArticleStulberg Adjudicator Praises High Level Of Semifinalists
The Stulberg International String Competition for ages 20 and under ends on Saturday, May 22 with the announcement of the three medalists. The outcome has been determined by a panel of three...
View ArticleSouthwest MI Symphony Will Play Broadway Hits With Conductor-Candidate...
The Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra will take the stage at the Shadowlands Pavilion on Silver Beach in St. Joseph at 6:30 pm Saturday, July 17. The guest conductor, Matthew Aubin, will lead a...
View ArticleKalamazoo Symphony To Perform Beethoven's 9th, A Symbol Of Hope And Resilience
The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra resumed in-person concerts this summer by holding outdoor performances in Bronson Park and at the Gilmore Car Museum . The series will end at 8 pm Saturday, Aug 14 at...
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