'A Soldier's Tale': A musical look at what it means to be a soldier
For as long as there have been wars, there have been stories about the brave soldiers who fought in them. But what about the others? On Friday, Fontana Chamber Arts and the Western Michigan University...
View Article'Prelude to Spring' set for Sunday
The Kalamazoo Children's Chorus returns to Chenery Auditorium this Sunday for a concert called 'A Prelude to Spring.' Fred Sang describes the program, and gives us a glimpse into the multi-leveled...
View ArticleComposer Nathan Davis talks ICE (International Contemporary Ensemble)
Nathan Davis is a composer, percussionist and member of ICE, a groundbreaking ensemble at the forefront of creating and performing new music. Western Michigan University presents ICE in concert tonight...
View ArticleA new season unveiled by Kalamazoo Symphony maestro Harvey
The new season of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra was announced this week. Music director Raymond Harvey chose a personal favorite, Rachmaninoff's second symphony, to start his fifteenth year as...
View Article'I look like a Swedish drag queen, in the best sense': Meredith Arwady on...
Saturday at 1 pm on WMUK-1, listeners will hear the Kalamazoo-born contralto Meredith Arwady singing at the Metropolitan Opera in Richard Wagner’s Das Rheingold.
View ArticlePopular organ crawl part of Bach Festival Week
Bach Festival Week begins this Sunday with area churches participating in "The City Sings Bach" during morning services, followed by the "Young Vocalists Concert," an afternoon showcase of top...
View ArticleSing along with Bach Festival Week
Bach Festival Week in Kalamazoo continues tonight with an organ crawl around Bronson Park, tomorrow with a Bach sing-along prepped by three choral conductors, and concludes with a "Bach's Lunch...
View ArticleChoir directors talk 'American Sounds'
The Battle Creek Community Chorus and Ars Voce are collaborating to present an ambitious program celebrating American composers this Saturday at First Presbyterian Church in Battle Creek.
View ArticleFrom Wagner to 'Les Mis:' Rick Phelps previews Kalamazoo Singers concert
Bayreuth to Broadway is the title of the May 5 concert by the Kalamazoo Singers.Coming off the heels of an ambitious program in March featuring two major sacred works for choir and orchestra, Kalamazoo...
View ArticleSoloists acknowledge their roots with KSO's 'A Night of Musical Promise'
Pianist Alpin Hong and violinist Jun-Ching Lin are the featured soloists in a free collaborative concert this Thursday called A Night of Musical Promise, which will include over 170 young performers...
View ArticleOld-world Tchaikovsky style from Battle Creek Symphony
Conductor Anne Harrigan can hear a remarkable difference in Tchaikovsky when the musicians of the Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra play his music.
View ArticleAnonymous 4 sings of earthly Marion, heavenly Marie
The acclaimed a cappella ensemble Anonymous 4 returns to Kalamazoo to perform a program of 13th century French music Friday night. A joint presentation of Fontana Chamber Arts and the WMU Medieval...
View ArticleStulberg Competition highlights new generation in music
Kalamazoo has been home to one of the country's most prestigious competitions for young people for the past 38 years. Saturday, the Stulberg International String Competition returns with performances...
View ArticleAndrew Koehler conducts a vast musical playground in 'Of Gods and Men'
Kalamazoo Philharmonia conductor Andrew Koehler unites two Parisian masterpieces, 100 years apart, in a concert called 'Of Gods and Men' in Chenery Auditorium this Saturday. Both works feature the...
View ArticleNew CD for pianist Drew Le, Hope College professor
Pianist Drew Le has just released a CD recording of Schubert, Debussy, and Chopin on Blue Griffin Records. He speaks to Cara Lieurance about the process of recording in the studio, and about his other...
View ArticleOn Benjamin Britten: a conversation with Raymond Harvey
Raymond Harvey, music director of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, recently spoke with WMUK's Cara Lieurance about the life and music of composer Benjamin Britten. Born 100 years ago in the British...
View Article2013 Stulberg Silver Medalist Ariel Horowitz returns
Ariel Horowitz, one of the top winners of the 2013 Stulberg International String Competition, will appear Sunday with the Western Michigan University Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Bruce Uchimura and...
View ArticleRhea Olivaccé on 'The Many Facets of Love'
The Kalamazoo Bach Festival will present lyric soprano Rhea Olivaccé in a solo recital called "The Many Facets of Love," this Sunday.Ms. Olivaccé is a newcomer to west Michigan. A graduate of the...
View ArticleAn advocate for art song: Tenor Nicholas Phan
American tenor Nicholas Phan, with pianist Myra Huang and horn player Gail Williams, will present an evening of art songs by Benjamin Britten and Franz Schubert on Saturday in a Fontana Chamber Arts...
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