Join Michigan’s own Ben Traverse in voice to celebrate the timeless tradition of maritime music. Explore the music of both the high seas and the Great Lakes. No experience necessary- just bring your voice!
With funding from the Music Performance Trust Fund, Just Us Band will perform a free concert in honor of Jazz Appreciation Month.
DAVID ROBERTSON conductor; MEECHOT MARRERO soprano, BEN GULLEY tenor, BLAKE DENSON baritone; GRAND RAPIDS SYMPHONY CHORUS PEARL SHANGKUAN director; MOSAIC SINGERS LEAH IVORY director. REVUELTAS La noche de los mayas CARL ORFF Carmina Burana
DAVID ROBERTSON conductor; MEECHOT MARRERO soprano, BEN GULLEY tenor, BLAKE DENSON baritone; GRAND RAPIDS SYMPHONY CHORUS PEARL SHANGKUAN director; MOSAIC SINGERS LEAH IVORY director. REVUELTAS La noche de los mayas CARL ORFF Carmina Burana
See the film that started it all, "Star Wars: A New Hope," with the musical score performed by the GRS, conducted by Bob Bernhardt.
Timothy Muffitt, conductor Benjamin Grosvenor, piano soloist Jared Miller “Under Sea, Above Sky” Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor" Dvořák’ Symphony No. 8
The GRS and Music Director Marcelo Lehninger are joined by countertenor Key’Mon Murrah, director/choreographer Jawole Zollar, Urban Bush Women, and dancers Courtney Cook & Keola Jones for Jake Heggie’s “Earth 2.0” (Commission premiere) and “Death and Transfiguration” by Richard Strauss.
The GRS and Music Director Marcelo Lehninger are joined by countertenor Key’Mon Murrah, director/choreographer Jawole Zollar, Urban Bush Women, and dancers Courtney Cook & Keola Jones for Jake Heggie’s “Earth 2.0” (Commission premiere) and “Death and Transfiguration” by Richard Strauss.
Award-winning hip-hop artist, film producer, poet, and actor Common will join the Grand Rapids Symphony for a special showcase of his biggest hits.
The Grand Rapids Symphony joins Lettuce, a band that feeds the rich history of funk and combines it with strains of hip-hop, rock, psychedelia, jazz, soul, jam, go-go, and the avant-garde.
A free performance on Memorial Day, with funding from the Music Performance Trust Fund and the Alano Club South of Kent County.
One of Michigan's premier jazz ensembles, the GRJO features some of the finest musicians in the area playing swinging original compositions and arrangements, as well as traditional favorites.
