American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada

Just Us Band/Jazz Appreciation Month
2025-04-20 12:00 - 15:00 UTC | The Candied Yam, 932 Division Avenue S, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49507, United States
With funding from the Music Performance Trust Fund, Just Us Band will perform a free concert in honor of Jazz Appreciation Month.

Grand Rapids Symphony "Carmina Burana"
2025-04-25 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-04-26 19:30 - 21:30 | DeVos Performance Hall, 303 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, United States
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

Grand Rapids Symphony "Star Wars: A New Hope"
2025-05-04 14:00 - 16:00 | Van Andel Arena, 130 West Fulton Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States
See the film that started it all, “Star Wars: A New Hope,” with the musical score performed by the GRS, conducted by Bob Bernhardt.

Lansing Symphony Orchestra "Beethoven's Emperor Concerto"
2025-05-09 19:30 - 21:30 | Wharton Center for Performing Arts, 750 E Shaw Ln, East Lansing, MI, 48824, United States
Timothy Muffitt, conductor

Benjamin Grosvenor, piano soloist

Jared Miller “Under Sea, Above Sky”

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor”

Dvořák’ Symphony No. 8

Grand Rapids Symphony "Death & Transfiguration"
2025-05-09 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-05-10 19:30 - 21:30 | DeVos Performance Hall, 303 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, United States
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.

Grand Rapids Symphony "Common"
2025-05-15 19:30 - 21:30 | DeVos Performance Hall, 303 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, United States
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.

Grand Rapids Symphony "Lettuce"
2025-05-17 19:30 - 21:30 | DeVos Performance Hall, 303 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, United States
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.

The Back Door Blues Band
2025-05-26 14:00 - 17:00 | Alano Club South of Kent County, 256 Celia Street SW, Wyoming, Michigan, 49548, United States
A free performance on Memorial Day, with funding from the Music Performance Trust Fund and the Alano Club South of Kent County.

Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra
2025-06-01 11:00 - 14:00 | Grand Rapids Brewpub, 417 Bridge St NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49504, United States
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.

Krystal Kleer/Juneteenth
2025-06-19 11:00 - 13:00 | Hope Network West Michigan, 795 36th Street SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49548, United States
A free performance on Juneteenth by the band Krystal Kleer, sponsored by the Music Performance Trust Fund.

Back Door Blues Band/Juneteenth
2025-06-19 13:00 - 15:30 | Alano Club of Kent County, 1020 College Ave NE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States
A free performance on Juneteenth by the Back Door Blues Band, sponsored by the Music Performance Trust Fund.

Just Friends/Juneteenth
2025-06-19 14:00 - 16:00 | Dégagé, 139 Sheldon Ave SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
A free performance on Juneteenth by the R&B band Just Friends, sponsored by the Music Performance Trust Fund.

Just Us Band/Juneteenth
2025-06-19 14:00 - 17:00 | Lead Exchange Network, 865 28th Street SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49508, United States
A free performance on Juneteenth by Just Us Band, sponsored by the Music Performance Trust Fund.

Asamu Johnson & the Associates of the Blues/Juneteenth
2025-06-19 17:00 - 22:00 | Chicago Beef Joint, 822 Ottawa Ave NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States
A free performance on Juneteenth by Asamu Johnson & the Associates of the Blues, sponsored by the Music Performance Trust Fund.

Just Friends/Juneteenth
2025-06-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Hero’s Corner Grand Rapids, 4809 Eastern Avenue SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49508, United States

Just Us Band/Juneteenth
2025-06-19 18:00 - 20:00 | MVillage, 1865 Eastern Avenue SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49507, United States

Krystal Kleer/Juneteenth
2025-06-19 19:00 - 21:00 | St Luke’s Lutheran Church, 3215 Four Mile Road, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49525, United States

The Back Door Blues Band/Fourth of July
2025-07-04 13:30 - 17:00 | Alano Club South of Kent County, 256 Celia Street SW, Wyoming, Michigan, 49548, United States
A free performance on the Fourth of July, with funding from the Music Performance Trust Fund and the Alano Club South of Kent County.

GRS Picnic Pops "Patriotic Pops"
2025-07-16 20:00 - 22:00 | Secchia Meadows at Millennium Park, 1415 Maynard Ave SW, Walker, Michigan, 49534, United States
The Grand Rapids Symphony presents an evening of Americana, featuring the music and artists who have shaped the country for the last two centuries. A dazzling drone show will illuminate the sky while the Symphony provides the live soundtrack for a magical finale.

GRS Picnic Pops "Faithfully - The Music of Journey"
2025-07-17 19:30 - 21:30 | Secchia Meadows at Millennium Park, 1415 Maynard Ave SW, Walker, Michigan, 49534, United States
The Grand Rapids Symphony will perform stunning orchestral arrangements of Journey’s chart-topping classics.

GRS Picnic Pops "A Night of Broadway"
2025-07-22 19:30 - 21:30 | Secchia Meadows at Millennium Park, 1415 Maynard Ave SW, Walker, Michigan, 49534, United States
Broadway favorites come to life when Tony Award-winning stars Sutton Foster and Kelli O’Hara join the Grand Rapids Symphony.

Back To The Future in Concert/Grand Rapids Symphony
2025-07-25 19:30 - 22:00 | Hastings Performing Arts Center, 520 W South Street, Hastings, Michigan, 49058, United States
Experience the blockbuster film like never before, accompanied by Alan Silvestri’s iconic score performed live by the Grand Rapids Symphony playing in sync with the film projected on the big screen.

"A Summertime Serenade" Jodie White, horn & Steven McChesney, piano
2025-07-27 16:00 - 17:00 | Saint Ann Catholic Church, 312 S Main Street, Bellevue, Michigan, 49021, United States
Works by Ravel, Saint-Saëns, Kapustin and more!

Lansing Symphony Orchestra "Concert in the Park"
2025-08-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Frances Park, 2701 Moores River Dr, Lansing, Michigan, 48911, United States
A free community concert, with co-funding by the Recording Industry’s Music Performance Trust Fund.

The Back Door Blues Band/Labor Day
2025-09-01 14:00 - 17:00 | Alano Club South of Kent County, 256 Celia Street SW, Wyoming, Michigan, 49548, United States
Co-sponsored by the Music Performance Trust Fund, the Back Door Blues Band will perform a free concert on Labor Day.

AFM Local 56/120th Anniversary Celebration: Wind Ensemble
2025-09-07 11:00 - 11:30 | Wealthy Theatre, 1130 Wealthy St SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49506, United States
Conducted by John Varineau, the wind ensemble will perform Sousa’s “Free Lance” March, Copland’s “Inaugural Fanfare,” Leo Sowerby’s Variations on “Pop Goes the Weasel,” and the premiere of Greg Scheer’s “Grandfare,” commissioned by AFM Local 56.

AFM Local 56/120th Anniversary Celebration: Perugino String Quartet
2025-09-07 12:00 - 12:15 | Wealthy Theatre, 1130 Wealthy St SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49506, United States
Quartet members Eric Tanner and Christopher Martin (violins), Barbara Corbató (viola), and Stacey Bosman Tanner (cello) will perform Franz Joseph Haydn’s “Sunrise” String Quartet, Opus 76, Number 4.

AFM Local 56/120th Anniversary Celebration: WINDFIRE Flute and Percussion Spectacular
2025-09-07 12:30 - 12:45 | Wealthy Theatre, 1130 Wealthy St SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49506, United States
John Kasica (percussion) and Paula Kasica (flute, piccolo, alto flute) will perform “Sweet Simplicity” by Rhonda Larson, “Ariadne and Dionysus” by Lou Harrison, and VIII. Yemaya from “Book of Goddesses” by Robert Patterson.
