New KSO President Amy Williams is on a mission to make orchestral music feel like home
Amy Williams, the new president of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, brings a community-focused vision shaped by her success in Savannah, aiming to make symphony music more accessible and inviting to people across Kalamazoo.
Recalling Van Cliburn’s Moscow Triumph With Melodrama And A Wink
The Gilmore International Piano Festival has always understood that great piano festivals are about more than piano playing. For its 35th-anniversary edition, the organization made its most audacious institutional statement yet: a co-commission…
Kalamazoo Symphony Announces 2026/27 Season Featuring Violinist Itzhak Perlman
Behind the Curtain: Job Shadow Offers Peek at Symphony Operations
What happens behind the scenes for the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra? Kalamazoo College student Randa Alnaas ’27 found out.
‘How come we’re still in the same place?’
On the city street, there’s an emotionally charged standoff between two groups of teenagers. The police have shown up, but the atmosphere is still fraught with tension.
Symphonic Beats celebrates women, proves Kalamazoo’s hip hop culture is thriving
Blending symphony, rap, poetry and dance, the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra’s “Symphonic Beats” celebrated women in hip-hop culture while showcasing the strength of Kalamazoo’s local scene.
