Across genres, our favorite rhythms urge our toe to tap or head to nod. Sometimes that desire grows into elaborate dances guided by the music. Not only does this urge (defined as “groove” by musicologists) feel automatic, but it also…

The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra launches the 24/25 season with over 20 mainstage performances, including An Evening with Yo-Yo Ma on June 2. Presented by Zhang Financial, the 24/25 season brings world-renowned artists, local community partners, and exhilarating symphonic music to…

ACT I Castel Sant’Angelo Cesare Angelotti, a political fugitive, has just escaped from the Castel Sant’Angelo and enters the church of Sant’Andrea della Valle in Rome. He is trying to find the Attavanti chapel, where his sister, the Marchesa Attavanti,…

The Marsalis Residency:In the summer of 2021, Branford Marsalis performed in Kalamazoo for a Symphony summer performance at the Gilmore Car Museum. So began a multi-year residency project that would include the creation of a brand-new Musical Storybook, “Jammin’ in…

The idea for Thea Musgrave’s compelling composition The Seasons was sparked during a visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. As Musgrave toured the various artwork, she saw the images as related to the four seasons or…

Piano Concerto for the Left Hand (1929-31) by Maurice Ravel (Cibouew, France, 1875 – Paris, 1937) On Saturday, March 23, pianist Yekwon Sunwoo joins the Kalamazoo Symphony for a performance of Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand. Fun…