Events & On-Going Music Projects

Modeled after our Resonance Music Project, we asked area musicians to write pieces about meaningful locations for them in the Kalamazoo area.

In partnership with the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Unveiling American Genius exhibit, local musicians created short recorded works in response to selected artwork.

The ensemble of Josh Harlow, Jonathan Taylor, Peter Formanek and Will McEvoy performs their experimental jazz improvisation on ancestral Jewish melodies.

“Frank and Terry Play On!” – Jazz standards with Frank Silva playing a multitude of woodwind instruments, accompanied by pianist Terry Lower.

Thom Britton (piano/organ) and Keith Geiman (trumpet) brings different styles of music together, from medieval to modern.

Produced by Chamber Music on the Fox (Elgin, Illinois) – Featuring works of Erwin Schulhoff, Gideon Klein, and Andre Previn, this program is dedicated to the music and memory of artists who perished in the Holocaust.

Dede Alder (percussion, vocals) and Josh Holcomb (violin, viola) will be performing a special livestream concert as part of Earth Day.

Two principal musicians with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Gabriel Renteria-Elyea (oboe) and Yukie Ota (flute) will perform together in this special livestream performance.

Georgiy Borisov (clarinet), Igor Cetkovic (cello), and Nicholas Jeffery (viola/violin) will perform together in this special livestream performance.

The woodwinds quintet named after the street that was home to many of their rehearsals will perform together in this livestream performance.

Kip Hickman (trombone) and Yu-Lien The (piano) will perform together as part of our livestream performance series.

As part of the kickoff for our Music in Place project, we’ll be doing a Q&A with one of our participating musicians, Ashley Daneman.

Arturo Ziraldo, Cara Lieurance and Carolyn Koebel present an evening of folk-influenced music – songs you love in a way you’ve never quite heard them before!

Experience the Kalamazoo Nature Center with live music from some of our local Festival favorites!

Come for the music of Dede Alder & Josh Holcomb; stay to see the stars in an official Dark Sky Park!

A free-ranging fretboard genius whose warm voice, sly humor, and musicianship sweep audiences along for the ride.

Native-American drumming, singing and dancing with the Bradley Settlement Singers and Southern Straight Singers

Experience the Kalamazoo Nature Center with live music from local artists.

Meditation “under the stars” of the KVM Planetarium with sound therapists Judy Huxmann and Julie Chase

Jazz standards with Frank Silva playing a multitude of woodwind instruments, accompanied by pianist Terry Lower.

The always-wonderful duo performing a set of folk tunes and originals.

Arturo Ziraldo (violin), Carolyn Koebel (percussion) and Noah Krzan (bass) present an evening of folk-influenced music.

A bilingual multi-instrumentalist, cellist and singer deeply influenced by traditional Creole, Cajun and Haitian music, as well as by American jazz and folk.

Chicago’s famous ensemble plays lively Jewish folk music, combining Old World melodies with contemporary rhythms and energy.

Renowned musician Amir ElSaffar joins vocalist Hamid Al-Saadi to present the Iraqi maqam, the classical vocal tradition of Iraq.

Experience the unique, beautiful sound of this Afro-Brazilian berimbau musical bow ensemble at the downtown Kalamazoo Public Library.