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.

Composer and sound artist Beth Bradfish presents an installation of Sound Sculptures at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum.

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!