music
Rachmaninoff Rhapsody delights, but Concerto for Orchestra delivers brilliant Grand Rapids Symphony performance
by (ArtswriterGR)
Submitted 10-18-2016 under OPINION
One of the great pleasures of art is the delights and discoveries you encounter along the way. Grand Rapids Symphony’s performance of Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini easily transported its listeners to...
Support community radio during the WYCE Fall Fund Drive October 14-21
by (GRTV)
Submitted 10-12-2016 under NONPROFITS
In this week’s segment of GRTV’s NPO Showcase, Station Manager for WYCE 88.1 FM, Quinn Mathews, discusses how WYCE serves West Michigan’s music community and how you can support the station during their Fall Fund Drive October 14-...
Two-day Blue Bridge Music Festival to be a connecting point between visual art and sound
by (carly.schweppe)
Submitted 09-30-2016 under NEWS
The Blue Bridge Music Festival takes place this weekend on the historic blue foot bridge over the Grand River between Fulton and Pearl on Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1. Quinn Mathews, station manager at WYCE and host of GR Live...
Grand Rapids Symphony goes clubbing at UICA for ArtPrize Eight
by (GRSymphony)
Submitted 09-27-2016 under NONPROFITS
ArtPrize, Grand Rapids’ radically open art exhibition, is the place to see great art, bad art, big art, unexpected art and a whole lot more. A radical exhibition, expected to draw 400,000 visitors for the next two weeks, deserves radical music...
Billy Joel or Elton John? Jim Witter gives you both and more to open the Grand Rapids Symphony's 2016-17 Pops Series
by (ArtswriterGR)
Submitted 09-27-2016 under OPINION
Billy Joel or Elton John? It’s a musical variation of the question, “Coke or Pepsi?” Which musician do you prefer? The two piano-playing, singer/songwriters have a lot in common with dozens of hit songs and millions of records sold...
Grand Rapids Symphony's exciting, new season will have you on the edge of your seat
by (GRSymphony)
Submitted 09-16-2016 under NONPROFITS
The Grand Rapids Symphony will have you on the edge of your seat in anticipation over the arrival of its new Music Director Marcelo Lehninger. The Grand Rapids Symphony’s 2016-17 season gets underway today with George Gershwin’s wildly...
DreamWorks Animation in Concert
by (GRSymphony)
Submitted 09-02-2016 under
For one-night only, see scenes from “Shrek,” “How to Train Your Dragon,” “Madagascar,” “Kung Fu Panda” and many more of your favorite movies, in HD on the big screen, featuring the original soundtrack...
Grand Rapids Symphony's Classical Coffee
by (GRSymphony)
Submitted 09-01-2016 under
A one-hour version of the evening Great Eras concert, held without intermission, at 10 a.m. Doors open at 9 a.m. for coffee and pastry. Grand Rapids Symphony's French hornists Richard Britsch and Erich Peterson perform music by Mozart for horns...
Grand Rapids Symphony's "The Piano Men"
by (GRSymphony)
Submitted 09-01-2016 under
The music of Billy Joel and Elton John come to the Grand Rapids Pops with guest pianist Jim Witter and Principal Pops Conductor Bob Bernhardt performing songs such as "Piano Man" and "My Life" by Billy Joel and "Goodbye...
Grand Rapids Symphony's "The Piano Men"
by (GRSymphony)
Submitted 09-01-2016 under
The music of Billy Joel and Elton John come to the Grand Rapids Pops with guest pianist Jim Witter and Principal Pops Conductor Bob Bernhardt performing songs such as "Piano Man" and "My Life" by Billy Joel and "Goodbye...