Announcing Season 97 - Embrace!
We are excited to announce our upcoming 2017-18 season. Our 97th season is focused on embracing diversity and change. From exciting programming selections and world renowned guest artists making their Kalamazoo debut, to the new stylings and energies radiating from the podium, we promise to make the 2017-18 season one to remember – for our entire community.
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Single tickets will go on sale August 28, 2017.
Season Details
SYMPHONIC
Sibelius & Tchaikovsky
Saturday, September 16, 2017 | 8pm | Miller Auditorium
Daniel Brier, Conductor; Jennifer Frautschi, Violin
World renowned violinist, Jennifer Frautschi, makes her Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra debut in Sibelius’ unparalleled violin concerto under the baton of Resident Conductor, Daniel Brier. The second half of the program brings us one of Tchaikovsky’s most beloved
masterworks, his 6th Symphony – the “Pathétique”.
WALKER Sinfonia No. 4 “Strands"
SIBELIUS Violin Concerto in D minor
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique”
Bruckner & Williams
Saturday, October 28, 2017 | 8pm | Miller Auditorium
Donato Cabrera, Conductor; Gabriel Renteria, Oboe; 2017 Stulberg International Competition Winner
Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra Music Director, Donato Cabrera, leads the KSO in Bruckner’s 1st Symphony. John William’s Oboe Concerto is performed by KSO Principal Oboe, Gabriel Renteria. Program includes the 2017 Stulberg International String Competition winner.
COPLAND Fanfare for the Common Man
TBD Stulberg Winner’s Choice
WILLIAMS Oboe Concerto
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 1 in C minor
Brahms & Rachmaninoff
Saturday, November 11, 2017 | 8pm | Miller Auditorium
Edwin Outwater, Conductor; Anna Vinnitskaya, Piano
2007 International Queen Elisabeth Contest Winner Anna Vinnitskaya performs Rachmaninoff’s 3rd Piano Concerto, under the baton of San Francisco Symphony Summer Series Director, Edwin Outwater. Brahms’ 2nd Symphony opens the program.
BRAHMS Symphony No. 2 in D Major
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
Haydn & Beethoven
Saturday, February 24, 2018 | 8pm | Chenery Auditorium
Andrew Grams, Conductor; Pablo Ferrandez-Castro, Cello
Elgin Symphony Orchestra Music Director, Andrew Grams, conducts a refreshing Beethoven & Haydn program. The concert features star cellist and finalist of the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition, Pablo Ferrandez-Castro in Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C Major.
MOZART Overture to the Magic Flute
HAYDN Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 in A Major
Leonard Bernstein’s 100th
Saturday, March 24, 2018 | 8pm | Miller Auditorium
Stilian Kirov, Conductor; J’Nai Bridges, Mezzo Soprano; Anne Akiko Meyers, Violin
Stilian Kirov, Music Director of the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra and New Jersey’s Symphony in C, conducts our celebration of Leonard Bernstein! Anne Akiko Meyers performs Serenade, and Mezzo-Soprano J’Nai Bridges is featured in his 1st Symphony “Jeremiah”.
BERNSTEIN Overture to Candide
Serenade (After Plato’s “Symposium”)
Symphony No. 1 “Jeremiah”
Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story”
Beethoven & Prokofiev
Saturday, May 19, 2018 | 8pm | Miller Auditorium
Julian Kuerti, Conductor; Eroica Trio
Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestre Métropolitain in Montréal, Julian Kuerti, leads the KSO in Prokofiev’s 5th Symphony. Rounding out the program is Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, featuring the internationally renowned Eroica Trio.
BEETHOVEN Triple Concerto in C Major
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major
POPS!
All-4-One
Saturday, November 4, 2017 | 8pm | Miller Auditorium
Daniel Brier, Conductor; All-4-One
Grammy Award Winning pop and R&B group, All-4-One, will be performing with your KSO in a concert that is anything but traditional. Join us as we kick off our Pops! series with one of the most sensational and timeless groups of the 1990’s. Their success has spanned across two decades with more than 20 million records sold worldwide. You can’t miss this, it will be the talk of the town, “I swear!”
Arrival From Sweden – The Music of ABBA
Saturday, March 3, 2018 | 8pm | Miller Auditorium
Daniel Brier, Conductor; Arrival From Sweden
The legacy of Swedish pop sensation, ABBA, has been enjoyed and celebrated for generations since their beginning back in 1971. Bringing with them several original band members, Arrival From Sweden – The Music of ABBA will put on a performance so genuine even the most avid ABBA fans won’t know the difference. Put on your dancing shoes and be ready to enjoy the symphony in an entirely new way!
SOUNDS OF THE SEASON
Music from the Movies with Sara Andon
Saturday, December 16, 2017 | 8pm | Chenery Auditorium
Daniel Brier, Conductor; Sara Andon, Flute; Kalamazoo Children’s Chorus, directed by Fred Sang
A KSO holiday tradition with a twist! Join us as we rediscover music from your favorite holiday movies: The Polar Express, Frozen, Elf, It’s a Wonderful Life and many more. Los Angeles based and international acclaimed Flutist, Sara Andon and Kalamazoo Children’s Chorus join the KSO.
KSO@THE MOVIES!
Disney in Concert: The Jungle Book
Saturday, May 26, 2018 | 3pm | Miller Auditorium
Daniel Brier, Conductor
Join your KSO as they perform live the music of Disney’s classic The Jungle Book. This animated, iconic film features the charming and delightful score by the one and only George Bruns and includes such beloved songs as “The Bare Necessities” and “I Wanna Be Like You” composed by one of the most famous songwriting teams in history, Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman.
FAMILY DISCOVERY
Gershwin’s Magic Key
Sunday, October 8, 2017 | 3pm | Chenery Auditorium
Daniel Brier, Conductor; Classical Kids LIVE!
The KSO will perform Gershwin’s greatest works as the master composer shares historical anecdotes about his life and musical passion in this story of a poor newspaper boy’s encounter with the great American composer, George Gershwin. A bonding friendship develops as they explore the vast melting pot of American music and discover the key to unlocking the boy’s own musical potential.
Pre-concert activities begin at 2pm!
Tchaikovsky Discovers America
Sunday. February 11, 2018 | 3pm | Chenery Auditorium
Daniel Brier, Conductor; Classical Kids LIVE!
This true story tells of the great composer's arrival in New York for the grand opening of Carnegie Hall in 1891 and his famous trip to Niagara Falls. A surprise meeting with a young American girl, reveals much about Tchaikovsky - his life in Russia, his love of music and his fears of conducting. Join us for a touching story where old world influences and new world experiences collide.
Pre-concert activities begin at 2pm!
CLASSICS UNCORKED & ON TAP
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts & Bell’s Eccentric Café
The perfect combination - music, friends and spirits. Join KSO musicians as they perform the same chamber program at two different locations. Friday evening’s Classics Uncorked is performed at the KIA while Saturday’s Classics On Tap takes place at Bell’s Eccentric Café. Enjoy wine and dessert at the KIA and dozens of delicious brews on tap at Bell’s!
Winter Evening
KSO musicians and Resident Conductor Daniel Brier will perform works by Brahms, Walker and Coleridge-Taylor.
– Friday, January 26, 2018 | 8pm | Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
– Saturday, January 27, 2018 | 8pm | Bell’s Eccentric Café
Spring Evening
KSO musicians and ensembles will feature works by Walker, Muhly, Joplin and more.
– Friday, April 20, 2018 | 8pm | Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
– Saturday, April 21, 2018 | 8pm| Bell’s Eccentric Café
