Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo - Music Events

Enso String Quartet

info@kalamazooarts.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:52:45 EST

Thursday, March 11, 2010
7 p.m.

Enjoy the athletic, crisp, and expressive style of the Enso String Quartet, winner of the 2004 Banff International String Competition, 2003 Concert Artists Guild, the Fischoff National Chamber Music and Chamber Music Yellow Springs competitions. In this free concert, Enso will weave informative talks with its performance. Appearance courtesy Fontana Chamber Arts.

Intimate Voices: Enso String Quartet

info@kalamazooarts.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:52:45 EST

Friday, March 12, 2010
7:30 p.m.

Scored for double string quartet and recorded tape, Different Trains is American composer Steve Reich’s rumination on the horrors of World War II, during which he traveled by train between New York and Los Angeles. Later in life, it occurred to him that as a Jew, he would have been travelling on a very different train had he been living in Europe, and the piece incorporates recordings of Holocaust survivors recalling their experiences. Karim Al-Zand’s elegiac string sextet was composed in response to the tragic news that his cousin had become a civilian casualty of the Iraq War, and Sibelius’ darkly brooding “Intimate Voices” provides a poetic link to the haunting voices heard in Different Trains.

'Tis Music That Has Warm'd Us - Operas of Henry Purcell

info@kalamazooarts.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:52:45 EST

Saturday, March 13, 2010
8 p.m.

‘Tis Music That Has Warm’d Us – Operas of Henry Purcell: Saturday, March 13, 2010, 8 p.m., Stetson Chapel, Kalamazoo College. The Bach Festival Chorus and Orchestra under the direction of Jim Turner present selections from Purcell’s operas King Arthur, Dido and Aeneas, and The Fairy Queen.

Bravo! Applications Due

info@kalamazooarts.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:52:45 EST

Monday, March 15, 2010
5p.m.

Join us for the Ninth Season of BRAVO! by Nominating Outstanding Musical Students from the Greater Kalamazoo area and Southwest Michigan! There are two BRAVO! Recitals during the school year, the first was December 7, 2009 and the next will be on April 19, 2010. For the Spring program talented high school students, selected by a panel of judges, will perform for a live audience at the Bravo! performance on Monday, April 19, 2010 at 7:30pm at the Wellspring Theater at the Epic Center, downtown Kalamazoo. WMUK will make selections from the performance to be broadcast at a later date on the station’s “In Concert” programming.

Art & All That Jazz

info@kalamazooarts.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:52:45 EST

Friday, March 19, 2010
5-7 p.m.

Join us and our musical guests, Whiskey Before Breakfast, for drinks and hors d'oeuvres and see what’s new in the galleries at this popular KIA event for friends, family and colleagues. Galleries will be open for viewing. Soft drinks and Panera Bread baked goods are served at no charge. Beer and wine will also be available. Admission is free for KIA members, $3 for non-members. For more information, please call 269-349-7775. Sponsored by: Panera Bread, Consumers Credit Union and DeNooyer Chevrolet.

Spring Evening

info@kalamazooarts.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:52:45 EST

Friday, March 19, 2010, to Saturday, March 20, 2010
8p.m.

The Epic Center (corner of Burdick and Lovell Streets) in downtown Kalamazoo is your destination for an intimate evening with the KSO’s Burdick-Thorne String Quartet and other KSO musicians. Bring a friend, grab a table, and settle in with your complimentary coffee for an evening of great music in the cozy Epic Theatre. Audience reception follows!

Public Tour: Fear and Folly:

info@kalamazooarts.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:52:45 EST

Sunday, March 21, 2010
2 p.m.

Can art be scary? Check out these KIA treasures by Frederico Castellon and Francisco Goya.

ARTbreak: Spirit of the Iron Pen - Modern Chinese Woodcuts:

info@kalamazooarts.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:52:45 EST

Tuesday, March 23, 2010
12:15 p.m.

Beginning in the 1930s, the modern Chinese woodcut movement sought to create a new "people's art" dedicated to social change and the expression of new cultural values. Inspired by Western art styles, they created images to convey socially charged messages with a new power and immediacy. Join Dr. David Ihrman, an important collector of Chinese woodcuts, as he shares his passionate interest with this unique art movement.

Bravo! Auditions

info@kalamazooarts.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:52:45 EST

Tuesday, March 23, 2010
1p.m.

Join us for the Tenth Season of BRAVO! by Nominating Outstanding Musical Students from the Greater Kalamazoo area and Southwest Michigan! There are two BRAVO! Recitals during the school year, the first was December 7, 2009 and the next will be on April 19, 2010. For the Spring program talented high school students, selected by a panel of judges, will perform for a live audience at the Bravo! performance on Monday, April 19, 2010 at 7:30pm at the Wellspring Theater at the Epic Center, downtown Kalamazoo. WMUK will make selections from the performance to be broadcast at a later date on the stationâ€™s â€œIn Concertâ€ programming. Auditions are March 23, 2010 at the First Prebyterian Church in Kalamazoo.

Brothers Kalamazov

info@kalamazooarts.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:52:45 EST

Wednesday, March 24, 2010
7 p.m.

Musicians and songwriters Nathan Durham, Jay Gavan, and David Teske are The Brothers Kalamazov. This lively group performs an eclectic range of original and traditional songs on a wide range of instruments, from guitar and bass to banjo, flute, and saxophone. Musical influences include jazz, Celtic, bluegrass, and Tin Pan Alley.