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Upcoming Concerts

Carnival of the Animals

Saturday, January 20 | Multiple Performances
Wellspring Theater

Bring the whole family to explore Camille Saint-Saëns’ classic “Carnival of the Animals” in a way you never have before, featuring dancers from Wellspring Cori Terry & Dancers and the Wellspring Dance Academy, the KSO Brass Quintet, multimedia and poetry! Following the performance stick around for activities and a brass instrument petting zoo!

Tickets available through Wellspring Cori Terry & Dancers only.


Classics Uncorked Winter Evening

Friday, January 26 | 8pm
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts

This performance is Sold Out. If you have tickets, please arrive early to enjoy the galleries at 6pm and KSO sommelier, Ron Merlino, at 7pm for a wine prelude. Enjoy music, friends, coffee, desserts, and spirits with our KSO musicians. Cheers!

Wine Prelude begins at 7pm.


Classics On Tap Winter Evening

Saturday, January 27 | 8pm
Bell's Eccentric Cafe

The perfect combination — music, friends and spirits. Join KSO musicians as they perform chamber favorites. Classics On Tap performance will feature KSO musicians up close and personal at Bell’s Eccentric Café while you enjoy dozens of delicious Bell's brews on tap! Program to include works by Brahms, Walker, and Coleridge-Taylor. Must be 21 or older to attend performance.

Doors open at 7pm.

Tchaikovsky Discovers America

Sunday, February 11| 3pm
Chenery Auditorium 

The true story of the great composer's arrival and his famous trip 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 in which old world influences and new world experiences collide.

Tickets only $5 each!

Pre-concert activities begin at 2pm!

Free Community Concerts

We have free community concerts throughout the year. Remember  to check the Community and Education Events page frequently to find out where KSO musicians will be appearing in the community! 

Kalamazoo Kids in Tune and Orchestra Rouh in Performance on Feb 3

The Kalamazoo Kids In Tune Middle School Orchestra will be the featured guest for First Saturday at Kalamazoo Public Library on February 3. The program begins with a performance at 2:00pm, followed by an instrument petting zoo led by KKIT students. The instruments are provided by Meyer Music. KKIT is an afterschool orchestra program, offered at Woods Lake Elementary and Milwood Magnet School. The program is a partnership of KSO, Communities in Schools of Kalamazoo, and Kalamazoo Public Schools.

On the same afternoon, Orchestra Rouh will be featured alongside students of the Suzuki Academy of Kalamazoo at Friendship Village in the Kiva. The concert begins at 2pm. Orchestra Rouh is an orchestra program serving children of refugee and immigrant families recently resettled in Kalamazoo. The program offers multi-lingual instruction in English, Arabic and Kurdish. Students can select violin or cello lessons, and study both Western and Arabic music. Orchestra Rouh is a collaboration of KSO and Suzuki Academy of Kalamazoo.

Both events are family friendly and perfect for families with young children.


Annual Fund 2017 Update

More Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra recordings available online!

Recordings of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra are now available on Amazon, Classics Online, Spotify and iTunes among other platforms.

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