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UPCOMING CONCERTS

SOUNDS OF THE SEASON- CHRISTMAS WITH JACKIE EVANCHO

Saturday, December 19, 2015
8pm | Chenery Auditorium


Jackie Evancho, will be joining the KSO for its annual holiday extravaganza. Jackie’s fame began in 2010 when she stole the hearts of millions on the hit TV series America’s Got Talent. At 15, she has already wowed audiences across the world with her captivating voice and extraordinary charm. We invite you and your family to be part of an unforgettable evening featuring all of your holiday favorites.

THE WORLD OF VIVALDI

Sunday, January 10, 2016
   3pm | WMU's Dalton Center Recital Hall

Maestro Raymond Harvey takes the audience on an entertaining journey through the various stages of featured composers' lives and uncovers the notions, influences and inspiration behind some of the greatest pieces of baroque repertoire ever written.  Join Maestro Harvey this season for a fascinating, multi-sensory journey, into The World Of Antonio Vivaldi.


CLASSICS UNCORKED - WINTER EVE

Friday, January 22, 2016 
8pm | Kalamazoo Institute of Arts


Enjoy an evening of chamber favorites followed by a complimentary coffee and dessert reception. At the same time, discover amazing national and international wines brought to you by our very own KSO sommelier. Including works from J.S. Bach and Shostakovich.

KIA galleries are open for Classics Uncorked ticket holders prior to the concert.

Seating is limited, get your tickets today!

CLASSICS ON TAP - WINTER EVE

Saturday, January 23, 2016 
8pm | Bell's Eccentric Café


Join KSO ensembles as they present the ever popular Classics Uncorked concerts in an exciting new venue. Join us as we tap into beautiful music and great Bell's beer! Including works from J.S. Bach and Shostakovich.

Please note that repertoire is the same for both classics performances, venue is different.


Do you qualify for DISCOUNTED TICKETS?

Your KSO always offers 50% off student tickets to any performance. We also have student rush tickets the night of any Symphonic or The World Of performance for $5 (best seat available). Other discounts include 20% off for Veterans and $10 Harvey’s Hideaway tickets at all symphonic concerts! See our website or call 269.349.7759 for more information.

In the Community

KSO ART HOP ON DECEMBER 4th 

Join your KSO for a family friendly Art Hop on December 4th! Have fun with the Kushner & Co. Instrument Petting Zoo and warm up with some hot chocolate and other treats. We will be open from 5-8pm at the KSO office located on the first floor of the Epic Center - Suite 100.

MUSIC IN THE ROUND ON DECEMBER 9th

Enjoy the music of our KSO Burdick-Thorne String Quartet at Bronson Methodist Hospital's Garden Atrium for a free lunch concert! Concert begins at 12:30pm

Community Extras!

Temple B'nai Israel, the Reform Jewish community of the greater Kalamazoo area, begins a year of events celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding in 1866 with a classical concert, open to the public, featuring the former concertmaster of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Diana Cohen. Read article on MLive.

For more information or to purchase tickets: Temple B'nai Israel's website

Development

For ninety-five years the KSO has been performing high quality symphonic music while fostering tomorrow’s audiences. Each year, the KSO provides more than thirty concert performances and twenty educational programs, touching the lives of so many, including over 50,000 young people.

Please consider a Giving Tuesday gift to the KSO! Your support helps on a Major Scale to continue the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra’s important work in our community!


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Reiko Yamada - Musician Feature 

Your KSO has many talented musicians and we'd like to continue to share their talent with you. This month we will feature KSO keyboardist since 1995, Reiko Yamada. Reiko recently released a CD, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra [Japan Contemporary Series No.17] on November 1st. This summer she will be performing with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra and the Tochigi-ken Symphony Orchestra. 

Ms. Yamada has performed extensively in the United States and Japan. She was a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago from 1992 to 1998 and served as a principal keyboardist in the last three years of that period. She has also appeared as a supplemental keyboardist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Yamada is an ardent proponent of the music of Akira Ifukube. She developed a deep affinity for this composer’s works after attending four years of his seminars while studying at the Tokyo College of Music. She takes an active interest in performing Ifukube’s works in concert and has performed the composer’s Ritmica Ostinata for Piano and Orchestra to acclaim with the Tochigi Symphony Orchestra in 2006 and 2010, the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra in 2008, and the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra in 2014. Ms. Yamada has recorded three critically praised CDs of Ifukube’s music, the first of which spent a week as a number-one best seller of contemporary music at Tower Records in Japan.

Having graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the Tokyo College of Music, Ms. Yamada came to Chicago in 1990 to further her studies. She received a master’s degree from the Chicago Music College (Chicago College of Performing Arts) of Roosevelt University. She then entered the performance certificate program at DePaul University where she studied piano with the Chicago Symphony’s principal pianist Mary Sauer. She has also served on the faculty at Saint Xavier University and Music Institute of Chicago.

Welcome to the KSO! 

The Kalamazoo Symphony recently held second violin auditions. We are pleased to introduce one of our two new violinists this month Tatiana Zueva will be featured in January. Be sure to help us welcome Hsin Ju Yu and Tatiana Zueva! 

Hsin Ju Yu, violinist. She received her master's degree in Violin Performance from National Taiwan Normal University. She has studied with professor Dmitri Berlinsky at Michigan State University for her doctoral degree since 2012. She is an active chamber and orchestra player, and has performed with many orchestras around the state of Michigan. She is excited to join the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and looks forward to playing with KSO.  

Education Corner

Congratulations to 2015 KSO Youth Soloist Audition winner Cole Foster! 


Cole is a euphonium player who resides in Kalamazoo and attends Interlochen Arts Academy. Cole will perform Euphonium Fantasy, by Bruce Fraser, with the KSO. Stay tuned for concert details! We also congratulate the following students who performed exemplary auditions: violinist, Liya Jin, as runner up and honorable mention to pianist Sami Ahmad, trombonist Nathaniel Chu and vocalist Alex Smith. We applaud the tremendous hard work and dedication of all students who participated.


Holiday Hours 

The KSO office will be closed for the holidays starting Wednesday, December 23rd at 1pm. We will re-open Monday, January 4th at 9am.


We wish you a harmonious holiday season!

In The News

Disney in Concert - Alice in Wonderland: Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Lands US National Premiere!

We are making waves across the country! The KSO is excited to announce that, following performances at the London's Royal Albert Hall with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (December, 2015), the project moves on to Kalamazoo in April 2016 for its US premiere!

Read More!

First ‘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.

Stay Tuned - more to come over the coming months and years as we upload hundreds of recordings from our archives. 

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