(Photo Credit: Mark Bugnaski) The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2026–27 season. Handel’s “Messiah” returns to the holiday lineup for the first time in over a decade. Julian Kuerti conducts. Performance Date: Dec. 19, 2026 Holst’s “The Planets” will be conducted by Julian Kuerti. The program also includes music by Dukas and Haydn. Performance Date: Feb. 20, 2027 Bach’s {…}
The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra will present a fully staged production of “West Side Story” on Saturday, April 18, 2026. The production is led by Music Director Julian Kuerti, with stage direction by Chía Patiño and choreography by Erin Moore. The 31-person cast will be headlined by tenor Andrew Bidlack as Tony and soprano Cecilia Violetta López as Maria. Other cast {…}
The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra has appointed Amy Williams as its next President and CEO, effective May 26, 2026. Williams was previously CEO of Savannah Philharmonic, a position she held since 2020, and brings nearly two decades of senior leadership experience across the American orchestral landscape, including roles at the Santa Barbara Symphony, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and Camerata Pacifica. She {…}
The Gilmore is teaming up with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra to co-commission Evan Mack and Mark Campbell’s “American Sputnik.” The new work for baritone, piano, and orchestra will explore Van Cliburn’s famed victory at the first Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in 1958 at the height of the Cold War. The work will feature baritone Joseph Lattanzi as the iconic pianist with {…}
