• Recap: Heartfelt humanity, magnificent music in Grand Rapids Symphony's performance of Mahler's Symphony No. 3 Saturday, Apr 13, 2019
  By Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk - Gustav Mahler wrestled with the big questions, and then he set them to music. To create a symphony, for the late Romantic composer, was to create a world. When conducto...
• Grammy winner from Grand Rapids, Michelle DeYoung, returns to sing Mahler's Third Symphony with Grand Rapids Symphony Thursday, Apr 11, 2019
  Grand Rapids Symphony’s former chorus director knew Michelle DeYoung had a very special voice. The mezzo soprano had enrolled in Calvin College as a freshman in 1988, not entirely sure of wh...
• Recap: 2019 Grand Rapids Bach Festival ends with a grand and glorious finale Wednesday, Mar 27, 2019
  By Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk - One can wonder how and why the music of Johann Sebastian Bach is relevant in a world of soundbites, digital samples, mp3 players and downloadable podcasts. What can an ear...
• Recap: Grand Rapids Bach Festival performs Bach with a bonus – sublime music by Bach, sensational music by Julian Wachner Monday, Mar 25, 2019
  By Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk - For true lovers of music, a major performance of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach always is a big deal. But there always are ways of making it an even bigger deal. Th...

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