• GR Symphony's 'Celebration of Soul' gala honors three for a lifetime of service to diversity, equity and inclusion Tuesday, Feb 19, 2019
  Dr. MaLinda P. Sapp , a pastor and counselor, a psychologist and college professor, a wife and mother, was an inspiration to all of those whose lives she touched in a life that was all too-short. ...
• Black Violin blows the roof off of sold-out DeVos Hall in Grand Rapids Symphony’s annual ‘Symphony with Soul’ Monday, Feb 18, 2019
  By Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk - Black Violin has appeared with Alicia Keys at the Billboard Awards, won Showtime at  the Apollo , and performed for second inauguration of President Obama. Now...
• Grand Rapids Symphony's annual 'Symphony with Soul' featuring Black Violin is sold out Tuesday, Feb 12, 2019
  Violinist Kevin Sylvester and violist Wilner Baptiste went to college to study classical music. Today both are professional musicians, but neither wear white tie and tails on stage. As Black Viol...
• Recap: 'Tchaikovsky Festival's' Russian music warms American hearts in Grand Rapids Symphony's performance Saturday, Feb 9, 2019
  By Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk - ‘Tis the season for Russian music. For several weeks now, the snow and ice that has fallen had made West Michigan feel less like the Great Lake State and more lik...

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