Mahler 2 – The Resurrection Symphony
March 28 7:30 pm
March 29 7:30 pm
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Celebrate nature’s return with a program that explores the triumph of resurrection through Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2. The Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Charleston Southern University Concert Singers, along with two guest vocalists, will join the CSO for an unforgettable concert led by conductor Mikhail Agrest.
Mahler & Eight Timpani
MARCELO LEHNINGER conductor | DANIEL KARAS timpani | ADDY STERRETT soprano
VILLA-LOBOS Bachianas Brasileiras No.1
JOHANN CARL CHRISTIAN FISCHER Symphony with Eight Obbligato Timpani
GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony No. 4
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Friday March 21, 2025 @ 7:30 PM | DeVos Performance Hall
Saturday March 22, 2025 @ 7:30 PM | DeVos Performance Hall
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
BOB BERNHARDT conductor
Bob Bernhardt brings us another show based on one of his favorite topics – this time, sports. Put on your favorite team’s logo and join the Grand Rapids Symphony for music that celebrates the best of sports anthems. You can bet it’ll be “batter up” with selections like “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” and we’ll have some special guests from the sports world there, too!
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Friday March 14, 2025 @ 7:30 PM | DeVos Performance Hall
Saturday March 15, 2025 @ 7:30 PM | DeVos Performance Hall
Monday March 10 is the open Album Release Event for “The Singing Horn” Event Link Below
3/10/2025 7pm AllArtWorks Viewing Studio FREE
There will be cake, beverages to purchase, and live performances of a few selections on the album. There will be physical albums available to purchase if you have not previously been a contributor!
We will be featuring visual art installations by all-female artists in honor of Women’s History Month and all art will also be available to purchase, with a percentage of proceeds going to a non profit TBD.
AllArt Works Viewing Studio Website, Location, and Info
An Evening with the GRS Chorus
PEARL SHANGKUAN conductor | GRAND RAPIDS SYMPHONY CHORUS
BACH Cantata “Gloria in excelsis Deo,” BWV 191
ELAINE HAGENBERG Illuminare
TARIK O’REGAN Selection from Triptych
DAN FORREST Ubi Caritas
BEETHOVEN “Hallelujah” Chorus from Christus am Ölberge (Christ on the Mount of Olives), Op. 85
Experience the phenomenal voices of your Grand Rapids Symphony chorus in an intimate setting for an experience you won’t soon forget.
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Friday March 7, 2025 @ 7:30 PM | Royce Auditorium at St. Cecilia Music Center
Coffee with the GRS Chorus
PEARL SHANGKUAN conductor | GRAND RAPIDS SYMPHONY CHORUS
BACH Cantata “Gloria in excelsis Deo,” BWV 191
ELAINE HAGENBERG Illuminare
Experience the phenomenal voices of your Grand Rapids Symphony chorus in an intimate setting for an experience you won’t soon forget. Join us for free coffee and donuts before the performance.
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Friday March 7, 2025 @ 10:00 AM | Royce Auditorium at St. Cecilia Music Center
Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto
MARCELO LEHNINGER conductor | BLAKE POULIOT violin
LILI BOULANGER D’un matin de printemps (Of a Spring Morning)
STRAVINSKY Symphony in Three Movements
TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto is the epitome of romantic virtuosity—brought to life by the extraordinary talent of violinist Blake Pouliot. Having previously performed this concerto together, Pouliot and Marcelo Lehninger share a unique chemistry that promises to elevate this masterpiece to new heights.
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Friday February 28, 2025 @ 7:30 PM | DeVos Performance Hall
Saturday March 1, 2025 @ 7:30 PM | DeVos Performance Hall
May the Fourth Be With You: Star Wars and More!
BOB BERNHARDT conductor | GRAND RAPIDS SYMPHONY CHORUS Pearl Shangkuan, director
GRAND RAPIDS YOUTH CHORUS Leah Ivory, director
Help us celebrate the cultural phenomenon of Star Wars as we perform the iconic music featured in the nine films of the Skywalker Saga composed by John Williams!
JOHN WILLIAMS
Duel of the Fates from The Phantom Menace
Across the Stars from Attack of the Clones
Battle of the Heroes from Revenge of the Sith
The Adventures of Han from Solo – A Star Wars Story
Obi-Wan from Obi-Wan Kenobi
MICHAEL GIACCHINO
Selections from Rogue One – A Star Wars Story
Guardian of the Whills
The Imperial
Jyn Erso & Hope
JOHN WILLIAMS
Princess Leia’s Theme from Star Wars: A New Hope
Selections from The Empire Strikes Back
Imperial March
Yoda’s Theme
Selections from Return of the Jedi
Parade of the Ewoks
March of the Resistance
Rey’s Theme from The Force Awakens
The Rebellion is Reborn from The Last Jedi
Selections from Rise of Skywalker
Speeder Chase
The Rise of Skywalker
2023-2024 Season
Tickets & Showtimes
Friday, May 03, 2024
7:00 PM
DeVos Performance Hall
Saturday, May 04, 2024
2:00 PM
DeVos Performance Hall
Saturday, May 04, 2024
7:00 PM
DeVos Performance Hall
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APRIL SYMPHONY SCHEDULE!
MARCELO LEHNINGER conductor | PEARL SHANGKUAN conductor
GRAND RAPIDS SYMPHONY CHORUS | TALISE TREVIGNE soprano | BRIAN GIEBLER tenor
BRAHMS Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny)
DAN FORREST Requiem for the Living
La Bohème
by Giacomo Puccini
April 19 & 20, 2024 | 7:30 PM
DeVos Performance Hall
MARCELO LEHNINGER conductor | LIZ AMES piano
DEBUSSY orch. Colin Matthews La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
STRAVINSKY Concerto for Piano and Winds
MOZART Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”
FIFTEEN-MINUTES-OF-FAME COMES TO GRAND RAPIDS FEATURING MARY BETH ORR
Sat Jan 27th Event Hosted by AllArtWorks Viewing Studio
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH (January 16, 2024) – Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame was designed by pro- ducer and composer Robert Voisey of New York City to create an opportunity for composers to get their works performed and heard by audiences around the world. The concept is 15 new one-minute works are specifically written for a musician or ensemble to perform. The Fifteen- Minutes-of-Fame project finds and empowers talented musicians who are dedicated champi- ons of contemporary new music. This performance will be featuring works written for Mary Beth Orr and her unique talents combining singing with playing the horn.
This event will present 15 one-minute works from composers: Mitch Boucher, Erik Branch, Lydia Lowery Busler, Sara Christie, Andrew Desiderio, Thomas Haines, Brian Holmes, Michael Kosch, Michael Laus, Matthew Murchison, P. F. Strohm, Jean-Pierre Vial, Anneloes Wolters, Justin Writer, and Jianing Yang.
Mary Beth Orr is an elite orchestral musician, soloist, and chamber musician. She premiered as a soloist at Carnegie Hall in May of 2022, was the first prize winner of the Sound Espressivo Competition 2022, Golden Classical International Music Awards 2021, American Protégé International Talent Competition 2021, and the Charleston International Solo Competition 2021, where she was also voted most outstanding performance. She is also a performer with the Grand Rapids Symphony.
Mary Beth sings traditional Appalachian melodies from her childhood to introduce the classical works in the program. So much of classical literature is inspired by, and derived from traditional folk melodies and are far more connected and complimentary to each other than many audi- ences assume. Both of these genres communicate and elevate the human spirit and her hope is to connect with audiences from as many varied backgrounds as possible, and connect them to each other. More can be found at: marybethorr.org
Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame gives a variety of new music by living composers to audiences hungry to hear what is being created in today’s music scene. The Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame project has featured more than 75 musician/ensembles premiering the works of over 1000 composers in cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington D.C., Rio de Janeiro, Bucharest, and other cities around the globe.
The premiere in Grand Rapids is hosted by AllArtWorks Viewing Studio, providing a backdrop of original one-of-a-kind fine art to the vocal and horn performance. Guests are encouraged to explore the visual art on site before and after the musical portion of the evening. More informa- tion all AllArtWorks.com
Doors open at 6pm and the performance begins at 7pm. The event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited and arriving early is suggested.
Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame is a Vox Novus project and more can be found at the following: http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/featuring/Mary_Beth_Orr/
Saturday, January 27, 2024, Doors at 6pm, Performance at 7pm AllArtWorks Viewing Studio
333 Cesar E Chavez Ave SW
Grand Rapids, MI 4950
IHS 55 Montreal
The Singing horn ~ Tell Me A Story
~with guest Artist Kerry Turner singing Tenor on his “Six Lives of Jack McBride”
Friday July 28th 3:00 pm Marie Stephane Hall
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Grand Rapids Symphony Summer Season!
July 7-28th 2023
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St. Augustine Music Festival
SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 2023, 7:30PM
Second B “BRAHMS”
A Night Of Romance
Richard Strauss (arr. Franz Hasenöhrl) – Till Eulenspiegel, Einmal Anders! Vl, Cl, Hn, Bn, Kb.
Dohnányi, Ernő: Sextet in C major. Op. 37. For pianoforte, violin, viola, violoncello, clarinet and horn
Johannes Brahms – Serenade nr. 1 in D, Op. 11 (nonet – fl, 2cl, bn, hn, vn, va, vo, kb)
Allegro molto
Allegro non troppo – Trio. Poco più moto
Adagio non troppo
Minuetto I
Allegro
Allegro
FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2023, 7:30PM
Brass & Organ
Kevin Karabell, Trumpet
Bobby Gallagher, Trumpet
Mary Beth Orr, French Horn
Bernard H. Flythe, Tuba
Tim Tuller, Organ
Grand Choeur Dialogue by Eugene Gigout (Organ & Brass Quintet)
Brass Quintet No. 1 in Bb min, Op. 5 (c. 1890, rev. 1912) (Brass Quintet)
I: Moderato
II: Adagio – Allegro – Adagio
III: Allegro Moderato
ElegyGeorgeThalben-Ball,Organ solo
Toccata Eugene Gigout, Organ solo
The Prayer of Saint Gregory by Hovhannes, Organ & solo Trumpet
Symphonie 1 Louis Vierne (solo organ)
IV: Final
Colchester Fantasy by Eric Ewazen (Brass Quintet)
Fire Dance by Anthony Dilorenzo (Brass Quintet)
Pictures at an Exhibition Modest Mussorgsky (Organ and Brass Quintet)
X: The Great Gate of Kiev
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University of Tennessee Knoxville! February 21st 5:30 pm
June 24, 2022 7:30 PM – Thuille Sextet for in B-Flat for Winds and Piano
St. Augustine Music Festival
Concerts are held at the historic Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine
The Charleston Horn Camp – Faculty
Friday, June 3 – Tuesday, June 7, 2022
http://charlestonhorncamp.weebly.com
May 15, 2022 1:00 PM
Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall
Event Links and tickets below:
Past Shows!
Classics at the Presby – French Horn Folk Tales II
Sunday May 5, 2019 2pm at 1st Presbyterian Church of Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
Mary Beth Orr 