Muskegon, Michigan, October 8, 2018 – The oldest known musical instruments are bone flutes made 43,000 years ago. Today, with instruments running the gamut of those that are plucked, scraped, or struck, wind instruments still retain many of the same characteristics as their ancestors. But the level of skill and musicality has evolved greatly, as […]
Read MoreMuskegon, Michigan, September 20, 2018—The Block has been awarded a grant of $16,250 from the State of Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA). The grant was awarded through the MCACA peer review process and was one of 561 applications to compete for MCACA fiscal year 2019 funding. Organizations receiving a MCACA grant award […]
Read MoreMuskegon, Michigan, July 31, 2018 – Known across the U.S. for his hot shows featuring cool jazz, flutist Alexander Zonjic returns to kick off the 2018-2019 5th Anniversary Season at The Block at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, August 23. For his third annual appearance at The Block, Zonjic has invited 11-year-old keyboard prodigy Justin Schultz, who […]
Read MorePerformance takes place the night after his performance with Scott Speck and West Michigan Symphony Muskegon, Michigan, May 8, 2018 — One of the greatest violinists of the age returns to Muskegon this month to perform with the West Michigan Symphony. On the heels of his Friday night concerto appearance at the Frauenthal, Russian-Israeli violinist […]
Read MoreMuskegon, Michigan, March 26, 2018 – Jazz singer/pianist Robin Connell and her husband, trombonist Paul Brewer, love nothing better than the opportunity to share The Great American Songbook with audiences. On Saturday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. the Grand Rapids-based duo will bring their marvelous rhythm section—featuring bassist Chris Kjorness and celebrated drummer Tim Froncek—for […]
Read MoreMuskegon, Michigan, March 21, 2018 — Music from Bach to The Beatles will be featured by the 40-plus young musicians of Debut Strings, performing in concert at The Block in downtown Muskegon this Sunday afternoon. A program of West Michigan Symphony and The Block, Debut Strings is a student orchestra for beginning and intermediate level […]
Read MoreMuskegon, Michigan, March 7, 2018 – Frances Luke Accord, the acclaimed modern folk duo from Chicago—called “Indie folk at its finest” by Milk Crater—will appear in concert at The Block at 7:30pm Friday, March 23. Multi-instrumentalists and meticulous songwriters, this Chicago-based duo features gorgeous, buttery harmonies and modern folk music that interweaves Americana, jazz, soul […]
Read MoreMuskegon, Michigan, February 16, 2018 — Beethoven. Mozart. Sibelius. Tchaikovsky. What do all these great composers have in common? Hint: they were all men. Ask your average listener to name a prominent woman composer from the classical music world, and most will be stymied. Last month, when the West Michigan Symphony included a work by […]
Read MoreMuskegon, Michigan, January 29, 2018 – Cellist and composer Ian Maksin returns to The Block with guitarist Gabriel Datcu for a concert of jazz and world music at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 10. Maksin—who describes his playing as “a continuation of my own body and soul… much deeper than strings vibrating on a piece […]
Read MoreMuskegon, Michigan, Nov. 7, 2017 – Muskegon’s West Michigan Symphony takes a fresh look at holiday programming with their Dec. 15 Celtic Christmas concert featuring Irish vocalist Cathie Ryan and her band. WMS music director Scott Speck and the orchestra will join Ryan for the world premiere of a brand-new seasonal program that reflects her […]
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