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Musical Myriad: Imani Winds blazes new trails for the diverse world of wind quintets
Written by Samara Napolitan | Monday, 29 January 2018 11:27 |With five distinct voices, wind quintet ensembles have a universe of timbres and techniques at their disposal. Grouping the flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn and bassoon means a lack of homogeneous sound that offers tonal and technical possibility for composers. Yet, wind quintet repertoire by recognizable composers like Mozart, Brahms and Strauss is scarce.
Sounds of the Silver Screen: West Michigan Symphony highlights Hollywood’s greatest hits
Written by Marla Miller | Monday, 29 January 2018 11:22 |Whether it be the first time or a special occasion, the symphony and the cinema both make for excellent dates. And you can have it both ways when vocalists Diane Penning and Paul Langford join West Michigan Symphony for Hollywood’s Greatest Melodies, the weekend before Valentine’s Day.
Portrait of a Life: Decades of Beverly Pepper’s personal sketches come to Meijer Gardens
Written by Dana Casadei | Monday, 29 January 2018 11:18 |When Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park received a gift from contemporary sculptor Beverly Pepper — consisting of nearly 900 works — Chief Curator and Vice President Joseph Becherer immediately started thinking about a future exhibition.
Children, Culture, Community: Muskegon Museum of Art celebrates diversity with a variety of events this winter
Written by Marla Miller | Monday, 29 January 2018 11:04 |There’s no excuse to hibernate at home this winter: Muskegon Museum of Art has a cure for cabin fever; and an outlet for creativity with a variety of activities, exhibitions, special programs and even a poetry competition.
Review: ‘Rock of Ages’ is a visual, musical, nostalgic delight
Written by Marin Heinritz | Sunday, 28 January 2018 18:26 |Did any among us who lived through the 1980s ever think we’d long for them again? Who knew, thirty years later, the Reagan era would, indeed, appear to be a sexier time?
Review: ‘Waitress’ is the delightful culmination of astounding talent
Written by Dana Casadei | Wednesday, 24 January 2018 17:05 |In Waitress, most of the show’s action takes place in Joe’s Diner, where three of the musical’s main characters — Jenna (Desi Oakley), Dawn (Lenne Klingaman) and Becky (Charity Angel Dawson) — are waitresses. But the diner does much more than just serve Jenna’s infamous pies to its customers. It’s where love is found, discoveries about the characters are made, fights are had, and yes, a lot of pies are baked.
Review: ‘Conviction of Lady Lorraine’ is inspirational, unique, multidimensional
Written by Marin Heinritz | Saturday, 20 January 2018 13:43 |“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us,” is a bit of wisdom attributed to Alexander Graham Bell. “The Conviction of Lady Lorraine,” written and performed by Dwandra Nickole Lampkin, is evidence of what wonderful things can happen when a driven, curious and inventive artist, amid a dream project, gets told no.
Review: Stellar performances, direction make ‘Baskerville’ a hilarious ride
Written by Marin Heinritz | Monday, 15 January 2018 15:08 |Our attraction to the Victorian super sleuth Sherlock Holmes shows no signs of waning, though the character’s resurgence in the form of various American and British film and television adaptations has been underway for a good five years.
Review: ‘All The Way’ takes us on the demanding, knotty path to progress
Written by Kayla Tucker | Saturday, 13 January 2018 15:20 |Grand Rapids Civic Theatre’s “All The Way” opens with the three dramatic gunshots that killed President John F. Kennedy, the mood was set somber as Vice President Lyndon Baine Johnson was sworn in as president.
Review: GR Symphony’s ‘All Tchaikovsky’ offers moments of arresting beauty
Written by Samara Napolitan | Saturday, 13 January 2018 15:12 |“Everyone loves Tchaikovsky,” declared a man in the DeVos Performance Hall mezzanine on Friday evening. Whether this statement is true or not, Grand Rapids Symphony (GRS) Music Director Marcelo Lehninger knows his audience. Better yet, their tastes align with his own.
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