The Mendel Center
Celebrate the season with the SMSO. Maestro Aubin has a selection of holiday songs along with your favorite music from films like "Home Alone", "Polar Express", "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", and more. The program promises a surprise or two. You won't want to miss it!
The Mendel Center
Have we got a show for you! Break up your winter blues with Dueling Piano, provided by Dueling Pianos Internations. This event can be summed up in a single word: FUN. Combine two sharp-witted, incredibly talented musicians with two pianos on a stage, add in a room full of people: the result is an evening of fast, funny, unforgettable entertainment!
Howard Performing Arts Center
The SMSO recognizes musicians that create great art in the midst of darkness. American composer Jennifer Higdon’s blue cathedral is a memorial to her younger brother. Pianist and Gilmore Young Artist Maxim Lando performs Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, a work that takes inspiration from the Dies Irae or "Day of Wrath". Shostakovich faced censorship under Soviet rule but managed to triumph with his 5th Symphony.
Howard Performing Arts Center
Maestro Aubin celebrates his personal connection to French culture with a mixture of French and American music. Aubin welcomes back Mitsuru Kubo and Jeremy Crosmer to perform hidden gems by Fernande Decruck, a composer near and dear to his heart. Musicians from the LMYO join the SMSO on music from Aaron Copland’s Rodeo. The season closes with Gershwin’s An American in Paris.
Various Locations
Pop Up!’s are free, small outdoor concert events about 45-60 minutes in length, performed at various locations and times (see below for this year's schedule). Each concert features a small ensemble of up to 5 professional musicians.
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Friday – Indoors, The Mendel Center
Saturday – Outdoors, Shadowland Pavilion At Silver Beach
The shore is alive with the sound of Southwest Michigan's finest! Delight in and sing along to The Sound of Music, a wholly live performance brought to you by the professional musicians of the SMSO alongside talented theater vocalists and local cast curated by The GhostLight Theatre's General Manager & Artistic Director, Paul Mow. Join us to experience this timeless classic.
Shadowland Pavilion at Silver Beach
Relive the adventure of cinematic favorites as the SMSO brings to life the music of John Williams: one of the most celebrated Hollywood film composers of all time! From Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Hook, Indiana Jones, and more, Williams' works capture and inspire imaginations of all ages - a performance not to miss!
Howard Performing Arts Center
Experience two epic live performances in one night! Opening the concert is Coleman's "Seven O' Clock Shout", a tribute to the heartwarming ritual of evening serenades that brought people together amidst isolation to celebrate life during the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by Beethoven’s famous Ninth Symphony. The SMSO will perform these landmark works alongside the Southwest Michigan Symphony Chorus, and other special guests. Truly a musical journey for the heart and mind, this is a night you won't want to miss!
