Cara Lieurance

2 weeks ago | wmuk.org | Cara Lieurance

Cara Lieurance talks to the three winners of the Western Michigan University Concerto Competition: bassoonist Ian Christensen, bass trombonist Dustin Moekel, and soprano Emily Barron. They'll perform with the WMU Symphony at 3 pm on Sunday, Apr 13 in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. Tickets are $15. More information is at the Irving S. Gilmore School of Music website. WMUK Culture Let’s Hear ItWMU Symphony

2 weeks ago | wmuk.org | Cara Lieurance

Kermit Frazier's thought-provoking youth play, Smoldering Fires opens Friday, Apr 11 at the Joliffe Theatre in Kalamazoo’s Epic Center in a production by Face Off Theatre. Originally slated for the 2020 season but canceled due to the pandemic, the play is directed by CharlesCurtis, a Kalamazoo native with acting credits in Chicago and Los Angeles theater and film and a background in dance.

2 weeks ago | wmuk.org | Cara Lieurance

The season finale of the Battle Creek Symphony, “Dynamic Duo,” is set for 7:30 pm on Saturday, Apr 12 at W.K. Kellogg Auditorium. Featuring the renowned piano duo Anderson & Roe as special guests, the program also gives the orchestra a spotlight in two showpieces by Bernstein and Rimsky-Korsakov. Cara Lieurance and music director Anne Harrigan preview the program together in this interview. For tickets and more information, visit the Battle Creek Symphony website.

2 weeks ago | wmuk.org | Cara Lieurance

On Saturday, Apr 12 at 7:30 pm, the Fontana series continues with a performance by Lyyra, a newly-established 6-person ensemble of women’s voices grown from the success of the renowned international vocal ensemble VOCES8. They come from classical, jazz, pop, folk and operatic backgrounds, unified by new arrangements tailored to their blend of voices.

2 weeks ago | wmuk.org | Cara Lieurance

Re(New)al is a work for percussion quartet and symphonic band that combines choreography and extraordinary sounds (crystal glass, compressed air) with fascinating music. It’s a popular piece by the 34 year-old composer Viet Cuong, who will spend Thursday, Apr 10 at Western Michigan University’s Miller Auditorium helping to prepare his music for performance in a concert at 7:30 pm.