Events

Fall 2025

Goh Kurosawa, Guitarist
Presented by Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership
Wed. Oct 1
6:00 pm
Recital Hall, Light Fine Arts Building

Composing Tomorrow: Earshot Readings
Presented by the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
Thurs. Oct 9
7:00 pm
Dalton Theatre, Light Fine Arts Building
Tickets

Yago Mahúgo, Harpsichord
Presented by Early Music Michigan
Sun. Oct 12
2:00 pm
Recital Hall, Light Fine Arts Building
Tickets

¡Vamos! The Spirit of Latin America
Presented by Kalamazoo Choral Arts & Kalamazoo College Singers
Fri. Oct 17
7:30 pm
Lincoln Int’l Studies School
Tickets

LuFuki & Divine Providence
Presented by Connecting Chords
Thurs. Oct 23
7:00 pm
Dalton Theatre, Light Fine Arts Building
Tickets

Academy Street Winds “The Roaring ’20’s”
Sun. Nov 9
4:00 pm
Dalton Theatre, Light Fine Arts Building
Free Admission / Donations Appreciated

College Singers
Wed. Nov 12
7:30 pm
Stetson Chapel, Kalamazoo College

Robert Mirabel & ETHEL
Presented by Connecting Chords
Thurs. Nov 13
7:00 pm
Stetson Chapel, Kalamazoo College
Tickets

Jazz Band “One Big Beautiful Biosphere”
Fri. Nov 14
7:30 pm
Dalton Theatre, Light Fine Arts Building
Free Admission / Donations Appreciated

Kalamazoo Philharmonia “Honor Your Elders”
Sun. Nov 16
3:00 pm
Dalton Theatre, Light Fine Arts Building
Tickets are available at the door
General Admission $7, Student $3
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K-College Student Free with ID

Applied Recital
Wed. Nov 19
4:00 pm
Recital Hall, Light Fine Arts Building

Int’l Percussion / Taiko
Date TBA
7:00 pm
Dalton Theatre, Light Fine Arts Building
Free Admission / Donations Appreciated

Holidays with Kalamazoo Choral Arts
Sun. Dec 7
4:00 pm
Stetson Chapel, Kalamazoo College
Tickets

Sounds of the Middle East
Presented by Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
with Bayati
Thurs. Jan 29
7:00 pm
Dalton Theatre, Light Fine Arts Building
Tickets

Jazz Band
Fri. Feb 20
7:00 pm
Dalton Theatre, Light Fine Arts Building
Free Admission / Donations Appreciated

Academy Street Winds
Sun. Feb 22
4:00 pm
Dalton Theatre, Light Fine Arts Building
Free Admission / Donations Appreciated

Carmina Burana: Reimagined
Presented by Kalamazoo Choral Arts
Wed. Feb 25
7:30 pm
Dalton Theatre, Light Fine Arts Building
Tickets

College Singers
Wed. Mar 4
7:30 pm
Dalton Theatre, Light Fine Arts Building

Kalamazoo PhilharmoniaDivergent Fates
With Guest Soloist Eliot Heaton, Violinist
Sat. Mar 7
7:30 pm
Dalton Theatre, Light Fine Arts Building
Tickets are available at the door
General Admission $7, Student $3, K-College Student Free w/ ID

Applied Recital
Wed. Mar 11
4:00 pm
Recital Hall, Light Fine Arts Building

Int’l Percussion / Taiko
Wed. Mar 11
7:00 pm
Dalton Theatre, Light Fine Arts Building
Free Admission / Donations Appreciated

Emma Morrison, SIP Soprano Recital
Sat. Apr 25
Time TBA

Gilmore Piano Festival
Apr 30 – May 10
Event Times Find on Website
Performances in Stetson Chapel, Kalamazoo College

Kalamazoo Philharmonia
Giacomo Puccini: La Boheme
Semi-staged opera performance in collaboration with the West Michigan Opera Project and the Kalamazoo Children’s Chorus
1. Fri. May 15
7:00 pm
First Presbyterian Church, Kalamazoo
Tickets are available at the door
General Admission $7, Student $3, K-College Student Free w/ ID

AND
2. Sun. May 17
3:00 pm
Fountain Street Church, Grand Rapids
Free Admission

College Singers
Wed. May 20
7:30 pm
Stetson Chapel, Kalamazoo College

Jazz Band
Fri. May 22
7:30 pm
Dalton Theatre, Light Fine Arts Building

Academy Street Winds
Sun. May 31
4:00 pm
Dalton Theatre, Light Fine Arts Building

Applied Recital
Wed. June 3
4:00 pm
Recital Hall, Light Fine Arts Building

Int’l Percussion / Taiko
Wed. June 3
7:00 pm
Dalton Portico, Light Fine Arts Building
Rain Location: Dalton Theatre

Commencement Senior Music Recital
Time TBA
Recital Hall, Light Fine Arts Building

Off-Campus Concerts

Kalamazoo has excellent professional music organizations presenting on our campus and throughout Kalamazoo.  Student tickets are generally between $5-$7 per event.  We encourage you to burst the K bubble and inform your own music-making by attending inspiring performances.  Here are some particularly venerable presenting organizations worth looking at:

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