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 “Harvesting Joy”
Wed. Nov 12
7:30 pm
Stetson Chapel, Kalamazoo College
K Students: Free, Adults: $15

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
Tues. Nov 18
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 College Bayati Ensemble and Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
Thurs. Jan 29
7:00 pm
Dalton Theatre, Light Fine Arts Building
Tickets

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra & Wynton Marsalis
Sun. Feb 1
7:00 pm
Chenery Auditorium, Downtown Kalamazoo
Free Admission for K Students with Registration

Jazz and American Culture: A Conversation with
Wynton Marsalis & Rev. Millard Southern III
Mon. Feb 2
11:00 am – 12 pm
Dalton Theater, Light Fine Arts Building
Registration

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

Academy Street Winds
Sun. Feb 15
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
Stetson Chapel, Kalamazoo College

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
4:10 pm
Recital Hall, Light Fine Arts Building

Int’l Percussion / Taiko
Sun. Mar 8
4:00 pm
Dalton Theatre, Light Fine Arts Building
Free Admission / Donations Appreciated

Natasha Stojanovska, Guest Piano Recital
Wed. Apr 8
7:30 pm in Stetson Chapel

Sophia Herold – SIP Composition Fri., April 10th 6:00pm in Recital Hall

Hannah Ulanoski, SIP Taiko Drumming
Sat. Apr 11 4:30 pm in Dalton Theater

Folk Variations
Sat. Apr 11
6:00 pm in Stetson Chapel

Emma Morrison, SIP Vocal Recital
Sat. Apr 18
4:00 pm in Stetson Chapel

K-College Jazz Band on the Road at the Thornapple Creek Jazz Festival
Sat. Apr 25th
1:00 pm in Barry Community Enrichment Ctr. 231 S. Broadway St, Hastings, MI

Samantha Bekolay, SIP Oboe Recital
Sun. May 3rd
3pm in Recital Hall

Kalamazoo College Singers 2026 Spring Tour “Hope for Tomorrow” Thurs. April 23th – 26th Traverse City, Bellaire, Petoskey & Charlevoix

Gilmore Piano Festival
Apr 30 – May 10
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Performance 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 17th
3:00 pm
Fountain Street Church, Grand Rapids
Free Admission

Jazz Band Concert “Make Me Smile”
Fri. May 22nd
7:30 pm
Dalton Theatre, Light Fine Arts Building

Bayati Concert Tues., May 26th 7:00pm

College Singers
Thurs. May 28th
7:30 pm
Stetson Chapel, Kalamazoo College

Academy Street Winds
“250 Years of American Band Music” Sun. May 31st 4:00 pm
Dalton Theatre, Light Fine Arts Building

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

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

Commencement Senior Music Recital
Sat. June 13th 5:45 pm
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: