Posts by Lisa Bollman
Hold On, America, Hold On! Community Forum and Reactions
The Battle Creek Symphony is partnering with Kellogg Community College this month to present a free community forum event focused on a musical response to social unrest and the Black experience that was performed in Battle Creek last spring.
The “Hold On, America, Hold On!” forum, presented by the Battle Creek Symphony in conjunction with KCC’s Music Program and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, in the auditorium of the College’s Davidson Visual and Performing Arts Center, on campus at 450 North Ave. in Battle Creek.
Read MoreGarden Party August 14
Music Center Annual Garden Party
Sunday, August 14, 2022
2 to 5 pm
“Afternoon Interlude,” will take place on Sunday, August 14th, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. This year we invite you to meander through the incredible garden of our 2022 hosts, Pam Sigren and Tom Stachnik, in Marshall while enjoying music, light hors d’oeuvres, and adult refreshments. This garden setting is a masterful treat and not to be missed!
Read MoreSymphony 5: A Gilmore Concert Bonus
Saturday, May 6, 2023, 7:30 pm
WK Kellogg Auditorium
Janice Carissa, pianist
2022 Gilmore Young Artist Janice Carissa joins the orchestra for Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17, followed by Brahms’ warm and lyrical Symphony No. 2, an optimistic finale to our 124th season.
Read MoreSymphony 4: The Magic of Cirque & Symphony
Saturday, March 4, 2023, 7:30 pm
WK Kellogg Auditorium
Your Battle Creek Symphony reaches new soaring heights with the magic of cirque with acrobatics—aerial silks, straps, flying pole, and lyra—choreographed to live symphonic music.
Read MoreSymphony 3: Big Band Christmas
Saturday, December 10, 2022, 7:30 pm
WK Kellogg Auditorium
The Battle Creek Symphony jazzes up the holidays with a festive collection of holiday favorites in the big band style. This jumping, jiving, jingling concert will surely get your season off to a swinging start!
Read MoreSymphony 2: A Night at the Opera
Saturday, November 5, 2022, 7:30 pm
WK Kellogg Auditorium
Dr. Gerald Case-Blanchard, baritone
Your Battle Creek Symphony teams up with baritone Dr. Gerald Case-Blanchard, the Battle Creek Community Chorus, and others to present a tour through some of the most beloved operas of all time.
Read MoreSymphony 1: A European Landscape
Saturday, October 1, 2022, 7:30 pm
WK Kellogg Auditorium
Amit Peled, cello
The Battle Creek Symphony’s 124th season opens with “Fêtes” from Debussy’s Nocturnes, and extraordinary cellist Amit Peled performing Elgar’s Cello Concerto, plus Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
Read MoreGive Us Hope
Give Us Hope: A Choral Concert
Saturday, May 14, 2022, 3:00 PM
The Music Center, located on Kellogg Community College Campus,
in the Davidson Building, 450 North Ave, Battle Creek, MI
Battle Creek Girls Chorus and Sojourner Truth Choir
Join us for our FREE concert. Our choirs are excited to be back together again for a wonderful spring event. Bring your friends and family for an afternoon of uplifting and bright music!
Read MoreSpeakeasy: A Roaring ’20s Revue
Battle Creek Community Chorus
May 20, 2022, 7:30 pm
Binda Theater, Kellogg Community College campus
450 North Avenue, Battle Creek
Sssshhhh! It’s a secret! Get your exclusive access to the “speakeasy” as the Battle Creek Community Chorus celebrates the return of the “Roaring ‘20s” – the 1920s, that is – with a cabaret that features many of the popular songs of that decade, with a Dixieland combo and theatrical trappings to please the eye and ear.
Read MoreWe Rise Again Choral Concert
We Rise Again
Choral Concert
Battle Creek Community Chorus
Albion College Concert Choir and Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, February 26, 2022, 7:30 pm
Goodrich Chapel, Albion College, 105 N. Ingham, Albion
The Battle Creek Community Chorus joins the Albion College Concert Choir and Symphony Orchestra for a FREE concert, “We Rise Again,” on Saturday, February 26th at 7:30 pm. The choirs and orchestra will join forces for works of Mozart, and the choirs will combine for the ethereal “Stars” of Latvian composer Eriks Esenvalds.
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