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Grand Rapids Symphony's 2017-18 Season Paves the Way Back to Carnegie Hall
by BWW News Desk - Feb 15, 2017

Nearly 12 years ago, the Grand Rapids Symphony capped off its 75th anniversary season with a trip to the Big Apple and a concert in New York City's Carnegie Hall. The Grand Rapids Symphony, under its new Music Director Marcelo Lehninger, will return to Carnegie Hall near the end of its 88th season in April 2018.

MercyMe Joins Grand Rapids Symphony for its Only 2016 Christmas Show in Midwest with Orchestra
by BWW News Desk - Nov 29, 2016

One year ago, MercyMe was riding on a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, an experience that guitarist Mike Scheuchzer remembered as 'surreal.'

MercyMe Joins Grand Rapids Symphony for its Only 2016 Christmas Show in Midwest with Orchestra
by Rebecca Russo - Nov 24, 2016

One year ago, MercyMe was riding on a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, an experience that guitarist Mike Scheuchzer remembered as 'surreal.'

See E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL as You've Never Seen It Before
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 25, 2016

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the story of a little, lost alien and the boy who befriends him, was an immediate blockbuster when it was released in 1982.

Grand Rapids Symphony to Present Musical Highlights from Classic DREAMWORKS Films
by Ashlee Latimer - Oct 12, 2016

The tales told in films from DreamWorks Animation are some of the best in contemporary cinema.

Theme from 'Somewhere in Time' to Highlight Grand Rapids Symphony's Fall Concerts
by BWW News Desk - Sep 26, 2016

When Sergei Rachmaninoff composed his Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, a set of 24 variations for solo piano and orchestra, the Russian composer knew the 18th variation would be a big hit.

Ron Bohmer, Derrick Baskin & Andrew Samonsky to Join Lansing Symphony Orchestra, 6/4
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 2, 2014

Get your tickets here: http://www.lansingsymphony.org

Mandy Gonzalez, Nat Chandler, et al. to Perform With Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra, 5/11-13
by Kelsey Denette - May 4, 2012

Nat Chandler (The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Phantom of the Opera), Teri Hansen (Showboat, Boys from Syracuse), and Mandy Gonzalez (Wicked, In the Heights) will appear in concert with Maestro John Varineau and the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra on Friday May 11th and Saturday May 12th at 8pm along with Sunday May 13th at 3:00pm in the DeVos Performance Hall.