Concerts
Upcoming Performances
KJSO Concert Schedule
Season Tickets Available: Buy 2 Concerts, Get 1 Free!
Fall Concert – “Commemoration”
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 3 pm; Chenery Auditorium, 714 S. Westnedge Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
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Gustav Holst: Japanese Suite
Florence Price: Ethiopia’s Shadow in America
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5, Reformation
Winter Concert – “Love and Loss”
Sunday, February 14, 2027 at 3 pm; Chenery Auditorium, 714 S. Westnedge Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
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Gioachino Rossini: Overture to The Barber of Seville
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture
Antonín Dvořák: Cello Concerto in b minor featuring Katarina Kenney, Stulberg Competition Bronze Medalist 2026
Special Event Concert – Western Michigan University Asian Initiatives Spring Gala
Saturday, April 10, 2027 at 6:00 pm; Miller Auditorium, 1341 Theatre Drive, Kalamazoo, MI 49008
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Gustav Holst: Japanese Suite
Spring Concert – “A Celebration of Youth”
Sunday, April 25, 2027 at 3 pm; Chenery Auditorium, 714 S. Westnedge Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
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Farhad Poupel: Ode to Childhood (Michigan Premiere, KJSO Co-Commission)
Johannes Brahms: Academic Festival Overture
2026 KJSO Concerto/Composition Competition Winner, TBA
John Williams: Suite from Star Wars The Force Awakens
Announcement of the 2027 Posie Tomlinson Scholarship Winners
Preparatory Ensemble Concert Schedule
Admission to all Preparatory Ensemble concerts is free.
Preparatory Strings
Sunday, December 6, 2026 at 3:30 pm; Kalamazoo Central High School Auditorium, 2432 N Drake Rd, Kalamazoo, MI 49009
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Preparatory Strings & Training Orchestra, featuring Symphonic Winds
Saturday, May 1 2027 at 3:30 pm; Hackett Catholic Prep High School, 1000 W. Kilgore Rd, Kalamazoo, MI 49008
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Preparatory Winds featuring Symphonic Strings
Saturday, May 8 2027 at 3:30 pm; Hackett Catholic Prep High School, 1000 W. Kilgore Rd, Kalamazoo, MI 49008
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