Press Room
Controversial jazz artist Nicholas Payton appears in Grand Rapids for St. Cecilia Jazz Series
Wednesday, February 01 2012
Payton will be in town with his trio on Feb. 9 as the third and final artists appearing in the 2011-12 St. Cecilia Jazz Series.
Read MoreWhat Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in saying about SCMC
Wednesday, February 01 2012
Artistic directors David Finckel and Wu Han believe Grand Rapids audiences will quickly come to know CMS@CMC as a place that gathers extraordinary musicians…(who) will come to know Grand Rapids as a center of culture in America.
Read MoreChamber music from New York City’s Lincoln Center coming to GR
Wednesday, February 01 2012
Teaming up with the artistic directors of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in New York City promises to bring world-musicians to St. Cecilia Music Center over the next three years.
Read MoreSultry jazz vocalist Jane Monheit works her magic for St. Cecilia Jazz Series
Thursday, December 01 2011
4 STARS OF 4
A master interpreter of the Great American songbook with a Technicolor voice – a little silky, a little edgy – she plays her instrument well.
Fiery collaboration marks Jazz Series opener at St. Cecilia
Wednesday, November 02 2011
Lovano brought his own version of a talented young rat pack to town in his latest band, Us Five, and wowed a near capacity crowd in the 650-seat Royce Auditorium with a fiery, 110-minute straight set of envelope-pushing tunesmithing on a dozen extended jams.
Read MoreGlamorous, graceful violinist Sarah Chang wows audience as St. Cecilia Music Center’s Great Artist
Tuesday, October 18 2011
4 of 4 stars…when you hear Chang play, you start wondering if she’s as young as she looks.
Read MoreArtPrize Performance Schedule at SCMC
Tuesday, August 16 2011
SCMC starts off ArtPrize 2011 with live performances, listening stations and our ArtPrize visual art exhibit
Read MoreRock Camp: The Outer Vibe turns young rockers into nearly polished pros
Monday, April 04 2011
Can these kids learn all that in one week? In a word, yes. “It’s astonishing,” Hosford gushes. “They naturally take the initiative, they want to be there and the kids just get it on. The sound engineers love it. They say, ‘I hear them and I can’t believe how good they are. They sound good and they’re 14?’ They have good attitudes, they work hard, they’re polite and professional.”
Read MoreArtPrize adds St. Cecilia Music Center as an exhibition center for third event
Tuesday, March 15 2011
St. Cecilia Music Center joins the returning seven exhibition centers as the first to be listed today as participating venues on ArtPrize’s website.
“We’re thrilled to be a new exhibition center to ArtPrize and in particular to bring music in a new way,” said Cathy Holbrook, executive director of St. Cecilia.
Violinist Sarah Chang is St. Cecilia Music Center’s Great Artist for 2011
Monday, February 28 2011
Chang will appear Oct. 13 for the 24th Great Artist Gala, a black-tie optional benefit gala founded in 1987 to raise money to maintain and preserve St. Cecilia’s historic 19th century building.
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