Weâre Open: Grand Rapids Symphony finds new ways to perform during COVID restrictions
and last updated 2021-05-27 10:09:03-04
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â Nothing, not even a pandemic, can keep the Grand Rapids Symphony from performing.
While the orchestra is accustomed to being onstage at DeVos Performance Hall in downtown Grand Rapids, orchestra management decided prohibitions against large gatherings could not keep them quiet.
âWe worked from Day One to bring our musicians into people s homes digitally,â said Grand Rapids Symphony VP & general manager Aaron Doty.
Soon, a series called â
From Our Home To Yoursâ was posted online, including a range of performances from solos to that stitched individual musicians playing at home together into ensembles.
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UMS President Matthew VanBesien
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The 2021-22 UMS season will include a variety of in-person performances, as well as digital content, according to its president, Matthew VanBesien. The season will include a number of new “commissioned” performances, and the UMS president says the live performances will begin later than they usually do in a typical season.
The first in-person event will be the Big Band Holidays with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra on Sunday, November 28 in Hill Auditorium. VanBesien says they are taking many precautions to make sure people attending in person events are protected and comfortable.