The Spotlight

Upcoming Performances

Saturday, November 23rd

Kalamazoo Central & Loy Norrix Marching Bands - Kalamazoo Holiday Parade

• 11:00am @ Downtown Kalamazoo

Tuesday, December 3rd

Indian Prairie Winter Music Concert

• 6:00pm @ Kalamazoo Central Auditorium

Thursday, December 5th

El Sol 3rd-5th Grade Performance: "Circle of Peace"

• 6:30pm @ Chenery Auditorium

Friday, December 6th

Loy Norrix Musical - "Urinetown"

• 7:00pm @ Loy Norrix Kasdorf Auditorium

Saturday, December 7th

Loy Norrix Musical - "Urinetown"

• 7:00pm @ Loy Norrix Kasdorf Auditorium

Sunday, December 8th

Loy Norrix Musical - "Urinetown"

• 2:00pm @ Loy Norrix Kasdorf Auditorium

Tuesday, December 10th

Linden Grove 6th Grade Band & Orchestra Concert

• 7:00pm @ Linden Grove Cafeteria

Tuesday, December 10th

Maple Street Band & Orchestra Winter Concert

• 7:00pm @ Chenery Auditorium

Wednesday, December 11th

Milwood MS Winter Concert

• 7:00pm @ Chenery Auditorium

Thursday, December 12th

Hillside Winter Concert

• 7:00pm @ Kalamazoo Central Auditorium

Thursday, December 12th

Loy Norrix Musical - "Urinetown"

• 7:00pm @ Loy Norrix Kasdorf Auditorium

Friday, December 13th

Loy Norrix Musical - "Urinetown"

• 7:00pm @ Loy Norrix Kasdorf Auditorium

Friday, December 13th

Winchell 3rd-5th Grade Winter Concert

• 2:30pm @ Winchell Gym

Saturday, December 14th

Loy Norrix Musical - "Urinetown"

• 7:00pm @ Loy Norrix Kasdorf Auditorium

Monday, December 16th

Maple Street Choir Concert

• 7:00pm @ Chenery Auditorium

Monday, December 16th

Kids In Tune Winter Concert

• 5:30pm @ Loy Norrix Auditorium

Tuesday, December 17th

Kalamazoo Central Winter Concert

• 7:00pm @ Kalamazoo Central Auditorium

Wednesday, December 18th

Loy Norrix Winter Concert

• 7:00pm @ Loy Norrix Kasdorf Auditorium

Wednesday, December 18th

Linden Grove Winter Concert

• 7:00pm @ Chenery Auditorium

Thursday, December 19th

Kalamazoo Central Improv Show

• 8:00pm @ Kalamazoo Central Auditorium

Past Performances

WMU MidFest is a one-day event that brings in middle school band students from all over the state. The 112 selected students represent the best of their respective programs. Students rehearsed with award-winning educator Liz Love and performed a concert in the evening at Miller Auditorium.

Middle School Participants Include:

Theodore Alkemade, Jonah Drake, and Charlie Duffy

Student Accomplishments and Accolades

The MSVMA All-State Jazz Choir ensemble is an audition ensemble open to high school choral students across the state. Only 20 students are accepted into the ensemble each year, and Kalamazoo Central High School had 3 student accepted into the choir this year! Congrats to Courtney Gardner, Ray Dunn, and Aaron Anderson, and their director, Julie Pelligrino-Hartman, on this incredible accomplishment!

Congratulations to Maple Street 8th grader, Malaika Sow, and 7th grade student, Mylo Chow, who were both accepted into the MSBOA Middle School All State Orchestra. They won the spot by blind audition and earned their position in the top middle school string orchestra in the state of Michigan this year. They will perform on January 25th at the Michigan Music Conference in Grand Rapids.

Teacher Accomplishments and Accolades

Many of our KPS Music Teachers hosted music students as "pre-interns" and "interns" from Western Michigan University. These students observe classroom instruction and get to practice teaching lessons in a classroom setting for the first time. Thank you for leading and influencing the next generation of teachers!

Stephanie Measzros, El Sol General Music Teacher, attended the 2024 American Orff Schulwerk Conference in Des Moines, IA from November 13th-16th, through a KRESA EFA Grant received last spring. She attended 10 hands-on elementary music workshops, as well as other events, with hundreds of music teachers from around the US. Workshop topics included: Spanish Language and Cultural Activities; Movement, Speech, and Instrumental Activities for the Urban Classroom; Simple Activities for our Youngest Learners; and Teaching SEL through Music.

November 2024

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