Irving S. Gilmore School of Music

Where passion meets practice.

The Irving S. Gilmore School of Music at Western Michigan University is dedicated to music as an art form that elevates the lives of all who experience it; that embraces and transcends the entire range of human emotion, expression, and community that is vital to the cultural enrichment of society.

School of Music

  • Supportive community of musicians and scholars

  • Significant funding for professional development and career-building activities

  • A vibrant school that hosts over 150 guest artists and scholars every year

 

 

Irving S. Gilmore School of Music
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5434 USA
(269) 387-4667

Bullock Series: VOCES8

Oct. 22
7:30 to 9 p.m.
Dalton Center
Presented in collaboration with Fontana Chamber Arts.The GRAMMY® Award-nominated British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is proud to inspire people through music and share the joy of singing. Touring globally, the group performs an extensive repertoire both in its a cappella concerts and in collaborations.

U.S. Navy Commodores

Oct. 24
7:30 to 9 p.m.
Dalton Center
Jazz is America's music and the U.S. Navy Band Commodores, the Navy's premier jazz ensemble, have been performing the very best of big band jazz for the Navy and the nation for 50 years. Formed in 1969, this 18-member group continues the jazz big band legacy with some of the finest musicians in the world. The Commodores' mission includes public concerts, national concert tours, ceremonial support in honoring our veterans, jazz education classes and clinics, and protocol performances for high-level military and civilian government officials.  

Choral Showcase

Oct. 26
3 to 4:30 p.m.
Dalton Center
A showcase of WMU choirs, including Amphion, Anima, and University Chorale.Amanda Quist and Jacob Berglin, Conductors.

Western Winds

Oct. 28
7:30 to 9 p.m.
Dalton Center
The Western Winds at Western Michigan University consists primarily of students in the graduate winds program and their studio faculty mentors. This ensemble performs a wide variety of large chamber works spanning the literature of the past 500 years.Scott Boerma, Conductor.