From the beginning, the Lansing Symphony Orchestra’s season finale was all about endings. The very first piece on Friday evening’s (May 15) program, Antonín Dvořák’s “Carnival Overture,” is packed with furious, finale-worthy hammer blows that don’t quit u... See more
Lullabies are wonderful for babies. But who comforts the mothers? Clarinetist Tasha Warren, assistant professor of chamber music at Michigan State University and member of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra, and globe-trotting cellist Dave Eggar have taken th... See more
To lovers of classical music, Timothy Muffitt’s 20 years as music director of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra went by in a flash. But not to him. “There was no going by in a flash,” Muffitt said softly, settling onto a bench in the courtyard of The Peoples... See more
No one will pop a quiz, assess your productivity, weigh you, check your cholesterol or otherwise judge your improvement after you attend a fine arts performance at the Wharton Center. The arts remain a blissfully metric-free zone where weird and wonderful... See more
The dozen or so local artists showing their work this weekend at the latest addition to the Cottage Lane development on Lansing’s east side deserve a citation for bravery. Will people even look at the art? The competition is brutal. The art show celebrate... See more
