Grand Rapids Symphony
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| Founded | 1930 |
| Location | 300 Ottawa Ave. NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Concert hall | DeVos Performance Hall |
| Music director | Marcelo Lehninger |
| Website | www |
The Grand Rapids Symphony, a 2006 Grammy Award nominee for Best Classical Crossover Album, is a professional orchestra located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1930, the mission of the Grand Rapids Symphony has been to share great music that moves the human soul. The orchestra presents more than 400 performances each year, touching the lives of some 200,000. The organization also implements 16 educational programs that benefit over 80,000 Michigan residents. The Grand Rapids Symphony is in its 87th season in 2016-17.
Marcelo Lehninger, a Brazilian-born conductor who formerly served as music director of the New West Symphony in Los Angeles, and associate conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, in June 2016 was named the 14th music director of the Grand Rapids Symphony. The Grand Rapids Symphony has presented concerts throughout Michigan and is heard in West Michigan on broadcasts by WBLU-FM (88.9) and WBLV-FM (90.3).
In 2000, the orchestra toured northern Lower Michigan and to Michigan's Upper Peninsula with performances at Ferris State University, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Lake Superior State University, Northern Michigan University and Michigan Technological University, where the Grand Rapids Symphony was the premier entertainment for the grand opening of Michigan Tech's $20 million Rozsa Center for Performing Arts, which opened in October 2000. In 2003, the GRS performed in Detroit’s Orchestra Hall as part of inaugural activities for the remodeled Max M. Fisher Music Center. The orchestra celebrated its 75th anniversary season by making its debut in New York City's Carnegie Hall on May 21, 2005. The Grand Rapids Symphony was nominated in 2006 for a Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album for its recording, "Invention & Alchemy," featuring harpist and composer Deborah Henson-Conant. "Invention & Alchemy" also was recorded for a DVD, which has aired on PBS-TV in the United States.
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