Past Performances
2010 – 2011 Season
May 21, 2011 – 7:00 pm Concert
Ladies Library Association; 333 S. Park, Kalamazoo, MI
Donations gratefully accepted, all proceeds go to the Crescendo Academy of Music Scholarship Fund
March 27, 2011 – 1:00 pm, Fretboard Festival
KVCC’s Anna Whitten Hall – Next to the Kalamazoo Valley Museum
202 N Rose St, Kalamazoo, MI
December 12, 2010 – 4:00 pm, Concert – Cancelled due to weather
St. Augustine Cathedral – 542 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo
December 3, 2010 – Art Hop, with students from The Ballet Academy
Kalamazoo Valley Museum
November 7, 2010 – 4:00 pm, Joint Concert with Dayton Mandolin Orchestra
Antioch College; Yellow Springs, Ohio
October 3, 2010 – 1:30 pm, Third Coast Ensemble
Concert for Kalamazoo Folk Life Organization at Anna Whitten Hall – KVCC Arcadia Commons Campus
August 22, 2010 – 2:30 – 4:30 pm, Third Coast Ensemble
Fenn Valley Vineyards
KMGO members Miles Kusik, Jackie Zito, John Hosley, Ron Cleveland, and Jane Vaught will present a wide-ranging program of unamplified acoustic music of many styles from traditional European to Americana, Jazz Standards, and maybe even a Surf Rock tune or two.
2009 – 2010 Season
June 15-16, 2010 Concert and Workshops with Carlo Aonzo of Savona, Italy
See workshop schedule, fee, and location
Workshops at Crescendo Academy of Music
June 16 – 7:30 pm Concert and Premiere of “Concerto for Mandolin and Orchestra” by composer Elizabeth Start at First Baptist Church; 315 West Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo
May 22, 2010 – 7:30 pm Concert and Premiere of “Passacaglia” by composer Elizabeth Start
Ladies Library Association; Kalamazoo, MI
Donations gratefully accepted, all proceeds go to the Crescendo Academy of Music Scholarship Fund
April 30, 2010 – 7:30 pm, Third Coast Ensemble
Kalamazoo Valley Museum
KMGO members Miles Kusik, Jackie Zito, John Hosley, Ron Cleveland, and Jane Vaught will present a wide-ranging program of unamplified acoustic music of many styles from art song and traditional European to Americana, Standards, and maybe even a Surf Rock tune or two.
March 21, 2010 – 1:00 pm, Fretboard Festival
Kalamazoo Valley Museum
January 23, 2010 from 2:00 – 2:45
Cooper’s Glen Music Festival
Radisson Hotel, downtown Kalamazoo
December 4, 2009 – Art Hop, with students from The Ballet Academy
Kalamazoo Valley Museum
October 2, 2009 – 6:30 pm, Art Hop
Kalamazoo Institute of Art
read about the event and see photos here
2008 – 2009 Season
May 16, 2009 – 7:30 pm, Public Concert
Foundry Hall; South Haven MI
March 21, 2009 – 2:00 pm, Private Concert
Friendship Village
March 10, 2009 – 7:00 pm, Public Concert
Van Buren Conference Center
March 6, 2009 – Art Hop
Kalamazoo Public Library
November 9, 2008 – 3:00 pm, Joint Concert with Dayton Mandolin Orchestra
Kalamazoo College Dalton Recital Hall
See Program Information
October 23, 2008 Michigan Library Association Annual Conference Reception (not open to public)
Kalamazoo Public Library
October 10, 2008 – 8:00 pm Kalamazoo Bach Festival
Season opener with other area groups
2007 – 2008 Season
March 7, 2008 Art Hop
Kalamazoo Public Library
February 17, 2008 – 3:00 pm, Private Concert
Sisters of St. Joseph
November 18, 2007 – 2:30 pm, KMGO in Crescendo Academy of Music Faculty Recital
First Presbyterian Church; Kalamazoo,MI
October 19, 2007 – 7:00 pm, Private Concert
Friendship Village
2006 – 2007 Season
June 21, 2007 – 7:30 pm Concert featuring Richard Walz of Riems, France
Zion Lutheran Church, Blends Room; Kalamazoo, MI
April 28, 2007 – 8:00 pm Concert
Paw Paw Village Players Playhouse; Paw Paw, MI
tickets – $10, available at door
March 4, 2007 – 3:00 pm Concert featuring Carlo Aonzo of Savona, Italy, with Rene Izquierdo (guitar)
First Baptist Church; Kalamazoo, MI
March 3, 2007 – 10:30-12:00 and 1:30-3:00 mandolin workshops with Carlo Aonzo
for registration or more information call Crescendo Academy of Music at 269-345-6664, or e-mail administrator@kalmando.com. Location – Zion Lutheran Church.
February 18, 2007 – 3:00 pm Concert
Milwood Methodist; Kalamazoo, MI
January 28, 2007 – 3:00 pm Concert
St. Thomas Episcopal Church; Battle Creek, MI
November 10, 2006 – 7:00 pm Concert featuring Tamara Volskaya and KMGO
Kalamazoo Russian Festival at Western Michigan University Dalton Recital Hall
October 6, 2006 Private Concert
Friendship Village
2005 – 2006 Season
June 24, 2006 Fenn Valley Vineyards Open House
Fennville, MI
June 15-16, 2006 Concert and Workshops with Carlo Aonzo of Savona, Italy
The Park Club; Kalamazoo, MI
April 30, 2006 Concert
First Presbyterian; Richland, MI
April 2, 2006 Concert – Premiere of “Water Music” by composer Elizabeth Start
First Baptist Church; Kalamazoo, MI
March 24-26, 2006 Concert and Workshops with Richard Walz of Riems, France
Zion Lutheran Church; Kalamazoo, MI
December 12, 2005 Concert
Ladies Library Association; Kalamazoo, MI
December 5, 2005 Concert
Visiting Nurses Assn. of Hospice; Kalamazoo, MI
December 3, 2005 Fenn Valley Vineyards Nouveau Fest
Fennville, MI
November 12, 2005 Concert
The Fountains; Kalamazoo, MI
September18, 2005 Tillers International Harvest Festival
Scotts, MI
2004 – 2005 Season
June 25, 2005 Fenn Valley Vineyards Open House
Fennville, MI
June 2005 Concert and Workshops with Carlo Aonzo of Savona, Italy
First Baptist Church; Kalamazoo, MI
April 23, 2005 International Festival
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
March 4, 2005 Art Hop
The Epic Center; Kalamazoo, MI
July 9, 2004 Art Hop
The Epic Center; Kalamazoo, MI