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September 15-16 nu Subscription Series Options: BOLERO Concert Sponsor: n Grand [all 10 concerts] u Highlights [5 concerts] l Showcase [5 concerts] JEREMY CROSMER World Premiere March 23-24 nu BERNSTEIN/ARR. DAVID NEWMAN Suite from West Side Story for Violin and Orchestra A HERO’S LIFE RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances M. CAMARGO GUARNIERI Abertura Festiva (Festive Overture) RAVEL Bolero MOZART Flute Concerto in G Major Marcelo Lehninger, Conductor | Sarah Chang, Violin STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life) Marcelo Lehninger, Conductor | Christopher Kantner, Flute October 6-7 nl April 13-14 nl SIBELIUS SYMPHONY NO. 2 WAGNER Prelude to Die Meistersinger NIGHTS IN THE GARDENS OF SPAIN MAHLER Songs of a Wayfarer DEBUSSY Nocturnes SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2 VILLA-LOBOS Momoprecoce Rune Bergman, Guest Conductor FALLA Nights in the Gardens of Spain Marianne Kielland, Mezzo-Soprano VILLA-LOBOS Chôros No. 10 “Rasga o oração” (It Tears Your Heart) November 17-18 u n Marcelo Lehninger, Conductor | Nelson Freire, Piano VERDI REQUIEM Grand Rapids Symphony Chorus, Pearl Shangkuan, Director VERDI Requiem April 27-28 nu Marcelo Lehninger, Conductor Grand Rapids Symphony Chorus, CHOPIN & DVOŘÁK Calvin College Capella, ADAM SCHOENBERG Canto Pearl Shangkuan, Director CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 1 January 12-13 nl SARAH CHANG: Violin DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8 ALL-TCHAIKOVSKY Marcelo Lehninger, Conductor | Rafał Blechacz, Piano TCHAIKOVSKY “Polonaise” from Eugene Onegin May 18-19 nl NELSON FREIRE: TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 BEETHOVEN’S NINTH Piano TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 RONALDO MIRANDA Variações Temporais, Beethoven Revisado Marcelo Lehninger, Conductor | Gabriela Montero, Piano (Temporal Variations, Beethoven Revised) February 2-3 nu ALEXANDER MILLER World Premiere THE PLANETS BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9, “Choral” HAYDN Overture to Il mondo della luna (The World on the Moon) Marcelo Lehninger, Conductor | Grand Rapids Symphony Chorus, Pearl Shangkuan, Director MOZART Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter” HOLST The Planets Highlights Marcelo Lehninger, Conductor | Grand Rapids Symphony Chorus, Pearl Shangkuan, Director Grand Showcase 3 DeVos Performance Hall 3 L 3 3 L Seating SERIES SERIES O L 4 MEZZ L O Section G O O G 10 5 E G 3 MEZZ G E March 2-3 nl E E 1 $612 $396 LOGE 2 MEZZ LOGE3 PROKOFIEV VIOLIN CONCERTO 2 $449 $290 MEZZANINE 1 1 1 1 COPLAND Statements for Orchestra 3 3 2 ORCH $333 $216 B D 5 ORCH 3 D B O R ORCH R O PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2 X E 4 E X 4 $224 $145 S 4 ORCH S S 5 ORCH S VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 4 5 * * BOX & ORCHESTRA Classical Guest Artists Sponsored by: $122 $79 DRESS BOX & David Lockington, Conductor | Dylana Jenson, Violin CIRCLE STAGE DRESS Edith I. Blodgett Full price package *Limited availability CIRCLE

Crowe Horwath GREAT ERAS Series Sponsor: SERIES St. Cecilia Music Center Seating 4 Section Concerts GREAT ERAS 1 $122 2 111 2 Royce Auditorium, St. Cecilia Music Center 2 $102 3 3 $88 CENTER Fridays, 8 PM RIGHT LEFT Full price package October 20 January 5 February 16 March 30 The Baroque Concert: The Romantic Concert: The Classical Concert: THE 20TH CENTURY CONCERT CHARLIE’S ANGELS DVORAK & TCHAIKOVSKY BEETHOVEN, HAYDN & MOZART VILLA-LOBOS Prelude from PURCELL Chacony in G minor DVORAK Serenade for MOZART Two Rondos for Violin and Bachianas brasileiras No. 4 LOCKE Theatre Suite to The Tempest Wind Instruments Orchestra, B-flat Major and C Major COPLAND Suite from Appalachian BLOW Chaconne TCHAIKOVSKY HAYDN Symphony No. 88 Spring, Original Instrumentation LULLY Ballet Suite Serenade for Strings BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 STRAVINSKY Suite No. 2 for Garry Clarke, Conductor Marcelo Lehninger, Conductor Marcelo Lehninger, Conductor Small Orchestra Eric Tanner, Violin SHOSTAKOVICH Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and String Orchestra NEW THIS YEAR Marcelo Lehninger, Conductor Charley Lea, Trumpet 4 CONCERT SERIES Gilmore Young Artist, Piano

Porter Hills Series Sponsor: St. Cecilia Music Center COFFEE CLASSICS SERIES 4 Concerts COFFEE CLASSICS $52 Royce Auditorium, St. Cecilia Music Center RESERVED SEATING CENTER RIGHT LEFT Fridays, 10 AM | Free coffee hour 9 AM Full price package

October 20 January 5 February 16 March 30 THE BAROQUE CONCERT THE ROMANTIC CONCERT THE CLASSICAL CONCERT THE 20TH CENTURY CONCERT

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1st Time Subscriptions SAVE up to 50% Fox Motors POPS off single-ticket prices DeVos Performance Hall Series Sponsor: Fridays/Saturdays, 8 PM and Sundays, 3 PM BOB BERNHARDT: Principal Pops Conductor

September 22-24 Guest Artist Sponsor: LANDSLIDE A Tribute to the Music of Fleetwood Mac Experience Fleetwood Mac hits like never before with tribute band Landslide and your Grand Rapids Pops performing “Go Your Own Way,” “Landslide,” “Dreams,” “Gypsy,” and more. Bob Bernhardt, Conductor

November 10-12 AN AMERICAN IN PARIS Witness the Grand Rapids premiere of An American in Paris Live with Orchestra! Evoking the sights and spirit of Paris in the early 1950s, the 1951 film stars Gene Kelly as a former American GI who falls in love with Parisian Leslie Caron. Weaving the romantic storylines together are the iconic songs of George and Ira Gershwin including: “Embraceable You,” “Nice Work If You Can Get It,” “I Got Rhythm,” “’S Wonderful” and “Love is Here to Stay.” John Varineau, Conductor

December 14-17 SPONSORED BY WOLVERINE WORLDWIDE HOLIDAY POPS Bring on the holiday cheer! This GR Pops tradition features beloved seasonal favorites with the Symphony Chorus and Youth Chorus plus a holiday sing-along, A visit from Santa and Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus. AN AMERICAN Bob Bernhardt, Conductor Grand Rapids Symphony Chorus, Pearl Shangkuan, Director IN PARIS Grand Rapids Symphony Youth Chorus, Sean Ivory, Director Embellish Handbell Ensemble, Stephanie Wiltse, Director

January 26-28 BLOCKBUSTER BROADWAY Celebrate Broadway’s best loved songs from Broadway’s biggest hits made famous by Broadway’s biggest stars! Experience all the show-stopping tunes you love from Broadway’s Blockbusters! Spend an evening with songs from Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera, Annie, Jersey Boys, The Sound of Music, Chicago, CATS, The Lion King, A Chorus Line performed by some of New York’s top vocalists. It’s the ultimate show tune extravaganza! John Varineau, Conductor

March 16-18 SECOND CITY: GUIDE TO THE SYMPHONY The legendary Second City comedy theatre and your Grand Rapids Pops team up to bring you a show filled with comedy, satire, songs, improvisation and incredible classical music. This light-hearted comic performance will take on all things orchestral, from colorful musicians to the mighty Maestro. Join us for a night of hilarious music making. Please note: some material may be inappropriate for children under 15. John Varineau, Conductor

May 11-13 STAR WARS AND MORE: THE MUSIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS POPS Back by popular demand, the Grand Rapids Pops performs Star Wars and More: The Music of John Williams. SERIES 4 DeVos Performance Hall 4 L 3 3 L O L 5 MEZZ L O Principal Pops Conductor Bob Bernhardt will lead this concert featuring the very best of John Williams’ Seating 6 G O O G E G 4 MEZZ G E Section Concerts E E 3 MEZZ legendary film scores, including music from Jurassic Park, Jaws, Indiana Jones and the Star Wars LOGE LOGE3 1 $486 2 MEZZ series – including selections from MEZZANINE Star Wars: The Force Awakens. 2 $356 Bob Bernhardt, Conductor 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 ORCH 3 $265 D ORCH ORCH D B Grand Rapids Symphony Youth Chorus, Sean Ivory, Director B R 5 R O ORCH O E E X 4 $178 X S 4 ORCH4 S S 5 ORCH S BOX & ORCHESTRA 5 $97* DRESS BOX & CIRCLE STAGE DRESS Full Price Package CIRCLE *Limited availability

SPECIAL EVENTS [FULL LENGTH FILM + SCORE] DeVos Performance Hall This season, we continue the Harry Potter saga with Fridays 7:30 PM and Saturdays 2 PM performances of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ on September 29-30, 2017 and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™ on February 9-10, 2018! Watch the full-length films on a huge HD screen while the Grand Rapids Pops perform the soundtrack live alongside the movie. Justin Freer, Conductor

Tickets currently available as an add-on with a season ticket purchase or when both Harry Potter concert SEPT. 29-30, 2017 FEB. 9-10, 2018 tickets are bought together. Individual tickets go on sale July 31. BROUGHT TO YOU BY CINECONCERTS HARRY POTTER characters, names and related indicia are © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. J.K. ROWLING`S WIZARDING WORLD™ J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Publishing Rights © JKR. (s17) Tickets start at $18 | VIP $201

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