Performance Calendar

Western Michigan University's choral studies programs hosts numerous events each semester, including Choral Showcase concerts, Choral Christmas, residencies with guest artists, and choral-orchestral masterworks.  

Fall 2025 Events 

Fall Choral Showcase 
October 26, 2025
3pm
Dalton Center Recital Hall
Featuring University Chorale, Anima, and Amphion

Opera-Die Fledermaus  
November 7 & 8, 2025
Two performances, 7:30pm
Dalton Center Recital Hall
Featuring Opera Workshop Chorus & Campus Choir

Choral Christmas
December 6, 2025
Two performances, 4pm & 7:30pm
First Presbyterian Church, downtown Kalamazoo 
Featuring University Chorale, Anima, Amphion, Campus Choir, and Gold Company

Spring 2026 Events 

Tenor-Bass Valentine’s Concert
February 14, 2026
7:30pm
Dalton Center Recital Hall
Featuring WMU Tenors & Basses, Kalamazoo Men’s Chorus, and Traverse City West HIgh School

Mahler 3 with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
February 21, 2026
7:30pm
Miller Auditorium 
Featuring Chorale, Anima, and Grand Chorus Sopranos & Altos

SWMVF
March 19, 2026
7:30pm
Miller Auditorium 
Featuring the University Chorale

Spring Choral Showcase
April 18, 2026
7:30pm
Dalton Center Recital Hall
Featuring University Chorale, Anima, and Amphion

Campus Choir Concert
April 22, 2026
7:30pm
Dalton Center Recital Hall
Featuring Campus Choir

Some past concerts and concert excerpts are now available on the WMU School of Music YouTube page.  For more information about performances, recordings, and videos, be sure to follow the Irving S. Gilmore School of Music and College of Fine Arts social media channels.  Follow WMU Choirs on Facebook for updates as each new semester begins.

For information on upcoming events, contact Dr. Amanda Quist: Email Amanda Quist