West Michigan Symphony

An anchor cultural organization headquartered in Muskegon, WMS is a resident performing group at the Frauenthal Center, where its eight-concert season is the most visible part of a larger artistic enterprise of far-reaching community benefit. At its live listening room The Block, just down the street, it mounts 15 performance events annually featuring jazz, classical and other offerings. WMS concerts and Community Music Encounters learning events bring 16,500 people—more than 30% of whom are children and students—downtown annually, making it the largest performing arts organization on the West Shore. Audiences come from throughout Muskegon, Ottawa, Kent, Oceana and surrounding counties. Led by Music Director Scott Speck, the Symphony presents eight subscription concerts (five classical and three pops) in the historic Frauenthal Theater located in downtown Muskegon. The WMS is made up of musicians of the highest caliber playing challenging repertoire and presenting some of the world's most talented guest artists. West Michigan Symphony's newest endeavor is The Block: A simple, accessible, inspirational space where honest music can happen…not to you, but with you.