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Sunday, February 16, 4 pm
Be our valentine on Sunday, February 16th at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 1747 W. Milham Ave. in Portage at 4 p.m., as we serenade you with songs of love. The concert features the full chorus, along with solos by student scholarship recipients and other KMC members. This concert is free.
Tuesday, December 3, 7:30 pm
The Kalamazoo Male Chorus will join with the Kalamazoo Ringers and the Kalamazoo Youth Jazz Orchestra to present the 11th annual Christmas in Kalamazoo concert. Bring a friend to this collaboration of handbells, voices, and high school jazz musicians, showcasing holiday music. Once again Centerpoint Church - 2345 North 10th St. in Kalamazoo - will host this stunning Kalamazoo tradition. Join us at 7:30 pm for a FREE celebration of the joy of the Christmas season. An offering will be taken to support all participating groups.
Saturday, November 2, 7:30 pm
We'll be part of a concert that showcases the wonderful community choral groups we have in Kalamazoo. Come be a part of this celebration of local singers! Each group will perform their own songs and will join with the entire group on others. Tickets are available here now or at the door.
$upport us at a Kalamazoo Growlers Baseball Game
Hear us sing the National Anthem at the Friday, May 31st Kalamazoo Growlers baseball game against the Green Bay Booyah! The performance will start around 6:50pm and the first pitch will be at 7:05pm. The Growlers have put together a special $14 ticket package for friends and family to come watch the performance and the game. This $14 includes a reserved bleacher seat and a hat. $5 from each ticket purchased here(or at the Growler's website using the promo code Chorus) goes to the KMC. The offer is limited and can sell out so don't wait long.
Sunday, May 19, 4:00 pm
KMC Goes to the Movies - Sunday, May 19, 2019 - 4:00 p.m. - First United Methodist Church, 212 S. Park Street, Kalamazoo. The Kalamazoo Male Chorus concludes it's 91st season with music from the big screen. There will be a drawing for a gift basket that includes
Tuesday, February 12, 7:00 pm
Join the Kalamazoo Male Chorus at First United Methodist Church, 212 South Park Street in downtown Kalamazoo on Tuesday, February 12 for a celebration of love. Bring your valentine at 7:00 pm to hear the KMC and the WMU Broncords, a male a cappella group on campus, team up for a concert we call The Power of Love, featuring music from The Beatles, Michael Bublé, Billy Joel, and more! This concert is free.
Tuesday, December 4th, 7:30 pm
The Kalamazoo Male Chorus joins with the Kalamazoo Ringers to present the 10th annual Christmas in Kalamazoo concert featuring the Kalamazoo Youth Jazz Orchestra from Jazz and Creative Institute! We will also have a special guest appearance by Matt Giraud! Once again Centerpoint Church - 2345 North 10th St. in Kalamazoo - will host this stunning event that has become a Kalamazoo tradition. Join us at 7:30 pm for a FREE concert celebrating the joy of the Christmas season. An offering will be taken to support all participating groups.
Sunday, May 20th, 4:00 pm
The culmination of our year will be our 90th Season Celebration Concert, Sunday, May 20th at 4pm at First Baptist Church in downtown Kalamazoo. The festivities will include the Kalamazoo Community Chorale, local bands Whiskey Before Breakfast and The Duffield/Caron Project, at least one guest conductor, Kalamazoo Ringers alumni, and some fun bits of KMC history never told before. (Food fight?) And even more! But we need you there. Come share our celebration. 90 only comes around once. Admission is free! It's becoming a tradition at our spring concert to give out a door prize. This year's prize will include four tickets to a performance by Kalamazoo's improv comedy troupe Crawlspace Eviction, among other goodies. The concert will be followed by a champagne reception. Wednesday, February 14th, 7:00 pm
As our 90th year continues, we are guest performers at the Kalamazoo Bach Festival's concert, LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE IS Join us for a midweek evening of songs and sweets that celebrate love in its many forms. The Kalamazoo Bach Festival Chorus will be joined by the Kalamazoo College Singers and the Kalamazoo Male Chorus for songs from different genres that range from the classical to the popular, each one expressing love in the many ways it touches us. A warm, vibrant evening with friends...the perfect cure for the mid-February blues. YOU are invited to our post-concert reception in the church’s Gilmore Room. Please join us!
Musical Director Opening Unfortunately for us, our director, Michael Palmer, is leaving the Kalamazoo Male Chorus at the end of our performance season. Therefore we are seeking to fill the position of Musical Director beginning with the 2018-19 concert season beginning in August, 2018. Click here for details about the position. If you know someone with a musical background please refer them to our website.
Tuesday, December 5th, 7:30 pm
Continuing to celebrate our 90th Concert Season, the Kalamazoo Male Chorus joins with the Kalamazoo Ringers and Kalamazoo Brass to present the 9th annual Christmas in Kalamazoo. Once again Centerpoint Church - 2345 North 10th St. in Kalamazoo - will host this stunning event that has become a Kalamazoo tradition. In addition to the ringers, singers and joyous noise bringers, guest artists Paul Flyger (Organ & Piano) and Michael Perkins (Oboe, English Horn & Saxophone) will join in the celebration. Please join us at 7:30 pm for this free concert and help to ring (and sing) in the season. Sunday, November 19th
The Kalamazoo Male Chorus is celebrating its 90th performance season, making it one of the oldest performing ensembles in Southwest Michigan. In celebration, we are offering an expanded performance schedule this season. We begin with … A Harvest of Song … Sunday November 19, 3:00 p.m. in the historic sanctuary of First Congregational Church in downtown Kalamazoo. A Harvest of Song features music drawn from the depths of KMC’s music library with themes including fall harvest, hymn, folk and show tunes reflecting male chorus and glee club traditions. We also pay tribute to one of our longest-singing members, Jim Shillito, who passed away this summer. We will offer a favorite Scottish ballad that harkens back to Jim’s ancestral heritage. Join us for this inaugural concert of our 90th year of singing, Sunday, November 19th, at 3:00 p.m. at First Congregational Church, downtown Kalamazoo. Admission is free.
May 21 - 4:00 p.m. Spring Concert
Sunday, May 21, 4:00 PM First Baptist Church Free Admission
The Chorus will perform a set of Civil War-inspired folk songs, explore the ways we say "Good night" to one another, invite everyone to look on the bright side of life AND, sing a Dolly Parton song! Intrigued? We hope you'll join us! And, as we close out our 89th performance season, we offer our heartfelt thanks for your support of the Kalamazoo Male Chorus.
February 12 - 5:00 p.m.
Our Valentine Affair tradition continues as the Kalamazoo Male Chorus once again presents A “Bell-entine” Affair Sunday February 12 at 5 p.m. at Bell’s Eccentric Café in downtown Kalamazoo. The concert features the full chorus, along with smaller groups and solos by student scholarship recipients, and other KMC members. Cover charge is $5 and the event is family friendly. Bring your sweetheart and join us for the Affair.
November 29 - 7:30 p.m.
Start the Christmas season off right, now! It's a Christmas tradition. For the eighth year the Kalamazoo Male Chorus will join with the Kalamazoo Ringers and the Kalamazoo Brass to present Christmas in Kalamazoo, a concert filled with handbells, voices, and brass instruments. This year's special guest is violinist Barry Ross. The concert will be presented on Tuesday, November 29th at 7:30 PM at Centerpoint Church, 2345 N. 10th St. Admission is free. Bring a friend to this collaboration of talented musicians, for a concert of Christmas music that will stir your soul.
May 15 - 4:00 p.m.
Because we really want to add you to our mailing list, we are offering an exciting door prize to one lucky concert attendee who gives us their email address. The prize is two tickets to any one of next season’s WMU Theatre productions, a CD of the KMC Christmas concert, and a CD of the Ken Morgan Jazz Unit. (There might even be more!)
February 14 - 5:00 p.m.
Our Valentine Affair tradition continues as the Kalamazoo Male Chorus once again presents A “Bell-entine” Affair Sunday February 14 at 5 p.m. at Bell’s Eccentric Café in downtown Kalamazoo. The concert features the chorus, KMC student scholarship recipients, soloists and several Kalamazoo-area guest musicians and friends. Cover charge is $5 and the event is family friendly. Bring your sweetheart and join us for the Affair. Who knows what might happen?
December 1, 2015 - New Location
Start the Christmas season off right, now! It's a Christmas tradition. For the seventh year the Kalamazoo Male Chorus will join with the Kalamazoo Ringers and the Kalamazoo Brass to present Christmas in Kalamazoo, a concert filled with handbells, voices, and brass instruments. This year's special guests include soprano Dr. Kimberly Dunn Adams, organists/pianists Paul Flyger and Kory Heitzig, and narrator Dr. Janice Brown. The concert will be presented on Tuesday, December 1st at 7:30 PM at Centerpoint Church, 2345 N. 10th St. Admission is free. Bring a friend to this collaboration of talented musicians, for a concert of Christmas music that will stir your soul.
May 1 - 7:30 p.m.
Our two monumental groups will part the waters and join forces in concert, Friday May 1, 7:30 p.m., at First Baptist Church in downtown Kalamazoo. Presenting RSP’s full-blown, instrument-swapping fusion of klezmer, gypsy, jazz and American roots music combined with the KMC ‘s harmonically rich, musically eclectic, classic glee club sound, our Spring Fling will be a sonic adventure you won’t want to miss. Admission is free. Our concert falls on an Art Hop Friday in Kalamazoo so plan to make it an evening. Come downtown, enjoy a bite to eat, stroll the galleries and then join us for an unforgettable evening of music.
Friday, February 13
The money was donated by the members of the KMC after they heard about a fundraiser that Davis organized last fall. At the presentation Palmer stated, “Over the Christmas break the KMC put together a matching fundraiser of our own. One of the members offered a dollar-for-dollar match up to $500.00 for a total of $1000. And the match was met. As a way of offering our thanks to you, the kids and the choir program, this money is to help support your choral music program at Maple Street.” While the KMC receives support from the Irving S. Gilmore Foundation and other donors, Palmer emphasized that the money given to Davis was contributed entirely by the KMC members.
February 15 - 5:00 p.m.
Our Valentine Affair tradition continues as the Kalamazoo Male Chorus presents A “Bell-entine” Affair Sunday February 15 at 5 p.m. at Bell’s Eccentric Café in downtown Kalamazoo. The concert features the chorus, KMC student scholarship recipients, soloists and several Kalamazoo-area guest musicians and friends. Cover charge is $5 and the event is family friendly. So come join us for the Affair. Who knows what might happen? Though Valentine’s Day will have passed, love will still be in the air.
December 2 - 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 2 - 7:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 321 West South Street Kalamazoo. Christmas in Kalamazoo - Our 6th annual event features the Kalamazoo Ringers and the Kalamazoo Brass. This season we also welcome the women of the Kalamazoo Community Chorale. Get your holiday mood started early!
Spring Concert - Saturday, April 12, 2014 - 7 p.m. Join us for an evening of song at our 2014 spring concert. The concert features the Kalamazoo Male Chorus with solo performances by several student members. The performance will be held at the First Baptist Church, 315 W. Michigan Avenue in downtown Kalamazoo. Doors open at 6:30 with the concert at 7 p.m. Admission is free . join us for the new year
Hey guys, do you like to sing? The Kalamazoo Male Chorus is looking for male singers of all voice types. Check us out. Our practices are held at the Maple Street Magnet School's choir room (west side of the bldg.), 922 West Maple Street, Kalamazoo, MI, on Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. For further information call 269-649-3456 or email conunger [at] aol.com
yes we did - we sang with Foreigner! December 3 - 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 3, 2013
December 3 - 7:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 321 West South Street Kalamazoo. Christmas in Kalamazoo - Our annual event features the Kalamazoo Ringers and the Kalamazoo Brass. This season we also welcome Notified - Kalamazoo's premier a cappella ensemble. Sunday, April 14, 2013
A Spring Love Affair - You Put This love in My Heart: The Union Cabaret & Grille, normally closed on Sundays, will host the concert on Sunday, April 14th. The Union Cabaret & Grille is located at 125 S. Kalamazoo Mall in downtown Kalamazoo. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and the concert begins at 5. Tickets are only $5! They are available only at the door and provide admission only. Food and beverages may be purchased from the restaurant's full menu during and after the concert.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Start the Christmas season off right, now! It's become a Christmas tradition. For the fourth year the Kalamazoo Male Chorus will join with the Kalamazoo Ringers and the Kalamazoo Brass to present Christmas in Kalamazoo, a concert filled with handbells, voices, and brass instruments. But this year there's more. WMU faculty member Karl Schrock will be joining us, playing the First Presbyterian church's magnificent Casavant Frères organ. The concert will be presented on Tuesday, December 4th, at 7:30 PM at First Presbyterian Church, 321 West South Street in downtown Kalamazoo. Admission is free. Bring a friend to this collaboration of talented musicians, for a concert of Christmas music that will stir your soul.
November 4, 2012 Steal Away with The Kalamazoo Male Chorus featuring special guests soprano Charsie Sawyer and the Michiana Male Chorus Sunday – November 4 – 5:00 p.m. First United Methodist Church (Downtown Kalamazoo) Steal away for an afternoon of choral music based in the traditions of African American Spirituals and Gospel idioms. Join us in celebrating our 85th concert season at our first concert of the year featuring two very special guests, soprano Charsie Sawyer (formerly a faculty member of the WMU School of Music, now at Calvin College) and our brothers in song, the Michiana Male Chorus from South Bend, Indiana.
February 12, 2012
A Valentine Affair : The Union Cabaret & Grille, normally closed on Sundays, will host the concert on Sunday, February 12. The Union Cabaret & Grille is located at 125 S. Kalamazoo Mall in downtown Kalamazoo. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and the concert begins at 5. Tickets are only $5! They are available only at the door and provide admission only. Food and beverages may be purchased from the restaurant's full menu during and after the concert.
November 29, 2011
Christmas in Kalamazoo:
Sunday, April 10, 2011
How can we keep from singing? We can't! And we prove it as we men join with the women of The Kalamazoo Community Chorale in concert on Sunday, April 10th, at 4:00 p.m. at Comstock Community Auditorium. Comstock Community Auditorium is located at 2107 North 26th Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan (see map).
Sunday, February 13, 2011
The Kalamazoo Male Chorus invites you to celebrate your love at Heart to Tart, a Valentine Dessert Concert. Held at the Kalamazoo Country Club, the event will be an elegant, romantic evening filled with fine music, gourmet food and drink, and a little magic. The concert will be provided by the Kalamazoo Male Chorus along with the soulful, sultry sound of the Duffield/Caron Project. During the concert you’ll be served three desserts, coffee, champagne punch or other beverages. Need more? Magician Morgan Hause will amuse you and your love with sleight of hand tricks, with a little help from Cupid, we’re told. Heart to Tart will take place Sunday, February 13th, at 5:00 p.m. at the Kalamazoo Country Club, 1609 Whites Road, Kalamazoo, MI. Tickets are $25/person or $40/couple. Tickets must be purchased by February 8th from Kalamazoo Male Chorus members or by calling 744-2923, 491-3793, or 375-9664. (Tickets will NOT be available at the door.)
November 22, 2010
Christmas in Kalamazoo: Did we mention Cookies Made by Men? We will be selling homemade cookies as a fundraiser following the concert. The price is $5 for a one-pound box containing an assortment of ten different kinds of cookies.
September 28, 2010 It’s that time of year again. Another season of the Kalamazoo Male Chorus is underway. We picked up a couple of new members at our recent auditions and we are now preparing for a busy concert season.
We may have five or six performances this year beginning with our Fall Concert on Sunday, Nov. 7, at 4 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, 315 W. Michigan Avenue in downtown Kalamazoo. The Fall Concert launches the 84th performance season of the Kalamazoo Male Chorus. Held in the intimate confines of the First Baptist Church sanctuary (accessible to all) this concert will feature choral literature from our spring appearance with the Great Lakes Male Chorus Association as well as additional music centering on the themes of peace, freedom and football.
August 17, 2010
Auditions - We want you!
December.5, 2009
Christmas Concert:
November. 1, 2009 Fall Concert:
April 18 , 2009 Kalamazoo Male Chorus hosted the GLMCA's Big Sing On Saturday, April 18 at Chenery Auditorium at 7:00 PM the Kalamazoo Male Chorus hosted the Great Lakes Male Chorus Association’s 2009 Big Sing - the annual concert combining all of the member choruses. This exciting evening featured the unique male chorus sound of 230 men, a brass quintet and other instrumentalists. Male choruses from Michigan, Indiana and Ohio joined together for songs such as He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother and Away from the Roll of the Sea. Two special features, the solo performance by GLMCA scholarship winner David Theis, and the combined choruses' performance of He Never Failed Me Yet wth special guest soloist Alfrelynn Roberts both received standing ovations.
December 3 , 2008 HOLIDAY CONCERT: Still, Still Night Your additional, traditional event! Did we mention Cookies by the Pound? We will be selling homemade cookies as a fundraiser following the concert. The price is $5 for a one-pound box containing an assortment of ten different kinds of cookies. To order ahead click here.
April 29, 2008
November 3, 2007
Your additional, traditional event!
August 28, 2007
December 1, 2006
July 2, 2006
July 2, 2006
The KMC rehearses weekly, 7 – 9 p.m. on Tuesday evenings. Interested persons should submit a resume and cover letter by July 31, 2006 to:
For further information regarding the position, contact Ron Johns (KMC President) at 269-323-7395, or e-mail ronald.johns@sbcglobal.net. Resume and cover letter may also be submitted to this e-mail address.
March 20, 2006
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On Friday, February 13, Michael Palmer, director of the Kalamazoo Male Chorus, presented a big check for one thousand dollars to Julie Davis, the choral music teacher at the Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts, and Dr. Jeffrey Boggan, principal. The donation was made at a presentation before all of the choral music students upon their return from a day of touring other Kalamazoo schools to encourage younger students’ interest in vocal music. After the check was presented, the students serenaded Palmer and several other members of the KMC who also attended. 
