Music in Place

Modeled after our Resonance Music Project, we asked area musicians to write pieces about meaningful locations for them in the Kalamazoo area.

Click through our playlist below for streaming recordings, or click on the "Learn More" links to get background on each piece and explore the associated images and videos.

Stratøs
Stuart Neighborhood

Stratøs – Water Protocols

Stuart Neighborhood

Rufus Ferguson
Union Cabaret and Grille

Rufus Ferguson – November

Union Cabaret and Grille

Megan Dooley
Riverside Cemetery

Megan Dooley – Riverview

Riverside Cemetery

Laurie Jarski
Stretch of road near 6749 W KL Ave.

Laurie Jarski – Nine Trees of KL Ave. Sent Underground

Stretch of road near 6749 W KL Ave.

Jordan Hamilton
Mural at Stockbridge & Portage (Howard's Party Store)

Jordan Hamilton – Stockbridge

Mural at Stockbridge & Portage (Howard's Party Store)

Helen Yee
Kalamazoo Farmers Market (Bank Street Location)

Helen Yee – Before the After

Kalamazoo Farmers Market (Bank Street Location)

Elizabeth Start
Stetson Chapel, Kalamazoo College

Elizabeth Start – Stetson Chapel Bells

Stetson Chapel, Kalamazoo College

Dave Crider
Asylum Lake Preserve

Dave Crider – That Will Endure

Asylum Lake Preserve

Ashley Daneman
Kleinstuck Nature Preserve

Ashley Daneman – Kleinstuck Nature Preserve

Kleinstuck Nature Preserve

Andrew Saliba
Kalamazoo Valley River Trail

Andrew Saliba – River Walk

Kalamazoo Valley River Trail

Arts Midwest, Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs, National Endowment for the Arts

This engagement is supported by the Arts Midwest Touring Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the Crane Group.

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