The Classical Series
Lehninger conducts Beethoven, Mahler, and the music that built the canon — live in DeVos Performance Hall.
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2026/27 Season
Hear your city
in full color
From Beethoven at DeVos Performance Hall to Picnic Pops under the stars — 40+ live concerts a year, made in Grand Rapids.
- 95+ seasons strong
- Marcelo Lehninger, Music Director
- 40+ concerts every year
- A community-supported orchestra
One season.
Three ways in.
The 2026/27 Season
Pick your way in
Pops & Picnic Pops
Film scores, songbook legends, and summer nights outdoors at Acrisure Amphitheater.
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Holiday & Family
Holiday Pops, LolliPops family concerts, and traditions West Michigan grew up on.
See family concerts →First time?
Never been?
Start here.
No dress code, no gatekeeping, no homework. Just 80 musicians, one stage, and a sound you can feel in your chest.
Wear what you like
Jeans sit next to jackets at every concert. Comfortable beats correct.
Clap when you’re moved
Nobody is grading you. Program notes tell you what’s coming and why it matters.
Start at $18
First-timer seats cost less than a streaming year. Bring someone who’s never heard a live orchestra.
Music for every kid in West Michigan
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Link Up with Carnegie Hall — classroom curriculum that ends with thousands of students playing along with the orchestra.
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LolliPops concerts — first concerts for small ears, built for wiggling.
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GRS Youth ensembles — the next generation of players, on the same stage as the pros.
Be part of the sound
Every ticket, subscription, and gift keeps live orchestral music playing in Grand Rapids — on stage, in classrooms, and across West Michigan.