Holland Symphony Orchestra

Scottish Influence
2025-03-22 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College, 221 Columbia Ave., Holland, MI, 49423, United States
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ProgramInformationArtist biosCelebrate the SeasonSaturday, December 9, 20233:30 & 7:30 p.m.Dimnent Memorial Chapel, Hope College Johannes Müller Stosch, Music Director and ConductorAllison and Steven Martin, soloists Program On Christmas Day Steven Amundson The Snowman OvertureErich Wolfgang Korngold Jesu Joy of Man’s DesiringJohann Sebastian Bach, arr. Arthur Luck Ave MariaJohann Sebastian Bach & Charles Gounod The Nutcracker Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky March Arabian Dance Trepak Waltz of the Flowers Fantasia on GreensleevesRalph Vaughan Williams Have Yourself A Merry Little ChristmasHugh Martin, arr. Calvin Custer Christmas SingalongJohn Finnegan O Holy NightAdolphe Adam, arr. René Clausen Dona Nobis Pacem from Silent NightKevin Puts Sleigh RideLeroy Anderson The PrayerCarole Bayer-Sager & David Foster, arr. Larry Goss StraussianaErich Wolfgang Korngold HSO presents two traditional holiday concerts of seasonal classics and carols as we celebrate the season. Local favorites Steve & Allison Martin join HSO to share their gifts with us. Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 3:30 & 7:30 p.m. Dimnent Memorial Chapel, Hope College Tickets are $28 for adults and $5 for students through college. Parking is available on the streets or in Faculty/Staff parking lots (not during regular business hours). Allison Martin received her Masters of Music in Vocal Performance from Michigan State University and Bachelors of Arts in Music Performance from Goshen College. She has performed throughout the U.S. and in Italy singing both opera and musical theater. She has performed roles such as Annina in Verdi’s La Traviata, Countess Charlotte in Sondheim’s A Little Night Music, Casilda in Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Gondoliers, Laetitia in Menotti’s The Old Maid and the Thief, and Catherine in Schwartz’s Pippin with companies such as Opera in the Rock, Opera Grand Rapids, and The Other Mirror Production Company. On the oratorio stage, she was the soprano soloist for Mozart's Missa Brevis in Fmajor in Vienna and Saltzburg, Austria, Handel's Messiah with the Mennonite Choral Society, Brahms’ Ein Deutches Requiem with the St. Joseph Valley Camerata, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 at Goshen College where she was also an invited masterclass clinician. Martin currently serves as Interim Managing Director for the Next Festival of Emerging Artists (www.next-fest.org). Stephen Martin has enjoyed engagements spanning throughout Italy, China, Austria, and the United States singing leading roles in staged works such as La Traviata, La Bohème, The Tales of Hoffmann, Gianni Schicchi, The Grapes of Wrath, Les Misérables, and many more. He has performed with companies such as The Santa Fe Opera, The Glimmerglass Festival Opera, Sarasota Opera, Minnesota Opera, Opera in the Rock, Chicago Summer Opera Festival, Kenosha Opera, The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Motor City Brass Band, Flint Symphony Orchestra, Saginaw Symphony, and others. Stephen has twice won the East Tennessee District Metropolitan Opera Competition and is the recipient of an Encouragement Award at the Mid-South Regional Metropolitan Opera competition. He was a grand finalist in the Rochester International Voice Competition, a semi-finalist in the Mildred Miller International Voice Competition, Opera Index Competition, and Birmingham Opera competitions, was awarded the Mandelker/Harris Award for Outstanding Returning Studio Artist at Sarasota Opera, and won the Charlotte Ruppel Memorial Voice Competition. In 2019 Stephen took a step back from full-time performing and became an Assistant Professor of Voice at the University of Central Arkansas where he served for two years until transitioning into full time music ministry. He currently serves as the Director of Music and Fine Arts at Memorial Drive United Methodist Church in Houston, Texas. Stephen holds a Doctorate in Voice Performance, Masters Degrees in Voice Performance and Music Theory Pedagogy, and a Bachelor's degree in Voice Performance all from Michigan State University. You can learn more about Stephen at StephenMartinTenor.com

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Romantic Rachmaninoff
2025-04-26 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts at Hope College, 221 Columbia Ave., Holland, MI, 49423, United States

HSO Pop-Up Concert at Tulip Time
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HSO Brass Quintet in Saugatuck - Free Concert
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Pops at the Pier 2025: The Music of Judy Garland
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HSO Welcomes Midori
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HSO Welcomes Midori - Matinee Concert
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Music Unites Us 2025: Grupo Super Nova
2025-08-09 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Kollen Park Henry VanderLinde Bandshell, 240 Kollen Park Dr., Holland, MI, 49423, United States

Our New Home Celebration - A Free Family-Friendly Concert
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Classics I: Orchestral Fate
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Free Chamber Music - HSO Wind Quintet
2025-09-14 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Second Reformed Church Zeeland, 225 E. Central Avenue, Zeeland, MI, 49464, United States

Classics II: Heroes & Villains
2025-10-04 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | West Ottawa Performing Arts Center, 3685 Butternut Drive, Holland, MI, 49424, United States

Grand Rapids String Quartet - Free Chamber Music - Hope Church
2025-10-05 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Hope Church Holland, 77 W. 11th Street, Holland, MI, 49423, United States

HSYO Youth Ensemble Open House
2025-10-06 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Midtown Center – Study Hall, 96 W. 15th St., Holland, MI, 49423, United States

Peter & the Wolf - FREE Family Concert - Herrick Library Main 11 AM
2025-11-08 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Herrick District Library – Main, 300 S. River Ave, Holland, MI, 49423, United States

Peter & the Wolf - FREE Family Concert - Herrick Library Main 1 PM
2025-11-08 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Herrick District Library – Main, 300 S. River Ave, Holland, MI, 49423, United States

Grand Rapids String Quartet - Second Reformed Church
2025-11-09 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Second Reformed Church Zeeland, 225 E. Central Avenue, Zeeland, MI, 49464, United States

Free Chamber Music - HSO Wind Quintet - Harderwyk
2025-11-15 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Harderwyk Church, 1627 W Lakewood Blvd, Holland, MI, 49424, United States

Exclusive HSO Donor Brunch
2025-11-22 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Macatawa Bay Yacht Club, 2157 S Shore Dr, Macatawa, MI, 49434, United States

Holland Symphony Youth Orchestra - Fall 2025 Concert
2025-11-23 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | West Ottawa Performing Arts Center, 3685 Butternut Drive, Holland, MI, 49424, United States

Home for the Holidays 2025 Matinee: Steve & Allison Martin
2025-12-13 15:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | West Ottawa Performing Arts Center, 3685 Butternut Drive, Holland, MI, 49424, United States

Home for the Holidays 2025 Evening: Steve & Allison Martin
2025-12-13 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | West Ottawa Performing Arts Center, 3685 Butternut Drive, Holland, MI, 49424, United States

HSO Norbert Mueller Memorial Young Artist Competition
2026-01-10 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | GVSU – Haas Center for the Performing Arts, 10610 S Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401, United States

HSO Piano Trio at Harderwyk Ministries
2026-02-07 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Harderwyk Church, 1627 W Lakewood Blvd, Holland, MI, 49424, United States

HSO Piano Trio at Second Reformed Church Zeeland
2026-02-22 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Second Reformed Church Zeeland, 225 E. Central Avenue, Zeeland, MI, 49464, United States

HSO Piano Trio at First Reformed Church Holland - Free to Attend
2026-03-01 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | First Reformed Church Holland, 630 State Street, Holland, MI, 49423, United States

Family Event: Musical Adventures of Ferdinand the Bull 2026
2026-03-14 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Herrick District Library – Main, 300 S. River Ave, Holland, MI, 49423, United States
