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Holiday music, symphony-sized: the Grand Rapids Symphony plays Holiday Pops Presented by Meijer at DeVos Performance Hall, 303 Monroe NW in Grand Rapids, on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 2 p.m.. There are three concerts over two days to choose from.
DeVos Performance Hall

Cyrus Chestnut and Friends perform Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas on Sunday, December 6, at 3 p.m. at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. Chestnut’s virtuosic, gospel-rooted swing is a great holiday kickoff; tickets are $25.55–$108.95.
Orchestra Hall

Performances by the Michigan Tech Concert Choir and conScience: Michigan Tech Chamber Singers feature a diverse repertoire celebrating the winter season and the promise of a new year. The concerts are conducted by Susie Byykkonen and Jana Nyberg at the Rozsa Center's Black Performance Hall.
Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, Black Performance Hall

American portraits, painted in sound: the Concert Orchestra plays American Portraits at Wharton Center for Performing Arts, 750 East Shaw Lane in East Lansing, on Wednesday, December 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. It's a single concert date.
Wharton Center for Performing Arts

Detroit Symphony Orchestra performs John Williams’s score live to a screening of Home Alone on Wednesday, December 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. Holiday classic, big sound, tickets $69–$154.
Orchestra Hall

Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Home for the Holidays with Principal Pops Conductor Enrico Lopez‑Yañez is Friday, December 11, at 10:45 a.m. at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. Festive favorites in a warm Orchestra Hall setting; tickets are $36–$129.
Orchestra Hall

The Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra performs a musical journey including Russia’s defeat of Napoleon, a humorous Tchaikovsky parody, a tragic witch murder story, and the fanciful adventures of a prankster character.
Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, Black Performance Hall

A symphony orchestra and choirs share the stage for Holiday Glory at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts, 750 East Shaw Lane in East Lansing, on Saturday, December 12, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. It's holiday music at full size: a whole orchestra and a wall of voices together.
Wharton Center for Performing Arts

The Detroit Concert Choir presents a Christmas Celebration at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, 44575 Garfield Road in Clinton Township, on Sunday, December 13, 2026, at 3 p.m.. A Detroit choir, Christmas music and a room full of voices: if choral music is your thing, this one's for you.
Macomb Center for the Performing Arts

Aguanko, the Latin jazz septet led by percussionist-composer Alberto Nacif, plays Friday, December 18, at 7 p.m. at the Blue LLama Jazz Club in Ann Arbor (two sets at 7 and 9). Expect Cuban-rooted originals blending jazz with son–salsa rhythms. $25 cover.
Blue LLama Jazz Club

Scott Speck and the WMS bring their annual holiday celebration, Home for the Holidays, to Muskegon's Frauenthal Theater on Friday, December 18, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. Expect a full orchestra, tenor Darryl Williams, two youth choirs, a sing-along and a visit from Santa. Subscriptions and single tickets are on sale online or at 231-726-3231.
Frauenthal Theater

Detroit Symphony Orchestra plays Christophe Beck’s GRAMMY-nominated score live to a full screening of Disney’s Frozen on Saturday, December 19, at 3 p.m. at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. Hear “Let It Go” and more with a full orchestra. Tickets $54–$134.
Orchestra Hall

World Ballet Company brings The Nutcracker with Live Orchestra to Music Hall Center, 350 Madison in Detroit, on Saturday, December 19, 2026, at 7 p.m.. Ballet and a live orchestra on one bill, right here in the city, so you don't have to drive far for your holiday ballet fix.
Music Hall Center

Flint Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Pops – Home for the Holidays is Saturday, December 19, at 7 p.m. at Whiting Auditorium in Flint. With Tony Award nominee Josh Young, Broadway favorite Emily Padgett-Young, and local choruses, it blends classic carols and contemporary picks; tickets start at $26 ($21 for Genesee County residents).
Whiting Auditorium, 123 Whiting Street, Flint, MI, 12345, United States

River Raisin Ragtime Revue’s 13-piece orchestra brings a family Christmas concert on Sunday, December 20, at 2 p.m. at The Ark in Ann Arbor. Expect ragtime takes on holiday classics—and special guests Santa and Mrs. Claus. Tickets $40, kids 12 and under free.
The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States

The Grand Rapids Symphony plays Brahms and Wagner at DeVos Performance Hall, 303 Monroe NW in Grand Rapids, on Friday, January 8, 2027, at 7:30 p.m.. Two composers, one full symphony orchestra, and two chances to hear the program.
DeVos Performance Hall

The Count Basie Orchestra and Carmen Bradford share the stage at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts, 750 East Shaw Lane in East Lansing, on Tuesday, January 12, 2027, at 7:30 p.m.. A full orchestra and Carmen Bradford on one stage, for one concert only.
Wharton Center for Performing Arts

The Grand Rapids Symphony presents Capriccio espagnol at DeVos Performance Hall, 303 Monroe NW in Grand Rapids, on Friday, January 29, 2027, at 7:30 p.m.. A full symphony orchestra and a program with a Spanish flair in its title, with two chances to hear it.
DeVos Performance Hall
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