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Northern Michigan 2025 fall concert guide

Discover remarkable concerts, recitals and live classical music across northern Michigan — all season long with Classical IPR's online calendar.

Welcome to the 2025 fall concert guide for northern Michigan, your comprehensive live music calendar for events in your community!

Event information subject to change. Please check with the venue or organization for the most up-to-date information.

Concerts by month
September

Wednesday, Sept. 3 at 7 p.m.
Interlochen in Town Presents: Community Night at the State - "La La Land"
State Theatre, Traverse City
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Thursday, Sept. 4 at 7 p.m.
The Mad Angler Trio (Crispin Campbell, Joe Wilson, Steve Stargardt)
Music House Museum, Williamsburg
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Friday, Sept. 5 at 1 p.m.
NMC Music Faculty Convocation
Milliken Auditorium, Traverse City
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Friday, Sept. 5 at 7 p.m.
Kittel & Co.
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Friday, Sept. 5 & Saturday, Sept. 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Mashup Rock & Roll Musical: Quack to the Future with Huey, Louie, Dewey and the News
The Match (Cherryland Plaza), Traverse City
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Saturday, Sept. 6 starting at 9 a.m.
Traverse City Music Boosters Annual Used Instrument Sale
Traverse City West Middle School
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Saturday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m.
Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra with Patterson Piano Duo
John M. Hall Auditorium, Bay View
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Saturday, Sept. 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Straits Area Concert Band
Cheboygan Opera House
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Sunday, Sept. 7 at 4 p.m.
Cherry Capital Men's Chorus with special guest FIVE STAR
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Thursday, Sept. 11 at 2 p.m.
Grande Traverse Musicale: From Baroque to the Beatles
Mission Hill Church (formerly First Congregational Church)
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Friday, Sept. 12 through Sunday, Sept. 14
Sister Act (musical)
Old Town Playhouse, Traverse City
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Friday, Sept. 12 through Sunday, Sept. 14
Mashup Rock & Roll Musical: Quack to the Future with Huey, Louie, Dewey and the News
The Match (Cherryland Plaza), Traverse City
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Friday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m.
Ragtime Piano with Peter Bergin
LSSU Arts Center, Sault Ste. Marie
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Friday, Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m.
TC Phil: No Sugarcoating!
TC Philharmonic Center, Traverse City
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Friday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m.
Elisabeth Pixley-Fink and Slow Spell
The Alluvion, Traverse City
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Saturday, Sept. 13 at 5 p.m.
The Mad Angler Trio (Crispin Campbell, Joe Wilson, Steve Stargardt)
Garden Theater, Frankfort
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Saturday, Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m.
TC Phil: No Sugarcoating!
TC Philharmonic Center, Traverse City
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Saturday, Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m.
The Dave Bennett Quartet
Cheboygan Opera House
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Sunday, Sept. 14 at 4 p.m.
Dave Wagner Organ Recital
Mission Hill Church, Traverse City
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Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 8:30 p.m.
Faculty Recital: Jason Vieaux, guitar and Tim McAllister, saxophone
Dendrinos Chapel, Interlochen
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Thursday, Sept. 18 through Sunday, Sept. 21 (var. times)
Sister Act (musical)
Old town Playhouse, Traverse City
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Friday, Sept. 19 at 7: 30 p.m.
Baso Brass Quartet
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort
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Saturday, Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo
Center Stage Theatre, West Shore Community College, Manistee
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Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Piano Department recital
Dendrinos Chapel, Interlochen
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Thursday, Sept. 25 through Saturday, Sept. 27 (var. times)
Sister Act (musical)
Old town Playhouse, Traverse City
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Friday, September 26 at 7:30 p.m. & Saturday, September 27 at 2 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Fall Dance Performance
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
FREE IPR Community Connection Concert

Saturday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m.
TC Phil: Beethoven 5 + American 4 Seasons
Milliken Auditorium, Traverse City
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Sunday, Sept. 28 at 3:00 p.m.
TC Phil: Beethoven 5 + American 4 Seasons
Milliken Auditorium
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October

Friday, Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Collage
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Saturday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m.
Canadian Brass
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Saturday, Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Marquette Symphony Orchestra:
Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" and Jazzy Shostakovich
Kaufman Auditorium, Marquette
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Sunday, Oct. 5 at 4 p.m.
Benzie Area Symphony Orchestra: Rococo Cello with soloist Evelyn Elsing
Benzie Central High School Auditorium, Benzonia
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Wednesday, Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Jazz Combo and Orchestra: Jazz Royalty: The Duke and The Count, Pops, and Prez
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
FREE IPR Community Connection Concert

Thursday, Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Wind Symphony
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
FREE IPR Community Connection Concert

Friday, Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Orchestra
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
FREE IPR Community Connection Concert

Saturday, Oct. 11 starting at 1:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy String Festival
Dendrinos Chapel, Interlochen
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Saturday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m.
Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra: Fall Color Tour
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Sunday, Oct. 12 at 3 p.m.
TC Phil: Encore Symphony Winds
Traverse City Philharmonic Center
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Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 3 p.m.
Cerus Saxophone Quartet
Dendrinos Chapel, Interlochen
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Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Piano Department recital
Dendrinos Chapel, Interlochen
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Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Popular Music Ensemble: This Must be the Place
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
FREE IPR Community Connection Concert

Thursday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m.
Interlochen in Town: Musical Theatre Showcase
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Thursday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Guitar Studio and Ensemble recital
Dendrinos Chapel, Interlochen
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Friday, Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Choir: Curiosity
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
FREE IPR Community Connection Concert

Friday, Oct. 17 through Sunday, Oct. 19
"Into the Woods"
Center Stage Theatre, West Shore Community College, Manistee
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Friday, Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m.
NMC Concert Band
Milliken Auditorium, Traverse City
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Saturday, Oct. 18 starting at 3 p.m.
Elegance in Motion: Classes and open dance
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Saturday, Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Joshua Davis
Old Town Playhouse, Traverse City
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Sunday, Oct. 19 at 3 p.m.
Traverse City Philharmonic: The Planets + 2001 A Space Odyssey
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Sunday, Oct. 19 at 4 p.m.
Hyemin Kim and Daniel Gurevich
Music House Museum, Williamsburg
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Sunday, Oct. 19 at 4 p.m.
A Taste of Ireland–The Irish Music & Dance Sensation
Cheboygan Opera House
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Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Voces8 in concert (presented by the Mel Larimer Concert Series)
Mission Hill Church, Traverse City
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Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Singer-Songwriter: Harmonies for Harvest
Dendrinos Chapel, Interlochen
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Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Battle of the Bands
LSSU Arts Center, Sault Ste. Marie
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Friday, Oct. 24 through Sunday, Oct. 26
"Into the Woods"
Center Stage Theatre, West Shore Community College, Manistee
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Friday, Oct. 24 through Friday, Oct. 31
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Old Town Playhouse, Traverse City
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Saturday, Oct. 25 at 3:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
A Taste of Ireland-The Irish Music & Dance Sensation
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Saturday, Oct. 25 at 6:30 p.m.
Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics
Kirkbride Hall, Traverse City
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Saturday, Oct. 25 at 8:30 p.m.
Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons
Kirkbride Hall, Traverse City
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Sunday, Oct. 26 at 1:00 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Concerto Competition Finals
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
FREE IPR Community Connection Concert

Sunday, Oct. 26 at 2 p.m.
Sault Symphony Orchestra: Autumn Echoes
The Machine Shop, Sault. Ste. Marie

Sunday, Oct. 26 at 4 p.m.
David Chown: 70s Song Writers
Music House Museum, Williamsburg
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Thursday, Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Terra Infirma featuring Yolanda Kondonassis
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
FREE IPR Community Connection Concert

Friday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m.
Franc D'Ambrosio: Back to Broadway
City Opera House, Traverse City
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November

Saturday, Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. & 11 p.m.
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Old Town Playhouse, Traverse City
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Saturday, Nov. 1 & Sunday, Nov. 2
"Into the Woods"
Center Stage Theatre, West Shore Community College, Manistee
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Saturday, Nov. 1
Crooked Tree School of Dance: Fall for Dance
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Saturday, Nov. 1 at 4 p.m.
Cantus
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
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Saturday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m.
Hello Darkness My Old Friend IV
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Saturday, Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m.
NMC Chamber Singers and NMC Grand Traverse Chorale
Milliken Auditorium, Traverse City
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Saturday, Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m.
TC Phil: Anthony Stanco Ensemble
TC Philharmonic Center, Traverse City
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Saturday, Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Marquette Symphony Orchestra: MSO Chamber Concert
Reynolds Recital Hall, Marquette
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Saturday, Nov. 1 at 11:59 p.m.
Rocky Horror Picture Show, Midnight Movie Screening
LSSU Arts Center, Sault Ste. Marie
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Sunday, Nov. 2 at 3 p.m.
TC Phil: Anthony Stanco Ensemble
TC Philharmonic Center, Traverse City
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Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Singer-Songwriter: New Voices
Dendrinos Chapel, Interlochen
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Friday, Nov. 7 at 6 p.m.
Northwest Michigan Ballet Theatre: Gala en Pointe
City Opera House, Traverse City
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Friday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m.
Miriam Pico and David Chown
Music House Museum, Williamsburg
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Friday, Nov. 14 through Sunday, Nov. 16
Interlochen Arts Academy Musical Theatre: "9 to 5"
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
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Saturday, Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m.
TC Phil: Bach and Beyond
Milliken Auditorium, Traverse City
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Sunday, November 16 at 3 p.m.
Cadillac Area Symphony Orchestra
Cadillac High School Auditorium
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Sunday, Nov. 16 at 3 p.m.
TC Phil: Bach and Beyond
Milliken Auditorium, Traverse City
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Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy Piano Department: Dr. Rosalyn Tureck Memorial Concert
Dendrinos Chapel, Interlochen
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Thursday, November 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Arts Academy: Brass and Percussion
Corson Auditorium, Interlochen
FREE IPR Community Connection Concert

Friday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m.
Switchback — A Celtic Concert
Old Town Playhouse, Traverse City
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Saturday, Nov. 22 at 7: 30 p.m.
The Filharmonic
Center Stage Theatre, West Shore Community College, Manistee
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Sunday, Nov. 23 at 3 p.m.
NMC Children's Choir
Lars Hockstad Auditorium, Traverse City
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Saturday, Nov. 29 at 5:30
Dave Calendine Pizza and Pipes
Music House Museum, Williamsburg
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