Lawrence Cosentino

By Lawrence Cosentino A lean, sinewy ensemble of some 60 musicians closed ranks to infuse Friday's (March 27) Lansing Symphony Orchestra concert with a chamber-music level of intimacy.

The Lansing Symphony Orchestra took a big step toward filling the shoes of departing maestro Timothy Muffitt today (April 1) by naming five finalists for the position of music director. Muffitt …

There are at least five different ways photographs can’t do justice to the splendid new exhibit of art by Michigan State University graduate students at the Broad Art Museum. Either the art is …

The dozen or so local artists showing their work this weekend at the latest addition to the Cottage Lane development on Lansing’s east side deserve a citation for …

No one will pop a quiz, assess your productivity, weigh you, check your cholesterol or otherwise judge your improvement after you attend a fine arts performance at the Wharton Center. The arts …

To lovers of classical music, Timothy Muffitt’s 20 years as music director of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra went by in a flash. But not to him. “There was no going by in a flash,” …

When artist, photographer and filmmaker Jane Rosemont returned to Lansing last week to attend a reception for her first-ever exhibition of collage art at the Nelson Gallery, there was much rejoicing, …

At the tender age of 102, the “Pines of Rome,” the stars of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra’s season finale, are mere sprouts when compared to the hoary sequoias of the standard repertoire. …

Lullabies are wonderful for babies. But who comforts the mothers? Clarinetist Tasha Warren, assistant professor of chamber music at Michigan State University and member of the Lansing Symphony …

From the beginning, the Lansing Symphony Orchestra’s season finale was all about endings. The very first piece on Friday evening’s (May 15) program, Antonín Dvořák’s “Carnival Overture,” …