THE BLOCK

Debut Strings is a group designed to introduce beginning and intermediate students to large ensemble performance through challenging and diverse repertoire. Students in this group will need to have at least two years of playing experience and strong note reading skills. Debut Strings rehearses once a week throughout the fall and spring and performs two concerts annually at The Block in downtown Muskegon.

Neither club nor concert hall, The Block is a setting that throws the art in relief with elegant but unpretentious surroundings. Patrons tell us that they find it both enjoyable and stimulating to attend concerts at a venue that features a plurality of musical genres. Artists find inspiring the opportunity to perform in an exquisite acoustic environment with an attentive audience. The performers are a careful mixture of regional, national and international musicians, chosen for uniqueness and artistic excellence. We organize the core season under three genres: Classical Chamber, Jazz, and Crossover-Folk.