GRCC Music

06/30/2026

“Moon River,” performed on Guitar Day 2026 at Grand Rapids Community College. Great job to all participants for learning and performing this piece in just one day. Your performance was a success!

Moon River by Henri Mancini, arranged by Jonathan MarshallThis was...

04/17/2026

Congratulations to Tyler Watkins on his amazing composition and recognition!

GRCC Recording Tech student, Tyler Watkins has been named runner-up in a national composition competition!

Tyler's piece, "This Garden of Reverie" earned him a trip to San Antonio to learn from top-notch professional musicians and has inspired Tyler to continue making music!

You can listen to Tyler's piece on YouTube with the link in the comments.

Read about Tyler's piece here: https://www.grcc.edu/about-grcc/news/recording-tech-student-selected-runnerup-national-composition-

04/14/2026

GRCC Recording Tech student, Tyler Watkins has been named runner-up in a national composition competition!

Tyler's piece, "This Garden of Reverie" earned him a trip to San Antonio to learn from top-notch professional musicians and has inspired Tyler to continue making music!

You can listen to Tyler's piece on YouTube with the link in the comments.

Read about Tyler's piece here: https://www.grcc.edu/about-grcc/news/recording-tech-student-selected-runnerup-national-composition-

04/10/2026

Direct Ticket link to GRCC Spring '26 Band Concert tonight:

03/21/2026

GRCC professors Dr. Jonah Elrod and Jonathan Marshall rocking out in front of the GRCC Music table at the 2026 Kalamazoo Fretboard Festival.

02/27/2026

GRCC's own Dr. Libor Ondras will be making his conducting debut at Carnegie Hall on June 8 where he'll lead the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra.

Dr. Ondras' story is a powerful reminder that success isn't a straight path, it's built with persistence. His musical journey began in Czechoslovakia with long commutes and inconsistent lessons. Now Ondras is associate professor of strings and director of orchestras at GRCC.

Three former GRCC students will even join Dr. Ondras on stage at Carnegie Hall.
Read the full story: https://www.grcc.edu/about-grcc/news/grcc-carnegie-hall-libor-ondras-musical-journey

02/26/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Ondras and the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra!

GRCC's own Dr. Libor Ondras will be making his conducting debut at Carnegie Hall on June 8 where he'll lead the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra.

Dr. Ondras' story is a powerful reminder that success isn't a straight path, it's built with persistence. His musical journey began in Czechoslovakia with long commutes and inconsistent lessons. Now Ondras is associate professor of strings and director of orchestras at GRCC.

Three former GRCC students will even join Dr. Ondras on stage at Carnegie Hall.
Read the full story: https://www.grcc.edu/about-grcc/news/grcc-carnegie-hall-libor-ondras-musical-journey

02/23/2026

You have 2 opportunities to see GRCC Music Ensembles in action this week! Choirs on Tuesday and the Kent Philharmonic Orchestra on Friday. You won't want to miss them!

02/21/2026

Come see the GRCC Choirs live at Saint Cecilia Music Center Feb. 24th at 7:30 pm

02/20/2026

Kaleb Gomez Corder never cared much for education, now with the support of the GRCC Music program, he's winning local composition competitions!

“All the local college music programs rejected me,” Gomez said. “Then I discovered GRCC, and it provided the bridge that I needed."

Kaleb recently won the 175 Years/88 Keys competition sponsored by the Piano Teachers' Forum of Grand Rapids with his piece entitled Yet the Blue Bridge Still Stands.

Listen to Kaleb's piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQBJVaKbrSU

Read Kaleb's story: https://www.grcc.edu/about-grcc/news/grcc-music-student-turns-early-setbacks-awardwinning-success