The BRAVO! Showcase Recital brings together student musicians from across the Kalamazoo area for a free public concert celebrating the winners of the annual BRAVO! competition. This year’s performers included a clarinetist exploring jazz-inflected work and a pianist drawing from personal inspiration. Each performance the product of years of practice, dedicated teachers, and the nerve it takes to audition before a panel of professional musicians.
Before the concert, competitors participated in an improv workshop at Crawlspace Theater to build stage presence alongside their musical skill.
Modeled after NPR’s From the Top, BRAVO! has been part of Fontana Chamber Arts’ outreach program since 2015.
