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One Night of Queen, a world-renowned live concert honoring the legendary band, is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Queen’s world famous ‘The Works Tour.’

Gary Mullen & The Works, the tribute band that embodies Queen each night on stage, features Mullen on vocals, David Brockett on guitar, Malcolm Gentles on keyboards, Jon Halliwell on drums, and Alan McGeoch on bass. The group is guaranteed to have audiences dancing in the aisles during their impressively faithful recreations of Queen’s historical songs, paying tribute to the famously high-spirited theatrics and showmanship that came to define Queen, and helped to solidify them as arguably the greatest rock band of all time.

For more than two decades, Gary Mullen & The Works have performed around the world, playing more than 2,500 shows in more than 20 countries. As of 2023, the group has become widely recognized as the most successful tribute band in all of France – once performing in front of 250,000 people!

They will rock you, and they will most certainly blow your mind with their uncanny sound and stage presence. Don’t miss your chance to see One Night of Queen – with Gary Mullen & The Works!

There was only one prize-winning teenager carrying stones big enough to say thanks, but no thanks to Roy Acuff. Only one son of Kentucky finding a light of inspiration from Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys and catching a fire from Bob Marley and The Wailers. Only one progressive hippie allying with like-minded conspirators, rolling out the New Grass revolution, and then leaving the genre's torch-bearing band behind as it reached its commercial peak. There is only one consensus pick of peers and predecessors, of the traditionalists, the rebels, and the next gen devotees. Music's ultimate inside outsider. Or is it outside insider? There is only one Sam Bush.

SCHEDULE
6:30 PM | Doors Open
7:00 PM | Royce Auditorium Doors Open
7:30 PM | Concert Begins
9:00 PM | Post Concert Reception

Flint Symphony Orchestra

Enrique Diemecke music director and conductor
Elena Ariza cello
2025 William C. Byrd Young Artist Competition Winner

Program
Antonín Dvořák Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 140, B. 191
Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony, Op. 58

The restless yearning of Tchaikovsky’s Manfred Symphony and the rich voice of Dvořák’s cello concerto together explore the poignant beauty of longing, loss and redemption—where the darkness of sorrow is complemented by the sweetness of light.

Cellist and Julliard doctoral fellow Elena Ariza appears with the FSO as winner of the 2025 William C. Byrd Young Artist Competition, sponsored by the St. Cecilia Society. The competition, begun by long-time FSO conductor William C. Byrd, has been awarded to young musicians since 1970, and has been an invaluable contribution to the careers of the many winners who’ve gone on to achieve impressive musical success.

Third Day brings their 30th Anniversary Tour playing all the hits to Van Andel Arena on Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 7:00PM.

With very special guest Zach Williams.

Experience the iconic band that shaped Christian music — Third Day — as they reunite for their 30th Anniversary Tour. For the first time in over a decade, original members Mac Powell, Mark Lee, David Carr, and Tai Anderson will hit the stage together for a limited number of live shows across the U.S. Celebrating three decades of unforgettable hits, this once-in-a-lifetime tour will feature the band’s classic songs, pulling from their legendary catalog of chart-topping singles. Special guest Zach Williams will join the tour, adding his soulful hits to the night.

Tickets on sale Friday, June 27th at 10:00AM. *Please note the box office will not be open for this on sale.

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The piano quintet is a powerhouse chamber ensemble, combining the sonic richness of a string quartet with the symphonic aura of grand piano. Inspired by Robert Schumann’s early example, composers from the early Romantic age all the way through the 21st century have contributed significantly to the genre. Russian master Anton Arensky, a teacher of Rachmaninoff, penned his sole quintet in his mature years, and the ever-popular champion of French music Camille Saint-Saëns began his prolific chamber music career with this quintet of surprising skill and maturity. Bracing violin duos by virtuosos of the Baroque and Classical eras serve as effervescent quintet preludes.

SCHEDULE
6:30 PM | Doors Open
7:00 PM | Royce Auditorium Doors Open
7:30 PM | Concert Begins
9:00 PM | Post Concert Reception

Flint Symphony Orchestra

Enrique Diemecke music director and conductor
Ricardo Morales clarinet

Program
Ethel Smyth Overture to The Wreckers
Gerald Finzi Five Bagatelles, Op. 23a (arr. for clarinet and string orchestra)
Carl Maria von Weber Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra, Op. 26
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56 (“Scottish”)

Mendelssohn takes us on a tour of dramatic highland landscapes, while Ethyl Smyth explores the emotional currents of the stormy Cornish coastline. Together, they evoke the immense power of nature and the inner struggles of the people who are shaped by it.

Gerald Finzi, too, paints sonorous pictures of the English countryside in his Five Bagatelles, with the help of guest artist Ricardo Morales. Morales will prove why he’s one of today’s most sought-after clarinetists with his dexterous performance of Weber’s Concertino for Clarinet.

The “Schubertiade” was a concert invented during Franz Schubert’s lifetime by his friends, who would gather for long evenings to enjoy their favorite composer’s music. Join us for our season-closing Schubertiade exploring Schubert in three settings: his inimitable four-hand piano music, his virtuosic vein with a violin-and-piano showpiece, and his profound statements in the epic Trio in E-flat major, which took the genre to unparalleled levels of complexity and emotional intensity.

Flint Symphony Orchestra
Flint Symphony Chorus

Nada Radakovich and Jeffrey Walker Flint Symphony Chorus directors
Enrique Diemecke music director and conductor
Abdiel Vázquez piano

Program
Maurice Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Daphnis et Chloé

Like stepping into a Monet painting, Ravel’s choreographic symphony, Daphnis et Chloé, shimmers with the magic of watercolors and dreams. Adding to the reverie, Abdiel Vázquez — familiar to FSO audiences as our charismatic Holiday Pops conductor — will trade his baton for the piano bench on the Whiting stage. His performance of Ravel’s unique work for piano will single-handedly enchant you with its mysterious beauty and breathtaking technical demands. How does he do it?! We don't know yet, but we hope you’ll join us to find out!