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Music and the Garden: Transforming Our World

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Sunday, July 13, 2025
Other
1:00 pm

Location
Beal Botanical Garden
West Circle Drive, MSU Campus

1:00 PM Activities
2:00 PM Concert

Drop in for hands-on family activities beginning at 1 PM, then settle in for a 2 PM concert by an MSU College of Music student ensemble—all set in the lush surroundings of Beal Botanical Garden. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy a unique afternoon where music and the natural world meet.

Performances take place in the Beal Botanical Garden, with a move indoors across the street to Murray Hall of the Music Building only if necessary due to weather. The Music and the Garden series is presented by Beal Botanical Garden in collaboration with the MSU College of Music, with activities coordinated by the garden’s education team.

Celebrating 10 Years of Beautiful Sights and Sounds

The MSU College of Music and Beal Botanical Garden invite you to this year’s Music and the Garden series with a celebration of nature, music, and imagination. This family-friendly event explores the theme “Transforming Our World”—an invitation to see plant collections in new ways and learn how MSU’s gardens are being reimagined for the future.

The music program explores themes of change, hope, and possibility through a vibrant blend of jazz, classical, and pop. Familiar melodies are reimagined with the trio’s signature sound, offering fresh perspectives on transformation and the uplifting power of music.

Grouping of musicians, posing with instruments, violinist holding instrument, pianist seated at bench next to piano and bassist holding up bass, looking down at instrument

Bow and Tonic is a genre-blending trio formed at MSU, uniting classical, jazz, and pop influences. Led by violinist Farangiz, with pianist Max Gage and bassist Emma Wilburn, the group brings expressive musicianship and a spirit of improvisation to every performance. Known for reshaping the chamber trio tradition, Bow and Tonic offers audiences a fresh, dynamic experience that moves fluidly between styles—at once refined, spontaneous, and unmistakably original