{"id":5723,"date":"2025-12-02T19:15:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T01:15:26","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T05:00:00","slug":"dueling-pianos-international-with-the-southwest-michigan-symphony-orchestra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duelingpianoshows.com\/blog\/dueling-pianos-international-with-the-southwest-michigan-symphony-orchestra\/","title":{"rendered":"Dueling Pianos International with the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"primary-object articles articles-primary articles-group-id-22\">\n<article id=\"article-id-7\">\n<h1>\n      Dueling Pianos International with the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra    <\/h1>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n  <script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"Article\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.duelingpianoshows.com\/blog\/dueling-pianos-international-%7C-southwest-mi-symphony-orchestra_ae7.html\"},\"headline\":\"Dueling Pianos International | Southwest MI Symphony Orchestra\",\"description\":\"How did the Symphony find out about dueling pianos? A co-worker saw dueling pianos on vacation in Florida and convinced SMSO to book dueling pianos\",\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Dueling Pianos International\"},\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Dueling Pianos International\"},\"datePublished\":\"2012-10-08 00:00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2012-10-08 00:00:00\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"dueling-pianos-international-southwest-symphony-orchestra\" class=\"picframe left\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duelingpianoshows.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/dueling-pianos-international-southwest-symphony-orchestra-300x200-1.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 200px; float: left;\">Dueling Pianos International played for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smso.org\">Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra<\/a> fundraiser on February 18, 2012 and we&#8217;ve been booked again on February 1, 2013! The event was sold out with over 250 people in attendance. Mike and Stephan had a great time at the event setting the audience against each other Michigan against Michigan State! Everyone had a great time! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.10150616849952453.408712.29787197452&amp;type=3\" target=\"_blank\">You can check out some photos from the last event here!<\/a>\u00a0How did the Symphony find out about dueling pianos? A co-worker saw dueling pianos on vacation in Florida and convinced SMSO to book dueling pianos for an event. They found us, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duelingpianoshows.com\">Dueling Pianos International<\/a>, and the rest is history! This coming year we are going to put on an even better show. So, if you are in the St. Joseph area in February 2013 you should come see us and support the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra! Here is a <a href=\"http:\/\/lorioross.com\/2012\/02\/dueling-pianos-international-the-southwest-michigan-symphony-orchestra\/\">blog<\/a> about the event last February.Dueling pianos has taken the nation by storm and dates fill up fast! For your opportunity to fundraiser or book entertainment for your wedding or private event call us today for a no obligation quote! 1-800-700-SING.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"default-video-box\">\n<div class=\"multimedia_display\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dueling Pianos International with the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra Dueling Pianos International played for the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra fundraiser on February 18, 2012 and we&#8217;ve been booked again on February 1, 2013! The event was sold out with over 250 people in attendance. 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