Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Returns to the Morris Museum Photo
by Marissa Tomeo
- April 02, 2022
In the spring of 2020 when the pandemic took hold and concert venues were closing their doors, the Morris Museum opened its parking lot. Curatorial Director, Brett Wellman Messenger, took a tape measure and chalk and drew 119 blocks, 8ft square each and a new outdoor performance venue was born....
Grammy-Nominated ARC Ensemble Releases CHAMBER WORKS BY WALTER KAUFMANN Photo
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- August 28, 2020
Continuing its dedication to the research, recovery and recording of marginalized composers and music lost to political suppression, ARC Ensemble presents “Chamber Works by Walter Kaufmann,” the fourth in its acclaimed series of Music in Exile recordings for Chandos. The CD is slated for release on August 28, 2020....
Symphony Conductor Keith Levenson leads THE WHO's Symphonic Moving On Tour Photo
by Kaitlin Milligan
- May 03, 2019
THE WHO are gearing up for a 29-date North American 'Moving On' Symphonic Tour where a local symphony orchestra will join the band nightly for songs from 'Tommy' and 'Quadrophenia'along with their greatest hits and some long awaited new tunes. Roger Daltrey got the idea of a symphonic tour after spending the summer of 2018 performing 'Tommy' with symphonies and“loving the experience”. That tour was conducted by renowned composer and conductor, KEITH LEVENSON, where he led symphonies including ...
Carlos Miguel Prieto Leads NYO Of Great Britain; Returns To Carnegie Hall In Summer 2 Photo
by A.A. Cristi
- March 25, 2019
Carlos Miguel Prieto, Musical America's 2019 Conductor of the Year, will return to the United Kingdom for the second time this season to conduct the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain's (NYOGB) spring concert tour, in April 2019. Prieto will lead three performances - in London, Liverpool, and Birmingham - of a program dedicated to works by Mexican and American composers. These performances mark Prieto's first return appearance with the NYOGB, following his debut with the Orchestra in Apri...