Bobby McFerrin News

 Andrew Craig's Gospel Christmas, a joy-filled holiday favourite, returns to the River Run Centre's Main Stage on Sunday, December 20 at 7:00 pm.

Ten-time Grammy Award winning singer Bobby McFerrin comes to Wharton Center -- for the very first time -- for what promises to be an incredibly moving night of song! Part of The Doctors Company Variety Series, Bobby McFerrin will perform on Saturday, February 6, 2016, in the Cobb Great Hall.

Filipino-American artist The Filharmonic will be featured in the 2015-2016 season of the Valley Performing Arts Center. The vibrant contemporary a capella group joins the ranks of Linda Ronstadt, Bobby McFerrin, Megan Hilty and Lea Salonga as being part of this season.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) celebrates the 2015 holiday season with a wide variety of concert programming, from the traditional annual performances of Handel's Messiah with the Concert Artists of Baltimore to a one-of-a-kind experience that pairs world-class acrobats and gymnasts with music by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, in an exciting program titled Cirque de la Symphonie.

There's a powerfully resonant, special quality to the lifelong oeuvre of a jazz master, such as in the inimitable example of bassist Ron Carter. In the 1960s, integral to the rhythm sections of Cannonball Adderley and Miles Davis, his artistry may have seemed shadowed by the towering giants of the music that was to give voice to the Great Migration, the most significant movement of peoples in U.S. history.

Filipino-American artist The Filharmonic will be featured in the 2015-2016 season of the Valley Performing Arts Center. The vibrant contemporary a capella group joins the ranks of Linda Ronstadt, Bobby McFerrin, Megan Hilty and Lea Salonga as being part of this season.

Since the conclusion of the Rolling Stones Zip Code Tour, Ms. Lisa Fischer has been walking the 20 feet to center stage, performing with the trio Grand Baton at major jazz venues, festivals and concert halls across the country. Tonight, October 2, Ms. Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton will make their VPAC debut.

The National YoungArts Foundation today announces a dynamic roster of public programs for its 35th anniversary season encompassing a series of new performances, showcases, exhibitions, and interdisciplinary collaborations across a broad range of art forms-from the organization's first resident dance company Complexions Contemporary Ballet; and "Pairings at Ted's," a new dinner and performance  series; to site-specific installations and public discussions with creative leaders such as Daniel Arsham, Franklin Sirmans and Fab 5 Freddy. The season underscores YoungArts' longstanding commitment to supporting the nation's next generation of artists by providing transformative educational and professional opportunities, including master classes, workshops, and mentorship programs with such renowned arts leaders as Carrie Mae Weems, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Frank Gehry, Wynton Marsalis, Jeff Koons, Kerry Washington, Robert Redford, and Placido Domingo, among others.

Since the conclusion of the Rolling Stones Zip Code Tour, Ms. Lisa Fischer has been walking the 20 feet to center stage, performing with the trio Grand Baton at major jazz venues, festivals and concert halls across the country. On Friday, October 2, Ms. Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton will make their VPAC debut.

BROADWAY SESSIONS is described as an evening of musical performances, games and open mic featuring a new Broadway guest each week. The show is created and hosted by Ben Cameron (Bway Wicked, Aida and Footloose) and features musical director Joshua Stephen Kartes on piano.  This Thursday, September 3rd, Broadway Sessions returns from summer hiatus with cast members from Something Rotten and more.

The Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2015 airs on THIRTEEN's Great Performances, tonight, August 28 at 9 p.m. on PBS. (Check local listings.)

Since returning to her native Bay Area in 2006 from a period of living and working in Europe, vocalist Laurie Antonioli has concentrated her creative energies on her American Dreams band, which backed her on last year's breakthrough Origin Records release 'Songs of Shadow, Songs of Light.' For her new Origin CD, 'Varuna,' Antonioli returns to an important chapter in her musical life by recording intimate sessions with her collaborator of more than 25 years, the esteemed pianist Richie Beirach. The CD, Antonioli's 6th as a leader, will be released September 18.

Omaha Performing Arts announced today the addition of Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott in Recital to its 2015-2016 season. The performance will be Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. in the Kiewit Concert Hall of the Holland Performing Arts Center, 1200 Douglas St. The rectangular shape of the hall – inspired by the 100-year-old Musikverein in Vienna – is ideal for the concert: Allowing superior quality of sound with acoustical clarity and a rich reverberation.

Individual tickets to many of Wharton Center's 2015-2016 season shows are on sale to the general public as of today, August 17, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.

Individual tickets to many of Wharton Center's 2015-2016 season shows go on sale to the general public on Monday, August 17, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents an evening with Beres Hammond, Jamaica's undisputed king of "lovers rock" and one of reggae's most iconic stars, is joined by revered jazz pianist Monty Alexander, whose five-decade career has included collaborations with Frank Sinatra, Milt Jackson and Dizzy Gillespie. Today, July 31, 2015 8:00 PM at Prudential Hall.. Get your tickets now at NJPAC.org or 888.GO.NJPAC (888.466.5722) Cool and hot in equal measure, this evening of romantic reggae by Hammond promises to be "the most perfect mix of reggae and soul we've ever heard," says Reggae Reviews.

The Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2015 airs on THIRTEEN's Great Performances, Friday, August 28 at 9 p.m. on PBS. (Check local listings.)

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents an evening with Beres Hammond, Jamaica's undisputed king of “lovers rock” and one of reggae's most iconic stars, is joined by revered jazz pianist Monty Alexander, whose five-decade career has included collaborations with Frank Sinatra, Milt Jackson and Dizzy Gillespie. Friday, July 31, 2015 8:00 PM at Prudential Hall.. Get your tickets now at NJPAC.org or 888.GO.NJPAC (888.466.5722) Cool and hot in equal measure, this evening of romantic reggae by Hammond promises to be “the most perfect mix of reggae and soul we've ever heard,” says Reggae Reviews.

On the heels of his two recent sold out local concerts (Pocket Theater, Rendezvous) Do Peterson (pronounced 'dew') is going BIG. He hosts his 2015 summer concert and upcoming album release celebration at Seattle's historic Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. 'Beaches,' 'Kinky Boots' and 'Gotta Dance' show how a pre-Broadway tryout is done, while 'Fancy Nancy,' 'The Little Mermaid' and 'Pinocchio' go for a younger demographic. Meanwhile, Ravinia, Grant Park and Three Oaks (MI) do summer concerts, and The Music Theatre Company announces its own surprise demise.