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The Dramatists Guild of America has announced that the recipient of the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award is Adrienne Kennedy. The award will be presented at the Guild’s annual awards ceremony at a later date.  

Broken Shed Vodka, New Zealand’s award-winning, super-premium vodka, today announced its new U.S. creative campaign, “The Vodka of Tomorrow.” The campaign pays tribute to the vodka’s home country by highlighting that, thanks to time zone differences, it’s already tomorrow in New Zealand. And when you’re crafting The Vodka of Tomorrow, you make sure it tastes ahead of its time, too.

American Classical Orchestra, New York City’s foremost period instrument orchestra, rolls out a range of free digital activities from May through July, beginning on May 6 with a livestreamed program featuring Beethoven’s Clarinet Trio as part of Gotham Early Music Scene’s popular Midtown Concerts Series.

Hundreds of members of music industry have signed an open letter to record labels titled “Pay Songwriters,” calling for better financial treatment of songwriters. The letter has been signed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Giorgio Moroder, MNEK, Natalie Hemby, Stargate, Ross Golan, Savan Kotchecha Rick Nowels, Jin Jin, Tre Jean-Marie and more. 

The Glimmerglass Festival, the summer opera and musical theater festival in Cooperstown, New York, has announced plans for the summer of 2021 in the wake of its 2020 season cancelation due to COVID-19. The 2021 season will run July 15 through August 17.

It's true, age doesn't define anyone's intelligence, and skin color doesn't take a side on who should be an intellectual because anyone can be an intellectual but not all are chosen.

On November 16, the French Institute Alliance Française held the eclectic and innovative Le Petit Gala Outside the Box soirée. The evening had a livestreamed performance and offered festive dinner boxes to enjoy from home. More than 1,000 people watched this celebration of FIAF's artistic voice, featuring performances at FIAF's Florence Gould Hall.

2020 Avery Fisher Prize winner baroque violinist Rachell Ellen Wong appears in virtual performance debuts with not one, but three distinguished Seattle-based organizations, as well as at the first and only music festival in the U.S. devoted exclusively to presenting the chamber music of the Classical and Romantic era.

Bozar Presents Les Midis Du Théâtre 20 October a??20 a?" 23 March a??21.

Based in the Rocky Mountain resort city of Sun Valley, Idaho, the Sun Valley Music Festival kicks off its 36th annual Summer Season virtually-offering one-time-only webcasts from July 27 to August 19.

This weekend (July 11-12) in live streaming: Audra McDonald sings with Seth Rudetsky, Andrea Burns takes over at Stars in the House and so much more!

The Vancouver Art Gallery is proud to present Modern in the Making: Post-War Craft and Design in British Columbia from July 18, 2020 to January 3, 2021. The exhibition is the most comprehensive view of the mid-century craft and design scene in British Columbia assembled to date, examining ceramics, fashion, furniture, jewellery and textiles that defined West Coast modern living.

The Opéra national de Lorraine has announced its 2020-21 season.

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center announced today the 2020 summer season which will be held entirely online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Find out where to tune in to free opera and music performances, May 22-29!

After spending the last few years off the concert trail in order to meticulously craft a new album, “Azwan” accompanied by his book with music and tabs for it “Pierre Bensusan Guitar Collection,” world music fingerstyle guitar colossus Pierre Bensusan was to support these new releases with a 110 date concert tour of the USA and Canada, to suddenly find himself back home on French soil after having to pull the plug one week into the concert trek due to the Coronavirus outbreak. While that entire tour is being re-booked for 2021, it is hoped that the new releases can be supported by an extensive UK and Irish concert tour this coming November.

The Colorado Music Festival (CMF) in Boulder, Colorado, isn't broadly known outside the state, but it should be. This summer, under the leadership of the recently arrived Music Director Peter Oundjian, the Festival will actually present more 21st-century pieces (16, including two world premieres) than works by Beethoven (13). That reflects Oundjian's commitment to presenting the work of living composers as well as music by masters of the canon. This is the first year of the Festival's five-year commitment to commissioning new works and presenting them in Boulder.

After taking a three year sabbatical, French-Algerian acoustic guitar virtuoso, vocalist and composer Pierre Bensusan returns to the USA and Canada to present the music of his brand new album 'Azwan', as well as his new book containing all scores from this exhilarating new CD. The official release date for the new recording is Friday, March 13th and Barking Legs Theater in Chattanooga is proud to present the concert and post-show celebration! Pierre invites the audience to join him for refreshments and cake and looks forward to meeting friends and fans, old and new.

After taking a three year sabbatical, French-Algerian acoustic guitar virtuoso, vocalist and composer Pierre Bensusan returns to the USA and Canada to present the music of his brand new album 'Azwan', as well as his new book containing all scores from this exhilarating new CD.  He opens his 100 date tour with TWO shows in Wilmington and is collaborating with Forward Motion Dance Company and choreographer Tracey Varga to bring the art of dance together with his unique and inspired sound.

After taking a three year sabbatical, French-Algerian acoustic guitar virtuoso, vocalist and composer Pierre Bensusan returns to the USA and Canada to present the music of his brand new album 'Azwan', as well as his new book containing all scores from this exhilarating new CD.  He is thrilled to share it all with longtime (and new) Atlanta and area fans in the third date on his 100 date tour as Eddie's Attic welcomes him back to their stage on Thursday, March 12th in Decatur!