John Williams News

Launching the new year with epic music, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) features renowned guest artists like Leila Josefowiczand Pinchas Zukerman; timeless masterpieces by Stravinsky, Mozart, Sibelius, and Wagner; and the anticipated presentation of Star Wars: A New Hope-In Concert.

The Muny announced today the directors, choreographers and music directors for its 2019 season, which opens on June 10 with Guys and Dolls.

The Muny announced today the directors, choreographers and music directors for its 2019 season, which opens on June 10 with Guys and Dolls.

There's just two weeks left to vote for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Readers are already setting records as they vote for their favorites. Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.

Isabel Leonard and Jessica Vosk sing "A Boy Like That/I Have A Love" from "West Side Story" also performed by Tony Yazbeck and other Broadway artists on Great Performances: The Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood. Watch the performance below!

State Theatre New Jersey and New Jersey Symphony Orchestra present Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in concert with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra featuring Conductor Constantine Kitsopolous on Saturday January 6, 2019 at 3pm. Tickets range from $35-$125.

Concert to Honor Tree of Life Synagogue Victims on PBS December 11

There's just two weeks left to vote for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Readers are already setting records as they vote for their favorites. Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.

The dazzling orchestra are travelling around the UK with their new At the Movies concert tour, packed full of classic film scores.

New Philharmonic's immensely popular New Year's Eve program returns to ring in 2019 with three concerts at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 at 2, 5:30 and 9 p.m.

A World in Trance, now in its fifth edition, has been host to some of the world's most captivating music, bringing people together in search of enlightenment and spirituality. This year's festival features virtuoso guitarist Derek Gripper, who masterfully interprets the hypnotic sounds of the West African kora (21-string harp-lute) on solo guitar (Mar 23); the intoxicating sounds of Bachir Attar and Mustapha Attar of the Master Musicians of Jajouka in a riveting meeting with American musicians Ned Rothenberg, Arrington de Dionysio and Ben Bennett (Mar 30); the classical music of India with Jayanthi Kumaresh, one of the world's leading veena (lute) players, accompanied by percussionists K U Jayachandra Rao and Pramath Kira (Apr 12); and ecstatic interpretations of Sufi qawwali with Pakistan's Hamza Akram Qawwal & Brothers (Apr 13).

The Harry Potter Film Concert Series returns to the Ohio Theatre with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concert, the third film in the Harry Potter series. The Columbus Symphony will perform the magical score live while the entire film plays above them in high-definition on a 40-foot screen.

Network is one of the most critically lauded films in cinema history. Now it's heading to the Broadway. Network is a scathing commentary on the world of news, the desperate clawing for ratings, and the rise of 'infotainment'. Find out what role music plays in bringing you your nightly news.

Concert to Honor Tree of Life Synagogue Victims on PBS December 11

There's just one month left to vote for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Readers are already setting records as they vote for their favorites. Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.

The Harry Potter Film Concert Series returns to Ovens Auditorium with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in Concert, the second film in the Harry Potter series. On March 8, 2019, the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra will perform John Williams' unforgettable score live from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets while the entire film plays in high-definition on a 40-foot screen.

Next summer at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, experience two beloved movies like never before - in concert with The Cleveland Orchestra. The Blossom Music Festival movie concerts will delight music lovers and film fans alike with Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - presented in high-definition on large screens, with Academy Award-winning composer John Williams's unforgettable scores performed live by The Cleveland Orchestra. Just in time for this year's holiday gift giving, concert tickets go on sale Tuesday, December 4, 2018, through the Severance Hall Ticket Office, online at clevelandorchestra.com, or by calling Cleveland Orchestra Ticket Services at 216-231-1111 or 1-800-686-1141.

Ring in the New Year with Santa Barbara Symphony's Motown Take on New Year's Eve Pops!

The month of December is the perfect time to share the joy of music with family and friends at the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO). The holiday season kicks off November 28-December 2 with Tchaikovsky for the Holidays. Korean-Canadian Earl Lee (the TSO's former RBC Resident Conductor) leads this showcase of works by the beloved Russian composer, which includes Tchaikovsky's majestic Fourth Symphony and a generous serving of excerpts from The Nutcracker.

There's just one month left to vote for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers are already setting records as they vote for their favorites. Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.