Sebastian Bach News

The Dessoff Choir continues its 93rd season with a one-night only concert, March 11, 2018, at downtown's Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral. Program includes The Little Match Girl Passion, the allegorical choral reenactment of the Passion by composer David Lang (b.1957), Bach's (1685-1750) Komm Jesu, komm, and the complete Chichester Psalms by Bernstein.

Pacific Chorale, the resident choir of Segerstrom Center for the Arts, will be presenting an intimate presentation of Bach's St. John Passion on Saturday evening, March 10, at 8:00 p.m. at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Newport Beach, to celebrate the Lenten season (which is from February 14 to March 31, 2018).

The Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc. (Linda Shelton, Executive Director) is thrilled to present the debut of acclaimed French-based contemporary/hip-hop dance troupe Compagnie Herv KOUBI at The Joyce Theater from January 30-February 4. Tickets, ranging in price from $10-$46, can be purchased at www.Joyce.org, or by calling JoyceCharge at 212-242-0800. Please note: ticket prices are subject to change. The Joyce Theater is located at 175 Eighth Avenue at West 19th Street. For more information, please visit www.Joyce.org.

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts & McCoy Rigby Entertainment present the third show of its 2017-2018 season (and the 40th anniversary of the iconic theatre) with CABARET, book by Joe Masteroff (based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood), music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb with musical direction by David O, choreography by Dana Solimando and directed by Larry Carpenter.

Fifteen of the Valley's most talented young classical musicians will showcase their astounding abilities, maturity and artistry at Arizona Musicfest's Young Musicians Winter Concert at 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 28 at the Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd.

The Royal Conservatory previews 10th anniversary concert season in Koerner Hall. 21 Classical And 7 Jazz Concerts Announced For The 2018-19 Season

The Las Vegas Philharmonic performs its Musicians' Choice concert today, January 13, 2018 at 7:30 PM in Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts featuring the orchestra's principal musicians, Kimberly Glennie, Stephen Caplan and Andrew Smith as soloists.

Under the direction of conductor Anton Armstrong, the St. Olaf Choir kicks off an 11-city tour on January 31, 2018 at Seattle's Benaroya Hall. For more than a century the world-renowned St. Olaf Choir has set a gold standard for choral singing and for this tour the ensemble's 75 singers present an eclectic program of sacred and secular choral masterpieces that range from Baroque classics to American folk songs, world music, hymns, and spirituals.

The awe-inspiring forces of the William J. Gillespie concert organ combine with the extraordinary talent of Grammy Award-winning organist Paul Jacobs called a brilliant young organist and evangelist for the instrument by The New York Times for a one-night-only concert. The program of virtuosic organ music includes works by Johann Sebastian Bach including his ever-popular Toccata and Fugue in D Minor and Franz Liszt, whose mighty Fantasy and Fugue on Ad nos, ad salutarem undam is sure to thrill. After a recent concert by Jacobs, The New Yorker's Alex Ross wrote: An obliterating performance by one of the major musicians of our time. The Economist calls him America's leading organ performer.

The Las Vegas Philharmonic performs its Musicians' Choice concert on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 7:30 PM in Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts featuring the orchestra's principal musicians, Kimberly Glennie, Stephen Caplan and Andrew Smith as soloists.

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts & McCoy Rigby Entertainment present the third show of its 2017-2018 season (and the 40th anniversary of the iconic theatre) with CABARET, book by Joe Masteroff (based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood), music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb with musical direction by David O, choreography by Dana Solimando and directed by Larry Carpenter.

Musica Viva NY presents legendary pianist, teacher, and composer Seymour Bernstein in a special benefit concert, Reintroducing Seymour, on Sunday, January 21 at 2:00 p.m at All Souls Church on the Upper East Side (Lexington Avenue at 80th Street).

The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra's all-brass ensemble, Bravo Brass, returns to Burlington, New Jersey with a joyous holiday concert on Sunday, December 17 at 3 p.m. It will take place at Saint Mary's Episcopal Church located at 145 West Broad Street, Burlington, NJ., and will be led by Paul Bryan, the Director of Bravo Brass, and Associate Conductor Barry McCommon.

Linda Shelton, Executive Director of The Joyce Theater, announced today the organization's programming for its spring/summer 2018 season, kicking off with the celebrated British choreographer and director Wayne McGregor's contemporary dance company, Company Wayne McGregor, performing the U.S. premiere of his latest work, Autobiography.

Winifred Haun & Dancers will present their highly acclaimed new work, Trashed, as part of Links Hall's new Trade Routes: a Festival of Artistic Exchange, on November 30 and December 2.

The Washington Bach Consort will perform Celebration: Christmas Oratorio on Saturday December 9 at 6 p.m. at the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. (4101 Nebraska Ave., NW).Christmas Oratorio, J.S. Bach's best known Christmas composition, was completed in 1734 for the Christmas celebrations in Leipzig, Germany. The oratorio was written with the intention of being played in churches and includes some of Bach's most lavish and varied writing for chorus, soloists and orchestra. With its thrilling passages for trumpets and timpani, gentle lullabies, dramatic arias, ornate instrumental solos, and rousing choruses, the Christmas Oratorio captures the full range of emotions associated with this joyous season.

Having been to Dresden and only seeing the opera, I was very curious as to what the ballet company had to offer. Luckily, I was not disappointed.

On Tuesday, October 31, 2017, I attended the opening night of the Dresden Semperoper Ballett, under the artistic direction of Aaron Sean Watkin, at the Joyce Theater with great anticipation. I was excited to see contemporary ballet as it is presented in Europe. The flyer for this company describes its program, 'an elegant program that showcases classical ballet with a contemporary bend'. There was pointe work in David Dawson's two pieces and no shoes in the other two works. The dancers must have been chosen for their flexibility of spirit.

Three scenes of poignant passion play out in Australian Brandenburg Orchestra's (ABO) new staged concert BITTERSWEET OBSESSIONS

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and Mccoy Rigby Entertainment present the second show of its 2017-2018 season, and the 40th anniversary of the iconic theatre, with Angela Ingersoll starring as Judy Garland in END OF THE RAINBOW by Peter Quilter, featuring musical direction by Jon Steinhagen and directed by Michael Matthews.