Billy Childs to Bring 'MAP TO TREASURE' to Bass Concert Hall, 9/10
by Tyler Peterson
- Aug 21, 2015
Texas Performing Arts opens the 2015-2016 season with Grammy Award-winning pianist/composer Billy Childs' Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro featuring vocalists Dianne Reeves, Becca Stevens, and Alicia Olatuja, September 10 at Bass Concert Hall. The Cordova Quartet, the Butler School of Music's graduate quartet, will perform with Childs and his band for this special performance that delves into the expansive catalogue of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer/songwriter Laura Nyro.
LA Chamber Orchestra Welcomes Executive Director
by Tyler Peterson
- Aug 20, 2015
Accomplished arts executive Scott Harrison has been appointed Executive Director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO), announces LACO Board President Dana Newman. Harrison, who assumes his post on October 6, 2015, handles responsibility for providing the vision, strategic direction and oversight of the organization. Led by Music Director Jeffrey Kahane, LACO is considered one of the world's premier chamber orchestras. Harrison comes to LACO from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) where he served as Vice President for Advancement and External Relations. Having joined DSO in 2010 as Senior Director of Patron Engagement and Loyalty Programs, he was promoted to Executive Director of Board Engagement and Strategy in 2013 and to the Vice President role in 2014. Harrison's extensive background with major orchestras also includes work with the symphony orchestras of Indianapolis, New Jersey, Dallas and Boston. A bassoonist earlier in his career, Harrison performed with the Indianapolis Symphony, Shreveport Symphony and Dallas Wind Symphony, among others, in addition to performing on tour in the United Kingdom, Europe and Latin America. He has taught bassoon in the US, Haiti, Honduras and the Dominican Republic.
Alan Gilbert to Lead Marc Neikrug World Premiere; Emanuel Ax to Perform Brahms
by Tyler Peterson
- Aug 20, 2015
Music Director Alan Gilbert will conduct the New York Philharmonic in the World Premiere- Philharmonic Commission of Marc Neikrug's Canta-Concerto, featuring mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke; Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 2, with Emanuel Ax as soloist; and Brahms's Tragic Overture. The performances take place Thursday, October 1, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, October 3, at 8:00 p.m. Alan Gilbert and the Philharmonic will also perform Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 2, with Emanuel Ax as soloist, on a program that includes Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, on September 30, 2015, at 7:30 p.m., as well as at Long Island University's Tilles Center for the Performing Arts in Brookville, New York, on October 2, 2015, at 8:00 p.m.
Salon/Sanctuary Concerts to Present 'FROM GHETTO TO CAPPELLA' Series
by BWW News Desk
- Aug 19, 2015
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Nostra Aetate and Pope Francis' visit to the United States, Salon/Sanctuary Concerts explores the cross-fertilization of Jewish and Catholic musical cultures that enriched the music of both Synagogue and Sanctuary.
Chris Botti & Joshua Bell Play Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater Tonight
by BWW News Desk
- Aug 15, 2015
It's a double billing of out-of-this stratosphere musicianship as two renowned Grammy winners - jazz trumpeter Chris Botti and classical violinist Joshua Bell - take to the stage tonight, August 15. Botti and Bell deliver impassioned, ageless, genre-crossing music to St. Regis Big|Brave Stars, Bright Nights concertgoers, beginning at 7 p.m.
Chris Botti Comes to bergenPAC Tonight
by BWW News Desk
- Aug 7, 2015
Benzel-Busch Motor Car Corp., New Jersey's premier Mercedes-Benz, Audi and smart dealership and longtime supporter of the Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), presents the “Benzel-Busch Concert Series.” As part of the series, Chris Botti is set to perform tonight, August 7 at 8pm. Prior to the performance; Benzel-Busch will be on-site showcasing (XX, YY and ZZ) where patrons can get the first look at these newest cars.
STAGE TUBE: Watch Live-Stream of Randy Newman & More in Lincoln Center's Out of Doors Series; Tune in at 7PM!
by Nicole Rosky
- Jul 25, 2015
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts will be live-streaming eleven concerts this summer from its Out of Doors series and Mostly Mozart Festival, making concerts from the world's leading performing arts center more accessible to fans around the globe. We are excited to bring you one of them right here at BroadwayWorld.
Tonight at 7PM, tune in right here for Randy Newman, Wycliffe Gordon and His International All-Stars and Lil Buck. With songs that run the gamut from heartbreaking to satirical, plus a host of unforgettable film scores, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Randy Newman has created musical masterpieces widely recognized by generations of audiences. Master trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and his jet-setting band will bring their signature sound to a set of New Orleans tunes. And the jaw-droppingly virtuosic Lil Buck starts the evening with the blend of Memphis street style (jookin') and contemporary dance that sparked collaborations with Yo-Yo Ma, Madonna, and Mikhail Baryshnikov.
Chris Botti & Joshua Bell to Play Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater, 8/15
by Tyler Peterson
- Jul 15, 2015
It's a double billing of out-of-this stratosphere musicianship as two renowned Grammy winners – jazz trumpeter Chris Botti and classical violinist Joshua Bell – take to the stage on August 15. Botti and Bell deliver impassioned, ageless, genre-crossing music to St. Regis Big Stars, Bright Nights concertgoers, beginning at 7 p.m. All St. Regis Big Stars, Bright Nights concerts take place at Deer Valley Resort's Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater. Concert tickets and information available at Park City Institute's box office, 435-655-3114, or online at www.BigStarsBrightNightsConcerts.org
Chris Botti Coming to bergenPAC, 8/7
by Tyler Peterson
- Jul 14, 2015
Benzel-Busch Motor Car Corp., New Jersey's premier Mercedes-Benz, Audi and smart dealership and longtime supporter of the Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), presents the “Benzel-Busch Concert Series.” As part of the series, Chris Botti is set to perform on Friday, August 7 at 8pm. Prior to the performance; Benzel-Busch will be on-site showcasing (XX, YY and ZZ) where patrons can get the first look at these newest cars.
Okwui Okpokwasili Among New York Live Arts' 2015-16 Residency Artists
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 13, 2015
New York Live Arts today announced the recipients of a number of new works residency programs for the 2015-16 season and beyond as part of its newly envisioned new work development program, reflecting a renewed, industry-leading commitment to the support of the creative process. The celebrated New York-based writer, performer and choreographer Okwui Okpokwasili will be the organization's third recipient of the Resident Commissioned Artist (RCA) award, the largest of its kind in the nation. Andrea Kleine, Sonya Tayeh, Adrienne Truscott, Preeti Vasudevan, Larissa Velez-Jackson and Gillian Walsh have been curated to develop new work to premiere in future seasons on the New York Live Arts stage through the Live Feed Program (formerly Studio Series).
BWW Reviews: MOVE Celebrates at Vancouver Playhouse
by Matt Hanson
- Jul 13, 2015
Preeminent dance companies of New York, London, and Winnipeg all collaborated to celebrate the tenth birthday of Move: the company with a world premiere collection of works by company choreographer Joshua Beamish.
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