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VIDEO: ABT Guest Concertmaster Emily Bruskin Plays a Piece From SWAN LAKE
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2020
American Ballet Theatre has released a new Orchestral Performance video! In the video, Emily Bruskin, an ABT Guest Concertmaster, plays a beautiful piece from the Black Swan pas de deux in SWAN LAKE.
VIDEO: National Symphony Orchestra's Markus Osterlund, Kevin Carlson, and Asher Boorstin Perform From Home
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2020
Join the musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra as they perform from their homes to yours.
VIDEO: Yulia Ziskel and Scott Kuney Perform Paganini's 'Cantabile'
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2020
The New York Philharmonic has released a video of Paganini's “Cantabile” performed by NY Phil violinist Yulia Ziskel, accompanied by Scott Kuney on guitar.
17,572 Singers From 129 Countries Joined Together To Perform In The Largest Ever Virtual Choir
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2020
Moved by the breadth of the pandemic and effect on society, one of the world's most performed composers, Eric Whitacre, composed a new piece especially for his Virtual Choir - 'Sing Gently.'
International Contemporary Ensemble and Bespoken Present Four Part Series, PATHWAYS: ART & TECHNOLOGY
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2020
The International Contemporary Ensemble, and bespoken, a mentorship program for self-identifying female, non-binary, and trans women artists in classical, contemporary, and jazz music, co-present Pathways: Art & Technology, a free, four-part series of panels and workshops focusing on the intersection of technology and art.
Teen Instrumentalists From Across America Convene Virtually in July for NYO-USA, NYO2 and NYO Jazz
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2020
From July 6-17, more than 200 of the country's most outstanding teen musicians-hailing from 41 states across the USA-come together to form an online virtual musical community, taking part in Carnegie Hall's three acclaimed national youth ensembles-the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA), NYO2, and NYO Jazz.
Ramsey Lewis Continues Live Streaming Performances in July
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2020
GRAMMY® Award-winning pianist and NEA Jazz Master Ramsey Lewis continues his live streaming ticketed solo performances on July 25th. Lewis will provide audiences with an exclusive concert experience streaming on the platform, Stageit.
VIDEO: LIVE WITH CARNEGIE HALL Presents Villa-Lobos's “Bachianas Brasileiras” No. 1 (Preludio)
by BWW News Desk - July 01, 2020
Cellists Gautier Capuçon, Evelyn De Silva-Maisky, Zlatomir Fung, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Mischa Maisky, Alisa Weilerstein, and Clive Gillinson perform the Preludio from Villa-Lobos's “Bachianas brasileiras” No. 1 during Live with Carnegie Hall on May 21, 2020.
VIDEO: Learn with Carnegie Hall Presents National Youth Ensembles
by BWW News Desk - July 01, 2020
Join alumni of Carnegie Hall's three acclaimed national youth ensembles—the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA), NYO2, and NYO Jazz—as they help the incoming class kick off its online summer program.
American Composers Orchestra Announces New Board Chair and New Board Members
by BWW News Desk - July 01, 2020
American Composers Orchestra has announced the appointment of a new Board Chair, Sameera Troesch, and two new elections to its Board of Directors, Samir Nikocevic and Benjamin Hildner. Troesch has been a member of the ACO Board of Directors since 2018, has served as Vice Chair since 2019, and is an attorney with Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas).
Sun Valley Music Festival Announces Programming For Online 2020 Summer Season
by BWW News Desk - July 01, 2020
Festival Music Director Alasdair Neale and Executive Director Derek Dean today announced the schedule of online events for the recently announced, virtual reimagining of the 36th annual Sun Valley Music Festival Summer Season.
Bridgehampton Chamber Music's Summer Festival At Home Rolls Out Five Programs July 26
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2020
The Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, which for 36 years has presented summer chamber music concerts on Long Island's East End, will this year present Summer Festival at Home: five hour-long programs premiering on consecutive Sundays at 6:30 pm beginning July 26 on the BCMF YouTube channel and remaining available for one week.
Musicians Foundation Receives 25K NEA Grant
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2020
The Musicians Foundation is honored to announce that it has been granted a generous Art Works award of $25,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts. 
VIDEO: Emily Wong Performs JANE EYRE Piano Sonata in B Flat
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2020
American Ballet Theatre has released a new Orchestral Performance video! Emily Wong, an ABT Company pianist and member of ABT's Orchestra, plays the Piano Sonata in B flat from JANE EYRE.
VIDEO: Wanzhen Li, Eugena Chang and Britton Riley, and Alexander Suh Perform as Part of NSO @ Home
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2020
Join the musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra as they perform from their homes to yours.
Celtic Thunder Announces Season II Live Streaming Broadcasts
by BWW News Desk - June 26, 2020
Due to overwhelming popular demand top international act and public television stars Celtic Thunder have announced a new series of five events to stream on the Stageit platform this July. The Celtic Thunder At Home Series SEASON 2 will run from Tuesday July 14th to Saturday July 18th  LIVE on Stageit, with a different event each night. Showtime for each event is 5.30PM ET.
International Contemporary Ensemble and The New School Present 2020 Ensemble Evolution Programming
by BWW News Desk - June 26, 2020
The International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), partners with The New School's College of Performing Arts (CoPA) for the 2020 Ensemble Evolution program, taking place virtually from June 25 to July 2.
David Lang's PRISONER OF THE STATE Released on Decca Gold Today
by BWW News Desk - June 26, 2020
The New York Philharmonic and Music Director Jaap van Zweden's World Premiere performance of Pulitzer Prize winner David Lang's prisoner of the state is available today, June 26, 2020, on Decca Gold, Universal Music Group's US classical music label.
VIDEO: Jane Bowyer Stewart Talks Beethoven's 7th Symphony, and Shares a Clip, as Part of NSO @ Home
by BWW News Desk - June 26, 2020
NSO First Violinist Jane Stewart describes her favorite passage from the last movement in Beethoven's 7th Symphony, which was recently featured in a Virtual Orchestra video. Here enjoy the first movement, conducted by Joshua Bell, that is noted for its long ascending scales and lively dance-like dotted rhythms. It will surely leave you, like Jane, wishing to experience the whole symphony live in the concert hall once more.
VIDEO: LIVE WITH CARNEGIE HALL Presents Isabel Leonard
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2020
Isabel Leonard first graced the Carnegie Hall stage in 2005 as a participant in Marilyn Horne's series of master classes. Her varied repertoire ranges from operas by Vivaldi to Nico Muhly, from Spanish art songs to treasures from the American Songbook.
The Calgary Philharmonic Cancels Fall Lineup
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2020
The Calgary Philharmonic has cancelled more than 35 concerts scheduled from September to December 2020. Instead, the Orchestra will reinvent its fall performances to fit within provincial health and safety guidelines, whether that means presenting them live or online.
Bernard Clarke Airs Four Weeks Of Selections From July 10th Release Of THE RED BOOK OF OSSORY
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2020
On June 11, 2020, audiences around the world tuned into Bernard Clarke's nightly musical program “The Blue of the Night” (https://www.rte.ie/lyricfm/blue-of-the-night/) and heard selections from the upcoming worldwide release of Heresy Records' The Red Book of Ossory by Anakronos, featuring singer Caitríona O'Leary. Anakronos includes some of Ireland's top musicians from the worlds of early music, jazz, world/traditional music, classical and contemporary classical.
Pacifica Quartet Presents Works By Pulitzer-Winning Composers On Cedille Records
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2020
The Grammy-winning Pacifica Quartet showcases works by Pulitzer Prize-winning composers Shulamit Ran, Jennifer Higdon, and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich on Contemporary Voices, the ensemble's newest Cedille Records album, available July 10, 2020.
Dan Brown's WILD SYMPHONY Orchestral Performances Announced For Fall 2020
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2020
a??a??a??a??a??a??a??Dan Brown, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code, has a new credential on his already-singular resume: composer of the orchestral music from Wild Symphony, his new illustrated children's book to be released on September 1, 2020 by Rodale Kids, an imprint of Random House Children's Books.
Video: Listen To Edward W. Hardy's Haunting String Quartet Arrangement Of “Strange Fruit”
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2020
A black string quartet consisting of violinists Edward W. Hardy (composer of The Woodsman) & Daniel Constant, cellist Thapelo Masita (The Metropolitan Museum), and violist Tia Allen (Jagged Little Pill) performed a beautifully heart-wrenching performance of Billie Holiday's 'Strange Fruit'. 'This song, which was written 83 years ago, reflects our current time.' - Edward W. Hardy

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