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OGCMA Presents Atlantic Wind Ensemble, WE THE PEOPLE
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2019
In the spirit of the Memorial Day holiday, the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association (OGCMA) will kick off its 150th summer season with a FREE concert by the ATLANTIC WIND ENSEMBLE on Saturday, May 25, 2019. Showtime is 8 pm in the Great Auditorium, located at Pilgrim and Ocean Pathways. The Great Auditorium is handicapped accessible. For more info, visit www.oceangrove.org .
Photo Flash: PREFORMANCES WITH ALLISON CHARNEY Closes 10th Season
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2019
PREFORMANCES with Allison Charney closed out its exciting 10th season on Monday, May 6th at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center with MAY FLOWERS - featuring a star-studded roster including series' founder, soprano Allison Charney, tenor Errin Brooks, counter-tenor Jeffrey Mandelbaum, flutists Tara Helen O'Connor and Marya Martin, cellist Rupei Yeh and pianists Keith Chambers, Helen Huang and Donna Weng Friedman.
Thomas Nickell To Appear As Soloist With Oistrakh Symphony Orchestra Of Chicago
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2019
American pianist/composer Thomas Nickell, an artist with 'an ever increasing reputation as a player's player and composer' (Litchfield Live, July 23, 2017) will appear as soloist with the Oistrakh Symphony Orchestra of Chicago under the baton of Mina Zikri at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall on Sunday afternoon, June 2, 2019, 3 p.m., presented by the Alexander & Buono Foundation.
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival Spotlights 'Winds Of Change'
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2019
Music for wind instruments and music by women are the through-lines that combine in “Winds of Change,” the theme for Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival 2019, the 36th season of what Newsday has dubbed “the crown jewel of chamber music festivals on Long Island – arguably anywhere on the East Coast.” The festival's 12 concerts, running from July 21 through August 18, play this theme out with in BCMF trademark fashion, with a wide range of enticing music performed by some of the best musicians in the country.
Midsummer's Music 2019 to Spotlight Mendelssohn, Mozart And More
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2019
Midsummer's Music of Door County, Wisconsin, announces its 2019 concert season with Mendelssohn, Mozart and More! Presenting concerts hailed as 'exciting, pulse-pounding and riveting,' Midsummer's Music provides unique and diverse cultural, historical and scenic musical experiences. The 2019 season, running June 14 through September 2, features 41 concerts performed by world-class musicians. The inspiring concerts, many of which sell out, attract a growing dedicated following every year, plus thousands more via Wisconsin Public Radio broadcasts, and on Live from Chicago's WFMT Radio.
The Beethoven Op. 18 Controversy Continues With The Eybler Quartet
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2019
When British label CORO Connections released their first recording from Toronto's Eybler Quartet last spring, they may have been surprised to have a controversy on their hands.
Demarre And Anthony McGill Perform Duo Concertos For Flute, Clarinet On 'Winged Creatures'
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2019
Demarre McGill, principal flute of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, and his brother Anthony McGill, principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic, return to their early training ground, the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras (CYSO), for Winged Creatures, a homecoming album of duo concertos featuring world-premiere recordings of works by Michael Abels and Joel Puckett written expressly for the McGills and the CYSO's Symphony Orchestra.
Good Noise Vancouver Gospel Choir Presents THE RETURN OF SOUL GOSPEL
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2019
Good Noise Vancouver Gospel Choir (Good Noise) presents what promises to be the blockbuster concert of the season with, The Return of Soul Gospel, May 25 at 3pm and 8pm at Christ Church Cathedral. Following two previous Soul Gospel concerts, Good Noise will be joined by award- winning gospel singers Dawn Pemberton and Warren Dean Flandez in an exuberant celebration of gospel music filled with high energy praise songs that will have audiences raising the roof with pure joy and adoration.
League Announces 2019 Recipients Of Ford Musician Awards
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2019
Five orchestra musicians will receive Ford Musician Awards for Excellence in Community Service from the League of American Orchestras at the League's 74th National Conference in Nashville, June 3-5, 2019. The awards, supported by Ford Motor Company Fund, celebrate professional orchestra musicians who provide exemplary service in their communities and make a significant impact through education and community engagement.
Pacific Symphony Presents Semi-Staged Production of THE MUSIC MAN
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2019
Pacific Symphony expands its semi-staged series of operas with a timeless musical: Meredith Willson's “The Music Man in Concert,” which tells the story of a fast-talking con man who has his heart stolen by the town librarian.
[PIAS] Announces Global Digital Distribution Deal With Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2019
[PIAS] announces a new global digital distribution agreement with another of the world's top orchestras, the Berliner Philharmoniker. The organisation's in-house label, Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings has signed a worldwide agreement with [PIAS] commencing March 1, 2019. The addition of the Berliner Philharmoniker's label complements the addition to [PIAS]'s label partnerships in 2018 of the in-house labels of the London Symphony Orchestra, the Choir of King's College Cambridge, and the St. Petersburg-based, Mariinsky Orchestra.
National Youth Orchestra Of Canada Announces ODYSSEY Tour
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2019
The National Youth Orchestra of Canada (NYO Canada) celebrates its 59th Season with a 5-city Canadian tour, followed by the Orchestra's first trip to Spain, which includes festival performances in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Alicante, and Granada. The country's preeminent training orchestra, NYO Canada is comprised of 100 of gifted musicians between the ages of 16 and 28, who come together each summer to attend an 8-week intensive training institute followed by a national and international tour. This year's orchestra, featuring musicians from nine provinces, is led by British conductor Michael Francis for concerts in Ottawa (July 21), Montreal (July 22 at Maison symphonique), Parry Sound (July 25), Stratford (July 27), and Toronto (July 29 at Koerner Hall), before heading to Spain.
US Marine Band With The All-Star Orchestra Wins Emmy
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2019
'The President's Own' United States Marine Band in Partnership with the All-Star Orchestra took home an Emmy Award Saturday at the 62nd Annual New York Emmy Awards, which took place at the Marriott Marquis Broadway Ballroom in New York City.
Grammy-Winning Choir, The Crossing, Premieres Aniara: Fragments Of Time And Space
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2019
Grammy-winning new music choir, The Crossing, performs the world premiere of, Aniara: fragments of time and space, in five performances – Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, June 21, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, June 22, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.; and Sunday, June 23, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. – at Christ Church Neighborhood House in Philadelphia.
15,000 Students To Participate In LINK UP At Carnegie Hall
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2019
For 34 seasons, Carnegie Hall's Link Up music education program has facilitated deeper connections between the concert hall and the classroom through an instrument-focused curriculum that culminates with students performing with a professional orchestra from their seats, often marking the first time many students will have set foot in a concert hall. The nearly 15,000 New York City-area students in grades 3-5 who participate in this program will travel to Carnegie Hall to take part in one of six concerts in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage on Tuesday, May 21, Wednesday, May 22, and Thursday, May 23 at 10:15 and 11:45 a.m.
Kretzer Music Founation's MUSIC FOR THE MIND Concert Series Returns 5/21
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2019
The Kretzer Music Foundation's popular MUSIC FOR THE MIND concert series will return this month with Faith's Place Center for Arts Education in concert on Tuesday, May 21 at 7 pm, in the Harriet Himmel Theatre at Rosemary Square (formerly CityPlace) in West Palm Beach.
New York Phil Hosts Free Event NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC VERY YOUNG COMPOSERS
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2019
For 23 years, the New York Philharmonic Very Young Composers Program (VYC) has been nurturing children's inherent creativity, resulting in hundreds of original compositions every year. In this free event, Philharmonic musicians perform three of the newest works composed by 12- to 14-year-old New Yorkers.
Duncan McDougall, 2018/19 Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra violinist, Receives Stingray Rising Stars Award
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2019
The Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra(TSYO) is proud to announce that Duncan McDougall is the recipient of the 2018/19 TSYO Stingray Rising Stars Award. The announcement was made on Sunday, May 5, during the TSYO's season-finale concert at Roy Thomson Hall, marking the end of the orchestra's 45th season.
Pittsburgh Symphony Announces Eighth Fellow In Training Program For African American Musicians
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2019
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce the appointment Shantanique Moore, flutist, as the next recipient of the symphony's two-year fellowship designed to enable one young African American musician the ability to dedicate him or herself to the pursuit of an orchestral career. Ms. Moore will be the eighth recipient of a fellowship from the symphony's EQT Orchestra Training Program for African American Musicians (OTPAAM).
Digital Album SOLOISTS OF THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC Available for Preorder
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2019
The New York Philharmonic's fourth album on Decca Gold, Universal Music Group's newly established US classical music label, will be released digitally on May 17, 2019, and is now available for preorder at this link.
Symphony Conductor Keith Levenson leads THE WHO's Symphonic Moving On Tour
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 03, 2019
THE WHO are gearing up for a 29-date North American 'Moving On' Symphonic Tour where a local symphony orchestra will join the band nightly for songs from 'Tommy' and 'Quadrophenia'along with their greatest hits and some long awaited new tunes.  Roger Daltrey got the idea of a symphonic tour after spending the summer of 2018 performing 'Tommy' with symphonies and“loving the experience”.  That tour was conducted by renowned composer and conductor, KEITH LEVENSON, where he led symphonies including The Boston Pops, The Chicago Symphony and The Cleveland Orchestra.   
Riverside Symphony Concert Announced At Tully Hall. June
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2019
Conductor George Rothman will lead Riverside Symphony in a wide-ranging program at Alice Tully Hall on Thursday evening, June 6, as the orchestra wraps up its 38th New York Season in typically adventurous fashion. The program will open with the New York Premiere of Kalevipoeg in California, a vibrant imagining of an encounter between a mythical creature from Californian-born composer Lembit Beecher's Estonian roots and modern-day San Francisco. Prize-winning Canadian violinist Blake Pouliot will then take center stage in his New York debut with Bartók's two gripping Rhapsodies for Violin and Orchestra, with Beethoven's exquisite Fourth Symphony concluding the program.
Spruce Peak Chamber Music Society Presents The Final Concert Of The 2019 Inaugural Season
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2019
Spruce Peak Chamber Music Society Presents the final concert of the 2019 inaugural season: Family, Fun, Five “B's” on Saturday, May 18 at 7pm. The “five B's” refer to master composers Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Bartok and Bridge! This concert is a chance for appreciators of all ages to hear masterworks up close and personal in a fun, interactive setting where all are welcome to join post-concert for a meet-and-greet with the artists:  Rachel Lee Priday (violin), Colin Brookes (viola), Yannick Rafalimanana (piano), and Jia Kim (cello)! The program will include selections from Bach Goldberg Variations, Beethoven Trio Op.1 No.1, Brahms Piano Quartet Op. 60 in C minor, Bartok 6 Romanian Folk Dances, and Bridge “Phantasy”.
Fifth Annual Shanghai Orchestra Academy And Partnership Begins June 27
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2019
The Shanghai Orchestra Academy and Partnership will continue in the summer of 2019 with New York Philharmonic musicians leading master classes and teaching lessons at the Shanghai Orchestra Academy (SOA); Music Director Jaap van Zweden conducting a side-by-side rehearsal with the Philharmonic joined by SOA students, as well as a performance by the Philharmonic in Shanghai. The Philharmonic will also present a Very Young Composers workshop in Shanghai, and will give concerts, led by Jaap van Zweden, in Guangzhou and Nanjing. Starr International Foundation has been the Presenting Sponsor of the Shanghai Orchestra Academy and Partnership for five years.
THE SILENT FOREST By Chestnut Street Singers Takes Listeners On A Journey To The German Wild
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2019
This June, the Chestnut Street Singers, Philadelphia's cooperative chamber choir, presents a program that explores the power of beauty and devotion in the German countryside. THE SILENT FOREST will be performed at 8PM on Saturday, June 1 at Our Mother of Consolation Catholic Church (9 East Chestnut Hill Avenue, Philadelphia) and at 3PM on Sunday, June 2 at Old Saint Joseph's Church (321 Willings Alley, Philadelphia).

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