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San Francisco Ballet Orchestra to Release MOSZKOWSKI: FROM FOREIGN LANDS Recording
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2016
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra will release Moszkowski: From Foreign Lands, Rediscovered Orchestral Works, a new recording, on September 9, 2016 via Reference Recordings. This delightful program is the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra's fourth release with Reference Recordings.
Academy Award Winner Sir Ben Kingsley Joins Houston Symphony for Opening Night Concert
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2016
The Houston Symphony will open its 103rd season at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17, 2016, with an unforgettable performance of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf featuring the orchestra and Academy, Grammy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor Sir Ben Kingsley.
Lynn University's Conservatory of Music to Offer 15 Events This Fall
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2016
Jon Robertson, dean of Lynn University's Conservatory of Music and Philharmonia Guest Conductor, today invited the public to attend 15 musical performances during October and November 2016.
Philly POPS Announces New Hires and Promotions
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2016
After several years of growth and financial success, the Philly POPS has made a significant investment in its programming, production, and contributed revenue departments with new hires, as well as promotions in the education and communications departments.
Kurt Weill Foundation Names Jonathon Heyward 2016-17 Conducting Fellow
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2016
The Kurt Weill Foundation has announced the appointment of Jonathon Heyward as the recipient of the 2016-2017 Julius Rudel/Kurt Weill Conducting Fellowship.
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Hosts College Night at State Theatre in New Brunswick on September 24
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2016
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra hosts its first College Night of the 2016-17 season on opening weekend, Saturday, September 24, at the State Theatre in New Brunswick. A special $10 student ticket includes entrance to the Orchestra's 8 pmperformance featuring virtuoso violinist Sarah Chang, as well as a post-concert all-student party with light refreshments and live entertainment.
“Rhapsody in Blue” Opens Grand Rapids Symphony's 2016-17 Season
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2016
In its earliest days, jazz was the music of brothels and bars in the “red-light” districts of cities such as New Orleans.
The Salon/Sanctuary Announces 2016 – 2017 Concert Season
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2016
Joining the world-wide 500th anniversary commemorations of the creation in Venice of the world's first ghetto, Salon/Sanctuary Concerts' eighth season explores the musical worlds shaped by ancestors and descendents of exiles. From Esther to Shylock, from Troubadors to Dowland, we glimpse at fault lines of acceptance refracted through the prism of music.
Music Is The Way to Present Leanne Rees and Egils Straume in the Bay Area
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2016
The San Francisco Bay Area will be in for a very special concert experience when locally renowned composer/pianist, Leanne Rees teams up with fellow composer/pianist, Egils Straume (Latvia) for two rare and unique evenings of original classical music.
Violinist Shunske Sato to Make Australian Debut with Brandenburg Orchestra, Today
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2016
From 7 September, Japanese/American violin star Shunske Sato will lead the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra into some rarely visited territory - historically informed Romantic music, performed on gut strings.
San Francisco Symphony to Celebrate Steve Reich's 80th Birthday with Week of Concerts
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2016
The San Francisco Symphony (SFS) and Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) celebrate the 80th birthday of Steve Reich with a diverse week of concerts highlighting the seminal composer's works September 7-11, 2016 at Davies Symphony Hall.
Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Receives Cultural Fund Youth Arts Enrichment Grant
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2016
As the 77th season is launched for the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO), President and Music Director Louis Scaglione is pleased to announce that Philadelphia Youth Orchestra is one of the recipients of The Philadelphia CulturalFund' 2016 Youth Arts Enrichment Grant. The Youth Arts Enrichment Grant Program supports specific programming that uses the artsto enrich the lives of Philadelphia's young people both in and out of school.
Bergen Performing Arts Center Presents COMPLEXIONS DANCE COMPANY
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2016
Bergen Performing Arts Center located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, New Jersey presents Complexions Dance Company, part of the 2016-17 Classical Arts Series-Sunday, October 16, 2016 at 7PM. Purchase tickets at www.ticketmaster.com or Box Office at 201.227.1030 or for subscription services only, call 201-816-8160 x24.
Simon Ghraichy Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with Return to Carnegie Hall
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2016
Simon Ghraichy returns to Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall for one night only, Friday, October 14 at 7:30PM. In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the program, titled 'My Hispanic Heritage,' celebrates Latin American composers (Ernesto Lecuona, Arturo Marquez), Spanish composers (Isaac Albeniz, Manuel de Falla), and non-Spanish/non-Latino composers who drew inspiration from Hispanic culture (French composers Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel).  The presenter for 'My Hispanic Heritage' is New York Concert Artists.
World Music Institute to Present Brazilian Bossa Nova Star Bebel Gilberto at National Sawdust
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2016
World Music Institute opens its 2016-17 Masters of Brazilian Music series with Bebel Gilberto.
SMCQ to Celebrate 50th Year of Music Creation in Montreal
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2016
This year the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ) celebrates the 50th year of its foundation in a grand way. This anniversary is particularly important as it also marks the official recognition of contemporary music in Canada.
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Announces 2017 Season - Handel's 'Messiah', International Guest Artists and More!
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2016
The Brandenburg's 2017 concert year has it all: love, heartbreak, humour, tragedy, joy, redemption. We can't wait to share this extraordinary concert series with you!
Pacific Symphony to Perform TCHAIKOVSKY SPECTACULAR, Today
by BWW News Desk - September 03, 2016
   Orange County, Calif.—Aug. 1, 2016—Labor Day weekend has never sounded so good! It's time to celebrate and commemorate nearly three decades of Pacific Symphony concerts at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre during the very last concert before the venue's scheduled closure. Replete with booming cannons, dazzling fireworks and extraordinary music, “Tchaikovsky Spectacular” ensures this remarkable era in the Symphony's history ends with a triumphant finale. The program is a Tchaikovsky hit parade featuring excerpts from the perennially popular ballets “Swan Lake” and “The Nutcracker,” and two beloved concertos—the Violin Concerto in D Major and Piano Concerto No. 1. Music Director Carl St.Clair takes the audience down memory lane and leads the orchestra and two virtuosic soloists, pianist Natasha Paremski and violinist Paul Huang, as well as the Huntington Beach Concert Band. The curtain falls on this chapter of the Symphony's story to the traditional sounds of the electrifying “1812” Overture.
St. Charles Singers to Open 2016-17 Concert Season with MOZART JOURNEY XI
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2016
The St. Charles Singers has announced plans for its 33rd concert season, which opens October 15 with a new installment of the professional chamber choir's 'Mozart Journey,' its multiyear project to perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's complete sacred choral music.
MUSIQA to Present Free 'RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW' LOFT Concert
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2016
Musiqa announces the first of its free, informal LOFT concerts at the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, on September 15 at 6:30 PM.
Houston Symphony's September Slate Goes From Classic Rock to Judy Garland
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2016
September 2016 marks the beginning of the Houston Symphony's 103rd season and the diverse orchestral programming Houstonians have come to love. From classic rock to Judy Garland, Seth MacFarlane and Mahler, the season's first month of concerts will span several decades and genres of music.
New CD OUT OF THE SHADOWS: REDISCOVERED AMERICAN ART SONGS Out This Fall
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2016
A century's worth of treasures emerge from the shadows of both memory and history in this new CD, OUT OF THE SHADOWS: REDISCOVERED AMERICAN ART SONGS, out on digital Sept. 2 and physical CD on Sept. 9, 2016.
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Gives Exclusive NYC Performance in 92Y Debut
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2016
On October 15, celebrated pianist Jeremy Denk joins the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, 'the leading orchestra of its kind in America' (The New York Times), in its 92Y debut and its first New York performance since Carnegie Hall five years ago, opening 92Y's superb 2016/17 classical concert season.  This trailblazing ensemble performs the New York premiere of O Mikros, O Megas (The Small World, The Huge World) by George Tsontakis, whose ties to the Orchestra have included three other world premieres earning a Grawemeyer Award and Grammy nomination.  
Hershey Symphony to Kick Off Season with Soundtracks of John Williams
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2016
Celebrate America's premier composer of film music as the Hershey Symphony Orchestra opens its season with The Soundtracks of John Williams, Saturday, September 17, 2016 at 8 p.m. at The Hershey Theatre.
Cleveland Orchestra to Perform SIBELIUS'S SECOND for Opening Weekend
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2016
On September 29 and 30, 2016, The Cleveland Orchestra and Music Director Franz Welser-Most will open the 2016-17 season at Severance Hall performing Ives's Symphony No. 3 ('The Camp Meeting'), Copland's Symphony for Organ and Orchestra featuring organist Paul Jacobs, and Sibelius's Symphony No. 2.

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