Richmond Symphony Adds Second Concert to 2016 Summer Series Line-Up, 7/6
by BWW News Desk - July 01, 2016
RICHMOND, Va. (June 8, 2016) – Due to the sell-out of the July 7 concert featuring University of Richmond President Dr. Ronald Crutcher, cello and pianist Joanne Kong, the Richmond Symphony is happy to announce that a second concert has just been added to the 2016 Summer Series line-up. The additional concert will take place on Wednesday, July 6 at 6:30pm and will feature the same program, with pieces by Glazunov, Scriabin, and Rachmaninoff. Please see the original media release with the announcement of the 2016 Summer Series below.
by BWW News Desk - July 01, 2016
RICHMOND, Va. (June 8, 2016) – Due to the sell-out of the July 7 concert featuring University of Richmond President Dr. Ronald Crutcher, cello and pianist Joanne Kong, the Richmond Symphony is happy to announce that a second concert has just been added to the 2016 Summer Series line-up. The additional concert will take place on Wednesday, July 6 at 6:30pm and will feature the same program, with pieces by Glazunov, Scriabin, and Rachmaninoff. Please see the original media release with the announcement of the 2016 Summer Series below.
Allegra Chamber Orchestra Features All-Female Performers
by BWW News Desk - June 30, 2016
Founded and conducted by Janna Sailor, Allegra Chamber Orchestra is one of the only all-female orchestras in the world. ?
by BWW News Desk - June 30, 2016
Founded and conducted by Janna Sailor, Allegra Chamber Orchestra is one of the only all-female orchestras in the world. ?
NY Arts & Sciences Salon Present HEMINGWAY'S PARIS with Elizabeth Kemble Today
by BWW News Desk - June 30, 2016
The NY Arts & Sciences Salon presents 'Hemingway's Paris' with featured speaker Elizabeth Kemble, today, Thursday June 30 at 7PM at La Bonne Soupe, an authentic rustic French bistro in the heart of midtown Manhattan.
by BWW News Desk - June 30, 2016
The NY Arts & Sciences Salon presents 'Hemingway's Paris' with featured speaker Elizabeth Kemble, today, Thursday June 30 at 7PM at La Bonne Soupe, an authentic rustic French bistro in the heart of midtown Manhattan.
Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo Join Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in Concert Today
by BWW News Desk - June 30, 2016
Rock 'n roll icons Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo join the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra on stage for a night of symphonic rock at Heinz Hall today June 30 at 7:30 p.m.
by BWW News Desk - June 30, 2016
Rock 'n roll icons Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo join the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra on stage for a night of symphonic rock at Heinz Hall today June 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Early Music Vancouver's Bach Festival to Present MASS IN B MINOR This August
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2016
Early Music Vancouver (EMV) announces the headline event of its 2016 Vancouver Bach Festival: the Mass in B Minor on August 5, 7:30pm at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. Esteemed conductor Alexander Weimann leads an ensemble of eight internationally-renowned soloists, a professional chorus comprising of some of the finest singers in the region, and Montreal's Arion Baroque Orchestra on period instruments.
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2016
Early Music Vancouver (EMV) announces the headline event of its 2016 Vancouver Bach Festival: the Mass in B Minor on August 5, 7:30pm at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. Esteemed conductor Alexander Weimann leads an ensemble of eight internationally-renowned soloists, a professional chorus comprising of some of the finest singers in the region, and Montreal's Arion Baroque Orchestra on period instruments.
Music Institute of Chicago to Honor Memory of Gilda Barston
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2016
The Music Institute of Chicago is sad to report that longtime and much-loved cello faculty member Gilda Barston died June 25 after a long illness. She was 71 years old and lived in Evanston, Illinois.
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2016
The Music Institute of Chicago is sad to report that longtime and much-loved cello faculty member Gilda Barston died June 25 after a long illness. She was 71 years old and lived in Evanston, Illinois.
Amarillo Symphony Announces 2016-2017 Board of Directors
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2016
The Amarillo Symphony, (www.amarillosymphony.org), the leader of orchestral music in the Texas Panhandle since 1924, today welcomes the new board officers and directors.
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2016
The Amarillo Symphony, (www.amarillosymphony.org), the leader of orchestral music in the Texas Panhandle since 1924, today welcomes the new board officers and directors.
Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra Adds Trio to Board of Directors
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2016
Dean Axelrod, Dawn Long, and Kristan O'Donnell have been elected to the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra Board of Directors. Each will serve a three-year term.
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2016
Dean Axelrod, Dawn Long, and Kristan O'Donnell have been elected to the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra Board of Directors. Each will serve a three-year term.
Cleveland Orchestra Names Wesley Collins as Principal Viola
by BWW News Desk - June 27, 2016
The Cleveland Orchestra and Music Director Franz Welser-Möst announce that Wesley Collins will join the Orchestra as principal viola beginning with the start of the 2016-17 Severance Hall season, with the first weekend of performances September 29 to October 1, 2016. He will sit in the Orchestra's Chaillé H. and Richard B. Tullis Principal Viola Endowed Chair.
by BWW News Desk - June 27, 2016
The Cleveland Orchestra and Music Director Franz Welser-Möst announce that Wesley Collins will join the Orchestra as principal viola beginning with the start of the 2016-17 Severance Hall season, with the first weekend of performances September 29 to October 1, 2016. He will sit in the Orchestra's Chaillé H. and Richard B. Tullis Principal Viola Endowed Chair.
Photo Coverage: The Eighth New York International Piano Competition Held at Manhattan School of Music
by Stephen Sorokoff - June 26, 2016
Unlike those TV competitions which have arguable talent and hyped elimination dramatics, The Eighth New York International Piano Competition presented by The Stecher Horowitz Foundation is just the opposite. From June 19-24 at The Manhattan School of Music, twenty two phenomenally talented young pianists ages 16-21 from around the world made some of the greatest music one can hear - and and they all won.
by Stephen Sorokoff - June 26, 2016
Unlike those TV competitions which have arguable talent and hyped elimination dramatics, The Eighth New York International Piano Competition presented by The Stecher Horowitz Foundation is just the opposite. From June 19-24 at The Manhattan School of Music, twenty two phenomenally talented young pianists ages 16-21 from around the world made some of the greatest music one can hear - and and they all won.
The NY Arts & Sciences Salon to Present HEMINGWAY'S PARIS with Elizabeth Kemble on 6/30
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2016
The NY Arts & Sciences Salon will present 'Hemingway's Paris' with featured speaker Elizabeth Kemble, Thursday June 30 at 7PM at La Bonne Soupe, an authentic rustic French bistro in the heart of midtown Manhattan.
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2016
The NY Arts & Sciences Salon will present 'Hemingway's Paris' with featured speaker Elizabeth Kemble, Thursday June 30 at 7PM at La Bonne Soupe, an authentic rustic French bistro in the heart of midtown Manhattan.
League Names Sarah E. Kelly as VP of Development
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2016
The League of American Orchestras has appointed Sarah E. Kelly to the position of vice president for development, League President and CEO Jesse Rosen announced today.
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2016
The League of American Orchestras has appointed Sarah E. Kelly to the position of vice president for development, League President and CEO Jesse Rosen announced today.
Brevard Music Center Sets 2016 Summer Music Festival, 80th Anniversary Events
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2016
This summer, over a ten-week period spanning June to August, Brevard Music Center (BMC) celebrates a historic 80th Anniversary with over eighty performances in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. BMC's 2016 Summer Music Festival features a number of firsts—the operatic world-premiere of Falling Angel, an inaugural Jazz Institute, and a Dvo?ák in America Festival—in addition to an array of world-class artists including Grammy-winning banjo legend Béla Fleck, acclaimed pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and esteemed BMC alumni.
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2016
This summer, over a ten-week period spanning June to August, Brevard Music Center (BMC) celebrates a historic 80th Anniversary with over eighty performances in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. BMC's 2016 Summer Music Festival features a number of firsts—the operatic world-premiere of Falling Angel, an inaugural Jazz Institute, and a Dvo?ák in America Festival—in addition to an array of world-class artists including Grammy-winning banjo legend Béla Fleck, acclaimed pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and esteemed BMC alumni.
Chamber Orchestra of New York Presents Respighi & Mozart's Jupiter Concert Tonight
by BWW News Desk - June 23, 2016
The Chamber Orchestra of New York, Salvatore Di Vittorio, Music Director, will present Respighi & Mozart's Jupiter, a concert tonight, June 23 - 7:30 PM at Gilder Lehrman Hall of The Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Avenue in Manhattan.
by BWW News Desk - June 23, 2016
The Chamber Orchestra of New York, Salvatore Di Vittorio, Music Director, will present Respighi & Mozart's Jupiter, a concert tonight, June 23 - 7:30 PM at Gilder Lehrman Hall of The Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Avenue in Manhattan.
EMV to Present First-Ever Vancouver Bach Festival in the Heart of the City
by BWW News Desk - June 22, 2016
Early Music Vancouver (EMV) proudly presents its first-ever Vancouver Bach Festival, August 2 -12, 2016, at Christ Church Cathedral and the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts.
by BWW News Desk - June 22, 2016
Early Music Vancouver (EMV) proudly presents its first-ever Vancouver Bach Festival, August 2 -12, 2016, at Christ Church Cathedral and the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts.
Cleveland POPS Sets 2016 Scholarship Competition
by BWW News Desk - June 22, 2016
The Cleveland POPS Orchestra announces the eighteenth annual competition for its Jean L. Petitt Memorial Music Scholarship. This year's competition will be held on Sunday, November 20, 2016, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at The Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106.
by BWW News Desk - June 22, 2016
The Cleveland POPS Orchestra announces the eighteenth annual competition for its Jean L. Petitt Memorial Music Scholarship. This year's competition will be held on Sunday, November 20, 2016, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at The Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106.
Houston Symphony Continues Free 2016 Summer Symphony Nights Series
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2016
?The Houston Symphony's 2016 ExxonMobil Summer Symphony Nights concert series at Miller Outdoor Theatre continues with The Firebird at 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 24 and Prokofiev's Fifth at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, June 25.
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2016
?The Houston Symphony's 2016 ExxonMobil Summer Symphony Nights concert series at Miller Outdoor Theatre continues with The Firebird at 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 24 and Prokofiev's Fifth at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, June 25.
Oakland Symphony to Perform in INDEPENDENCE EVE CELEBRATION, 7/3
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2016
The Oakland Symphony, the Craneway Pavilion, located inside the historic Ford Point Building on the waterfront in Richmond, and the City of Richmond will again join forces to host a family-friendly Independence Eve Celebration led by the Oakland Symphony and Music Director Michael Morgan on Sunday, July 3. The evening will also include pre-performance entertainment, food and fireworks. Craneway Pavilion, located on 25 waterfront acres, delivers spectacular views of theSan Francisco skyline, with floor-to-ceiling windows throughout the entire event space as well as a 20,000 square foot patio, perfect for viewing the City of Richmond's firework display. The event is free to the public and in the eight years since its inception has become one of the Bay Area's most popular and talked-about Independence Day Celebrations. Paid parking will be available beginning at 5 pm and access to the Craneway Pavilion and Wharf will begin at 6:30 pm. Concert sponsors include City of Richmond, Mechanics Bank, Chevron, Allied Propane Service, BNSF Railway, Chemtrade Logistics, Inc., Dreisbach Enterprises, Laconia Development LLC, LDK Ventures, Pottery Land LLC, Rafanelli & Nahas, Wareham Development, International-Matex Tank Terminals, Republic Services, Terraphase Engineering, TMG Partners, The Castle Companies For more information, visit www.oaklandsymphony.org or www.craneway.com.
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2016
The Oakland Symphony, the Craneway Pavilion, located inside the historic Ford Point Building on the waterfront in Richmond, and the City of Richmond will again join forces to host a family-friendly Independence Eve Celebration led by the Oakland Symphony and Music Director Michael Morgan on Sunday, July 3. The evening will also include pre-performance entertainment, food and fireworks. Craneway Pavilion, located on 25 waterfront acres, delivers spectacular views of theSan Francisco skyline, with floor-to-ceiling windows throughout the entire event space as well as a 20,000 square foot patio, perfect for viewing the City of Richmond's firework display. The event is free to the public and in the eight years since its inception has become one of the Bay Area's most popular and talked-about Independence Day Celebrations. Paid parking will be available beginning at 5 pm and access to the Craneway Pavilion and Wharf will begin at 6:30 pm. Concert sponsors include City of Richmond, Mechanics Bank, Chevron, Allied Propane Service, BNSF Railway, Chemtrade Logistics, Inc., Dreisbach Enterprises, Laconia Development LLC, LDK Ventures, Pottery Land LLC, Rafanelli & Nahas, Wareham Development, International-Matex Tank Terminals, Republic Services, Terraphase Engineering, TMG Partners, The Castle Companies For more information, visit www.oaklandsymphony.org or www.craneway.com.
Chattanooga Symphony & Opera to Hold Open Auditions for CSO Chorus, 6/28
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2016
The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera will be holding open auditions for vocalists interested in joining the CSO Chorus for the 2016/17 season. Auditions will be held on Thursday, June 23 and Tuesday, June 28 from 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM in the Chapel at First Baptist Church, located at 401 Gateway Ave. in Chattanooga. The Chorus will be performing next season on Beethoven's Choral Fantasy, the world premiere of Kendra D'Ercole's Wie die Blatter des Herbstes herabfallen, Home for the Holidays, and more. Complete concert dates and details will be available at auditions. Visit the CSO website at www.chattanoogasymphony.org for complete 2016/17 season details.
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2016
The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera will be holding open auditions for vocalists interested in joining the CSO Chorus for the 2016/17 season. Auditions will be held on Thursday, June 23 and Tuesday, June 28 from 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM in the Chapel at First Baptist Church, located at 401 Gateway Ave. in Chattanooga. The Chorus will be performing next season on Beethoven's Choral Fantasy, the world premiere of Kendra D'Ercole's Wie die Blatter des Herbstes herabfallen, Home for the Holidays, and more. Complete concert dates and details will be available at auditions. Visit the CSO website at www.chattanoogasymphony.org for complete 2016/17 season details.
Houston Grand Opera Appoints Carleen Graham as Director of HGOco
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2016
Houston, June 14, 2016— Houston Grand Opera (HGO) has appointed Carleen Graham, an award-winning opera educator, administrator, researcher, and stage director, as director of the company's community collaboration and education initiative, HGOco. She will assume the position August 22. The executive search process was guided by Arts Consulting Group.
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2016
Houston, June 14, 2016— Houston Grand Opera (HGO) has appointed Carleen Graham, an award-winning opera educator, administrator, researcher, and stage director, as director of the company's community collaboration and education initiative, HGOco. She will assume the position August 22. The executive search process was guided by Arts Consulting Group.
AMARILLO SYMPHONY PRESENTS to Return to High Plains Public Radio
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2016
The Amarillo Symphony, (www.amarillosymphony.org), the leader of orchestral music in the Texas Panhandle since 1924, today announces the return of Amarillo Symphony Presents that is broadcast on High Plains Public Radio Sundays at noon and Thursdays at 7 p.m. beginning Sunday, June 19th. Amarillo Symphony Presents is the exclusive broadcast home for live recordings of the Amarillo Symphony performances heard at the Globe News Center within the past three years, including concerts not yet heard on the radio from the most recent (2015-16) concert season.
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2016
The Amarillo Symphony, (www.amarillosymphony.org), the leader of orchestral music in the Texas Panhandle since 1924, today announces the return of Amarillo Symphony Presents that is broadcast on High Plains Public Radio Sundays at noon and Thursdays at 7 p.m. beginning Sunday, June 19th. Amarillo Symphony Presents is the exclusive broadcast home for live recordings of the Amarillo Symphony performances heard at the Globe News Center within the past three years, including concerts not yet heard on the radio from the most recent (2015-16) concert season.
Peri Mauer & Friends to Perform at Bard Graduate Center
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2016
On Tuesday June 21st, 3:00-5:00pm, composer and cellist Peri Mauer will present a free concertat the Bard Graduate Center, located at 18 West 86th St., NYC.
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2016
On Tuesday June 21st, 3:00-5:00pm, composer and cellist Peri Mauer will present a free concertat the Bard Graduate Center, located at 18 West 86th St., NYC.
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Violnist Set for Pre-Show Performance at United Palace of Cultural Arts, 6/27
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2016
Fiddler on the Roof's violin soloist, Kelly Hall-Tompkins, will perform a pre-show concert at a special event screening of the 1971 film of Fiddler on the Roof on Monday, June 27th at the United Palace of Cultural Arts (4140 Broadway at W. 175th St.. The concert begins at 7:00 pm. Tickets to the event are available for purchase through: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/958997
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2016
Fiddler on the Roof's violin soloist, Kelly Hall-Tompkins, will perform a pre-show concert at a special event screening of the 1971 film of Fiddler on the Roof on Monday, June 27th at the United Palace of Cultural Arts (4140 Broadway at W. 175th St.. The concert begins at 7:00 pm. Tickets to the event are available for purchase through: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/958997
2016 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Young Artist Competition Winner Announced
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2016
Clarinetist Juan Esteban Martinez, a student at the Peabody Institute, Johns Hopkins University, was named First Place Award winner of 2016 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Young Artist Competition at the 27th Annual Immanuel and Helen Olshan Texas Music Festival (TMF). The Houston-based summer Festival welcomes classical music's rising stars from the world's top-tier music conservatories for a music residency Jun. 7 - July 2.
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2016
Clarinetist Juan Esteban Martinez, a student at the Peabody Institute, Johns Hopkins University, was named First Place Award winner of 2016 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Young Artist Competition at the 27th Annual Immanuel and Helen Olshan Texas Music Festival (TMF). The Houston-based summer Festival welcomes classical music's rising stars from the world's top-tier music conservatories for a music residency Jun. 7 - July 2.
Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo to Join Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for Concert, 6/30
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2016
PITTSBURGH – Rock 'n roll icons Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo join the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra on stage for a night of symphonic rock at Heinz Hall on June 30 at 7:30 p.m.
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2016
PITTSBURGH – Rock 'n roll icons Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo join the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra on stage for a night of symphonic rock at Heinz Hall on June 30 at 7:30 p.m.
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