Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Ranks 17 in Baltimore's Top 20 Arts Organizations
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2016
The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra was ranked #17 by the Baltimore Business Journal in its annual list of the top 20 arts organizations in the Baltimore region.
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2016
The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra was ranked #17 by the Baltimore Business Journal in its annual list of the top 20 arts organizations in the Baltimore region.
A2SO to Present THE PLANETS, 4/9
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2016
Ann Arbor— Saturday, April 9 at 8:00 pm at the Michigan Theater the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra presents The Planets conducted by Arie Lipsky. This concert features violinist, Jinjoo Cho, and the UMS Choral Union. The concert is sponsored by the Ray and Eleanor Cross Foundation.
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2016
Ann Arbor— Saturday, April 9 at 8:00 pm at the Michigan Theater the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra presents The Planets conducted by Arie Lipsky. This concert features violinist, Jinjoo Cho, and the UMS Choral Union. The concert is sponsored by the Ray and Eleanor Cross Foundation.
A2SO & Link Up Present 3rd-5th Graders in Concert Today
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2016
Today, March 16, 2016, thousands of 3rd-5th grade students from schools all over the region will come together at Hill Auditorium to play their recorders and sing along with the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra.
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2016
Today, March 16, 2016, thousands of 3rd-5th grade students from schools all over the region will come together at Hill Auditorium to play their recorders and sing along with the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra.
Canton Symphony Presents 44th Annual Kinder Concert, 4/13
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2016
The Canton Symphony Orchestra (CSO) will present its 44th annual Kinder Concert, titled “Touch the Brightest Star” onApril 13 at 9:45 and 10:45am and on April 14 at 9:45am in the Great Court of Canton's Cultural Center for the Arts. The full-orchestra concert is designed to engage and educate children in grades Pre-K through First and will be conducted by CSO Associate Conductor Dr. Rachel L. Waddell.
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2016
The Canton Symphony Orchestra (CSO) will present its 44th annual Kinder Concert, titled “Touch the Brightest Star” onApril 13 at 9:45 and 10:45am and on April 14 at 9:45am in the Great Court of Canton's Cultural Center for the Arts. The full-orchestra concert is designed to engage and educate children in grades Pre-K through First and will be conducted by CSO Associate Conductor Dr. Rachel L. Waddell.
Bay Area Musicians to Commemorate Life of Herbert Bielawa, 4/29
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2016
The life, work and legacy of beloved and prolific Bay Area composer, pianist, conductor and educator Herbert Bielawa (1930-2015) will be celebrated in a concert of his music Friday, April 29, at 8 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, 1 Lawson Road, Kensington. Among other accomplishments, Bielawa served on the music faculty of San Francisco State University for 25 years, where he founded the contemporary music ensemble Pro Musica Nova, created electronic and computer music studios, instigated ground-breaking programs and curricula and was an indefatigable champion of new music. Admission to the concert –which spans 50 years of Bielawa's work--is free of charge and the public is invited to celebrate this remarkable artist, whose contributions to the Bay Area and American musical scenes have been substantial.
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2016
The life, work and legacy of beloved and prolific Bay Area composer, pianist, conductor and educator Herbert Bielawa (1930-2015) will be celebrated in a concert of his music Friday, April 29, at 8 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, 1 Lawson Road, Kensington. Among other accomplishments, Bielawa served on the music faculty of San Francisco State University for 25 years, where he founded the contemporary music ensemble Pro Musica Nova, created electronic and computer music studios, instigated ground-breaking programs and curricula and was an indefatigable champion of new music. Admission to the concert –which spans 50 years of Bielawa's work--is free of charge and the public is invited to celebrate this remarkable artist, whose contributions to the Bay Area and American musical scenes have been substantial.
MOZART IN THE JUNGLE's Malcolm McDowell Hosts New World Symphony's GALA: 1000 Tonight
by BWW News Desk - March 12, 2016
New World Symphony, America's Orchestral Academy, presents its Gala: 1000 tonight, March 12, celebrating the organization's milestone achievement of reaching 1,000 alumni in its 28th year. The event will honor the vision of co-founders Michael Tilson Thomas, a ten-time Grammy Award winner, and Ted and Lin Arison by welcoming back five innovative alumni who have advanced the world of classical music.
by BWW News Desk - March 12, 2016
New World Symphony, America's Orchestral Academy, presents its Gala: 1000 tonight, March 12, celebrating the organization's milestone achievement of reaching 1,000 alumni in its 28th year. The event will honor the vision of co-founders Michael Tilson Thomas, a ten-time Grammy Award winner, and Ted and Lin Arison by welcoming back five innovative alumni who have advanced the world of classical music.
Pacific Symphony Presents SYMPHONY IN SPACE Concert Today
by BWW News Desk - March 12, 2016
Orange County, Calif.-Feb. 17, 2016-Jumpin' Jupiter! Fasten your seatbelts for blast-off as Pacific Symphony, navigated by Assistant Conductor Roger Kalia, takes the audience on a musical journey through the solar system for Family Musical Mornings, "Symphony in Space," sponsored by Farmers & Merchants Bank. An astonishing experience for ears and eyes, this concert invites the audience to revel in thrilling selections from "Star Wars," Gustav Holst's epic "The Planets" and more, while watching actual footage from NASA projected onto the giant screen and enjoying a story about a boy who manages to get lost in space. Joining the orchestra are the gifted young musicians of Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra (PSYO) in a side-by-side performance for this awesome galactic experience. This event is sure to inspire awe in both the magnificence of the universe and the wonder of music.
by BWW News Desk - March 12, 2016
Orange County, Calif.-Feb. 17, 2016-Jumpin' Jupiter! Fasten your seatbelts for blast-off as Pacific Symphony, navigated by Assistant Conductor Roger Kalia, takes the audience on a musical journey through the solar system for Family Musical Mornings, "Symphony in Space," sponsored by Farmers & Merchants Bank. An astonishing experience for ears and eyes, this concert invites the audience to revel in thrilling selections from "Star Wars," Gustav Holst's epic "The Planets" and more, while watching actual footage from NASA projected onto the giant screen and enjoying a story about a boy who manages to get lost in space. Joining the orchestra are the gifted young musicians of Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra (PSYO) in a side-by-side performance for this awesome galactic experience. This event is sure to inspire awe in both the magnificence of the universe and the wonder of music.
A2SO Presents HARP MAGIC Tonight
by BWW News Desk - March 12, 2016
The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra presents Harp Magic tonight, March 12 at 8:00pm at the Michigan Theater with special guest Primor Sluchin. Whether you are a life-long music lover, or simply curious about what a live concert can do to add sparkle to your life, Harp Magic will be a concert you'll enjoy. On the program are two Primor Sluchin, trained in the French School of the harp by the greatest names of the instrument, perpetuates a tradition of excellence, virtuosity and poetry. Inspired, rigorous, and ever-exploring new musical fields, she offers the sound of a precise, assertive and sparkling harp.
by BWW News Desk - March 12, 2016
The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra presents Harp Magic tonight, March 12 at 8:00pm at the Michigan Theater with special guest Primor Sluchin. Whether you are a life-long music lover, or simply curious about what a live concert can do to add sparkle to your life, Harp Magic will be a concert you'll enjoy. On the program are two Primor Sluchin, trained in the French School of the harp by the greatest names of the instrument, perpetuates a tradition of excellence, virtuosity and poetry. Inspired, rigorous, and ever-exploring new musical fields, she offers the sound of a precise, assertive and sparkling harp.
Houston Symphony's 'Three Weeks of Beethoven' to Conclude with Beethoven 9 & Bernstein
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2016
Completing year two of the its Three Weeks of Beethoven series, the Houston Symphony will perform Beethoven 9 & Bernstein at 8 p.m. March 18-19 and 2:30 p.m. March 20 under the direction of Music Director Andres Orozco-Estrada.
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2016
Completing year two of the its Three Weeks of Beethoven series, the Houston Symphony will perform Beethoven 9 & Bernstein at 8 p.m. March 18-19 and 2:30 p.m. March 20 under the direction of Music Director Andres Orozco-Estrada.
Maestro Carlo Ponti to Lead Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra in MOVIE MAGIC This May
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2016
Celebrate in grand style as the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra ends its' first season-in-residence at the Theatre Raymond Kabbaz. Maestro Carlo Ponti pays an emotional tribute to his family's filmic legacy in compelling performances of some of Hollywood's most memorable soundtracks, coupled with the West Los Angeles premiere of Georges Bizet's exciting First Symphony, in MOVIE MAGIC on Thursday, May 12th, 2016.
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2016
Celebrate in grand style as the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra ends its' first season-in-residence at the Theatre Raymond Kabbaz. Maestro Carlo Ponti pays an emotional tribute to his family's filmic legacy in compelling performances of some of Hollywood's most memorable soundtracks, coupled with the West Los Angeles premiere of Georges Bizet's exciting First Symphony, in MOVIE MAGIC on Thursday, May 12th, 2016.
Delos to Release Premiere Recording of Mark Abel's First Opera, Today
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2016
American composer Mark Abel brings his signature style to his first foray into opera with this, his third recording for Delos. The two-disc set features the world premieres of a poignant new opera with music and libretto by the composer, coupled with his most recent song cycle in which he sets to music the writings of Los Angeles poet Kate Gale.
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2016
American composer Mark Abel brings his signature style to his first foray into opera with this, his third recording for Delos. The two-disc set features the world premieres of a poignant new opera with music and libretto by the composer, coupled with his most recent song cycle in which he sets to music the writings of Los Angeles poet Kate Gale.
John Nelson to Conduct Chicago Bach Project's MASS IN B-MINOR with All-New Lineup of Vocal Soloists
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2016
SDG Music Foundation's 2016 Chicago Bach Project concert will feature J. S. Bach's monumental 'Mass in B Minor,' BWV 232, with Grammy Award-winner John Nelson conducting an all-new cast of soloists and the Chicago Bach Choir and Orchestra.
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2016
SDG Music Foundation's 2016 Chicago Bach Project concert will feature J. S. Bach's monumental 'Mass in B Minor,' BWV 232, with Grammy Award-winner John Nelson conducting an all-new cast of soloists and the Chicago Bach Choir and Orchestra.
Infusion Baroque to Make Bay Area Debut This Spring
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2016
The San Francisco Early Music Society is proud to present the Bay Area debut of Infusion Baroque. Winners of the Grand Prize and Audience Prize at the 2014 Early Music America Baroque Performance Competition, the Montreal-based ensemble will perform three concerts exploring the works of 17th- and 18th-century composers and their tangled, contrary and often scandalous personal lives.
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2016
The San Francisco Early Music Society is proud to present the Bay Area debut of Infusion Baroque. Winners of the Grand Prize and Audience Prize at the 2014 Early Music America Baroque Performance Competition, the Montreal-based ensemble will perform three concerts exploring the works of 17th- and 18th-century composers and their tangled, contrary and often scandalous personal lives.
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra to Present All-Mozart Program This March
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2016
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents an all-Mozart program March 11-13 in Princeton, Red Bank and Morristown. Eric Lu performs Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23; Perry So conducts a program that also features the composer's 'Jupiter' Symphony and Overture and Ballet Music from Idomeneo.
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2016
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents an all-Mozart program March 11-13 in Princeton, Red Bank and Morristown. Eric Lu performs Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23; Perry So conducts a program that also features the composer's 'Jupiter' Symphony and Overture and Ballet Music from Idomeneo.
Utah Symphony and Music Director Thierry Fischer Release New Album DAWN TO DUST
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2016
As part of its 75th-anniversary celebrations, the Utah Symphony releases Dawn to Dust, a new recording featuring live performances of orchestral works commissioned from three leading American composers: Augusta Read Thomas, Nico Muhly, and Andrew Norman.
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2016
As part of its 75th-anniversary celebrations, the Utah Symphony releases Dawn to Dust, a new recording featuring live performances of orchestral works commissioned from three leading American composers: Augusta Read Thomas, Nico Muhly, and Andrew Norman.
Oboe Virtuoso Allan Vogel to Lead LA Chamber Orchestra's 'Baroque Conversations'
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2016
The third concert in Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's (LACO) engaging Baroque Conversations series highlights esteemed LACO Principal Oboe Allan Vogel, who is retiring at season's end after 44 years with the Orchestra, on Bach's beloved Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, on Thursday, March 24, 2016, 7 pm at Zipper Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles.
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2016
The third concert in Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's (LACO) engaging Baroque Conversations series highlights esteemed LACO Principal Oboe Allan Vogel, who is retiring at season's end after 44 years with the Orchestra, on Bach's beloved Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, on Thursday, March 24, 2016, 7 pm at Zipper Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles.
League of American Orchestras' 2016 Bruno Walter National Conductor Preview Set for 5/11
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2016
Five conductors have been selected to participate in the League of American Orchestras' 2016 Bruno Walter National Conductor Preview. On Wednesday, May 11 in Nashville's Schermerhorn Symphony Center, they will lead the GRAMMY Award-winning Nashville Symphony and receive guidance and mentoring from Music Director Giancarlo Guerrero, himself a Preview alum. The League's prestigious showcase spotlights talented conductors poised for music directorships and staff conducting positions at America's orchestras, bringing them to the attention of search committees, orchestra administrators and artist managers.
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2016
Five conductors have been selected to participate in the League of American Orchestras' 2016 Bruno Walter National Conductor Preview. On Wednesday, May 11 in Nashville's Schermerhorn Symphony Center, they will lead the GRAMMY Award-winning Nashville Symphony and receive guidance and mentoring from Music Director Giancarlo Guerrero, himself a Preview alum. The League's prestigious showcase spotlights talented conductors poised for music directorships and staff conducting positions at America's orchestras, bringing them to the attention of search committees, orchestra administrators and artist managers.
Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Youth Orchestras Present Winter Concert, 3/14
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2016
The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Youth Orchestras (CSOYO) continue their 2015/16 season on March 14 at 7:30pm at Brainerd Baptist Church with a concert performed by the CSOYO Symphony with Gary Wilkes conducting, featuring the delightful España Rhapsody by the French composer Chabrier, and the final movement from Symphony No. 3 by Saint-Saëns with the addition of the glorious organ part.
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2016
The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Youth Orchestras (CSOYO) continue their 2015/16 season on March 14 at 7:30pm at Brainerd Baptist Church with a concert performed by the CSOYO Symphony with Gary Wilkes conducting, featuring the delightful España Rhapsody by the French composer Chabrier, and the final movement from Symphony No. 3 by Saint-Saëns with the addition of the glorious organ part.
Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra to Welcome Alan Chapman for Music & Dialogue
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2016
Popular radio host Alan Chapman will join several members of the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra for an intimate evening of chamber music and related discussion at the University Club of Santa Barbara on Tuesday, April 5. Featuring a performance of Felix Mendelssohn's brilliant String Quintet No. 2, Op. 87, the program will begin at 7:30 pm. Wine and dessert will be served. Tickets cost $100.
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2016
Popular radio host Alan Chapman will join several members of the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra for an intimate evening of chamber music and related discussion at the University Club of Santa Barbara on Tuesday, April 5. Featuring a performance of Felix Mendelssohn's brilliant String Quintet No. 2, Op. 87, the program will begin at 7:30 pm. Wine and dessert will be served. Tickets cost $100.
Amarillo Symphony to Host Book Drive in Honor of Eddie Melin
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2016
The Amarillo Symphony, the leader of orchestral music in the Texas Panhandle since 1924, announces the upcoming book drive to benefit the Opportunity School in honor of Eddie Melin who's greatest joy was reading to the four-year-olds at the Opportunity School of Amarillo. The Amarillo Symphony's 2015-2016 season is dedicated to Eddie Melin.
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2016
The Amarillo Symphony, the leader of orchestral music in the Texas Panhandle since 1924, announces the upcoming book drive to benefit the Opportunity School in honor of Eddie Melin who's greatest joy was reading to the four-year-olds at the Opportunity School of Amarillo. The Amarillo Symphony's 2015-2016 season is dedicated to Eddie Melin.
Houston Symphony Announces April Programming
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2016
The Houston Symphony will present a wide range of classical programming, as well as welcome the talents of Broadway performers in a special Disney concert, during the month of April. From the music of Mozart and Ravel to a North American musical premiere, the month will be packed as the season comes nearly to a close.
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2016
The Houston Symphony will present a wide range of classical programming, as well as welcome the talents of Broadway performers in a special Disney concert, during the month of April. From the music of Mozart and Ravel to a North American musical premiere, the month will be packed as the season comes nearly to a close.
ORGANISTS OF EASTMAN Set for Music at Saint Paul's, April 10
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2016
Rarely does a discerning lover of the pipe organ have the opportunity to hear three full-scale organ concerti in a single program. On Sunday, April 10th, at 5:00pm, graduate students from the prestigious Eastman School of Music in Rochester will present a program of works by three composers, spanning almost 200 years.
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2016
Rarely does a discerning lover of the pipe organ have the opportunity to hear three full-scale organ concerti in a single program. On Sunday, April 10th, at 5:00pm, graduate students from the prestigious Eastman School of Music in Rochester will present a program of works by three composers, spanning almost 200 years.
Composer Scott Wheeler Releases Album, Premieres Opera
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2016
NEW YORK, NY (For Release 3.7.16) — Hailed for his vocal and operatic music, award-winning composer/conductor/teacher Scott Wheeler showcases his omnivorous compositional style during the 2016-17 season. From the album release of Portrait (Bridge Records) and the world premiere of his latest opera Naga by the Boston Lyric Opera to nationwide performances of his Ben Gunn song cycle and debut as a composer for dance, Wheeler continues to lead the new-music vanguard. A continual point of reference for contemporary music, Wheeler serves in numerous leadership roles including: 2016-17 Affiliate of NYUâ€s Center for the Ballet and Arts, 2016-17 Composer-in-Residence at the Brooklyn Art Song Society, and Professor at Bostonâ€s Emerson College.
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2016
NEW YORK, NY (For Release 3.7.16) — Hailed for his vocal and operatic music, award-winning composer/conductor/teacher Scott Wheeler showcases his omnivorous compositional style during the 2016-17 season. From the album release of Portrait (Bridge Records) and the world premiere of his latest opera Naga by the Boston Lyric Opera to nationwide performances of his Ben Gunn song cycle and debut as a composer for dance, Wheeler continues to lead the new-music vanguard. A continual point of reference for contemporary music, Wheeler serves in numerous leadership roles including: 2016-17 Affiliate of NYUâ€s Center for the Ballet and Arts, 2016-17 Composer-in-Residence at the Brooklyn Art Song Society, and Professor at Bostonâ€s Emerson College.
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra to Perform Two Mozart Concerts, 3/31
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2016
MILWAUKEE, WIS. 03/08/2016– The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra announces two concerts performed on back to back weekends at the Pabst Theater highlighting the works of Mozart. Mozart + More features guest conductor Ben Gernon and cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan on March 31, April 1, and 2. Mozart's “Jupiter” features guest conductor Courtney Lewis on April 8, 9 and 10.
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2016
MILWAUKEE, WIS. 03/08/2016– The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra announces two concerts performed on back to back weekends at the Pabst Theater highlighting the works of Mozart. Mozart + More features guest conductor Ben Gernon and cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan on March 31, April 1, and 2. Mozart's “Jupiter” features guest conductor Courtney Lewis on April 8, 9 and 10.
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Presents STRAVINSKY'S FIREBIRD Tonight
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2016
FUSE@PSO, the popular, genre-bending early evening concert series presented by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, returns tonight, March 9 to Heinz Hall with 'Stravinsky's Firebird: Remix | Response.'
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2016
FUSE@PSO, the popular, genre-bending early evening concert series presented by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, returns tonight, March 9 to Heinz Hall with 'Stravinsky's Firebird: Remix | Response.'
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