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N.C. Symphony Brings A BAROQUE CHRISTMAS to Chapel Hill Tonight by BWW News Desk
- December 09, 2015 Raleigh, N.C. -- The North Carolina Symphony will perform A BAROQUE CHRISTMAS tonight, December 9, at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
VERY MERRY POPS, HANDEL'S MESSIAH and More Set for Houston Symphony During the Holidays by BWW News Desk
- December 08, 2015 The musicians of the Houston Symphony are spreading holiday cheer during this most wonderful -- and busy -- time of year. POPS, family and classical concerts will transpire on the Jones Hall stage in the name of holiday celebration from December 10-20, including the annual traditions Very Merry Pops and Handel's Messiah, as well as A Free Holiday Concert and a special presentation of A Frosty & Frozen Christmas for the little ones.
Canton Symphony Orchestra to Present Sixth Annual SYMPHONYLAND Series, 1/13 by BWW News Desk
- December 08, 2015 CANTON, OHIO (December 15, 2015) – After six years bringing music to children ages 3 to 6 years, the SymphonyLand Series is going strong! Presented by the Canton Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and sponsored in part by The Hoover Foundation, SymphonyLand trios introduce children to the instruments of the orchestra in an interactive format created specifically to engage young listeners. The series begins with the string trio on Wednesday January 13 and Saturday January 16 at 10am and 11am each day in Foundation Hall of the Zimmermann Symphony Center (2331 17th Street NW, Canton).
LA Phil's 2015-16 Green Umbrella Series Kicks Off Contemporary Music Lineup Tonight by BWW News Desk
- December 08, 2015 Every season the Los Angeles Philharmonic, though its cutting edge Green Umbrella new music series, provides patrons with its most intellectually daring forays into the works of living composers and musicians. Overseen by LA Phil Creative Chair John Adams, the Green Umbrella series consists of five concerts during the 2015/16 season performed by the LA Phil New Music Group and guest ensembles and presents eight new commissions, seven world premieres, three U.S. premieres, and five West Coast premieres.
The Chicago Artists Chorale Presents THE FROST VARIATIONS Tonight by BWW News Desk
- December 08, 2015 The Chicago Artists Chorale, a group of over 60 members from Chicago's professional arts community, kicks off its second season with a holiday concert tonight, Dec. 8, entitled THE FROST VARIATIONS. The performance will be held at The Nettelhorst School, 3252 N. Broadway, at 7:30 p.m.
A2SO to Present Holiday Pops Concert, 12/11 by BWW News Desk
- December 07, 2015 Start your weekend with a festive mix of orchestra and voice, classical and pops at this annual A2SO tradition. It is the perfect way to welcome in this holiday season. Bring your family and friends for an evening of good music-making with some of our area's most beloved choruses including the Boychoir of Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Youth Chorale, Skyline High School Choruses, Greenhills Choir and the men of Measure for Measure. It will be ear-to-ear grinning merriment concluding by a surround of singers harmonizing Let There be Peace on Earth.
Special Guests:
Ann Arbor Youth Chorale
Boychoir of Ann Arbor
Greenhills Choir
Measure for Measure
Skyline High School Choruses
37th Annual Holiday Choral Concert 'Don We Now' Set for Tonight by BWW News Desk
- December 05, 2015 Windy City Gay Chorus and Windy City Treble Quire will present two performances of their 37th annual 'Don We Now' holiday concert tonight, December 5, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church at The Chicago Temple (77 W. Washington St., Chicago).
Pilgrim Festival Chorus Presents 'A Very British Christmas' This Weekend by BWW News Desk
- December 05, 2015 Pilgrim Festival Chorus (PFC), the region's principal community chorus, presents a winter concert, A Very British Christmas, tonight, December 5 at 7:30 pm, and tomorrow, December 6 at 4 pm at The Church of the Pilgrimage (COTP), 8 Town Square in Plymouth. The chorus is conducted by Music Director William B. Richter and accompanied by Asst. Director Elizabeth Chapman Reilly on the church's 55 rank Roche pipe organ.
Chelsea Opera to Present BENDING TOWARDS THE LIGHT, Featuring Deborah Voigt, 12/20 by BWW News Desk
- December 04, 2015 Metropolitan Opera star Deborah Voigt is the special guest in Bending Towards the Light ... A Jazz Nativity. Chelsea Opera joins forces with Kindred Spirits, Inc. to present this fresh and dramatic telling of the Christmas story. WQXR's Terrance McKnight and WBGO's Sheila Andersonco-host this 30th anniversary production of Bending Towards the Light ... A Jazz Nativity, featuring jazz greats Ingrid Jensen, Steve Wilson, Wycliffe Gordon, and 93-year-old Latin congo player, Candido. Performances take place at Christ and St. Stephen's Church, 120 West 69th Street in NYC, on Sunday, December 20 at 5 pm and 8 pm. Tickets range from $25 to $50, available online and at the door (cash/check only).
ECCE Ensemble Performs Earle Brown's DECEMBER 1952 Tonight by BWW News Desk
- December 04, 2015 Cambridge, MA (FOR RELEASE 11.18.15) – As the contemporary music ensemble-in- residence at Cambridge's Le Laboratoire, ECCE presents a one-night only performance of Earle Brown's December 1952, in conjunction with the gallery's current exhibit, BIRDLY by Max Rheiner. Featuring dispersed acoustic performances by ECCE (violinist Karen Kim, bass clarinetist Vasko Dukovski, tubaist Ben Stapp, bassoonist Sarah Schoenbeck) interspersed with recorded polyphony by sound designer Ricardo Romaneiro, this spatial rendering of December 1952 is an aural analog to BIRDLY's virtual reality experience.
N.C. Symphony Brings A BAROQUE CHRISTMAS to Raleigh, Chapel Hill This Month by BWW News Desk
- December 04, 2015 Raleigh, N.C. -- The North Carolina Symphony will perform A BAROQUE CHRISTMAS tonight, December 4, at noon and 8 p.m., Saturday, December 5 at 8 p.m. in Raleigh's Meymandi Concert Hall, and again on Wednesday, December 9, at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Utah Symphony Performs Premiere of Nico Muhly's 'CONTROL' at 'Ode to Joy' Concert This Weekend by BWW News Desk
- December 04, 2015 Maestro Thierry Fischer leads the Utah Symphony and the Utah Symphony Chorus during the 'Ode to Joy' concert this weekend, December 4-5 at 7:30 PM at Abravanel Hall. Utah Symphony will also perform the world premiere of American composer Nico Muhly's commission, 'Control (Five Landscapes for Orchestra),' and live record the performances for later commercial release in Spring 2016.
Jason Tramm to Lead the New York Symphonic Arts Ensemble, 12/13 by BWW News Desk
- December 03, 2015 Jason C. Tramm, artistic director and principal conductor of the Morristown based MidAtlantic Opera will serve as guest conductor for the New York Symphonic Arts Ensemble's Annual Winter concert at the historic Julia Richman Auditorium, Sunday December 13th at 3PM.
Music Director Riccardo Muti Returns to Chicago Symphony Orchestra Tonight by BWW News Desk
- December 03, 2015 The CSO's Music Director Riccardo Muti returns to Chicago for a week of subscription concerts, this weekend, December 3-5, leading a varied program of music by Beethoven, Prokofiev and Scriabin with the Chicago Symphony Chorus and pianist Kirill Gerstein as soloist as the CSO continues its 125th anniversary season.
Pacific Symphony Performs EROICA & More in Concert Featuring Conrad Tao Tonight by BWW News Desk
- December 03, 2015 Orange County, Calif.-Nov. 20, 2015-Powerhouse performances make for a breathtaking evening when Pacific Symphony, led by Music Director Carl St.Clair, performs Beethoven's dramatic "Eroica" Symphony on a program that includes another musical marvel, Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3, performed by Chinese-American sensation Conrad Tao. The calm, controlled opening of Prokofiev's Concerto disarms the audience for the tumult that's to come-scales swoop through the orchestra and the keyboard explodes as Tao performs his magic. Now 21, the pianist has been called "the most exciting prodigy to ever come my way" by a music critic at Musical America, while The New York Times says he plays with "fiery panache" and New York Magazine notes Tao's "aggressive charm and flashes of genuine wisdom."
Celebrate the Holidays, from Traditional to Acrobatic, with the Atlanta Symphony by BWW News Desk
- December 03, 2015 The Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will ring in the holiday season offering something for everyone, from traditional annual performances to a one-of-a-kind experience that pairs world-class acrobats and gymnasts with music by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, in Cirque de la Symphonie.
Tristan Perich Celebrates 'Active Field' with Performance at Roulette Tonight by BWW News Desk
- December 03, 2015 To celebrate Active Field and the complete Compositions edition, Perich will give a rare improvisatory performance with solo piano and 1-bit electronics at Roulette in Brooklyn tonight, December 3 (8 pm).
Wizards of Winter Set for Capitol Center for the Arts Tonight by BWW News Desk
- December 03, 2015 Performing some of TSO's greatest hits and their own music as part of their original Holiday Rock Opera, 'Tales Beneath a Northern Star' Wizards of Winter makes their debut appearance at the Capitol Center for the Arts tonight, December 3.