Oakland Symphony to Kick Off Season with Bates Premiere, & More, 10/2
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2015
The Oakland Symphony opens its 22nd season with a West Coast premiere by Bay Area composer Mason Bates Friday, October 2, at 8 pm at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland. The program, with Music Director and conductor Michael Morgan on the podium, includes the West Coast premiere of Bates's Devil's Radio, Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2 with guest soloist and young Bay Area artist Kenneth Renshaw, selections from Brahms' Liebeslieder Waltzes with the Oakland Symphony Chorus conducted by Lynne Morrow, who celebrates her tenth year with the Chorus, and Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances. The Oakland Symphony 2015-2016 season is sponsored by the California Arts Council, Art Works, the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Oakland and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. The season opening concert is sponsored by Wells Fargo. For more information and tickets, priced $15-$75 and on sale August 15, visit www.oaklandsymphony.org .
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2015
The Oakland Symphony opens its 22nd season with a West Coast premiere by Bay Area composer Mason Bates Friday, October 2, at 8 pm at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland. The program, with Music Director and conductor Michael Morgan on the podium, includes the West Coast premiere of Bates's Devil's Radio, Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2 with guest soloist and young Bay Area artist Kenneth Renshaw, selections from Brahms' Liebeslieder Waltzes with the Oakland Symphony Chorus conducted by Lynne Morrow, who celebrates her tenth year with the Chorus, and Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances. The Oakland Symphony 2015-2016 season is sponsored by the California Arts Council, Art Works, the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Oakland and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. The season opening concert is sponsored by Wells Fargo. For more information and tickets, priced $15-$75 and on sale August 15, visit www.oaklandsymphony.org .
Summer Festival of Sacred Music at St. Bart's Continues 9/13
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2015
The 21st annual Summer Festival of Sacred Music at St. Bartholomew's Church concludes on Sunday, September 13, at 11 am with Mozart's Missa in C, K. 259 ('Orgel-Solo Messe').
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2015
The 21st annual Summer Festival of Sacred Music at St. Bartholomew's Church concludes on Sunday, September 13, at 11 am with Mozart's Missa in C, K. 259 ('Orgel-Solo Messe').
Music Mountain Presents to Present Borromeo String Quartet & Jive By Five, 9/19-20
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2015
Music Mountain, America's Oldest Continuing Summer Chamber Music Festival, continues its 86th anniversary season on Saturday, September 19 (6:30pm) with Jive By Five performing the final concert of the popular Saturday Evening Twilight series. The music continues on Sunday, September 20 (3PM) with Borromeo String Quartet performing Bach, Beethoven, and Shostakovich. Music lovers have one week remaining of Music Mountain's extended summer season! Concerts are scheduled to play thru September 27!
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2015
Music Mountain, America's Oldest Continuing Summer Chamber Music Festival, continues its 86th anniversary season on Saturday, September 19 (6:30pm) with Jive By Five performing the final concert of the popular Saturday Evening Twilight series. The music continues on Sunday, September 20 (3PM) with Borromeo String Quartet performing Bach, Beethoven, and Shostakovich. Music lovers have one week remaining of Music Mountain's extended summer season! Concerts are scheduled to play thru September 27!
Classical/Electric Guitarist Nadav Lev to Release New Album, NEW STRINGS ATTACHED, 10/10
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2015
NEW YORK CITY, NY — Hailed as an exceptional virtuoso on both classical and electric guitar, Nadav Lev reveals the rich diversity of sound and style in contemporary guitar music on his latest album, New Strings Attached. From solo to chamber, from through-composed to improvised, and with a definitive guitar repertoire alongside new music written especially for Lev by Israel's most prominent young composers, the album's broad sonic spectrum acts as a barrier breaker between traditions and musical languages. Featuring collaborations with nine world-renowned musicians and vocalists, New Strings Attached serves as yet another living testimonial to the endless faces of the contemporary guitar.
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2015
NEW YORK CITY, NY — Hailed as an exceptional virtuoso on both classical and electric guitar, Nadav Lev reveals the rich diversity of sound and style in contemporary guitar music on his latest album, New Strings Attached. From solo to chamber, from through-composed to improvised, and with a definitive guitar repertoire alongside new music written especially for Lev by Israel's most prominent young composers, the album's broad sonic spectrum acts as a barrier breaker between traditions and musical languages. Featuring collaborations with nine world-renowned musicians and vocalists, New Strings Attached serves as yet another living testimonial to the endless faces of the contemporary guitar.
Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott Coming to Omaha in 2016
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2015
Omaha Performing Arts announced today the addition of Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott in Recital to its 2015-2016 season. The performance will be Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. in the Kiewit Concert Hall of the Holland Performing Arts Center, 1200 Douglas St. The rectangular shape of the hall – inspired by the 100-year-old Musikverein in Vienna – is ideal for the concert: Allowing superior quality of sound with acoustical clarity and a rich reverberation.
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2015
Omaha Performing Arts announced today the addition of Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott in Recital to its 2015-2016 season. The performance will be Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. in the Kiewit Concert Hall of the Holland Performing Arts Center, 1200 Douglas St. The rectangular shape of the hall – inspired by the 100-year-old Musikverein in Vienna – is ideal for the concert: Allowing superior quality of sound with acoustical clarity and a rich reverberation.
Adrianne Pieczonka to Perform at Koerner Hall, 9/29
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2015
Soundstreams launches its 2015/2016 season with a concert reimagining the possibilities of voice and percussion, Adrianne Pieczonka: Beyond the Aria, on September 29, 2015 at Koerner Hall. Featuring renowned Canadian soprano Adrianne Pieczonka, this concert is a rare opportunity to hear her haunting interpretations of an eclectic range of 20th-century repertoire. She is joined by mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabo, and chamber ensemble for works by avant-garde composer George Crumb, Beatles songs arranged by Luciano Berio, and a world premiere from Canadian composer Analia Llugdar.
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2015
Soundstreams launches its 2015/2016 season with a concert reimagining the possibilities of voice and percussion, Adrianne Pieczonka: Beyond the Aria, on September 29, 2015 at Koerner Hall. Featuring renowned Canadian soprano Adrianne Pieczonka, this concert is a rare opportunity to hear her haunting interpretations of an eclectic range of 20th-century repertoire. She is joined by mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabo, and chamber ensemble for works by avant-garde composer George Crumb, Beatles songs arranged by Luciano Berio, and a world premiere from Canadian composer Analia Llugdar.
Music Mountain to Welcome Cassatt String Quartet with Ursula Oppens & More, 9/12-13
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2015
America's Oldest Continuing Chamber Music Festival, Music Mountain continues its 86th Anniversary Season on Saturday, September 12 (6:30pm) with the high-energy folk band Spuyten Duyvil! The music continues with the esteemed Cassatt String Quartet with guest Ursula Oppens, Piano performing Clara Schumann, Mendelssohn, and Schumann on Sunday, September 13 (3PM). Concerts will play each weekend thru September 27!
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2015
America's Oldest Continuing Chamber Music Festival, Music Mountain continues its 86th Anniversary Season on Saturday, September 12 (6:30pm) with the high-energy folk band Spuyten Duyvil! The music continues with the esteemed Cassatt String Quartet with guest Ursula Oppens, Piano performing Clara Schumann, Mendelssohn, and Schumann on Sunday, September 13 (3PM). Concerts will play each weekend thru September 27!
STAR TREK: THE ULTIMATE VOYAGE to Stop at Atlanta's Fox Theatre in January 2016
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2015
CineConcerts, CBS Consumer Products and Paramount Pictures will launch Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage, a North American concert tour playing performing arts centers in more than 100 cities including Atlanta's Fox Theatre Saturday, Jan. 30 at 8 p.m. The tour launches in Florida in January 2016 and will travel throughout the U.S. and Canada through the end of April 2016. An exclusive pre-tour engagement will be held at Royal Albert Hall in London on November 1, 2015.
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2015
CineConcerts, CBS Consumer Products and Paramount Pictures will launch Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage, a North American concert tour playing performing arts centers in more than 100 cities including Atlanta's Fox Theatre Saturday, Jan. 30 at 8 p.m. The tour launches in Florida in January 2016 and will travel throughout the U.S. and Canada through the end of April 2016. An exclusive pre-tour engagement will be held at Royal Albert Hall in London on November 1, 2015.
GR Symphony Musicians Association to Offer Free Concert
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2015
GR Symphony Musicians Association is excited to partner with long-time colleague in the Grand Rapids arts scene, the Grand Rapids Public Museum, to present this free hour-long concert in the beautiful Meijer Theater. We are committed now, more than ever, to sharing our love of great music and want to pay tribute to how symphony musicians in Grand Rapids have served the community since 1930. Past and present musicians of the Grand Rapids Symphony will be featured as soloists, composers, and conductors in this tribute concert.
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2015
GR Symphony Musicians Association is excited to partner with long-time colleague in the Grand Rapids arts scene, the Grand Rapids Public Museum, to present this free hour-long concert in the beautiful Meijer Theater. We are committed now, more than ever, to sharing our love of great music and want to pay tribute to how symphony musicians in Grand Rapids have served the community since 1930. Past and present musicians of the Grand Rapids Symphony will be featured as soloists, composers, and conductors in this tribute concert.
Richmond Symphony to Open New Season with BEETHOVEN'S NINTH SYMPHONY, 9/12
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2015
August 24, 2015 – Richmond, Virginia The Richmond Symphony will kick off the 2015-16 Season with two performances of one of the most beloved works of all time: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony on Saturday, September 12 at 8pm and Sunday, September 13 at 3pm at Richmond CenterStage's Carpenter Theatre. It's a celebration not to be missed when Music Director, Steven Smith leads a collaborative performance featuring the Richmond Symphony, the Richmond Symphony Chorus and soloists Kishna Davis-Fowler (soprano), Susan Platts (mezzo-soprano), Marco Panuccio (tenor), and Kevin Deas (bass).
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2015
August 24, 2015 – Richmond, Virginia The Richmond Symphony will kick off the 2015-16 Season with two performances of one of the most beloved works of all time: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony on Saturday, September 12 at 8pm and Sunday, September 13 at 3pm at Richmond CenterStage's Carpenter Theatre. It's a celebration not to be missed when Music Director, Steven Smith leads a collaborative performance featuring the Richmond Symphony, the Richmond Symphony Chorus and soloists Kishna Davis-Fowler (soprano), Susan Platts (mezzo-soprano), Marco Panuccio (tenor), and Kevin Deas (bass).
East Bay Symphony Music Director Makes Speech on MUSIC GROWN LOCALLY Tonight
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2015
SPEAKER: Michael Morgan, Music Director, East Bay Symphony Orchestra, Festival Opera, Walnut Creek, and the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra and Sacramento Opera; Oakland Youth Orchestra
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2015
SPEAKER: Michael Morgan, Music Director, East Bay Symphony Orchestra, Festival Opera, Walnut Creek, and the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra and Sacramento Opera; Oakland Youth Orchestra
Tickets to 2015-16 Season in Weill Hall at the Green Music Center on Sale Now
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2015
Single (non-subscription) tickets for the 2015–16 Season in Weill Hall at Sonoma State University's Green Music Center go on sale today, Monday, August 24, 2015 to MasterCard cardholders and Monday, August 31, 2015 to the general public. The 2015–16 MasterCard Performance Series in Weill Hall features 39 performances by world-class musicians spanning the genres of classical, chamber, vocal, keyboard, jazz and world music.
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2015
Single (non-subscription) tickets for the 2015–16 Season in Weill Hall at Sonoma State University's Green Music Center go on sale today, Monday, August 24, 2015 to MasterCard cardholders and Monday, August 31, 2015 to the general public. The 2015–16 MasterCard Performance Series in Weill Hall features 39 performances by world-class musicians spanning the genres of classical, chamber, vocal, keyboard, jazz and world music.
SDGMC Raises Money for Rady Children's Gender Management Clinic
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2015
As part of its community outreach mission, the San Diego Gay Men's Chorus (SDGMC) helped raise more than $700 and boxes of toys and art supplies for the Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego Gender Management (GeM) Clinic at its summer Imagine concert.
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2015
As part of its community outreach mission, the San Diego Gay Men's Chorus (SDGMC) helped raise more than $700 and boxes of toys and art supplies for the Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego Gender Management (GeM) Clinic at its summer Imagine concert.
Meet Kristin Reynolds of Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra on Playing the Oboe and English Horn
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2015
Hi! I'm Kristin Reynolds and I am looking forward to another exciting season with The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra.
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2015
Hi! I'm Kristin Reynolds and I am looking forward to another exciting season with The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra.
Riot With Three Presents FROM CARNEGIE HALL TO BRIDGE STREET Tonight
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2015
Classical chamber trio Riot With Three will present 'From Carnegie Hall to Bridge Street'. Soprano Alison Davy, classical saxophonist Javier Oviedo, and pianist Gene Rohrer are a dynamic trio who will present a musical journey through life's highs and lows, its joys and sorrows.
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2015
Classical chamber trio Riot With Three will present 'From Carnegie Hall to Bridge Street'. Soprano Alison Davy, classical saxophonist Javier Oviedo, and pianist Gene Rohrer are a dynamic trio who will present a musical journey through life's highs and lows, its joys and sorrows.
York Symphony Orchestra's Music Director Performs at Central Market Today
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2015
Today, Aug. 22 from 10:00 a.m. to noon, Lawrence Golan, music director and conductor of the York Symphony Orchestra, will offer a special performance at Central Market in York. Golan will be playing violin for four 15-minute sets of “Autumn” from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. The performance will showcase the piece Golan will be performing with the Orchestra during the first concert of the 2015-2016 season, In Nature's Realm.
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2015
Today, Aug. 22 from 10:00 a.m. to noon, Lawrence Golan, music director and conductor of the York Symphony Orchestra, will offer a special performance at Central Market in York. Golan will be playing violin for four 15-minute sets of “Autumn” from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. The performance will showcase the piece Golan will be performing with the Orchestra during the first concert of the 2015-2016 season, In Nature's Realm.
Music Mountain Presents Harlem String Quartet with Francine Kay & More This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2015
Music Mountain, America's Oldest Continuing Summer Chamber Music Festival, continues its 86th anniversary season with another weekend of esteemed artists. Tonight, August 22 welcomes Peter & Will Anderson, with guest Alex Wintz, guitar, performing the best of bebop and jazz (6:30pm). The music continues on Sunday afternoon August 23(3pm) with the Harlem String Quartet and guest artist Francine Kay, piano, performing Beethoven, Turina, Bartok, Borodin, and Dvorak. Concerts are scheduled thru September 27.
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2015
Music Mountain, America's Oldest Continuing Summer Chamber Music Festival, continues its 86th anniversary season with another weekend of esteemed artists. Tonight, August 22 welcomes Peter & Will Anderson, with guest Alex Wintz, guitar, performing the best of bebop and jazz (6:30pm). The music continues on Sunday afternoon August 23(3pm) with the Harlem String Quartet and guest artist Francine Kay, piano, performing Beethoven, Turina, Bartok, Borodin, and Dvorak. Concerts are scheduled thru September 27.
Harris Center's KEYBOARD CONVERSATIONS with Jeffrey Siegel Continues Tonight
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2015
His enthusiasm is contagious...his credentials world-class...his virtuosity astounding! Internationally celebrated pianist Jeffrey Siegel and his Keyboard Conversations returns to the Harris Center for the Arts in Folsom as part of the new 2015-2016 season.
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2015
His enthusiasm is contagious...his credentials world-class...his virtuosity astounding! Internationally celebrated pianist Jeffrey Siegel and his Keyboard Conversations returns to the Harris Center for the Arts in Folsom as part of the new 2015-2016 season.
Pacific Symphony's 2015 Summer Festival's Presents STAR TREK Tonight
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2015
Pacific Symphony's 2015 Summer Festival propels its audience across the universe, when it embarks on a thrilling and music-fueled adventure aboard the USS Enterprise for “Star Trek.” On the big screen—boldly going where “no man has gone before”—is J.J. Abrams' 2009 blockbuster film starring Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto as a young Captain Kirk and Spock in an alternate reality many years before the original television series. On stage, the Symphony performs Academy Award-winner Michael Giacchino's epic score live, beneath the stars, providing the ideal backdrop for the intergalactic film. It's an immersive concert experience and the perfect evening for music lovers, film-goers, science-fiction fans and anyone who loves the cult films and television series—or wants to introduce them to someone new.
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2015
Pacific Symphony's 2015 Summer Festival propels its audience across the universe, when it embarks on a thrilling and music-fueled adventure aboard the USS Enterprise for “Star Trek.” On the big screen—boldly going where “no man has gone before”—is J.J. Abrams' 2009 blockbuster film starring Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto as a young Captain Kirk and Spock in an alternate reality many years before the original television series. On stage, the Symphony performs Academy Award-winner Michael Giacchino's epic score live, beneath the stars, providing the ideal backdrop for the intergalactic film. It's an immersive concert experience and the perfect evening for music lovers, film-goers, science-fiction fans and anyone who loves the cult films and television series—or wants to introduce them to someone new.
Foster, Dicterow, Rosen & Robbins to Perform Beethoven Triple with YMF Orchestra, 10/4
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2015
The Young Musicians Foundation (YMF) Debut Orchestra opens the 2015-16 Season with a tribute concert in memory of its founder, Sylvia Kunin (1913-2015).
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2015
The Young Musicians Foundation (YMF) Debut Orchestra opens the 2015-16 Season with a tribute concert in memory of its founder, Sylvia Kunin (1913-2015).
Utah Symphony, Under Director Thierry Fischer, to Release Recording of Mahler Symphony No. 1
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2015
Honoring the orchestra's 75th-anniversary season, Music Director Thierry Fischer and the Utah Symphony release their first recording together on September 11, 2015, featuring a performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 1 "Titan," recorded live in Maurice Abravanel Hall on September 12 and 13, 2014.
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2015
Honoring the orchestra's 75th-anniversary season, Music Director Thierry Fischer and the Utah Symphony release their first recording together on September 11, 2015, featuring a performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 1 "Titan," recorded live in Maurice Abravanel Hall on September 12 and 13, 2014.
NJ Symphony to Honor Marilyn Horne at Opening Celebration, 9/25
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2015
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra honors luminary opera singer Marilyn Horne at its Opening Night Celebration on Friday, September 25, at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark.
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2015
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra honors luminary opera singer Marilyn Horne at its Opening Night Celebration on Friday, September 25, at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark.
Music Institute of Chicago to Welcome Syrian Musicians Issam Rafea Trio, 10/18
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2015
The Music Institute of Chicago presents Syrian musician and composer Issam Rafea and his Trio October 18 at 3 p.m. at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston. The Trio plays an astonishingly emotional and virtuosic repertoire of traditional Syrian music and new compositions for oud, tabla, and voice.
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2015
The Music Institute of Chicago presents Syrian musician and composer Issam Rafea and his Trio October 18 at 3 p.m. at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston. The Trio plays an astonishingly emotional and virtuosic repertoire of traditional Syrian music and new compositions for oud, tabla, and voice.
Robert Sims to Perform at Lincoln Center Bruno Walter Auditorium, 10/4
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2015
In an extraordinary life that grappled with racial tensions, interracial liaisons, personal scandals and politics, lyric tenor Roland Hayes (1887 – 1977), was the first African American man to reach international fame as a concert performer and one of the few artists who could sell out Carnegie Hall and other major venues. Once called the “Black Caruso,” Hayes was also hailed as one of the greatest performers of the 20th century. On October 4, critically acclaimed baritone Robert Sims will honor Hayes with a concert featuring African American spirituals, arranged by Hayes and narrated by George Shirley, in conjunction with his latest recording Robert Sims Sings the Spirituals of Roland Hayes.
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2015
In an extraordinary life that grappled with racial tensions, interracial liaisons, personal scandals and politics, lyric tenor Roland Hayes (1887 – 1977), was the first African American man to reach international fame as a concert performer and one of the few artists who could sell out Carnegie Hall and other major venues. Once called the “Black Caruso,” Hayes was also hailed as one of the greatest performers of the 20th century. On October 4, critically acclaimed baritone Robert Sims will honor Hayes with a concert featuring African American spirituals, arranged by Hayes and narrated by George Shirley, in conjunction with his latest recording Robert Sims Sings the Spirituals of Roland Hayes.
Summer Festival of Sacred Music at St. Bart's Continues 9/6
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2015
The 21st annual Summer Festival of Sacred Music at St. Bartholomew's Church continues on Sunday, September 6, at 11 am with Chiara Margarita Cozzolani's Messa a 4.
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2015
The 21st annual Summer Festival of Sacred Music at St. Bartholomew's Church continues on Sunday, September 6, at 11 am with Chiara Margarita Cozzolani's Messa a 4.
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