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On the heels of the hit 135th anniversary engagements of Handel's 'Messiah,' the Apollo Chorus will present a celebration of music from some of history's most iconic composers during their Choral Classics concert in one of Chicago's most dramatic settings.

The Apollo Chorus of Chicago will honor teachers by offering them complimentary tickets to its Choral Classics concert tonight, March 7, 2015 at 7:30 p.

Christopher Confessore conducts critically acclaimed shows on stage to the silver screen, tonight, March 7 at 8:00pm at the Samford University's Wright Center in Homewood, Alabama.

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will host its fifth annual Symphony Gala today, March 7, 2015, at the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta.

Grammy Award-winning choral director Craig Hella Johnson will guest conduct the St.

World-renowned pianist Joyce Yang showcases her dazzling artistry during Sergei Prokofiev's electrifying Third Piano Concerto when the Brevard Symphony Orchestra takes the stage on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at the King Center for the Performing Arts.

Prepare to boldly go where no one has gone before with the Canadian premiere of STAR TREK (2009) WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA presented by the Sony Centre For The Performing Arts on March 21.

FirstWorks presents Spain's most authentic flamenco touring company, SOLEDAD BARRIO and NOCHE FLAMENCA in a spellbinding evening of flamenco dance, song (cante flamenco), guitar, and opportunities to delve into the culture of this passionate art form.

The New York Youth Symphony (NYYS) has abruptly cancelled a Carnegie Hall performance because it includes a 45-second musical reference to a World War II-era German theme that was considered offensive, which was composed by 21-year-old student, Jonas Tarm.

Registration to audition for PSYE's 2015-16 season is now open.

Composer-conductor Thomas Ade?s will make his New York Philharmonic conducting debut leading the U.

The Handel and Haydn Society regrets to announce that scheduled tenor Andrew Kennedy will not perform in this weekend's performances of Mendelssohn Elijah because of illness.

Following the acclaimed Strauss Festival that wrapped up its winter season, the San AntonioSymphony is closing out its year with a stellar series of musical performances ranging from the always popular Pops series featuring ARRIVAL from Sweden performing The Music of ABBA, a musical tribute the John

The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Pops presents Do You Hear the People Sing this weekend, March 6-8, 2015 at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts.

PITTSBURGH - It's going to get hot in Heinz Hall during the BNY Mellon Grand Classics: Stravinsky's Firebird this weekend, March 6-8.

Houston Symphony Associate Conductor Robert Franz leads the Houston Symphony in Star Wars and More, a family concert that will take audiences through the intergalactic music of the Star Wars film series, composed by five-time Academy-Award winner John Williams.

Under the baton of guest conductor Hugh Wolff and with guest pianist Andre Watts, the Utah Symphony will perform Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.

The Cleveland POPS Orchestra with conductor Carl Topilow will present "CENTENNIAL SINATRA," starring Steve Lippia tonight, March 6, 2015.

The New Amsterdam Singers (NAS), led by music director Clara Longstreth, will present New American Romantics, a program of American music featuring poems of Robert Frost, William Butler Yeats, James Agee, Robert Graves, and Thomas Hardy written by living composers.

The Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra announces the 2nd annual BPYO Young Composers Initiative, set for Saturday, March 21st from 2:30pm-6:30pm at the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, 41 Berkeley Street, Boston.

CANTON, OH (March 5, 2015) – Beethoven is well known for composing grand orchestral symphonies and piano concerti, but he also wrote many works for smaller, chamber ensembles.

Brevard (NC)—Subscription ticket packages for the 2015 Brevard Music Center (BMC) season are now available for sale by calling the BMC Box Office at 828.

PITTSBURGH – Jeanette Sorrell returns to Heinz Hall as guest conductor and harpsichordist for Bach's Coffeehouse, a BNY Mellon Grand Classics weekend with concerts Friday, March 20 and Sunday, March 22.

The arrangements were as diverse as the songs, ranging from spine-tingling bowed harmonics on bass, 'cello and violas, to fluid and fluent electric guitar solo

The Newstead Trio returns to the Ware Center on Thursday, March 19 at 7:30 pm with a program to honor Women's History Month.