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The Music Academy of the West will receive a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to help fund an innovative four-year partnership with the celebrated New York Philharmonic.

The Richmond County Orchestra (RCO) wraps up the holiday season with a 'Winter Wonderland ' celebration in song and dance on Saturday, December 13, 8 p.

Music Director Franz Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra have announced the appointments of three new Orchestra members: Gareth Thomas joins the Orchestra on January 5, 2015 as second bassoon.

On December 10, world-renowned and beloved Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will return to Houston by popular demand to perform with the Houston Symphony and Houston Symphony Chorus in a special, one-night-only concert at the Toyota Center.

The Vermont Symphony Orchestra and the Champlain Valley Friends of the VSO will host a NEW YEAR'S EVE festive affair, Symphony Gala on Wednesday, December 31st in the Ballroom of the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in South Burlington.

CLEVELAND — The audited financial results of The Cleveland Orchestra's 2013-14 fiscal year were reported at the Annual Meeting of the Musical Arts Association on Tuesday evening, December 2.

Classical music can now be added to the long and storied list of things built in Buffalo.

Texas Performing Arts presents an evening of reflection and renewal as The World at War commemorates both the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I and the 75th anniversary of the start of World War II through music, images, and words.

The University of Hartford's Hartt School is pleased to announce its performances for December.

?With millions of recordings sold, the Cincinnati Pops, performing at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on December 11, is one of the world's most admired ensembles.

Today, the Houston Symphony announced a partnership with the Filarmonica Joven de Colombia (FJC) that will send fourteen Houston Symphony musicians to Colombia in June 2015 to mentor young musicians.

Chamber Orchestra of New York, Salvatore Di Vittorio, Music Director, will present Mythical Dances, a concert on Thursday, December 11 - 7:30 PM at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 57th Street at Seventh Avenue in Manhattan.

JACK Quartet, Del Sol String Quartet, PUBLIQuartet and conductor Delta David Gier join the American Modern Ensemble for an unforgettable evening of world premieres from Jacob Bancks, Sidney Boquiren and Robert Paterson and modern masterpieces by Chinary Ung, Jessie Montgomery, John Zorn and John Lut

The University Musical Society of the University of Michigan and the New York Philharmonic have announced an ambitious five-year residency partnership, beginning with concerts and activities in October 2015.

A Valentine love story between Symphony Silicon Valley and Disney's Fantasia will be celebrated on February 14 and 15 at San Jose's Center for Performing Arts.

The Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts 2014-2015 Recital Series continues with a special performance by the international-prize-winning Calidore String Quartet in Raitt Recital Hall at Pepperdine University at 2 p.

Bravo Brass, Philadelphia Youth Orchestra's youth brass ensemble, along with the Strath Haven High School (SHHS) Chorus, are preparing to deck the halls and inspire concertgoers with the Christmas spirit in two upcoming performances of 'A Holiday Celebration.

Author Doug Rice and Soprano Ann Moss will be giving a collaborative presentation, reading and discussion of 'Between Appear and Disappear' at the Center for New Music (55 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102) on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at 7:30 pm.

Tenor Bradley Schuller will be a guest soloist in the 14th annual Sing-a-Long Messiah, held on Sunday, December 7th at 3:30 p.

The York Symphony Orchestra (YSO) will bring a new holiday tradition to York when they perform their Christmas Pops Spectacular today, Nov.

The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra presents Symphonie fantastique this weekend, November 29-30, 2014 at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts.

Wells of Life, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Los Angeles, is releasing a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) with a special Thanksgivings Day message by renowned tenor, Anthony Kearns.

As part of Millersville University's Annual Scholarship Benefit Concert program, more than 250 students from all of the university's many instrumental and choral groups will come together to perform a holiday-themed concert, 'Glorious Sounds of the Season,' open to the public.

HOUSTON (November 19, 2014) - After the Thanksgiving dinner dishes are cleared, show gratitude for Beethoven's First and Fourth Symphonies with family and friends on November 28-30 as Andres Orozco-Estrada conducts the Houston Symphony, featuring principal cellist Brinton Averil Smith.

After the Thanksgiving dinner dishes are cleared, show gratitude for Beethoven's First and Fourth Symphonies with family and friends on November 28-30 as Andres Orozco-Estrada conducts the Houston Symphony, featuring principal cellist Brinton Averil Smith.