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For the CSO's 2014 Holiday Pops, chorus master and conductor Ronald Jenkins, who conceived the program in 1983 and has since conducted all 93 performances, has selected a program of seasonal favorites infused with seven all-new pieces to be performed by more than 250 musicians, vocalists, and dancer

For over a decade, the Christmas tour from THE BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA has become one of the most exciting annual rockin' Christmas events on the planet and the iconic guitarist, songwriter and vocalist BRIAN SETZER and his 18-piece THE BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA are bringing the Christmas Rocks Extravag

November 5, 2014 – East Providence, RI – Last night, Rhode Island voters approved the most significant investment in the arts and historic preservation in the state's history.

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Standards made wildly popular by the great male nightclub singers of the 1950s—Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr.

Members of the Danish National Chamber Orchestra play Tango Jalousie while eating the worlds hottest chili peppers.

The Handel and Haydn Society's historic Bicentennial Season reaches yet another milestone—the ensemble's 400th complete performance of George Frideric Handel's masterpiece Messiah.

The Chicago Artists Chorale, a new group of more than 50 members primarily from the area's theatre community, will present its inaugural concert on Dec.

In a program that continues the 2014-2015 season theme of spirituality in music, Music Director Marin Alsop pays tribute to her mentor Leonard Bernstein.

Maestro Thierry Fischer leads the Utah Symphony through a double dose of Antonin Dvorak on Nov.

Violinist Joshua Bell returns to Houston for a recital performance tonight, Nov.

Superb violinist Itamar Zorman, described as a 'virtuoso of emotions' (Goettinger Tageblatt), will make his Carnegie Hall recital debut as part of Carnegie Hall's Distinctive Debuts Series at Weill Recital Hall (154 West 57th St.

San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) today announced initial details on another exciting program that has become part of the Conservatory: the first biennial writing institute in the United States solely devoted to classical music criticism, offering invaluable insight, feedback and observatio

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

WORLD MUSIC INSTITUTE continues its standout series AROUND THE WORLD, AROUND THE CITY with two performances in November: THE TOURE-RAICHEL COLLECTIVE, Tuesday, November 18, 2014, 7:30 p.

Good Noise Vancouver Gospel Choir (GNVGC) presents three uplifting holiday performances of Making Spirits Bright: A Good Noise Gospel Christmas on December 12 and 13, 2014 at 7:30pm, Christ Church Cathedral in Vancouver and December 14, 2014 at 3pm, Fraserview MB Church in Richmond.

As part of the 2014-2015 Chamber Music Society of Detroit at Oakland University series, renowned guitarist? Celino Romero will perform at 3 p.

Gary Hanson, Executive Director of The Cleveland Orchestra, has announced his plans to retire in October, 2015.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) SuperPops celebrates the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' only concert in Baltimore with Classical Mystery Tour, one of the world's best-known Beatles tribute bands.

The San Francisco Early Music Society will present MAGNIFICAT in a program featuring the brilliant polychoral music of Francesco Cavalli.

The South Bend Symphony Orchestra will ring in the holiday season with its annual Home for the Holidays performances at the Morris Performing Arts Center on Saturday, December 20 at 8:00 p.

The Boston Gay Men's Chorus served up a memorable night of song, advocacy, and community spirit in front of a capacity crowd at the Latchis Theatre on Saturday night, November 1st.

Petrouchka is an often performed piece that can sometimes feel tired and perfunctory.

Highly regarded and beloved arts luminary Terry Knowles, longtime President & CEO of the Los Angeles Master Chorale (LAMC) who has led the organization since 2000 through the most phenomenal growth period in its 50-year history, has announced that she will step down from her current post at the conc

DENVER – Colorado Ballet will light up the stage with The Nutcracker, November 29 through December 27, 2014 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House.