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Culminating what has been a banner year for the Ecce Ensemble, the group, headed by composer John Aylward, will perform world premieres by Yu-Hui Chang and Schuyler Tsuda (Barlow Commission).

More than 1,000 2nd-12th grade students from 30 schools in Chicago, the suburbs and Northwest Indiana will be rewarded with the opportunity of a lifetime - to perform live on the stage of Chicago's renowned Symphony Center - at Merit School of Music's 23rd annual MeritFest.

Siberian-born baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, one of the world's most magnetic performers, returns to LA Opera on May 22 for a recital with his frequent collaborator, pianist Ivari Ilja.

In the history of the Holocaust, the fate of Hungarian Jews stands out due to the exceptional speed with which their deportation was carried out by the Hungarian authorities cooperating with the Eichmann bureau very late in the war, in summer 1944.

A five-star review and a 'pick of the month' designation from BBC Music Magazine is the latest international accolade for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra's recording of Reinhold Gliere's Symphony No.

The spirit of Johann Sebastian Bach will hover over the Terrace Theater of the John F.

The New York Philharmonic and American Composers Orchestra (ACO), in collaboration with ACO's EarShot: the National Orchestra Composition Discovery Network, announce the selection of 13 emerging composers from an international pool of more than 400 applicants from seven countries and 37 states rangi

Transient Glory, the Young People's Chorus of New York City's groundbreaking, 21st-century commissioning series of choral music for young people, returns with a Composer Spotlight on Missy Mazzoli tonight, April 25, at 8 p.

This weekend, April 25, 26 and 27, one of the contemporary music world's most innovative and exciting figures heads back to Houston.

The Cleveland POPS Orchestra with conductor Carl Topilow and Cleveland-based NASA Glenn Research Center are collaborating in a music and video celebration of the remarkable spirit of exploration and discovery of the men and women of NASA.

Each of Wolfgang Amade Mozart's vast number of compositions is considered a musical gem.

The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra presents All Rachmaninoff with Music Director Edo de Waart this weekend, April 25-27, 2014 at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts.

International rock icon Yoshiki has announced three new concert dates across Asia to his highly anticipated Yoshiki Classical tour.

Guest Conductor Andrey Boreyko returns to Abravanel Hall and the Utah Symphony for a stirring performance of two Russian works this weekend, April 25 and 26.

This summer, the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA), featuring 120 outstanding young musicians from across the country, will come together for a second annual year of extraordinary music-making.

Esteemed and much beloved Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Music Director Jeffrey Kahane will be named Music Director Laureate at the conclusion of the 2016-17 season when he steps down from the Orchestra's artistic helm in three years following an unprecedented 20-year tenure, announced LACO President

Greg Dikmans and Lucinda Moon of the Elysium Ensemble are joined by Adelaide-based cellist, Hilary Kleinig in the Elder Perspectives Series on Sunday May 11 at 3 pm.

The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Youth Orchestras (CSOYO) concludes their 2013-2014 season on May 5 at 7 pm at the Tivoli Theatre featuring all four orchestras and featured soloists, including Justin Smith, Oboist, and Isabella Vanderhoof, PAL Vocal Competition winner.

Today, the Board of Directors of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra announced the appointment of Jeff Melanson as President and CEO of the TSO, with a start date of November 1, 2014.

San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM), Oberlin Conservatory of Music and Sonoma State University's Green Music Center today announced The National Brass Ensemble Project, a partnership formed to present a newly created group, the National Brass Ensemble, in a week-long residency taking place Ju

International singing sensation Celtic Thunder will bring their North American Symphony Tour to Heinz Hall to perform with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra on December 9 at 7:30 p.

Tonight, April 24, the Houston Symphony will perform their annual Spec's Charitable Foundation Salute to Educator's Concert at Jones Hall.

Music Director Marin Alsop will lead the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) in Mahler's Symphony No.

Apollo's Fire presents The Power of Love Passions of Handel & Vivaldi today, April 24-27, 2014 with Jeannette Sorrell, Music Director and Amanda Forsythe, soprano.

Music Director Robert Spano will lead the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) and Chorus in Britten's War Requiem tonight, April 24, 2014, at 8:00 p.