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Out Today: Natsuki Tamura And Ittetsu Takemura's TAKEMURA, LIGHTNING 


by A.A. Cristi - December 02, 2022

Takemura, Lightning (available December 2 2022 on Bandcamp), is an adrenaline rush of joyful sound. They dive headlong into the music, taking the listener along on a wild journey of exploration. The sounds and ideas come fast and furious as the two challenge one another and push things as far a...

Organist Gail Archer Hosts Concert For Peace At St. Patrick's Cathedral Next Month


by Stephi Wild - December 02, 2022

Hailed as one of this era's most adventurous interpreters of the classical organ repertoire, leading female organist Gail Archer hosts “Concert for Peace”, a special one-night only free concert at the iconic St. Patrick's Cathedral. Known...

Sarasota Concert Association Announces FREE MUSIC MATINEES


by A.A. Cristi - December 01, 2022

The Sarasota Concert Association announces its 2023 Music Matinees concert series. These four free noon-time concerts showcase exceptional regional musicians performing a variety of musical styles, including classical and folk music....

Sarasota Concert Association Presents The National Philharmonic Of Ukraine And Emerson String Quartet In January


by A.A. Cristi - December 01, 2022

The Sarasota Concert Association presents the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine on Wednesday, January 18 at the Venice Performing Arts Center, and the Emerson String Quartet on Monday, January 30 at the Riverview Performing Arts Center in Sarasota....

Award-Winning Artists Celebrate the Continued Success of Education Through Music-Los Angeles at November Gala


by A.A. Cristi - December 01, 2022

Education Through Music-Los Angeles (ETM-LA), a 501(c)3 nonprofit, hosted their 17th Year Celebration Benefit Gala last night, the evening of Wednesday, November 30th, 2022 at the Skirball Cultural Center. ...

Video: Watch a Clip of Kelli O'Hara in THE HOURS at The Metropolitan Opera


by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 01, 2022

Watch a clip of Kelli O'Hara performing 'Heaven? Somebody else’s heaven?' in The Metropolitan Opera's world-premiere staging of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts's The Hours....

Kick Off The Holiday Season With A Livestream Celebration Tomorrow At Lincoln Center


by A.A. Cristi - November 30, 2022

On Thursday, December 1, at 12:00pm ET, the Christmas World of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) in Athens comes to life in a dazzling celebration with stunning light installations, followed by a festive choral performance and singalong. ...

After 44 Years, Keyboard Conversations Still Helping Arizonans To Love Classical Music


by A.A. Cristi - November 30, 2022

Watching Jeffrey Siegel's Keyboard Conversations is like going to a lecture from your favorite professor, except this classical music historian also provides captivating entertainment....

Celebrate New Year's Eve With The Santa Barbara Symphony


by A.A. Cristi - November 30, 2022

The Santa Barbara Symphony has announced its beloved New Year's Eve concert tradition. Downtown will be dazzling with the music of Broadway and other celebratory symphonic favorites, on Saturday, December 31 from 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm at the Granada Theatre. ...

Sarasota Concert Association Presents The National Philharmonic Of Ukraine And The Emerson String Quartet In January Concerts


by A.A. Cristi - November 30, 2022

The Sarasota Concert Association presents the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine on Wednesday, January 18 at the Venice Performing Arts Center, and the Emerson String Quartet on Monday, January 30 at the Riverview Performing Arts Center in Sarasota....

Distant Worlds: Music from FINAL FANTASY Added to 2023 Blossom Music Festival


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 30, 2022

The Cleveland Orchestra has announced Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY will be part of the 2023 Blossom Music Festival. Tickets, starting at $26 each are on sale now, November 30....

Global Music Competition Open For Registration


by Stephi Wild - November 30, 2022

Classicalia, the world's most unique, globally televised classical music competition, announces the registration for its first extended season that will conclude with an elegant Gala Concert in Vienna's historic Konzerthaus. ...

Woodwindist/Composer Josh Sinton Embarks On 10-City Tour This December


by A.A. Cristi - November 29, 2022

​​​​​​​Woodwindist, composer and creative musician Josh Sinton caps off an extraordinarily productive and busy year with a 10-city tour, Thursday, December 1 – Sunday, December 18. Performances include stops in New York City; Baltimore, MD; Cary, NC; Richmond, VA; Knoxville, TN; Ath...

Ars Lyrica Houston's Holiday Concert Explores The Rich Musical Legacy Of The Virgin Mary


by A.A. Cristi - November 29, 2022

On Tuesday, December 13th at 7:30 pm, Ars Lyrica Houston – an ensemble specializing in music of the 17th and 18th centuries – presents a special holiday concert titled A Marian Feast in the beautiful and resonant St. Philip Presbyterian Church. ...

The Royal Conservatory Of Music Announces Lineup of January Concerts


by A.A. Cristi - November 29, 2022

The 10th anniversary edition of the 21C Music Festival, which begins with the Kronos Quartet residency and a special appearance by Tanya Tagaq in December, and includes more than 18 premieres, continues with eight more concerts in January 2023....

N'Kenge to Headline A VERY MERRY POPS Concerts With Houston Symphony in December


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 29, 2022

This holiday season Broadway star, N'Kenge will make her joyous return to the Houston Symphony as featured guest artist for A Very Merry Pops, a three night holiday concert series, led by Principal Pops Conductor Michael Krajewski. The performances will take place on December 15th, 17th and 18th, 20...

10th Annual Coltrane Festival Comes to Smoke Jazz Club


by Stephi Wild - November 29, 2022

 SMOKE's year-end Coltrane Festival “Countdown 2023” begins with the first of 16 nights led by a longtime friend of the club: living legend and renowned performer George Coleman. He joins forces with a most illustrious protégé, the great Eric Alexander for an intergenerational tenor saxophon...

Dia Art Foundation Presents Composer and Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith at Dia Beacon


by Stephi Wild - November 29, 2022

Trumpeter and composer Wadada Leo Smith, one of the foremost figures in contemporary music, will perform a musical interpretation of artist Jack Whitten's Greek Alphabet paintings on Saturday, December 3 at 2 p.m. at Dia Beacon's museum galleries, 3 Beekman Street, Beacon, New York. ...

Sarasota Institute Of Lifetime Learning Announces Its 2023 GLOBAL ISSUES And MUSIC MONDAYS Series


by A.A. Cristi - November 28, 2022

2023 marks the 52nd anniversary of Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning's (SILL) “Global Issues” series. This hard-hitting series, which runs January 10-March 31, features 25 internationally renowned experts discussing a vast range of domestic and global issues. ...

Aurea Ensemble Presents Dylan Thomas' A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES 


by A.A. Cristi - November 28, 2022

Aurea Ensemble presents its annual holiday concert, A Child's Christmas in Wales on Sunday, December 11, 3pm at St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 50 Orchard Ave, in Providence. ...

Upcoming BETWEEN THE KEYS With Jed Distler to Honor Pianist Radu Lupu


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 28, 2022

Pianist, radio host and educator Donna Weng Friedman shares her memories of Lupu with The Classical Network's Artist-in-Residence Jed Distler on this week's episode of the ASCAP Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award winning program Between the Keys. ...

Review: LA RONDINE at Winter Opera


by Steve Callahan - November 25, 2022

Winter Opera has presented a truly gorgeous production of Puccini's La Rondine (The Swallow). Puccini is the supreme master of romantic melody, and in Rondine he outdoes himself. I love this opera, my heart having been beguiled early by one lilting, gently syncopated romantic waltz refrain that recu...

Bloomingdale School Of Music To Present Free Faculty Concert VIRTUOSIC VIOLIN-PIANO COLLABORATION: TWO SONATAS AND A BALLET


by A.A. Cristi - November 23, 2022

Bloomingdale School of Music announces December programming for its 2022/23 Free Faculty Concert Series at the David Greer Concert Hall, 323 W. 108th Street, NYC. ...

Bloomingdale School Of Music To Present 2022 Free Holiday Concert, December 9


by A.A. Cristi - November 23, 2022

Bloomingdale School of Music announces December programming for its 2022/23 Free Faculty Concert Series at the David Greer Concert Hall, 323 W. 108th Street, NYC....

Quintet Of The Americas to Present FESTIVE SOUNDS Concerts In Queens This December


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 23, 2022

Quintet of the Americas will present three Festive Sounds programs of commissions on December 14 at Church-in-the-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills, December 17 at Queens Public Library in Jackson Heights, and December 18 at The Center At Maple Grove Cemetery....

Colburn School Adds Adrian Dunn And Evan Kuhlmann to Faculty


by A.A. Cristi - November 22, 2022

After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, choral music returns to the Colburn School under the leadership of singer, composer, and conductor Adrian Dunn, who has been appointed Director of Choral Programs, Community School of Performing Arts. Dunn will direct the Community School's junior and youth c...

Suncoast Black Arts Collaborative Receives Grant From The Cordelia Lee Beattie Foundation For 2023 'Visions In Black' Initiative


by A.A. Cristi - November 22, 2022

Michéle Des Verney Redwine, the founder of the Suncoast Black Arts Collaborative (SBAC), announced that the nonprofit was recently awarded a $10,000 grant from the Cordelia Lee Beattie Foundation. ...

New Canon Chamber Collective Opens Inaugural Season With AMERICAN SOUL


by A.A. Cristi - November 22, 2022

New Canon Chamber Collective. a multicultural collective of South Florida's most outstanding musicians, opens its inaugural season with American Soul in the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, December 3 at 7 p.m. ...

Blue Metropolis Celebrates 25 Years With Three Renowned Authors As Spokespersons


by A.A. Cristi - November 22, 2022

This spring, the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival will celebrate 25 years. Three eminent spokespersons, all well-established literary authors, have been selected for this edition, which promises to be outstanding. ...

Plano Symphony Orchestra To Be Joined By Latin Sensation Fela And Plano Civic Chorus For December Concerts


by A.A. Cristi - November 22, 2022

The Plano Symphony Orchestra (PSO) welcomes kids from one to 92 to “Home for the Holidays” on December 17 in Frisco and December 18 in Plano. Conducted by Maestro and PSO Music Director Héctor Guzmán, this year's holiday concerts will include Assistant Conductor Shira Samuels-Shragg making her...

The Clarion Choir Releases Rachmaninoff's 'All-Night Vigil' On Pentatone


by A.A. Cristi - November 22, 2022

The Clarion Choir and its Artistic Director Steven Fox make their PENTATONE debut with a recording of Sergei Rachmaninoff's choral masterpiece, the All-Night Vigil, demonstrating their exceptional proficiency in Slavic repertoire. ...

Photos: Damien Sneed's OUR SONG, OUR STORY – THE NEW GENERATION OF BLACK VOICES At Auburn University


by A.A. Cristi - November 22, 2022

See photos of Our Song, Our Story, created and directed by composer, conductor, and multi-genre musician Damien Sneed....

Symphony Of The Americas Performs Holiday Classics Conducted By Artistic Director Pablo Mielgo


by A.A. Cristi - November 22, 2022

Celebrate the holidays Tuesday, Dec. 6 with Symphony of the Americas and a musical world tour rejoicing in the sounds of the season conducted by Artistic Director Pablo Mielgo with special guest Kyaunnee Richardson....

Eve Plumb Joins The Chelsea Symphony For Annual Holiday Concert


by Stephi Wild - November 22, 2022

​​​​​​​The Chelsea Symphony's (TCS) annual holiday concert on December 2nd, 2022 features the orchestra's annual performance of Aaron Dai's The Night Before Christmas, narrated by special guest, actor and artist Eve Plumb, best known for her role as “Jan” on the TV classic The Brad...

Bloomingdale School of Music 2022/23 Announces Free Faculty Concert Series For December 2022


by Stephi Wild - November 22, 2022

The series continues with String Quartet Gems on Friday, December 2, 2022 at 7pm, the annual Holiday Concert on Friday, December 9, 2022 at 7pm, and Virtuosic Violin-Piano Collaboration: Two Sonatas and a Ballet on Friday, December 16, 2022 at 7pm, both presented in-person and via livestream....

National Philharmonic Presents HANDEL'S MESSIAH This December


by A.A. Cristi - November 21, 2022

National Philharmonic (NatPhil) presents three performances of George Frideric Handel's Messiah, aimed at bringing renewed social relevance, commentary, and philanthropy to an annual holiday tradition. Conducted by Stan Engebretson, the program features a stellar cast of African American singers alo...

Bravo Brass, An Ensemble Of Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute, Presents A NEW ERA—SELECTIONS NEW TO BRAVO BRASS


by A.A. Cristi - November 21, 2022

Bravo Brass, the all-brass ensemble of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute (PYOMI), enters “A New Era”, on Saturday, December 3rd, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. at the historic St. Mark's Church at 1625 Locust Street in Center City Philadelphia....

New Slate Of CITY SESSIONS Concerts Begins This Month


by A.A. Cristi - November 21, 2022

Following a successful first season of supporting local artists with invaluable performance opportunities, the Canadian Opera Company has announced the return of The Free Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre: City Sessions. Beginning November 22, 2022 and running through June 2023, on...

Alon Nechushtan 'Loose Winds' For Andalus Ensemble And A Concert Band World Premiere Announced, December 10


by A.A. Cristi - November 21, 2022

The world premiere of Alon Nechushtan's 'Loose Winds' for Andalus Ensemble and a concert band will be December 10, 2022 at 8pm at Sally A. Rocker Theater at The Trevor Day School, 312 E. 95th Street, NYC....

Chatham Baroque Presents THE ART OF THE TRIO - Holiday Edition


by A.A. Cristi - November 21, 2022

This December, Chatham Baroque will present a special holiday edition of its The Art of the Trio series with artistic directors Andrew Fouts (violin), Patricia Halverson (viola da gamba) and Scott Pauley (theorbo). The three will showcase their collective energy and eloquence with lively works from ...




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