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Palisades Virtuosi to Present GLOBAL WARNING – A Concert Devoted To Climate Concerns


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 24, 2022

The critically-acclaimed Palisades Virtuosi flute, clarinet and piano trio will be in concert on Sunday, March 27 @ 3:00 PM, performing Global Warning - A Concert Devoted to Climate Concerns at Hackensack Performing Arts Center (HACPAC), 102 State St. in Hackensack, NJ....

VIDEO: Canadian Opera Star Jane Archibald Sings 'Glitter And Be Gay'


by Alan Henry - February 24, 2022

Canadian opera star Jane Archibald delivers a tour-de-force vocal performance in a program of sparkling coloratura arias from throughout the history of opera and beyond—from George Frideric Handel to Leonard Bernstein. ...

VIDEO: Canadian Opera Company Shares City Sessions - Wen Zhao


by Alan Henry - February 24, 2022

Throughout the 21/22 season, Canadian Opera Company is capturing the vibrant, resilient, and inspiring spirit of Toronto with The Free Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre: City Sessions Presented by TD Bank Group....

VIDEO: Canadian Opera Company Shares City Sessions - Jamie Groote & Frances Thielmann


by Alan Henry - February 24, 2022

Throughout the 21/22 season, Canadian Opera Company is capturing the vibrant, resilient, and inspiring spirit of Toronto with The Free Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre: City Sessions Presented by TD Bank Group....

New England Conservatory Presents A SALUTE TO ASTOR PIAZZOLLA: 30TH ANNUAL COMPOSER ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION


by A.A. Cristi - February 23, 2022

New England Conservatory and piano faculty Tatyana Dudochkin present 'A Salute to Astor Piazzolla: 30th Annual Composer Anniversary Celebration' on April 3, 2022 at 3:00pm ET in Jordan Hall (290 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA 02115)....

San Diego Symphony Launches Major Renovation Of Jacobs Music Center


by A.A. Cristi - February 23, 2022

Martha A. Gilmer, CEO of the San Diego Symphony, today announced a major project to restore and renovate its historic home, the Jacobs Music Center, as a long-term commitment to the vitality of downtown San Diego and an investment in the artistic ambitions of the orchestra. ...

Two New York Premieres By Composer Anna Clyne to Be Presented In March 2022


by A.A. Cristi - February 23, 2022

On Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 7:30pm, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center presents the Calidore String Quartet in the New York premiere of GRAMMY Award-nominated composer Anna Clyne's Breathing Statues, a CMS co-commission, at the Rose Studio. The concert, part of the new-music series New M...

San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Presents 16th Annual CRESCENDO


by A.A. Cristi - February 23, 2022

Today, San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Artistic Director Dr. Timothy Seelig and Executive Director Chris Verdugo announced Crescendo, SFGMC's annual benefit honoring extraordinary individuals and organizations who tirelessly champion and promote LGBTQ+ equality....

Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Bravo Brass Comes to Center City, March 12


by A.A. Cristi - February 23, 2022

The PYO Music Institute's Bravo Brass ensemble will present “Instant Classics – Enduring Favorites for Brass Ensembles” on Saturday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Center City Philadelphia at Saint Mark's Church....

The Mill Valley Chamber Music Society Presents The Horszowski Trio, February 27


by A.A. Cristi - February 23, 2022

The Mill Valley Chamber Music Society presents renowned trio ensembles The Horszowski Trio as part of the 49th season of their Chamber Music Concert Series. ...

Health Challenges Lead To Change In West Valley Symphony's March 6 Performance With Phoenician Tenors


by A.A. Cristi - February 23, 2022

Due to health challenges affecting the Phoenician Tenors, the West Valley Symphony has revised the program for the March 6 performance at The Vista Center for the Arts. ...

Composers Concordance to Present THE ART OF THE ART SONG


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 23, 2022

On Sunday, March 20th at 3pm, at the historic St. Mark's Church-In-The-Bowery, Composers Concordance will present a concert program that propels an age-old compositional form into the 21st Century....

The Crossing to Present Tour of IN A HOUSE BESIEGED


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 23, 2022

The Crossing will perform In a House Besieged on Friday, March 25, 2022 at 7:30pm at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, OH; Saturday, March 26, 2022 at 3:00pm at Shadyside Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, PA; and on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at 7:00pm at St. Mark's Church in Philadelphia, PA,...

Los Angeles Guitar Quartet to Celebrate 40th Anniversary With New Album OPALESCENT


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 23, 2022

On Friday, April 8, 2022, the GRAMMY Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) will self-release its fourteenth commercial album, Opalescent, marking the group's 40th anniversary as a touring ensemble....

Two New York City Premieres by Composer Anna Clyne to be Presented in March 2022


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 23, 2022

On Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 7:30pm, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center will present the Calidore String Quartet in the New York City premiere of GRAMMY Award-nominated composer Anna Clyne's Breathing Statues, a CMS co-commission, at the Rose Studio....

New York Composers Circle to Present Concert Of New Chamber Music At Manhattan's Church Of The Transfiguration


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 23, 2022

New York Composers Circle will present A Concert of New Chamber Music on Tuesday, March 15 @ 7:00 PM at Manhattan's Church of the Transfiguration ('Little Church Around the Corner'), 1 East 29th Street in Manhattan....

Dana Zimbric of CLASSICS 4 KIDS at San Diego's Balboa Theatre


by Ron Bierman - February 23, 2022

In its most recent season, Classics 4 Kids reached nearly 37,000 people at 256 San Diego County schools, two thirds of them in lower income areas. You’d think Taylor Swift or Justin Bieber was performing the way more than 1000 young San Diego students cheer at a Classics 4 Kids concert. Music Dire...

BWW Review: AN EVENING WITH DIANNE REEVES at Colorado Symphony


by Jon Bee - February 23, 2022

I suppose it’s true you can always find our way back home, especially if home is where the heart is, as they say. For Denver’s own Dianne Reeves making her return to Boettcher Concert Hall, it feels like Dolly Levy has come back to Harmonia Gardens. ...

March Concerts Announced At The Royal Conservatory Of Music


by A.A. Cristi - February 22, 2022

March concerts have been announced at The Royal Conservatory Of Music including Live Life Now, Live Music Again @ Koerner Hall, Brubeck Brothers Quartet Celebrate Dave Brubeck, The Glenn Gould School Opera presents George Frideric Handel's Rinaldo in Koerner Hall, Jeremy Denk with Les Violons du Ro...

Miller Theatre Opens Its 2021-22 Bach Series With Dinnerstein's GOLDBERG VARIATIONS


by A.A. Cristi - February 22, 2022

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts opens its 2021-22 Bach series with the Goldberg Variations featuring pianist Simone Dinnerstein, Thursday, March 31....

Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Presents 2022 Showcase With WRTI's Kevin Gordon, February 27


by A.A. Cristi - February 22, 2022

The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute (PYOMI) presents their annual Showcase performance of all seven program ensemble divisions. The performance is hosted by Kevin Gordon of WRTI 90.1 and takes place on Sunday, February 27, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. in Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the P...

Carnegie Hall's Early Childhood Programs Reach Hundreds Of Families This Season


by A.A. Cristi - February 22, 2022

Throughout this season, hundreds of families and children have opportunities for free musical learning, play, discovery, and connection through Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute's (WMI) wide range of early childhood programs. ...

New York's Alex Minasian Quartet To Play Park Theatre


by A.A. Cristi - February 22, 2022

A new jazz master is coming to the Monadnock Region to perform his special musical magic. With two degrees from NYU, Alex Minasian has, at a remarkably young age, established himself as a versatile pianist, educator, and impresario in many different musical genres. ...

American Symphony Orchestra Salutes The Great Duke Ellington at Carnegie Hall, March 24


by A.A. Cristi - February 22, 2022

Music Director Leon Botstein will lead the American Symphony Orchestra on March 24 in a tribute to the genre-defying genius of the great Duke Ellington with an all-Ellington symphonic concert at Carnegie Hall, where the composer played a series of annual concerts and premiered many of his greatest w...

Classical Club Nights to Expand Across London For 2022


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 22, 2022

Following four events which sold-out in days, through the noise today announced that their noisenights series will expand to some of London's most iconic venues in the first half of this year. J...

The Aznavoorian Duo to Release GEMS FROM ARMENIA On Cedille Records


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 22, 2022

On Friday, April 8, 2022, celebrated Armenian American sisters Ani (cello) and Marta (piano) Aznavoorian will release their debut duo album, Gems from Armenia, on Cedille Records. The Chicago-based Aznavoorian Duo celebrates the sounds of their ancestral homeland through a panoramic survey of Armeni...

VIDEO: Inside Rehearsals For Opera Orlando's KING FOR A DAY


by Alan Henry - February 22, 2022

Verdi goes “On the Town” as Opera Orlando presents his comic King for a Day at Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando, March 4 and 5. ...

VIDEO: Go Inside Rehearsals For Atlanta Opera's THE BARBER OF SEVILLE


by Alan Henry - February 22, 2022

Whet your appetite for Atlanta Opera's upcoming production of Rossini's The Barber of Seville as their film studio gets up close and personal with the cast running rehearsals in preparation for this amazing opera buffa! The Barber of Seville runs March 5-13, 2022 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts ...

NEC Jazz Orchestra Celebrates the Centennial of Massachusetts Jazz Master Jaki Byard, March 3 at Jordan Hall


by A.A. Cristi - February 21, 2022

The NEC Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Ken Schaphorst celebrates the centennial of Jaki Byard in a live concert on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. at Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston. Byard was one of the cornerstones of the groundbreaking Afro-American Music and Jazz S...

Lionel Yu Presents MUSICALBASICS, A Transcendental Experience At The Kennedy Center Terrace Theater


by A.A. Cristi - February 21, 2022

Lionel Yu, the DC-based pianist behind the hit YouTube channel MusicalBasics (1,000,000+ Subscribers), makes his debut at the Kennedy Center, performing MUSICALBASICS, A Transcendental Experience at the Terrace Theater on Sunday, March 13 at 2:00 PM.   ...

PREMIERE 4 Presented by Cyprus Symphony Orchestra at Rialto Theatre, Friday 4 March 


by A.A. Cristi - February 21, 2022

The exceptional maestro Alexander Vitlin unites forces with the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra to perform a unique and exciting programme featuring the premieres of works by two contemporary composers: Dobrinka Tabakova and Robert Hovanesyan; as well as works by Igor Stravinsky and Moritz Moszkowski. ...

Oboist Alex Klein and Pianist Phillip Bush Play Works Spawned Amid Political Peril On New Album, Available March 11


by A.A. Cristi - February 21, 2022

Grammy Award-winner Alex Klein, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's principal oboe emeritus, and pianist Phillip Bush perform works by composers from both sides of the Atlantic who were caught up in or deeply moved by 20th-century political turmoil on When There Are No Words: Revolutionary Works for Ob...

Plano Symphony Orchestra Announces 40th Anniversary Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 21, 2022

The Plano Symphony Orchestra has announced the concerts for its momentous 40th anniversary season, Celebrating Connections. In addition to celebrating PSO’s ruby anniversary, Maestro Hector Guzman is commemorating 40 inspiring years as the symphony’s music director....

NJ Festival Orchestra to Present VOICES FROM THE ARCTIC


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 21, 2022

NJ Festival Orchestra will continue its triumphant return to the concert hall on Saturday, March 26 and Sunday, March 27 with 'Voices from the Arctic,' presenting masterworks from Rautavaara, Sibelius, and Tchaikovsky in a passionate storm of ice and fire....

Music Director, Conductor, and Organist Kent Tritle to Play Spring Concerts


by Marissa Tomeo - February 19, 2022

Having planned a full, pre-pandemic-scale season for 2021-22, Kent Tritle, who is Director of Cathedral Music and Organist at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Music Director of both the Oratorio Society of New York and Musica Sacra, and Director of Choral Activities at the Manhattan School of M...

Sphinx Virtuosi To Perform TRACING VISIONS Program In Seven Cities, March 19 – April 10


by A.A. Cristi - February 18, 2022

The Sphinx Virtuosi—a professional chamber orchestra comprising 18 of the nation's top Black and Latinx classical musicians who are primarily alumni of the internationally renowned Sphinx Competition—takes its “Tracing Visions” program back on tour this spring with performances in seven citi...

The Actors' Gang Theater's CAN'T PAY! DON'T PAY Runs March 19 - April 30


by A.A. Cristi - February 18, 2022

'Can't Pay? Don't Pay!' written by Nobel Laureate Dario Fo and Franca Rame is returning to The Actors' Gang Theater in the old Ivy Substation on March 19, 2022, with previews beginning March 12, exactly two years from the day the theater was shuttered and had to suspend this hilarious productio...

Greek National Opera To Present World Premiere Of JUS SOLI, March 13


by A.A. Cristi - February 18, 2022

The Greek National Opera will present the world premiere of Jus soli, a 60-minute oratorio by Turkish-American composer Kamran Ince and Turkish librettist İzzeddin Çalışlar on Sunday, March 13 at 6:30 p.m. in Stavros Niarchos Hall at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens....

Bach's Goldberg Variations Arranged For String Orchestra Featured On LACO Chamber Concert


by A.A. Cristi - February 18, 2022

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's Westside Chamber Series features a musical twist with Bach's Goldberg Variations for String Orchestra, led by Concertmaster Margaret Batjer, on Saturday, March 12, 2022, 8 pm, at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica. Bach's monumental work, comprised of 30 variations origi...

Conductor and Organist Kent Tritle Announces Spring Concerts


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 18, 2022

Kent’s spring concert schedule has undergone a few shuffles, but is going ahead largely as planned, featuring Mendelssohn’s Elijah with the Oratorio Society of New York and soloists Susanna Phillips, Lucia Bradford, Isaiah Bell, and Justin Austin at Carnegie Hall (May 9) and more....




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National Opera Center, Scorca Hall (6/13-6/13)