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Maya Angelou's Caged Bird Is Set Free To Dream In New York Choral Society's Digital Collaboraon


by A.A. Cristi - January 10, 2022

The New York Choral Society, New York's pioneering symphonic chorus that explores unique collaboration and dynamic repertory, announces their latest digital collaborative project, The Caged Bird Sings for Freedom, as part of their hybrid Reimagine 2021-2022 season. Committed to exploring choral work...

Violinist Itzhak Perlman Reschedules Colburn Celebrity Recital At Walt Disney Concert Hall


by A.A. Cristi - January 10, 2022

Due to the surge in the Omicron variant, Itzhak Perlman has postponed his West Coast tour from January 2022 to April 2022. ...

Savannah VOICE Festival Announces Artistic Collaboration In Savannah


by A.A. Cristi - January 10, 2022

Savannah VOICE Festival has partnered with leading arts organizations in the city of Savannah including Historic Savannah Foundation/Davenport House Museum and Savannah African Art Museum for a weekend of artistic collaboration on January 22 and 23. ...

The Glimmerglass Festival Announces Apprenticeship Program


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 10, 2022

The Glimmerglass Festival has offered internships in all aspects of industry practice for decades. With a desire to offer a more inclusive, equitable and diverse experience for the next generation of theater professionals, the Festival has announced several changes and adjustments to its educational...

Violinist Hilary Hahn and Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet to Perform with Boston Symphony Orchestra


by Marissa Tomeo - January 08, 2022

BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons returns to the Boston Symphony Orchestra podium in January to lead the world premiere of the BSO co-commission Short Stories from the Vienna Woods by Viennese composer HK Gruber and the U.S. premiere of Augusta Read Thomas' Dance Foldings—and is joined by ...

Opera Parallele Postpones & Reschedules Benefit Event To April 14


by A.A. Cristi - January 07, 2022

Opera Parallèle today announced the company's upcoming benefit celebration, Over the Rainbow, previously announced for Thursday, February 2, has been postponed and rescheduled to Thursday, April 14, 2022 at Saint Joseph's Arts Society, 1401 Howard Street....

Harlem Quartet With Cuban Pianist/Composer Aldo López-Gavilán Announced At The Wallis


by A.A. Cristi - January 07, 2022

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents Harlem Quartet with Cuban pianist/composer Aldo López-Gavilán, offering an incomparable experience on Saturday, January 22, 2022, 7:30 pm, in The Wallis' Bram Goldsmith Theater....

Philip Glass Ensemble's Sam Sadigursky Releases Solomon Diaries CD


by A.A. Cristi - January 07, 2022

Between international tours with the critically-acclaimed Philip Glass Ensemble, the award-winning composer/clarinetist Sam Sadigursky today announced the upcoming release of his latest recording project The Solomon Diaries. A sophisticated collection of true era-defining cross-genre composition...

The Philly POPS Presents THE MUSIC OF DAVID BOWIE: A MUSICAL ODYSSEY, March 26


by A.A. Cristi - January 07, 2022

The Philly POPS presents Windborne's The Music of David Bowie: A Musical Odyssey, coming to the Met Philadelphia on Saturday March 26. ...

Marcel Zaes Releases Parallel Prints


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 07, 2022

With Parallel Prints - the fourth release in the Editions Verde series Seeing the Forest in a Tree - artist and researcher Marcel Zaes explores one conceptual idea through 38 iterations realized by the prolific and idiosyncratic new music group Yarn/Wire....

Simone Dinnerstein, Grammy Nominated Pianist, Release New Album


by Marissa Tomeo - January 07, 2022

On January 21, 2022, pianist Simone Dinnerstein’s latest album Undersong will be released on Orange Mountain Music. Undersong is the third in a trilogy of albums that Dinnerstein recorded at her home in Brooklyn during the pandemic, with her longtime producer Adam Abeshouse....

VIDEO: Watch an All New Trailer For the Metropolitan Opera's RIGOLETTO


by Stephi Wild - January 07, 2022

Baritone Quinn Kelsey, a commanding artist at the height of his powers, brings his searing portrayal of the title role to the Met for the first time, starring alongside soprano Rosa Feola as Gilda and tenor Piotr Beczała as the Duke of Mantua, with leading maestro Daniele Rustioni on the podium. A ...

Voices Of Ascension Postpones January 27 Concert


by A.A. Cristi - January 06, 2022

In compliance with New York State and CDC protocols and regulations, Voices of Ascension has decided to postpone the January 27, 2022 concert featuring the Young People's Chorus of New York City to the 2022-23 season due to the current outbreak of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in New York City....

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Returns to The Soraya to Launch the Second Half of 2021-22 Season


by A.A. Cristi - January 06, 2022

For 75 years, Britain's world-famous orchestra the Royal Philharmonic has been celebrated for the soaring beauty of its sound. ...

Orion Continues In March With Schoenfield, Still, and Tchaikovsky


by A.A. Cristi - January 06, 2022

Music from the late 19th and 20th centuries fills the program for the third concert of The Orion Ensemble’s 29th season, featuring works by Schoenfield, Still and Tchaikovsky at three venues: New England Congregational Church in Aurora (March 6), PianoForte Studios in Chicago (March 9) and Nichol...

New Jersey Symphony Presents January Concerts


by A.A. Cristi - January 06, 2022

The New Jersey Symphony presents three weeks of January programs, with subscription programs featuring Grieg's Piano Concerto, co-commissions from Thomas Adès and Wynton Marsalis, Copland's Lincoln Portrait—with narration by celebrated bass-baritone Eric Owens—and more. The Symphony's annual Lu...

Young People's Chorus of New York City Extends Immersive, Mixed-Media Art Exhibition, ALONETOGETHER


by A.A. Cristi - January 06, 2022

The Young People's Chorus of New York City has extended its mixed-media art installation, AloneTogether, a compelling, in-depth exploration of the impact of Covid-19-related global turmoil on the hearts and minds of children and young adults.  ...

NYFOS Offers Four Upcoming Digital Programs As Part Of NYFOS@Home Series


by A.A. Cristi - January 06, 2022

New York Festival of Song, led by Artistic Director Steven Blier, presents four digital programs in 2022 as part of its free NYFOS@Home Digital Series launched in Fall 2020. ...

American Classical Orchestra Presents REVISIT: THE CHACONNE PROJECT At Harlem Parish


by A.A. Cristi - January 06, 2022

The American Classical Orchestra returns to the historic Harlem Parish, the stunning location of its highly-praised 2020 digital production of The Chaconne Project, for an intimate, creatively staged live performance of the program. ...

Sarasota Orchestra Receives Grant From Gulf Coast Community Foundation


by A.A. Cristi - January 06, 2022

Sarasota Orchestra was awarded a ­­­­­$50,000 Arts Appreciation grant from Gulf Coast Community Foundation....

The North/South Chamber Orchestra to Kick Off 42nd Season Next Week


by A.A. Cristi - January 06, 2022

The North/South Chamber Orchestra under the direction Max Lifchitz kicks off its 42nd season on Tuesday January 11, 2022, with an event highlighting vocal and instrumental music by Robert Martin....

NYFOS Announces Four Upcoming Digital Programs As Part Of NYFOS@Home Series


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 06, 2022

New York Festival of Song, led by Artistic Director Steven Blier, will present four digital programs in 2022 as part of its free NYFOS@Home Digital Series launched in Fall 2020. ...

Great Music in a Great Space Begins 2022 Online Performances


by Marissa Tomeo - January 06, 2022

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine welcomes the New Year and the continuation of its 2021-2022 season of Great Music in a Great Space with an online performance by Artist in Residence David Briggs, premiering on Tuesday, January 11 at 7:30 pm on the Cathedral’s website....

Detroit Symphony Cancels Florida Tour


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 06, 2022

The Sarasota Concert Association today announced that the Detroit Symphony Orchestra has cancelled its Florida tour this month, and therefore the first concert of the Sarasota Concert Association’s 2022 Great Performers Series, scheduled for January 20 and featuring the Detroit Symphony Orchestra,...

Boston Baroque Closes Seasons with Concert and Opera


by Marissa Tomeo - January 06, 2022

Boston Baroque concludes its 2021-2022 season with two programs in March and April. First, Boston Baroque presents Vivaldi’s Gloria, a beloved choral work brought to life by Boston Baroque’s chorus, alongside Handel’s stunning Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day featuring soloists Elena Villalón and ...

West Valley Symphony Announces January and February Concerts


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 06, 2022

Now in its 53rd season, under the baton of Music Director and Conductor Maestro Cal Stewart Kellogg the Symphony will perform works by English composers Sir William Turner Walton and Sir Edgar Elgar in a Salute to England, featuring violist Nancy Buck at 2 p.m., on Sunday, Jan. 16.  ...

The New York Philharmonic Returns to Carnegie Hall Tonight


by Stephi Wild - January 06, 2022

John Adams’s jazz-influenced concerto calls on soloist Branford Marsalis’s ability to tap into the saxophone’s agility and sweetly lyrical voice. Sibelius expresses his love for the natural splendor of his homeland most beautifully in the finale’s depiction of 16 swans in full flight. Susann...

Los Angeles Philharmonic Announces Details for 2022 at Walt Disney Concert Hall


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 05, 2022

Los Angeles Philharmonic Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel and Chief Executive Officer and David C. Bohnett Chief Executive Officer Chair Chad Smith announced new details of the LA Phil’s winter-spring programs at Walt Disney Concert Hall, from January 7 through June 14, 2022....

Shriver Hall Concert Series to Present Pianist Tianyuan Lu, Violist Jordan Bak & More


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 05, 2022

Shriver Hall Concert Series has announced two free Discovery Series concerts in February 2022: the Baltimore debut of Yale Gordon Concerto Competition-winner Tianyuan Lin on February 5 and the Baltimore debuts of violist Jordan Bak, mezzo-soprano Megan Moore, and pianist Wynona Wang on February 26....

LACO Cancels January 8 STRINGS FOR THE AGES Concert Due To Rise In COVID Cases In L.A. County


by A.A. Cristi - January 04, 2022

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra has released a statement regarding cancellation of its January 8, 2020, “Strings for the Ages” concert at The Broad Stage....

Ragazzi Postpones Free SingFest Mini-Camp To January 29


by A.A. Cristi - January 04, 2022

In light of surging COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron variant, acclaimed Ragazzi Boys Chorus has postponed SingFest, its popular mini-camp allowing boys who love to sing the chance to learn more about Ragazzi. Originally scheduled for January 8, SingFest will now take place 9:15-12pm PT Saturday, Ja...

BSO & Andris Nelsons Welcome Violinist Hilary Hahn & Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet


by A.A. Cristi - January 04, 2022

BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons returns to the Boston Symphony Orchestra podium in January to lead the world premiere of the BSO co-commission Short Stories from the Vienna Woods by Viennese composer HK Gruber and the U.S. premiere of Augusta Read Thomas' Dance Foldings—and is joined by supersta...

American Symphony Orchestra Performs U.S. Premiere of Sergei Taneyev's at THE READING OF A PSALM


by A.A. Cristi - January 04, 2022

The American Symphony Orchestra celebrates its return to Carnegie Hall and its 60th anniversary season in 2021-22 on Friday, January 28, 2022 at 8 PM. The program, part of the Orchestra’s Vanguard Series conducted by Music Director Leon Botstein, features the U.S. premiere of Sergei Taneyev’s fi...

The Philadelphia Orchestra Rescheduled For Monday, February 21 at Carnegie Hall


by A.A. Cristi - January 04, 2022

Carnegie Hall announced today that its performance by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra on Tuesday, January 11 has been rescheduled for Monday, February 21 at 8:00PM due to COVID-related concerns arising from the large number of singers and instrumentalists required on stage for ...

Symphony San Jose Presents Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein, Ellington, January 22-23


by A.A. Cristi - January 04, 2022

Symphony San Jose presents American Masters, January 22 - 23, featuring works from Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein and 'Duke' Ellington. ...

Review Roundup: What Did Critics Think Of The Met Opera's RIGOLETTO?


by BWW Staff - January 04, 2022

The Met rings in the new year with the gala premiere of a bold new take on Verdi's timeless tragedy from Bartlett Sher. The Tony Award­-winning director resets the opera's action in 1920s Europe, with Art Deco sets by Michael Yeargan and elegant costumes by Catherine Zuber, themselves boasting a c...

Photos: Get A First Look At Met Opera's RIGOLETTO


by BWW Staff - January 04, 2022

Get a first look at The Met's production of Rigoletto, now on stage through June 11th....

Pacific Symphony Reschedules This Week's Classical Series Performances


by A.A. Cristi - January 03, 2022

Pacific Symphony announced today that it has postponed concerts scheduled to take place this week until June. Anyone holding a ticket for “Mozart and Mahler,” originally scheduled Thursday, Jan. 6 through Saturday, Jan. 8 or “Mahler's Symphony No. 4” on Sunday, Jan. 9, will be able to attend...

BU Tanglewood Institute Announces Preliminary Summer 2022 Programming


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 03, 2022

Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI)—one of North America’s premier summer training programs for young musicians—has announced preliminary details of Summer 2022 repertoire, programs, and premieres....

Houston Chamber Choir to Present HEAR THE FUTURE


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 03, 2022

the Grammy® Award-winning Houston Chamber Choir, under the direction of founder and artistic director Robert Simpson, will present the 22nd annual Hear the Future invitational choral festival on Sunday, Jan. 30 in the beautiful sanctuary of South Main Baptist Church. ...




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