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Artistic Director Marcus Desando on Presenting Second Edition of CANTIAMO - MZANSI OPERA CELEBRATION


by Lindsay Kruger - April 13, 2021

After a highly successful debut hailed as 'an operatic musical extravaganza', CANTIAMO - MZANSI OPERA CELEBRATION returns to the Mandela Theatre this month. Directed by acclaimed artistic producer and director Marcus Desando, he discusses with BroadwayWorld his role as director in this celebratory s...

Cabrillo Festival Invites Community Voices to Share Experiences With Fire and Drought For New Project


by Stephi Wild - April 13, 2021

The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music has commissioned Santa Cruz-born composer and multimedia artist Scott Ordway to create a new work for orchestra and vocal ensemble....

Ember Choir Offers Live & Virtual Performances This Weekend


by A.A. Cristi - April 12, 2021

Ember the critically acclaimed choral ensemble of Schola Cantorum on Hudson will present a live and virtual concert this weekend entitled “Release,” where we examine this period in our life between what was and what will be.  ...

Jessie Montgomery Curates Two LACO Close Quarters Episodes


by A.A. Cristi - April 12, 2021

Jessie Montgomery, one of America's most relevant and sought-after composers, provides musical curation for two back-to-back episodes of Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's lauded CLOSE QUARTERS interdisciplinary digital series that melds musical and visual arts premiering on Fridays, April 23 and May 7...

CURIOUS CREATURES AND A HEAVENLY HARP on this Month's Princeton Symphony Orchestra Buskaid Concert


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 12, 2021

The Princeton Symphony Orchestra will present the fourth concert in its online Buskaid – A Musical Miracle series showcasing South Africa’s renowned Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble. Curious Creatures and a Heavenly Harp will be available on demand Friday, April 3 - Sunday, May 2. ...

Eleonor Sandresky's Lunar Landscapes Presents PINK MOON


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 12, 2021

Eleonor Sandresky's new music series Lunar Landscapes will be broadcast live from Winston-Salem's Kaleideum on April 27, 2021, at 9 pm EDT. This special episode 'Pink Moon' will be the first of the series to be livestreamed from a planetarium and celebrates the full moon with special guest composer ...

Jaap van Zweden Leads NY Philharmonic in Newly Recorded Concert on NYPhil+


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 12, 2021

Today the New York Philharmonic has added a newly recorded concert to its streaming platform NYPhil+ that marks the first time Music Director Jaap van Zweden has conducted the Orchestra since March 2020....

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Present CARMINA BURANA in May


by Stephi Wild - April 12, 2021

With Covid restrictions ramping steadily down Sydney Philharmonia Choirs is once more able to deliver the signature mass choir performances, for which the organisation has earned its impeccable worldwide reputation....

American Symphony Orchestra Offers Live Chamber Music At Bryant Park & Herald Square, May 3–19


by A.A. Cristi - April 09, 2021

The American Symphony Orchestra will offer a free, nine-concert chamber music series to welcome spring at Manhattan’s Bryant Park and 34th St. Herald Square Plaza from May 3–19. ...

NJSO And Paper Mill Playhouse Present BEING ALIVE


by A.A. Cristi - April 09, 2021

Broadway vocalist Tally Sessions and an NJSO string quartet give an at-home performance of “Being Alive” from Company on April 13 at 7 pm. The performance is part of a collaborative series presented by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and Paper Mill Playhouse....

Santino Fontana and Jessica Fontana Present FIND YOUR DREAM: THE SONGS OF RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 09, 2021

Next month, Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke and the Houston Symphony will welcome showstopping Broadway duo Santino and Jessica Fontana to close out the 2020–21 Bank of America POPS Season with a program of beloved songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein, May 28–30....

Organist Paul Jacobs Performs as Featured Soloist In Barber's Toccata Festiva And Poulenc's Organ Concerto


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 09, 2021

Harmonia Mundi will be releasing a recording on May 28, 2021 of Samuel Barber's Toccata Festiva (catalog numberHMM902611) featuring GRAMMY award-winning organist Paul Jacobs as soloist with the Lucerne Symphony under conductor James Gaffigan. The performance was recorded live in concert in Lucerne, ...

The Hollywood Bowl and The Ford to Reopen for the 2021 Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 09, 2021

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association announced today that it will reopen its outdoor concert venues—the Hollywood Bowl and The Ford—for the 2021 season.  Based on Los Angeles County Public Health guidance, the Hollywood Bowl will be able to welcome a limited-capacity audience of approximate...

Nancy & Barry Sanders Composer Fellowship Program Premieres New Works


by A.A. Cristi - April 08, 2021

The Los Angeles Philharmonic today announced the world premiere of new solo instrumental works by the 2020/21 cohort of the Nancy and Barry Sanders Composer Fellowship Program (CFP), which are available to view online here. The class of 20 high school students were invited to write solo pieces for m...

Pianist Brian Ganz PIANOTALK Series Returns to SMCM


by A.A. Cristi - April 08, 2021

St. Mary's College of Maryland Musician-in Residence Brian Ganz will resume his popular 'PianoTalk' series on the Zoom platform.   ...

TUESDAYS AT 6: DAVID BRIGGS Announced at St. John The Divine


by A.A. Cristi - April 08, 2021

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the difficulties of presenting in-person concerts, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine has launched a weekly series of online music recitals, Tuesdays at 6, on the Cathedral's Facebook page and YouTube channel. ...

SALT Premieres Tomorrow From Harvard Music Association and Emmanuel Music


by A.A. Cristi - April 08, 2021

To celebrate the Beethoven year without re-roasting chestnuts, Harvard Music Association and Emmanuel Music have built a program around the master’s rarely played Scottish and Irish folksongs set to piano trio accompaniment. ...

Enjoy AN ENCHANTING EVENING with Julian Schwarz at Palm Beach Symphony


by A.A. Cristi - April 08, 2021

The “Enchanting Evening with Julian Schwarz” is the third in the Masterworks Series and immediately follows the Palm Beach Symphony's 19th Annual Gala: Sustaining the Note....

The Charlotte Symphony Will Welcome Audiences Back for Live Performances


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 08, 2021

The Charlotte Symphony will welcome audiences back to the Belk Theater for performances taking place on April 24 and May 14–15, 2021. This marks the first time audiences have been able to attend an indoor concert with the Charlotte Symphony since March 7, 2020. The CSO will also host a three-conc...

Sarasota Orchestra Announces Full 2021 – 2022 Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 08, 2021

Sarasota Orchestra has announced the 2021 – 2022 season, featuring a return to full orchestra performances. With the safety of concert attendees a top priority, Sarasota Orchestra is looking forward to returning to the concert hall this fall....




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