SARASOTA CLASSICAL MUSIC NEWS COVERAGE - PAGE 4

Sarasota Orchestra has announced the re-imagining of the Sarasota Music Festival (SMF), which will take place over eight days in June 2021. Four concerts and a lecture will showcase faculty artists and former fellows. All performances will follow safety protocols practiced by the Sarasota Orchestra ...

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....

 Saratoga Performing Arts Center has announced that it has partnered with Pitney Meadows Community Farm to bring back the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center for its annual Saratoga Springs residency....

Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota will present Ventures in Brass, with the Venice Symphony Brass Quintet, Sunday, March 28 at 3:00 p.m., outdoors at Nathan Benderson Park, 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle, Sarasota....

Choral Artists of Sarasota’s 42nd season, entitled “Rise Up!” continues with “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” which features” uplifting songs from Broadway musicals. Through adversity, many characters of the Broadway musical “rise up” and successfully confront life challenges, inspiring ...

Earlier this year, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe will be featured on an episode of WEDU PBS' “Arts Plus” program; this segment received a 2020 Suncoast Regional Emmy nomination from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. This month, WBTT will be featured in an hour-long documenta...

BroadwayWorld is excited to announce the launch of Stage Mag, a new service for easily creating modern, fully interactive show programs for all types of productions, from streaming to broadcast to in-person. It begins like a traditional show program with cover art, cast and creative team details, an...

On December 1, 2020, Sarasota Orchestra will participate in Giving Tuesday, joining millions around the world engaging in the global generosity movement. Sarasota Orchestra is raising funds to sustain its mission to provide live music to the community during the pandemic. ...

Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota has announced that its next two concerts, Palm Court Treasures, a light-hearted musical tribute to the romance and elegance of the Edwardian era (November 23, 5:30 pm at Historic Spanish Point), and the Florida Jazz Masters featuring Dick Hyman and six of Florida's...

The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall has provided an update to patrons on the status of the 2020-2021 subscription season shows. The upcoming season's Broadway, Classical and Dance shows are moving to a future season, with many Subscriber Specials moving as well....

Due to community response, the streaming video of the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe and Key Chorale collaboration, “American Roots: The Gospel Experience,” is being held over. The presentation – which is available in open-captioned and non-captioned format – will now be available through No...

Tune in right here today, October 29 (3pm ET), as he chats with one of Broadway favorite Beth Malone. Beth will soon join Seth Rudetsky for two very special concerts on Sunday, November 1 (8pm) and Monday, November 2 (3pm)....

Tune in right here today, October 28 (12pm ET), as he chats with Rafael Casal and Adrienne Warren, who star in one-night-only virtual Halloween benefit concert presentation of The Nightmare Before Christmas, benefitting the Actors Fund and the Lymphoma Research Foundation. ...

Today Sarasota Orchestra launched sales for its very first season of streamed concerts. All 13 programs planned for a reimagined 2020-2021 concert season will be available to watch online for $10 per concert. A discounted subscription package for all 13 programs is available for $100. ...

Tune in right here today, October 21 (12pm ET), as he chats with one of Broadway's favorite leading ladies, LaChanze. LaChanze will soon join Seth Rudetsky for two very special concerts on Sunday, October 25 (8pm) and Monday, October 26 (3pm). ...

Tune in right here as he chats with composer John McDaniel, Javier Muñoz, George Salazar, and Joshua Colley from Stick and Stones, which premieres today, October 16, 2020, as part of National Bullying Prevention Month....

Tune in right here today, October 16 (12pm ET), as he chats with Broadway's original Dreamgirl, Jennifer Holliday, who celebrates her 60th birthday in concert on Monday, October 19 (8pm)!...

Tune in right here today, October 15 (4:30pm ET), as he chats with Broadway beltress Keala Settle. Keala will soon Seth Rudetsky for two very special concerts on Sunday, October 18 (8pm) and Monday, October 19 (3pm)....

Tune in right here today, October 14 (5pm ET), as he chats with Broadway couple Jenn Colella and Chilina Kennedy about Divas For Democracy: United We Slay, which streams this Sunday, October 18 (8pm). ...

Tune in right here today, October 14 (3:30pm ET), as Richard chats with Heidi Schreck and Oliver Butler, whose What the Constitution Means to Me premieres Friday on Prime Video!...

Tune in right here today, October 14 (12pm ET), as Richard chats with the wonderful Kate Rockwell. Kate who headlines a concert with Radio Free Birdland on Thursday, October 15 at 7PM ET....

Tune in right here today, October 13 (3:30pm ET), as Richard chats with New York City Ballet Principal Dancer, Tiler Peck, curates and stars in A New Stage. Available to stream starting October 16, A New Stage gives you a front-row seat to experience world-class artistry from the comfort of you...

A revised lineup has been announced for Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota's 2020-21 25th Anniversary Season. ...

Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota makes its first foray into outdoor concerts with Under the Stars, an inspired celebration of opera and musical theatre featuring the voices of soprano Jennifer Kreider and tenor Austin Cripe, October 26, 5:30 p.m., on the bay front at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens,...

Tune in right here today, October 8 (12pm ET), as he chats with Tony winner Beth Leavel who will headline concerts with Seth Rudetsky on October 11 (8pm) and 12 (3pm)....

Tune in right here today, October 7 (12pm ET), as Richard Ridge chats with Noam Ash, Mike Heslin and Jay Armstrong Johnson from the new web series, BoyFriends....

Sarasota Orchestra announced today a reimagined season that brings the joy and inspiration of classical and pops music to the community while maintaining health and safety for its patrons, musicians, staff and volunteers. ...

Tune in right here today, October 1 (12pm ET), as he chats with Broadway's favorite couple, Orfeh and Andy Karl, who will headline concerts with Seth Rudetsky on October 4 (8pm) and 5 (3pm)....

In October 2019, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe and Key Chorale came together for an exuberant collaboration with a?oeAmerican Roots: The Gospel Experience.a?? The arts organizations explored the rich tradition of Black gospel music in America through three sold-out performances at churches in Saras...

Sarah Brightman's HYMN IN CONCERT tour has been rescheduled from October 2020 until November/December of 2021....

Thanks to the generosity of Sarasota Orchestra's patrons, the initial goal of $50,000 toward the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation's match challenge has been met. In recognition of Toulmin's service as Board Chair, the Orchestra's current and immediate past Board Chairs have contributed an additional $...

Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota has announces its 2020-21 25th Anniversary Season....

To maintain a connection to the Sarasota-Manatee community following the cancellation of the 2020 Sarasota Music Festival (SMF), the festival's artistic leadership, fellows and faculty are producing a virtual collaboration with Sarasota Orchestra's Music Moves Us initiative....

Sarasota Orchestra has made the difficult decision to cancel the Summer Music Camp. This decision was made in response to the current coronavirus global pandemic and based on risk factors that prevent the camp from operating while successfully supporting the health and safety of our campers, musicia...

Sarasota Orchestra was awarded a ­­­­­$50,000 Arts Appreciation grant from Gulf Coast Community Foundation. This grant supports the Orchestra fulfill our mission amid the unprecented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic....

Sarasota Orchestra has announced the cancellation of the remainder of its 2019/2020 season and the Sarasota Music Festival in June. This decision was made in response to the current COVID-19 global pandemic and based on guidance from government and health officials....

To maintain a connection to the Sarasota and Manatee community during a period of social distancing, Sarasota Orchestra artistic leadership, musicians and staff are producing a virtual connectivity initiative....

Some of the greatest works of music ever composed, performed by many of the world's finest soloists, will be part of Sarasota Orchestra's 2020 - 2021 season....

Artist Series Concerts concludes its 2020 Venice series with BoyGirlBoyGirl, Tuesday, March 24, at the Plantation Golf & Country Club, 500 Rockley Boulevard, Venice. The evening opens with dinner at 6:00 p.m., followed by the performance at 7:30 p.m. Joined by pianist Joseph Holt, the quartet will...

The future of great music is on display as pianist Marco Jimenez, 17, and clarinetist Lenora Galeziowski, 16, take the stage. These two students, the winners of the Edward & Ida Wilkof Young Artists Concerto Competition, will experience the 'Thrill of a Lifetime' on February 29 as they appear as sol...