The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Youth Orchestras Present Their Winter Concert, 3/3
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2014 The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Youth Orchestras (CSOYO) continue their 2013-2014 season on March 3 at 7:30pm at Brainerd Baptist Church with a concert performed by the Symphony Orchestra with Gary Wilkes conducting, featuring selections from The Planets by Gustav Holst. The massive work by Gustav...
Andres Orozco-Estrada's First Recording with the Houston Symphony Out on DVD & Blu-ray
by Tyler Peterson - December 10, 2014 From the home city of manned spaceflight, the Houston Symphony announced today that it has released The Earth-An HD Odyssey on DVD and Blu-ray. The Earth-An HD Odyssey is the highly anticipated second installment of the Symphony's groundbreaking HD Odyssey film trilogy and Music Director Andrés Oroz...
Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra Welcomes Emily Fromm as the New Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2014 The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce its new staff member, Emily Fromm. Fromm returns to the Ann Arbor area after living in North Adams, Massachusetts where she worked at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) in the Box Office and Performing Arts departments. He...
BWW Reviews: FAC's FOREVER PLAID Is Nostalgic in the Best Way
by Christi Esterle - May 11, 2014 Forever Plaid has what is probably my favorite premise for a revue show: on February 9th, 1964, a close-harmony quartet called Forever Plaid is on their way to their first big show when their car crashes with a bus and all four members are killed. (The bus was transporting a group of schoolgirls to ...
Hans Graf & BSO to Perform Perform Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with Ray Chen, 5/22-24
by Tyler Peterson - May 02, 2014 The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) will welcome internationally-renowned guest conductor Hans Graf and violinist Ray Chen, winner of the International Yehudi Menuhin and Queen Elizabeth competitions, in a performance of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto on Thursday, May 22 and Friday, May 23 at 8 p....
Bramwell Tovey to Lead LA Phil in THE PLANETS, 9/9
by Tyler Peterson - September 05, 2014 Conductor Bramwell Tovey returns to the Hollywood Bowl to lead the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Women of Pacific Chorale in Gustav Holst's The Planets on Tuesday, September 9, at 8 pm. The performance will be accompanied by astonishing high-definition images from NASA and JPL rovers and satellites, ...
Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra Kicks Off Nov 2013 Chamber, Main Stage, & Family Concerts
by Rosie Hertzman - November 01, 2013 Join your A2SO musicians today, November 1 at 1:30 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor for a delightful hour-long chamber music recital featuring A2SO's Woodwind Quintet and a variety of beautiful musical selections from around the world. Single tickets are $10 and are available...
VIDEO: Behind the Scenes - New York Choral Society Presents Jennifer Higdon's THE SINGING ROOMS
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2014 The New York Choral Society (NYCS) returns to Carnegie Hall under the baton of David Hayes on Tuesday, April 29th at 8pm to perform the New York premiere of Pulitzer Prize winning composer Jennifer Higdon's The Singing Rooms in Carnegie Hall with a special appearance by acclaimed violinist Jennifer ...
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Announces 2014-15 Season
by Diana Heisroth - January 13, 2014 Coming off the acclaimed and wildly popular LumenoCity event in August and the first half of Louis Langrée's blockbuster inaugural season as Music Director, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is positioned for an extraordinary 2014-15 season that will not only feature musical performances at th...
PLANET HOPPING to Play Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College, 11/15-16
by Tyler Peterson - November 10, 2013 The innovative HT@MTC Performance Incubator will premiere Planet Hopping, a full-length puppet musical with live music by the "kindie rock" band, Lunch Money, on November 15 and 16 at Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College. Co-produced by Belle et Bete Productions, the one-of-a-kind show wil...
Salon/Sanctuary Concerts Presents PERPETUAL MOTION: GALILEO AND HIS REVOLUTIONS Featuring Galileo's Daughters, 2/7
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2014 A moving and compelling account of a remarkable moment in the history of science, human thought and music, Perpetual Motion ties together the groundbreaking music of Galileo's day, narration by acclaimed best-selling science writer Dava Sobel, (author of Galileo's Daughter) and high-definition image...
Wakka Wakka to Open BABY UNIVERSE (A PUPPET ODYSSEY) Off-Broadway Next Month
by BWW News Desk - December 26, 2014 The award-winning theatre company Wakka Wakka presents a strictly-limited return engagement of the acclaimed BABY UNIVERSE (A Puppet Odyssey), written and directed by Wakka Wakka members Kirjan Waage and Gwendolyn Warnock, featuring over 30 expressive hand-and-rod puppets created by Mr. Waage....
Leo Phoenix Releases SPARKFIRE
by Christina Mancuso - February 24, 2014 It's no secret that many people struggle with growing up. Whether that person can't make friends or gets bullied by others, a sense of direction at a young age can go a long way. Author Leo Phoenix hopes to give children a sense of direction and assurance, in his new book 'Sparkfire: The Star Whose ...
Astrophysicist Dr. Mario Livio to Join BSO for THE PLANETS, 11/7 & 10
by Tyler Peterson - October 28, 2013 The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is pleased to announce that internationally-known astrophysicist Dr. Mario Livio will join Music Director Marin Alsop as a special guest throughout next week's presentation of Gustav Holst's The Planets. On Thursday, November 7 and Sunday, November 10 at the Jo...
Cleveland POPS Present A TRIBUTE TO NASA: TO REACH THE UNREACHABLE STARS Tonight
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2014 The Cleveland POPS Orchestra with conductor Carl Topilow and Cleveland-based NASA Glenn Research Center are collaborating in a music and video celebration of the remarkable spirit of exploration and discovery of the men and women of NASA. The concert titled 'A Tribute to NASA' and subtitled 'To Reac...
Sneak Peek - Tonight's RED PLANET ROVER on Discovery Channel
by Caryn Robbins - December 18, 2014 It's a stunning breakthrough that will forever change the way we look at the world: on Tuesday, NASA announced that the Curiosity rover found organics on Mars, the necessary building blocks of life....
Edinburgh International Festival Concludes
by Sally Henry Fuller - August 31, 2014 The 2014 Edinburgh International Festival comes to a close tonight with the Virgin Money Fireworks Concert, performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, marking the final event of Sir Jonathan Mills's eight year tenure as Festival Director....
Cleveland POPS to Present A TRIBUTE TO NASA: TO REACH THE UNREACHABLE STARS, 4/25
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2014 The Cleveland POPS Orchestra with conductor Carl Topilow and Cleveland-based NASA Glenn Research Center are collaborating in a music and video celebration of the remarkable spirit of exploration and discovery of the men and women of NASA. The concert titled 'A Tribute to NASA' and subtitled 'To Reac...
Ring in the New Year with Andres Orozco-Estrada and the Houston Symphony, Jan 2014
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2013 The Houston Symphony's January calendar features two out-of-this-world concerts with Music Director Designate Andres Orozco-Estrada including Mozart's Jupiter Symphony on January 3, 4 and 5 and a double-header performance of The Planets And The Earth - An HD Odyssey on January 9, 11 and 12....
The Cleveland POPS Orchestra with the NASA Glenn Research Center Present A TRIBUTE TO NASA- TO REACH THE UNREACHABLE STARS, 4/25
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2014 The Cleveland POPS Orchestra with conductor Carl Topilow and Cleveland-based NASA Glenn Research Center are collaborating in a music and video celebration of the remarkable spirit of exploration and discovery of the men and women of NASA. The concert titled “A Tribute to NASA” and subtitled “To Reac...
PNT Presents THE BIG BANG 8/21-31
by Sally Henry Fuller - August 07, 2014 In a partnership with Williamston Theatre, the smash hit musical "The Big Bang" will come to Performance Network Theatre for a special two-week engagement August 21-31. Tickets are on sale now. Ticket holders that had shows cancelled when the Theatre temporarily suspended operations can use those ti...
The Tuvan Throat Singers, Hun Huur Tu, Come to the Harris Center, 4/16
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2014 As they began touring in the West seventeen years ago, Huun Huur Tu almost single-handedly introduced the outside world to the boundless wealth of Tuvan traditions, thanks in great part to their superior musicianship. Audiences at Harris Center for the Arts in Folsom will be introduced to what The T...
ASYO to Perform at Florida State University & in Joint Concert with Columbus State this Spring
by Tyler Peterson - March 11, 2014 The Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra (ASYO) has announced a performance at Ruby Diamond Concert Hall at Florida State University (FSU) on Saturday, March 29, 2014, at 7:30 p.m, and a joint concert with the Columbus State University Philharmonic at the Bill Heard Theatre in the RiverCenter for the Pe...
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - New York Choral Society Presents Jennifer Higdon's THE SINGING ROOMS Tonight
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2014 The New York Choral Society (NYCS) returns to Carnegie Hall under the baton of David Hayes tonight, April 29th at 8pm to perform the New York premiere of Pulitzer Prize winning composer Jennifer Higdon's The Singing Rooms in Carnegie Hall with a special appearance by acclaimed violinist Jennifer Koh...
Sasha De Sola & Tiit Helimets Set for SLEEPING BEAUTY at Allen Civic Ballet, 5/17
by Tyler Peterson - February 05, 2014 SASHA DE SOLA, soloist of the San Francisco Ballet, and TIIT HELIMETS, principal dancer of the San Francisco Ballet, will appear as guest artists in a collaborative performance co-presented by the Allen Civic Ballet and the Allen Philharmonic. Ms. De Sola and Mr. Helimets will dance the Grand Pas de... |