Aaron Copland

THE VILLAGE TRIP FESTIVAL Expands 2026 Program With New Events Celebrating Revolutionary Voices
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 3, 2026

The Village Trip Festival will present additional 2026 programming, including a Janis Siegel concert with guest Lea DeLaria and a WONDERFUL TOWN walking tour led by Jamie Bernstein.

Gemma New to Lead NZSO Wellington Town Hall Reopening and ENZSO Concert
by Rachel Stone - Sep 3, 2026

Gemma New will conclude her tenure with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra with a program marking the reopening of Wellington Town Hall, plus debuts with the Bayerische Staatsoper and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

Boston Landmarks Orchestra to Present Hispanic Heritage Concert in Chelsea
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 2, 2026

Boston Landmarks Orchestra will join student musicians from Chelsea High School Orchestra for a free concert celebrating Hispanic and Latin American cultural traditions, followed by food and refreshments.

Cape Ann Symphony to Open 75th Diamond Anniversary Season This Month
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 1, 2026

Cape Ann Symphony will launch its 75th season with THE 75TH FANTASTIQUE! at Manchester-Essex Regional High School, featuring a new work by composer Robert Bradshaw and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.

SF Symphony to Present A CONCERT FOR MTT Honoring Michael Tilson Thomas
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 1, 2026

The San Francisco Symphony will honor Michael Tilson Thomas with a memorial concert featuring longtime collaborators including Audra McDonald, Yuja Wang, and Jamie Bernstein at Davies Symphony Hall.

Juilliard's FALL FESTIVAL to Launch 2026-27 Performance Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 31, 2026

Juilliard's third annual Fall Festival will open the school's fall performance season with programming across its Music, Dance, Drama, Preparatory, and Extension divisions in New York.

Kendall Square Orchestra to Present 2026-27 Season at Sanders Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 27, 2026

The Kendall Square Orchestra will present a four-concert season led by Music Director Kristo Kondakçi, exploring freedom, identity and human connection at Sanders Theatre in Cambridge.

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld August 28, 2026: SIX THE MUSICAL To End Its Broadway Reign and More
by - Aug 28, 2026

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 28, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Review: BBC PROMS: AMERICAN CLASSICS, Royal Albert Hall
by Debbie Gilpin - Aug 27, 2026

This year’s Proms season has been awash with commemorations of America’s 250th anniversary, the entire season beginning with Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man” - and that piece featuring at several other points in various ways across the festival. So it was about time that there was a concert wholly focused on American composers, and celebrating the country’s more romantic aspects. It was only fitting that Marin Alsop curated the programme and was there to conduct the Philharmonia Orchestra.

Photos: New York Philharmonic to Tour Europe with Gustavo Dudamel, Oct. 9-22, 2026
by Rachel Stone - Aug 26, 2026

Gustavo Dudamel will lead the New York Philharmonic on a European tour from October 9-22, 2026, with stops in Paris, Barcelona, Madrid, Berlin, Hamburg and Vienna, marking his first tour as music director.

Review: LET IT BE ART! HAROLD CLURMAN'S LIFE OF PASSION at 1st Stage
by Doug Poms - Aug 24, 2026

Theater fans should run and catch Ronald Rand’s fascinating solo show about Harold Clurman's life and career, which is part of the Logan Festival of Solo Performance at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner, Virginia through August 30.

A PERFECT ROSE: DOROTHY PARKER SONGS to Open NYFOS Next Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 19, 2026

New York Festival of Song will present the world premiere of Jeremy Beck's Dorothy Parker Songs alongside works by Danika Lorén, Katie Ernst, Ricky Ian Gordon, and Ralph Rainger at The Theater at 150 W 17th Street.

Los Angeles Ballet Unveils 2026-27 Season Featuring COPPÉLIA, Hollywood Bowl Debut & More
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 19, 2026

Los Angeles Ballet will open its 21st season with a debut performance at the Hollywood Bowl, marking the company's first appearance at the iconic Los Angeles venue.

Review: GERSHWIN, BERNSTEIN & AMERICAN MOSAIC with the NSO, Gianandrea Noseda Conductor and Renée Fleming at Wolf Trap
by Elliot Lanes - Aug 20, 2026

One of the best way to celebrate America’s 250th birthday took place at Wolf Trap this past Saturday evening. The concert entitled Gershwin, Bernstein & American Mosaic featured great music from some of our most legendary composers as well as a new piece written by a modern day musical genius. All of this audible brilliance was executed superbly by YOUR National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) under the direction of Maestro Gianandrea Noseda.

AMERICAN CROSSROADS: THE SOUND OF AMERICA to Open South Bend Symphony Pops Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 19, 2026

Guest conductor Naima Burrs will lead the South Bend Symphony at the Morris Performing Arts Center in a program spanning Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring to music inspired by Route 66.

Photos: REQUIEM FOR AMERICA to Make U.S. Premiere With White Snake Projects in Boston
by Rachel Stone - Aug 17, 2026

White Snake Projects will present the U.S. premiere of Brent Michael Davids's REQUIEM FOR AMERICA, featuring the Boston Cecilia Chorus, Native American chorus, opera singers, and orchestra at NEC's Jordan Hall.

Greenwich Village Folk Festival to Mark 40th Anniversary With Concert
by Rachel Stone - Aug 14, 2026

The Village Trip will present a concert celebrating the Greenwich Village Folk Festival's 40th anniversary, featuring performers including Suzanne Vega, Noel Paul Stookey and John McCutcheon.

Martha Graham Dance Company to Present 2026-27 Season and Global Tour
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 12, 2026

Martha Graham Dance Company will present masterworks, new commissions, and Lamentation Variations while touring the US, Canada, England, Spain, Mexico, and China.

OF THE PEOPLE to Commemorate America's 250th With Sam Butler, Garrett Fasig
by Rachel Stone - Aug 12, 2026

Trumpeter Sam Butler and saxophonist Garrett Fasig lead the VISIONS JAZZ ENSEMBLE with vocalist April Varner on OF THE PEOPLE, an album reimagining American spirituals, folk songs and anthems as jazz.

American Symphony Orchestra to Launch Season With Free Concerts In Bryant Park And Kupferberg Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 10, 2026

Leon Botstein will lead the American Symphony Orchestra in a free memorial concert marking the 25th anniversary of September 11, with performances in Bryant Park and at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts in Queens.