Experiential Orchestra Comes to the Library of Congress in December
by Stephi Wild - Oct 24, 2024
On Friday, December 6, 2024 at 8pm, the GRAMMY Award-winning, New York-based Experiential Orchestra (EXO) led by Music Director James Blachly will bring one of its signature, immersive performances to the Library of Congress’s Coolidge Auditorium.
La Orquesta De Cámara De Bellas Artes Rememora El 130 Aniversario Luctuoso De Adolphe Sax, Creador Del Saxofón
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 27, 2024
La Orquesta de Cámara de Bellas Artes (OCBA) del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal) presentará dos estrenos durante su cuarto programa de la Primera Temporada 2024, bajo la dirección artística de Luis Manuel Sánchez y el saxofonista Rodrigo Garibay como solista invitado, el jueves 29 de febrero en la Sala Manuel M. Ponce del Palacio de Bellas Artes a las 20:00 horas y el domingo 3 de marzo en el Auditorio Silvestre Revueltas del Conservatorio Nacional de Música a las 12:00.
Martha Graham Dance Company Announces Spring 2020 Season At New York City Center
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 23, 2020
The world-renowned Martha Graham Dance Company presents the second season of The EVE Projecta?"a program celebrating female empowerment and the centennial of the 19th Amendment this year. The New York City Center season features acclaimed classics from Graham's repertory alongside works by some of today's top choreographers, including a world premiere by Andrea Miller and recent commissions from Pam Tanowitz and Maxine Doyle and Bobbi Jene Smith. Prima ballerina Diana Vishneva will be a guest star at the gala evening dancing Graham's Deep Song. Music for all of the Graham classics will be played live by The Mannes Orchestra. Performances are Wednesday, April 22 at 7pm (Opening Night Gala), Thursdaya?"Friday, April 23a?"24 at 8pm, Saturday, April 25 at 2pm and 8pm, and Sunday, April 26 at 2pm.
The Royal Conservatory of Music Releases February Schedule
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 3, 2019
Lagrime di San Pietro with Los Angeles Master Chorale staged by acclaimed director Peter Sellars on February 1 and 2; Oscar Peterson's AFRICA will receive its world premiere as part of TD Jazz Concerts; Susan Aglukark and Lacey Hill make their Koerner Hall debuts; Takács Quartet returns with a concert as part of The Royal Conservatory's two-season Beethoven 250 Festival; Raul Midón and Lionel Loueke share an evening on February 29; Pianists Murray Perahia and Daniil Trifonov sold out
Composer Dominick Argento Dies at Age 91
by Rebecca Russo - Feb 21, 2019
Boosey & Hawkes is sad to announce the death of leading opera and art song composer Dominick Argento, who passed away aged 91 on February 20, 2019, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Piano Phenom Kariné Poghosyan Joins The Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra On Saturday!
by A.A. Cristi - May 3, 2018
Armenian-American pianist Karine Poghosyan will be the featured soloist with the Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Conductor Russell Ger on Saturday, May 5th at 7:30pm. Titled Restive Reverie, the program will feature Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6, 'Pathetique' and Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor. The concert will take place at Aquinas Hall at Mount Saint Mary College. There will be a Shacklett concert preview at 6:30pm. Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 7:30pm Shacklett concert preview at 6:30pm Aquinas Hall, Mount Saint Mary College 330 Powell Ave, Newburgh, NY 12550
Soundbox Launches Its Third Season 12/9
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 28, 2016
SoundBox, the San Francisco Symphony's experimental performance venue and late-night live music series, opens its third season on December 9-10 with SFS Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas curating and conducting two concerts celebrating the life and work of visionary American composer, artist, writer, and activist Lou Harrison. This season marks the centennial of Lou Harrison's birth; Harrison was born in May 1917 and passed away in February 2003.
Haskell Small to Bring 'Journeys in Silence' to NYC, 5/9-10
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 22, 2016
Pianist and composer Haskell Small leads a quiet and contemplative life, despite living in the fast-paced urban environment of Washington DC. Small, an acclaimed composer and pianist, has long been fascinated with music that is primarily quiet, spacious and mystical. As part of his ongoing concert series, 'Journeys in Silence', Small has performed solo and chamber programs around the world. On May 9 and 10, he brings his penchant for quietude to New York City in two programs.