Lucy Moses

World Music Institute to Present New York Guitar Festival 25th Anniversary

World Music Institute will co-present the 25th anniversary New York GuitarFestival, and spotlight the wealth of international talent and diverse guitar styles that the festival has brought to NYC for over two decades.

James Earl Jones Theatre and La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club Receive Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards

The New York Landmarks Conservancy has announced the winners of the 2024 Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards, the Conservancy's highest honors for excellence in preservation. Learn more about the winners here!

Park Avenue Chamber Symphony Kicks Off 2023-2024 Season With TRANSCENDENT TRIUMPH Next Month

The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony has announced its 2023-2024 season, including five programs led by music director David Bernard.

Nine Young Musicians To Compete In The Final Round Of Vancouver Symphony USA's National Young Artist Competition

Nine extraordinary young musicians will compete in the final round of Vancouver Symphony USA's National Young Artist Competition on October 15. Finalists have been announced for VSO USA's 29th Annual Young Artist Competition.

Two-Time Grammy-Winner Sasha Cooke Comes To Kaufman Music Center, May 25

Many musicians were out of work in 2020, and during a time of uncertainty and unemployment, mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke raised funds to commission over 30 artists to create 17 new songs. These composers and librettists collaborated with her to create the GRAMMY-nominated album how do i find you. 

Kaufman Music Center To Present Mezzo Soprano Sasha Cooke In Concert This Month

On May 25 at 7:30PM, the internationally acclaimed opera star brings her program to Kaufman Music Center's Merkin Hall with pianist Kirill Kuzmin.

Arts Garage To Present TAP DANCING THROUGH AUSCHWITZ, December 22 & 24

Marjorie Waldo, President & CEO of Arts Garage, today reminded theater fans of an upcoming and thought-provoking production by powerful local playwright Tyler Ellman.

iSING! Suzhou to Present North American Premiere of ECHOES OF ANCIENT TANG POEMS

In celebration of Lunar New Year, the iSING! Suzhou International Young Artists Festival announced the North American premiere of Echoes of Ancient Tang Poems on Friday, January 6, 2023, at 7:30 PM at the Kimmel Center's Verizon Hall in Philadelphia, and Saturday, January 7, at 7:30 PM at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall in New York.

Christopher Martin and Kristin Sampson Join Park Avenue Chamber Symphony For 2022-2023 Season Kickoff

The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony kicks off its 2022-2023 season with “From Bach to Mozart: A Classical Journey”—an immersive InsideOut Concerts production featuring soloists Christopher Martin (Principal Trumpet, New York Philharmonic) and Kristin Sampson (Lead Soprano, New York City Opera). 

Park Avenue Chamber Symphony Announces its 2022/23 Season, 'Journeys and Soundscapes'

The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony has announced their 2022-23 season “Journeys and Soundscapes” featuring world class soloists, innovative experiences and symphonic music spanning Bach through Prokofiev.  

Kaufman Music Center Launches $10 Million Campaign to Double its Endowment to $20 Million

At its 2022 Spring Gala on June 7, Kaufman Music Center launched a new campaign to double its endowment that supports music programs for more than 3,000 talented students and 50,000 audience members of all backgrounds each year. 

Tickets on Sale for Christiane Noll & Nathan R. Matthews Led Riverside Opera Ensemble Concert

Tickets are still available for the concert presented by The Riverside Opera Ensemble at Merkin Hall featuring Tony nominee Christiane Noll (Ragtime) and Nathan R. Matthews who is producing as well as performing in the show. 

Imani Winds to Premiere Andy Akiho's BELOUD, BELOVING, BELONGING �¿May 5 at Merkin Hall

On Thursday, May 5 at 7:30 pm, the 2022 Ecstatic Music series concludes with the world premiere of composer Andy Akiho’s BeLoud, BeLoved, BeLonging by Akiho and 2022 GRAMMY nominees and Kaufman Music Center Artists-in-Residence Imani Winds at Merkin Hall. Inspired by the sound of 2019 protests by immigrant detainees at the Metropolitan Detention Center, the piece has been workshopped with a group of incarcerated young men at Rikers Island and will be performed around the country following the May 5 concert.

Christiane Noll & Edward Parks to Headline Concert of New Music by Nathan R. Matthews & Drew Fornarola

Nathan R. Matthews is producing and performing in a concert for The Riverside Opera Ensemble at Merkin Hall at the Kaufman Music Center on May 16th. Tony nominee Christiane Noll (Ragtime) and Grammy winner Edward Parks (The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs) will headline the concert of new music by Dreamworks composer Drew Fornarola and Matthews himself.

March Performances Announced At Merkin Hall

March at Kaufman Music Center spotlights an exciting array of emerging artists. Two performers beyond category – vocalist/composer/performance artist Holland Andrews and composer/multi-instrumentalist/interdisciplinary artist Darian Donovan Thomas – collaborate for the first time thanks to Ecstatic Music (Thursday, March 31).

Kaufman Music Center Announces BRIDGES Series

In the exceptionally busy month of February, Kaufman Music Center spotlights two of this year's Artists-in-Residence on its new Bridges series, which features artists who reach across conventional barriers.

ETHEL String Quartet to Continue Composer Commissioning Project At Brooklyn Public Library

In collaboration with ETHEL's Foundation for the Arts, BPL will present new works by commissioned New York City-based composers from the most recent round of ETHEL's HomeBaked commissioning initiative.

InsideOut Concerts Returns With Maxim Lando For The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony Season Opener

Opening their 2021/22 season, the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony and Music Director David Bernard celebrate the return of live audiences with 'Venerable Variations', a concert program encompassing Mozart's Concert Rondo in D for Piano and Orchestra, Brahms's Variations on a Theme by Haydn, and Elgar's Enigma Variations. Rising young pianist Maxim Lando, winner of the 2020 Gilmore Young Artist Award and perhaps best-known for partnering Lang Lang while the Chinese pianist was injured (Lando played the parts for Lang Lang's injured left hand).

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA's National Young Artist Competition Finals Upcoming On October 17

The exciting final round of the 27th annual Young Artist Concerto Competition will take place live on October 17, 2021 at 1 PM PDT at First Presbyterian Church in Vancouver, WA, USA.

David Bernard and Park Avenue Chamber Symphony Announce 2021/22 Season

The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony and their Music Director David Bernard have announced their 2021-22 season. The ensemble are riding high after some excellent reviews for their recent recording,