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The Dessoff Choirs Unveils 2025-2026 Season Featuring Bach and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 30, 2025

​​​​​​​The Dessoff Choirs - led by Music Director Malcolm J. Merriweather - has revealed its 2025-2026 season. Learn more here and see how to purchase tickets!

Youth Orchestras of San Antonio Unveils 2025/26 YOSA Philharmonic Season at the Tobin Center
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 25, 2025

The Youth Orchestras of San Antonio (YOSA) has unveiled its 2025/26 YOSA Philharmonic concert season, offering a powerful lineup of orchestral masterworks, film favorites, festive collaborations, and thought-provoking tributes—all under the baton of Music Director and Philharmonic Conductor Troy Peters.

Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra to Kick Off Spain Tour With Free Concert In Millennium Park
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 2, 2025

Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras, which inspires and cultivates personal excellence through music, kicks off summer with a celebratory Tour of Spain Launch Concert. Learn more!

Cantus Reveals 2025-26 Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2025

 Cantus has announced its 2025-26 season activities, including performances at home in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul and on tour throughout the country, along with a new recording release and collaboration with Minnesota Public Radio.

Pasadena Chorale Celebrates American Choral Tradition With SING AMERICA PART 2 In June
by A.A. Cristi - May 17, 2025

Pasadena Chorale will conclude its 2024–2025 season with Sing America Part Two: E Pluribus Unum, a sweeping and celebratory program that showcases the richness and diversity of America's choral tradition, on Wednesday, June 11 at 7:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church Pasadena.

Baryshnikov Arts and Orchestra of St. Luke's Celebrate Milestone Anniversaries with Immersive Concert Experience
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 15, 2025

Baryshnikov Arts will continue the celebration of its milestone 20th anniversary this spring in collaboration with Orchestra of St. Luke’s (OSL) the organization that shares its building and which is marking its 50-year anniversary. 

Aspen Music Festival's Summer Lineup Includes Patti LuPone Concert, World Premiere, & More
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 26, 2025

This summer, vocal music takes center stage at the Aspen Music Festival and School (AMFS). The 2025 festival will present the staged world premiere of Siddhartha, She, a recital from Patti LuPone, and more.

Freddie Ballentine and Kunal Lahiry Recital Leads Slate of Spring Events at Seattle Opera
by Stephi Wild - Mar 19, 2025

Seattle Opera will kick off the spring season with an exciting pair of recitals, led by a special one-night-only appearance from tenor Freddie Ballentine and pianist Kunal Lahiry.

Gateways Festival Orchestra Returns To Carnegie Hall In April
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 11, 2025

Gateways Music Festival in association with Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester celebrates the transformative power of Black classical artistry with Spring Festival 2025 in Rochester, NY (April 21–24) and New York City (April 24–27).

Florida Grand Opera To Present FEMMES FANTASTIQUES: A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO WOMEN IN THE ARTS
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 6, 2025

Florida Grand Opera will present SongFest: Femmes Fantastiques, a dynamic and moving musical tribute celebrating the legacy and innovation of women composers.

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Unveils Inaugural Season With New Music Director Cristian Măcelaru
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 7, 2025

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) has unveiled its 2025­­­–26 season, the first under the leadership of new Music Director Cristian Măcelaru. This season introduces an ambitious programming vision that balances timeless orchestral works with contemporary voices.

Pasadena Chorale Celebrates American Choral Music With SING AMERICA PART ONE
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 5, 2025

Pasadena Chorale begins the second half of its 2024-2025 season with Sing America Part One: I, Too, a stirring program honoring the profound musical legacy of Black American composers while embracing new voices in choral music.

Sarah Cahill Honors International Women's Day At The Metropolitan Museum Of Art
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 5, 2025

Pianist Sarah Cahill will mark International Women's Day on Saturday, March 8, 2025 from 2-8pm with a six-hour marathon performance of music from her ongoing project The Future is Female presented by MetLiveArts at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1000 Fifth Avenue), in the European Paintings 1250-1800 Gallery 609.

Sarah Cahill Honors International Women's Day With THE FUTURE IS FEMALE
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 29, 2025

Pianist Sarah Cahill will mark International Women's Day on Saturday, March 8, 2025 from 2-8pm with a six-hour marathon performance of music from her ongoing project The Future is Female.

CLASSICAL QUEENS: OUR TIME Comes to the Morrison Center
by Stephi Wild - Dec 20, 2024

Classical Queens: Our Time is coming to the Morrison Center next month. The performance is on January 11. Learn more about the upcoming production and find out how to get tickets here!

Composer Julia Perry's Previously Unavailable Catalog Of Music Published By Videmus Inc.
by Blair Ingenthron - Dec 8, 2024

Videmus Inc. has announced that through a new relationship with Boosey & Hawkes, one of the world's leading classical music publishers, it will make available the previously unpublished music of composer Julia Perry.

Gershwin's Jazz Opera BLUE MONDAY Gets a Revival at São Paulo's Theatro Municipal
by Claudio Erlichman - Nov 2, 2024

Blue Monday was a one-act 'jazz opera' by George Gershwin. The libretto was written by Buddy DeSylva. The story is set in Harlem, inside a 'colored saloon', that is, a bar intended for African-Americans, where we see Joe, a gambler, planning to use his winnings to visit his sick mother, without sharing his plans with his beloved Vi.

The Dessoff Choirs Presents Annual MESSIAH SING And WELCOME YULE
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 31, 2024

Join The Dessoff Choirs for their annual MESSIAH SING on December 6 and the festive WELCOME YULE concerts on December 7 and 8, celebrating the holiday season with choral music in New York City.

Carnegie Hall Presents LEONARD BERNSTEIN â€" SYMPHONY No. 3 KADDISH
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 30, 2024

Carnegie Hall announced a performance of BERNSTEIN – SYMPHONY No. 3 'KADDISH,' featuring a powerful orchestral and choral arrangement.

The Dessoff Choirs Presents BRAHMS' REQUIEM: CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF DESSOFF
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 17, 2024

The Dessoff Choirs has announced a performance of Brahms' Requiem on November 2, featuring acclaimed artists Will Liverman and Joélle Harvey. The concert will take place at the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew.