The Philip Glass Institute (PGI) will launch with a performance by the Philip Glass Ensemble and a panel discussion with Philip Glass, Lisa Bielawa, the inaugural Composer-in-Residence and Chief Curator of the PGI, and Richard Kessler, Executive Dean of the College of Performing Arts, on January 6, 2019 at 4:30 pm, at The New School's Tishman Auditorium.
MUSE/IQUE continues its signature Uncorked series on Sunday, January 27, 2019, with ACAPELLA/AWAKENING, a musical journey of the transcendent power of the human voice. MUSE/IQUE founder and artistic director Rachael Worby will lead the Los Angeles Children's Choir Young Men's Ensemble, the Pasadena Master Chorale, Urban Voices Project, Ember Vocals, DC6 Singers, and T-Sisters in a specially curated program held at Pasadena's Westminster Presbyterian Church that illuminates the awe-inspiring power of choral music and a capella performance to uplift the soul.
Rockwell Table & Stage currently houses The Fuse Project's stunning, STUNNING production of SCISSORHANDS - A MUSICAL. Co-written by Kate Pazakis and Bradley Bredeweg (who also directs), the 1990 hit film Edward Scissorhands receives the Pazakis/Bredeweg Midas touch, updating the movie with gender-bending, social issues consciousness, and, as they both are known for including - incredible vocals.
Linda Shelton, Executive Director of The Joyce Theater Foundation, announced today the New York City dance organization's programming for its Spring/Summer '19 season. Featuring a host of New York and world premieres, as well as iconic works from lauded companies, The Joyce Theater fulfills its mission of promoting the richness and variety of the performing arts to embrace the entire spectrum of movement styles and traditions. the upcoming Joyce season is poised to deliver engaging pieces for dance aficionados and newcomers alike.
Two-time TONY Award nominee, Joey McKneely, teams with award-winning playwright, Randall David Cook, to bring you a new dance musical with music and lyrics by Edison Woods, Maxim Moston, and Karen Bishko.
The Tank will present the World Premiere of Real, written by Rodrigo Nogueira (The Ideal Obituary at The Tank) and directed by Erin Ortman (One Thousand Nights and One Day with Prospect Theater Company) in the 99-seat theater at The Tank (312 West 36th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues), January 3-20, 2019.
The holidays are Rob Mathes' favorite time of year - they are the time that Mathes returns home to the Greenwich, Connecticut, area and performs his annual Holiday Concert. This year's concerts are December 14 and 15 at the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, and December 16 at the Schimmel Center in New York City. All three concerts are sold out and will feature Rob Mathes, his all-star band, his choir of 'Saints and Friends' and special guests Sting, Vanessa Williams and David Sanborn who will join Rob for a few holiday-themed songs at the Performing Arts Center. Sting and Vanessa Williams will also join Mathes at the Schimmel Center on Sunday for a few songs.
London-local songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sands has released his brand new double A-side single, 'Tomorrow's Gone' / 'Burning Man', on November 30, via Spaghetti Sounds. Sands will also be sharing a visual accompaniment for the 'Burning Man' part of his double A-side single, directed by Eddie Plex. Composed, produced and performed by Sands himself, the double A-side single follows on from his sophomore EP 'Waves Calling'. Sands has already received extensive support from tastemaker publications such as CLASH Mag, The 405, Wonderland Mag, Music Week, Noctis Magazine, Popdust, Spill Magazine and more, as well as airtime from prestigious stations including BBC Music 6's Radcliffe & Maconie and Soho Radio's Eddy Temple-Morris.
For the fourth consecutive year, The Iridium be hosting Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) artist showcases with the 2019 lineup featuring Grammy-award winning composer, singer and songwriter Jimmy Webb with Ashley Campbell on Friday, January 4; American folk singer Susan Werner and jazz vocalist Ann Hampton Callaway on Saturday, January 5; and jazz fingerstyle guitarists Martin Taylor & Laurence Juber on Sunday, January 6.
The holidays are Rob Mathes' favorite time of year - they are the time that Mathes returns home to the Greenwich, Connecticut, area and performs his annual Holiday Concert. This year's concerts are December 14 and 15 at the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, and December 16 at the Schimmel Center in New York City. All three concerts are sold out and will feature Rob Mathes, his all-star band, his choir of 'Saints and Friends' and special guests Sting, Vanessa Williams and David Sanborn who will join Rob for a few holiday-themed songs at the Performing Arts Center. Sting and Vanessa Williams will also join Mathes at the Schimmel Center on Sunday for a few songs.
The New School's College of Performing Arts (CoPA) today announced a landmark partnership with the Philip Glass Ensemble (PGE) and long-time PGE member, Lisa Bielawa, around the work of Philip Glass, one of the world's preeminent composers, musicians, and authors, to form a new learning and creative center. Building on Glass's enduring contributions to modern culture, the Philip Glass Institute (PGI) will offer students, faculty, and the public the opportunity to immerse themselves in the work of Philip Glass, other important artists within his circle, and the work of the iconic Philip Glass Ensemble. Renowned composer and long-time vocalist for the PGE Lisa Bielawa will become the inaugural Composer-in-Residence and Chief Curator of the Philip Glass Institute.
Houston-based independent record label Splice Records is thrilled to announce the Annual Bowie Elvis Fest on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019 from 7 p.m. - 1 a.m. at Barracuda, located at 611 E. Seventh St., Austin, Texas 78701. Honoring the Jan. 8 birthdays of David Bowie and Elvis, two of the most beloved and influential artists of the previous century, this year's annual event will feature music by Swimwear Department, Pecos Hank, Brian Scartocci and Henry & the Invisibles. Sponsors include Old Humble Whiskey Distillery, Deep Eddy Vodka and Texas Direct Insurance. Tickets are $15 presale and $20 at the door. Doors are at 7 p.m.Costumes encouraged. To purchase tickets in advance, please see here. For more info on BowiElvis Fest, please see here.
Lena Hall's ambitious and successful year long EP project - Lena Hall OBSESSED - comes to end this month with her lovely tribute to Chris Cornell, the iconic front man of Soundgarden and Audioslave. The four-track OBSESSED: CHRIS CORNELL stands as a vivid and stirring conclusion to the series, offering listeners the entrancing angst of the grunge era and a delightful reprieve from effusively ebullient holiday music.
The twelfth and final month of Tony Winner, Lena Hall's Obsessed is upon us and this month, Lena is obsessed with grunge legend Chris Cornell.
Pete Muller, who has performed his winsome combination of jazz, folk and pop everywhere from the Montreux Jazz Festival to the late, great Caffe Vivaldi in Greenwich Village (where he was a longtime resident artist), will be in concert at the Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3 in New York City on December 12 at 7:00pm.
THE GREEN ROOM 42 - Broadway's new contemporary cabaret club - has announced the return of acclaimed singer and songwriter SPENCER DAY, who continues his debut residency on Friday, December 14 at 7:00 PM.
Gijs Naber will play the leading part in Lazarus, the David Bowie musical. Naber plays the role of Thomas Newton. Ivo van Hove, who created the show together with Bowie and Enda Walsh in New York, will also direct the Dutch production.
SKB Records has announced the twelfth and final month of the groundbreaking new music and video series LENA HALL Obsessed from the Tony Award winner and Grammy nominee. Obsessed: Chris Cornell - celebrating the late Grunge trailblazer who fronted Soundgarden and Audioslave before creating his own unique brand of modern rock - is now available for pre-order
The legendary Nile Rodgers & CHIC will be coming to St. Petersburg's Duke Energy Center for the Arts - Mahaffey Theater to kick-off the New Year with a dance theme concert on Friday, January 18, 2019 at 8 pm presented by Live Nation and Bill Edwards Foundation for the Arts.
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