David Shapiro News

Composer Mohammed Fairouz's latest large-scale work, In The Shadow of No Towers (Symphony No. 4 for Wind Ensemble), will have its world premiere in the Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday, March 26, with the University of Kansas Wind Ensemble conducted by the group's Artistic Director, Paul Popiel. The concert, which benefits the 9/11 Memorial, also features the New York premiere of the wind ensemble version of Philip Glass's Timpani Concerto, with soloists Gwendolyn Burgett and Ji Hye Jung.

Everyman Theatre has announced a brand new partnership with Charm City Gourmet, Baltimore's newest gourmet food truck. Beginning this January, the Charm City Gourmet, known for its delicious contemporary American cuisine, will be stationed outside of the new Everyman Theatre for several hours before every public performance.

Rebecca Allan, widely known for her vibrant and lyrical abstract paintings inspired by the watershed landscape, revisits her relationship to figurative work in Kindred: Portraits of Couples in the Arts, an upcoming solo exhibition of paintings and drawings, today, June 12 through June 30, 2012, at 2/20 Gallery in Chelsea. See below for a sneak preview of Allan's work!

Rebecca Allan, widely known for her vibrant and lyrical abstract paintings inspired by the watershed landscape, revisits her relationship to figurative work in Kindred: Portraits of Couples in the Arts, an upcoming solo exhibition of paintings and drawings, June 12-30, 2012, at 2/20 Gallery in Chelsea. See below for a sneak preview of Allan's work!

Rebecca Allan revisits her relationship to figurative work in Kindred: Portraits of Couples in the Arts, an upcoming solo exhibition of paintings and drawings, June 12-30, 2012, at 2/20 Gallery in Chelsea.

Miller Theatre opens the 2011-12 season with an ambitious, three-night staging of James Dillon's Nine Rivers, a symphonic cycle of monumental proportions, and one of the most talked-about new works of the past few years.

Portland Ovations in collaboration with Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ and LARK Society for Chamber Music is proud to present contemporary composer Phil Kline's John the Revelator at Merrill Auditorium on Sunday, May 15th at 3 p.m.

Two new operatic monodramas featuring two iconic mothers will receive their first public concert readings a day after Mother's Day.

Two new operatic monodramas featuring two iconic mothers will receive their first public concert readings a day after Mother's Day.

On Tuesday, May 3 at 7:00pm, the New York Festival of Song (NYFOS) closes its 2010-11 season with NYFOS Next: PHIL KLINE & FRIENDS, as part of The Movado Hour at the Baryshnikov Arts Center.

Portland Ovations in collaboration with Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ and LARK Society for Chamber Music is proud to present contemporary composer Phil Kline's John the Revelator at Merrill Auditorium on Sunday, May 15th at 3 p.m.

Two new operatic monodramas featuring two iconic mothers will receive their first public concert readings a day after Mother's Day.

During these times of international unrest, tragic natural disaster, and global unease, the topic of "sanctuary," defined as a "sacred, holy place or a place of refuge' becomes more and more relevant.

An exciting selection of established and emerging poets and composers have been commissioned by the New York City based new music ensemble Lunatics at Large (www.lunaticsensemble.com) to write works on the theme of 'sanctuary,' which is a 'sacred, holy place or a place of refuge.'

During these times of international unrest, tragic natural disaster, and global unease, the topic of "sanctuary," defined as a "sacred, holy place or a place of refuge' becomes more and more relevant.

Two new operatic monodramas featuring two iconic mothers will receive their first public concert readings a day after Mother's Day.

On Tuesday, May 3 at 7:00pm, the New York Festival of Song (NYFOS) closes its 2010-11 season with NYFOS Next: PHIL KLINE & FRIENDS, as part of The Movado Hour at the Baryshnikov Arts Center.

An exciting selection of established and emerging poets and composers have been commissioned by the New York City based new music ensemble Lunatics at Large (www.lunaticsensemble.com) to write works on the theme of 'sanctuary,' which is a 'sacred, holy place or a place of refuge.'

"The Sanctuary Project" features composers Andre Bregegere, Mohammed Fairouz, Raphael Fusco, Laura Koplewitz, & Alex Shapiro; Their music is paired with poetry by Rob Buchert, Joanna Fuhrman, David Shapiro.