Edgar Meyer News

Classical tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 8 PM, as part of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association's 2011/12 World Music Series. Hussain is joined by Masters of Percussion, an ensemble of leading percussion artists, the Meitei Pung Cholom Performing Troupe which combines dance, drumming and martial arts, and special guest, kathak dancer, Antonia Minnecola.

'Unforgettable can come in small moments and big moments. This year, we are going BIG!' says Giancarlo Guerrero, Music Director of the GRAMMY Award-winning Nashville Symphony. Performing more than 140 concerts annually, Nashville Symphony will bring size and substance to its upcoming 2012/13 season, beginning with a performance of Mahler's larger-than-life Eighth Symphony. World-class guest artists performing at Schermerhorn Symphony Center throughout the season include Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, Boyz II Men, Charlie Haden, Esperanza Spalding andYo-Yo Ma.

Yo-Yo Ma, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer and Stuart Duncan bring groundbreaking 'The Goat Rodeo Sessions' to movie theaters nationwide for a live big screen performance on Tuesday, January 31 at 7:30pm ET. Presented by NCM Fathom and Sony Masterworks, the group will perform songs off their critically-acclaimed, American bluegrass album LIVE from the House of Blues Boston.

Bringing an ensemble of musical talent together, NCM Fathom and Sony Masterworks is presenting The Goat Rodeo Sessions LIVE featuring Yo-Yo Ma, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer, Stuart Duncan and guest vocalist Aoife O'Donovan, an exclusive in-theater concert event on Tuesday, January 31 at 7:30 p.m. ET/ 6:30 p.m. CT/ 8:00 p.m.

Yo-Yo Ma, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer and Stuart Duncan bring groundbreaking 'The Goat Rodeo Sessions' to movie theaters nationwide for a live big screen performance on Tuesday, January 31 at 7:30pm ET. Presented by NCM Fathom and Sony Masterworks, the group will perform songs off their critically-acclaimed, American bluegrass album LIVE from the House of Blues Boston.

Metropolis Ensemble has announced the inaugural concert of its new Resident Artists Series - concerts, musical events, and social gatherings that feature the Ensemble's leading artists as solo instrumentalists in creative collaborations with composers from diverse genres and styles.

Eminent artists, friends and peers of this year's five honorees converged in Washington, D.C., on December 4 to present entertaining and heartfelt tributes at THE 34TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, an entertainment special to be broadcast tonight on the CBS Television Network with Caroline Kennedy as host for the ninth consecutive year.

Eminent artists, friends and peers of this year's five honorees converged in Washington, D.C., last night (Dec. 4) to present entertaining and heartfelt tributes at THE 34TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, an entertainment special to be broadcast Tuesday, Dec. 27 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, with Caroline Kennedy as host for the ninth consecutive year

So what is a 'goat rodeo'? As Yo Yo Ma puts it, 'If there were forks in the road and each time there was a fork, the right decision was made, then you get to a goat rodeo.'

Metropolis Ensemble has announced the inaugural concert of its new Resident Artists Series - concerts, musical events, and social gatherings that feature the Ensemble's leading artists as solo instrumentalists in creative collaborations with composers from diverse genres and styles.

Tanglewood, one of the world's most beloved music festivals and the famed summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra located in the beautiful Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts, celebrates its 75th anniversary season, June 22-September 2, with a spectacular lineup of musical guests and programs that spotlight Tanglewood's rich tradition of presenting summertime concerts at their best since 1937.

So what is a 'goat rodeo'? As Yo Yo Ma puts it, 'If there were forks in the road and each time there was a fork, the right decision was made, then you get to a goat rodeo.'

An active Twitter user, Rosanne Cash has enlisted her followers to vote for the songs to be featured on her upcoming radio concert, 'Live From Zone C' (as she refers to her home).

SONY MASTERWORKS is releasing The Goat Rodeo Sessions, a landmark album project by four of the great instrumentalists in music today, on Tuesday, October 25, 2011.

Thanks to a fortuitous 'goat rodeo,' Sony Masterworks is releasing The Goat Rodeo Sessions, a landmark album project by four of the great instrumentalists in music today, on Monday, October 24, 2011.

An active Twitter user, Rosanne Cash has enlisted her followers to vote for the songs to be featured on her upcoming radio concert, 'Live From Zone C' (as she refers to her home).

Thanks to a fortuitous 'goat rodeo,' Sony Masterworks is releasing The Goat Rodeo Sessions, a landmark album project by four of the great instrumentalists in music today, on Monday, October 24, 2011.

As Pulitzer and 9-time Grammy Award®-winner Wynton Marsalis eases into his 50th birthday on October 18, 2011, he casts his memory back a dozen years to 1998-99.