Edward W. Hardy News

Dr. Edward W. Hardy and the Jazz Studies Department at the University of Northern Colorado have won seven DownBeat Student Music Awards, including the Graduate College Outstanding Performance Award for Hardy's rendition of Tennessee Whiskey.

On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at 8:00 pm, composer-pianist Sho Kuon made her outstanding debut at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall alongside renowned international musicians. See phots from the evening below.

This evening, Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at 8:00 pm, composer-pianist Sho Kuon will give a chamber music recital in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Critically acclaimed violinist Dr. Edward W. Hardy, along with Andy Lin, Yuko Tsuda, Yoshiaki Okawa, Greg Pattillo, Seizan Fukuda, Lee Eika, Raphael Torn, and the Japan Choral Harmony, joins Kuon for this special evening.

Renowned composer-violinist Dr. Edward W. Hardy returns to The Metropolitan Museum of Art for Date Night At The Met.

Audible will present an encore engagement of Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares, starring Tony Award winner Laura Benanti. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Check out this brand new performance video from critically acclaimed composer-violinist Dr. Edward W. Hardy, who recently passed his dissertation defense, obtaining a Doctor of Arts degree from the University of Northern Colorado in the video here.

Step into the chilling embrace of darkness at a double bill affair, Sinister Soirée, featuring the macabre sounds of the classical piano trio, Ensemble Mycelium (violinist Edward W. Hardy, cellist Molly Aronson, and pianist Daniel Colalillo), and the experimental chamber Jazz trio, Malnoia (pianist Jorn Swart, bass clarinetist Lucas Pino, and violist Benni von Gutzeit).

Back by popular demand, composer-violinist Edward W. Hardy will return to The Metropolitan Museum of Art for 'Date Night At The Met,' a part of the ETHEL and Friends series.

Experience the musical journey of Edward W. Hardy's new performance 'Evolution: Inspired by the Evolution of Black Music'. Get an inside look into his upcoming dissertation about African American musical works. Watch the video now!

On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at 8:00 pm, composer-pianist Sho Kuon will give a chamber music recital in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.

Caramoor has unveiled its summer 2024 season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

The Harlem Chamber Players will present the 16th Annual Black History Month Celebration Concert at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

Assemblymember Eddie Gibbs will hold a prayer at the Harlem African Burial Ground to honor and remember the souls resting at the site.

An Unsung Symphony featuring the New York Philharmonic, singer Nia Drummond, and the Unsung Collective, will be presented this month. See who is performing and learn how to purchase tickets.

ETHEL and Friends brings Date Night to The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Great Hall Balcony Cafe next month. Performances will run March 8-9.

The Classical Theatre of Harlem has announced it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $75,000.00.

The winners of the 2024 Angie Southard Music Competition will perform on Feb 26th at the UNC Campus Commons Performance Hall.

“The Playhouse Sings: A Night for Swifties” will take the stage at Westport Country Playhouse on Friday, February 2, at 7 p.m. Songs from Grammy Award winner Taylor Swift's catalog will be performed by powerhouse voices, backed by a live band.  

On November 29, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater kicked off its 65th anniversary season at a star-studded Opening Night Gala complete with a rousing performance and party. Honorary Chairs for the evening were Tony®, Emmy®, and GRAMMY® Award-winning and Oscar-nominated actress, singer, author, and producer Cynthia Erivo and 3x Emmy® Award-winning co-host of ABC’s “The View” and 2x New York Times best-selling author Sunny Hostin. Check out photos here!

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 65th anniversary season kicks off New York City Center engagement celebrating legendary artistic director emerita Judith Jamison on Wednesday, November 29.