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Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW) presents Catalyst Quartet: Uncovered for the next concert in the 2020-21 Season. Recorded at the Cleveland Institute of Music's Mixon Hall, the concert premieres Saturday, February 13 at 7 pm PT on CMNW.org, and can be streamed through Saturday, February 20.

During this unusual and unforgettable season, without in-person concerts, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) continues to offer extraordinary music and to build new audiences – all via its new virtual home, TheConcertHall.ca, presented by TELUS.

New West Symphony continues its 2020-21 groundbreaking and reimagined season of “Global Sounds, Local Cultures” with Holocaust Remembrance. Coinciding with International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the festival begins Wednesday January 27, 2021 and runs through January 31, 2021.

On Friday, February 5, 2021, GRAMMY Award-winning Catalyst Quartet releases UNCOVERED Volume 1 on Azica Records.

The first of a multi-volume set, Volume 1 features the works of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor including his Quintet in G minor for Piano and Strings with pianist Stewart Goodyear, Fantasiestück, and Quintet in F sharp minor with clarinetist Anthony McGill.

Today, The Cleveland Orchestra announced details of its 2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration. In the Orchestra’s 41st year of offering music to celebrate and reflect on the life and legacy of Dr. King, it will provide a variety of ways for guests to honor him in the safety of their homes from January 14 through early February.

The Savannah Philharmonic has announced a fresh slate of concerts for 2021. Executive Director Amy Williams worked together with Music and Artistic Director Keitaro Harada to assemble a new collection of creative, community-oriented and entertaining concerts from January through June 2021.

The Minnesota Orchestra today announced a plan to continue its revised concert season through March 2021, with four Friday night concerts newly-designed for television, radio, and streaming audiences.

The New York Youth Symphony has announced the launch of new educational videos showcasing the history and works of composers from historically underrepresented communities.

​​​​​​​Chicago Philharmonic celebrates two influential black composers on Sunday, December 6 in their David Perry + Friends program presented in collaboration with Midsummer's Music.

Tonight, the 2020 Gateways Music Festival Finale Livestream Concert will feature the Traveling Through Time string quartet with Edward W. Hardy, violin (composer of The Woodsman); Candace Rembert, violin; Drew Alexander Forde, viola (social media influencer, ThatViolaKid); and more.

New West Symphony, with Grammy-winning conductor Michael Christie as Artistic and Music Director, continues its 2020-21 groundbreaking and reimagined season of 'Global Sounds, Local Cultures' on Sunday, November 15 at 3pm PT / 6pm ET with A Tour of India.

The 2020 Gateways Music Festival Finale Livestream Concert will feature the Traveling Through Time string quartet with Edward W. Hardy, violin (composer of The Woodsman); Candace Rembert, violin; Drew Alexander Forde, viola (@ThatViolaKid); Thapelo Masita, cello; and the Gateways Brass Collective with Courtney Jones, trumpet; Herb Smith, trumpet; Eric Davis, French horn; Isrea Butler, trombone; Richard White, tuba.

WV News has reported that the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra will be presenting a livestreamed concert on November 15th, featuring an all-strings version of the orchestra, with guest pianist Orion Weiss.

The Santa Barbara Symphony and Granada Theatre partnered to kick off the Symphony's newly-designed 2020-2021 performance season on Saturday, October 17.

Marcus Roberts and The Modern Jazz Generation will join the American Symphony Orchestra (ASO) to offer United We Play, a short film to be available on ASO's new streaming platform ASO Online, starting at 5 PM EST on Wednesday, December 9.

On Friday, November 13, 2020 at 7:30pm ET, the Jupiter String Quartet is presented for the ninth time by the Middlebury Performing Arts Series.

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra has announced NJSO Virtual 20-21, a season of free digital experiences, from broadcasts of virtual orchestral concerts led by Music Director Xian Zhang at NJPAC to solo and chamber performances in iconic New Jersey locations to collaborations with fellow New Jersey arts organizations.

MusicaNova Orchestra returns this fall with live and streamed performances. The schedule includes a variety of programs from the 'appetizer' of a fascinating piece for nine trombones - played by a single musician - to launch the fall season in November.

The San Diego Symphony returns to music by presenting its first orchestral performance in nearly seven months with a special program on Friday, October 23 at 7 p.m. Music Director Rafael Payare conducts musicians of the San Diego Symphony in Beethoven's Triple Concerto, featuring solos by renowned cellist Alisa Weilerstein, pianist and music director for La Jolla Music Society SummerFest Inon Barnatan, and San Diego Symphony Concertmaster Jeff Thayer.