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The socially conscious new music collective Ensemble Pi will present its 7th Annual Concert for Peace tonight, November 9 and the 10th at the cell theatre in New York City.

The socially conscious new music collective Ensemble Pi will present its 7th Annual Concert for Peace on November 9 and 10 at the cell theatre in New York City. The concert/performance takes its title from Gunter Grass' controversial poem on Israel, Iran and war, "What Must Be Said." Inspired by the courage to talk, Ensemble Pi's program will showcase three composers whose work - or life - addresses some of the "silences" enforced or suggested by governments or the media.

The 2012-2013 Concerts from the Library of Congress season offers a packed lineup of 40 concerts, lectures, film screenings, master classes and workshops, all celebrating the rich tapestry of the nation's musical heritage. Concerts kick off tonight, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m., with a performance by the Moscow Sretensky Monastery Choir.

Spirituals, several premieres, the sounds of Broadway, appearances by two Pulitzer Prize-winners and five Copland House resident composers, and music inspired by the words of Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, and William Shakespeare are among the highlights of Copland House's 2012-13 mainstage concert season.

The 2012-2013 Concerts from the Library of Congress season offers a packed lineup of 40 concerts, lectures, film screenings, master classes and workshops, all celebrating the rich tapestry of the nation's musical heritage. Concerts kick off Saturday, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m., with a performance by the Moscow Sretensky Monastery Choir.

Chicago-based Fine Arts Music Society (FAMS) previously announced its 2012 Fine Arts Music Society Summer Music Festival in Brown County, IN (home of the Brown County Art Colony) from today, July 7 through July 21, 2012. Renowned Festival faculty includes FAMS Founder, Artistic Director, and violinist David Yonan (bio below), critically acclaimed "passionate pianist and scholar" Svetlana Belsky (Coordinator of Piano Studies at the University of Chicago), and clarinetist Cory Tiffin (Principal, Las Vegas Philharmonic and Chicago High School of the Arts faculty member) plus the following pedagogues: Myra Patterson (violin/viola), Nazar Dzhuryn (cello), Saori Chiba (piano) and Susan Merdinger (piano).

Orchestra of St. Luke's (OSL) announces new additions to its administrative leadership and Board of Directors. Earlier this month Founding Partner of CAI Private Equity Peter M. Gottsegen was unanimously elected to serve on the orchestra's Board of Directors and New England Conservatory Sistema Fellow Jennifer Kessler joined the staff as Director of Education.

Spirituals, several premieres, the sounds of Broadway, appearances by two Pulitzer Prize-winners and five Copland House resident composers, and music inspired by the words of Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, and William Shakespeare are among the highlights of Copland House's 2012-13 mainstage concert season, announced today.

Chicago-based Fine Arts Music Society (FAMS) just announced its 2012 Fine Arts Music Society Summer Music Festival in Brown County, IN (home of the Brown County Art Colony) from July 7-21, 2012. Renowned Festival faculty includes FAMS Founder, Artistic Director, and violinist David Yonan (bio below), critically acclaimed "passionate pianist and scholar" Svetlana Belsky (Coordinator of Piano Studies at the University of Chicago), and clarinetist Cory Tiffin (Principal, Las Vegas Philharmonic and Chicago High School of the Arts faculty member) plus the following pedagogues: Myra Patterson (violin/viola), Nazar Dzhuryn (cello), Saori Chiba (piano) and Susan Merdinger (piano).

Die 1958 uraufgeführte musikalische Komödie erzählt von der Umsiedlung einer Gruppe junger Menschen in die Trabantenstadt Tscherjomuschki. Bei der Besichtigung der neuen Heimat begegnen sie bürokratischen Verwaltern, korrupten Beamten und zahlreichen Hindernissen auf dem Weg in ein neues Leben.

Performing works by Inhyun Kim, Ashley Fu-Tsun Wang, Marco Stroppa, Kurtag, Messaien, Ligeti, Debussy, and Schumann, pianist Jenny Q. Chai makes her Carnegie Hall debut at Zankel Hall on Thursday, April 19 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $30 ($15 for students) and will be available beginning February 19th at www.carnegiehall.org, at the Carnegie Hall Box office at 57th street and 7th avenue in New York City (which is also the location of the venue), or by calling 212 247 7800.

German cabaret vocalist Ute Lemper and Berlin's Vogler Quartet are joined by pianist and clarinetist Stefan Malzew, as they perform music from the Weimar-era on Thursday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Zankel Hall.

Paris Days, Berlin Nights es el sugestivo título con el que Ute Lemper ha bautizado su último trabajo. El número 23 si no tenemos en cuenta las bandas sonoras de películas o musicales en los que ha participado. El lanzamiento, el pasado 20 de marzo, coincide con el inicio de una gira norteamericana que empezó hace unos días en el Kennedy Center de Whasington y terminará el 6 de abril en Quebec, deleitando también a los asiduos que la cantante tiene en ciudades como Vancouver, Los Angeles, Toronto y, por supuesto, Nueva York.

Performing works by Inhyun Kim, Ashley Fu-Tsun Wang, Marco Stroppa, Kurtag, Messaien, Ligeti, Debussy, and Schumann, pianist Jenny Q. Chai makes her Carnegie Hall debut at Zankel Hall on Thursday, April 19 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $30 ($15 for students) and will be available beginning February 19th at www.carnegiehall.org, at the Carnegie Hall Box office at 57th street and 7th avenue in New York City (which is also the location of the venue), or by calling 212 247 7800.

German cabaret vocalist Ute Lemper and Berlin's Vogler Quartet are joined by pianist and clarinetist Stefan Malzew, as they perform music from the Weimar-era on Thursday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Zankel Hall.

KIM SMITH, the acclaimed international performer called 'all decadence and sly appeal' by Back Stage, will bring his critically-acclaimed concer 'Misfit' back to New York after a successful run this past spring. Misfit premiered in March 2011 at New York's Laurie Beechman Theatre, and performed at Café Sabarsky over April and June.

KIM SMITH, the acclaimed international performer called 'all decadence and sly appeal' by Back Stage, will bring his critically-acclaimed concer 'Misfit' back to New York after a successful run this past spring. Misfit premiered in March 2011 at New York's Laurie Beechman Theatre, and performed at Café Sabarsky over April and June.

KIM SMITH, the acclaimed international performer called 'all decadence and sly appeal' by Back Stage, has announced the debut of 'Misfit,' his special new show with three performances at The Laurie Beechman Theatre on March 2, 9 and 16 at 7:00 PM.

KIM SMITH, the acclaimed international performer called 'all decadence and sly appeal' by Back Stage, has announced the debut of 'Misfit,' his special new show with three performances at The Laurie Beechman Theatre on March 2, 9 and 16 at 7:00 PM.

It is with great pleasure that The West Bank Café announces upcoming performances to be presented in The Laurie Beechman Theatre. The West Bank Café is located at 407 West 42nd. St., at Ninth Avenue. For reservations, please call 212.695.6909.