Heitor Villa-Lobos News

The Leonia Chamber Musicians Society, Inc., a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization based in the borough of Leonia, New Jersey, announces the launch of their 2018-2019 season.

Koerner Hall's 10th Anniversary Opening Festival continues with Kathleen Battle, The Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble, Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducting the Orchestre Metropolitain and Nicholas Angelich, and the debuts by northern Canadian groups The Jerry Cans and New North Collective Royal Conservatory alumnus Chilly Gonzales returns to Koerner Hall, Lunasa and The Bombadils in a double-bill concert as part of the Roots and Folk series, Jamey Haddad's Under One Sun and Cyro Baptista's Vira Loucos open the World Music series Quiet Please, There's a Lady on Stage series opens with Amanda Martinez and Kellylee Evans. Seong-Jin Cho makes his Koerner Hall debut in a sold out concert.

El prestigiado ciclo de guitarra organizado por el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes (INBA), La guitarra hoy, foro de expresión de los más relevantes exponentes de este instrumento en el ámbito nacional e internacional, por primera vez abrió su espacio a los jóvenes que empiezan su camino en este difícil arte de las cuerdas.

For more than a half-century, the embrace between Cuba and the United States has been subject to an odd dance of politics, including a still-standing embargo. Nevertheless, the bond between the two nations is deep and strong as ever, expressed most forcefully through the dance of culture-especially music. 

Encompass New Opera Theatre in association with The Church of The Ascension and The Social Justice Music Factory present its annual PARADIGM SHIFTS, MUSIC AND FILM FESTIVAL!

Diablo Ballet celebrates its 24th Anniversary with a special one-night only performance on March 22, 6:30pm at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek. The program will feature selections from Swan Lake along with new ballets, company favorites and the World Premiere short film celebrating Diablo Ballet's Anniversary. "I am so very proud to be celebrating this special anniversary performance with the community and patrons that have kept us on our toes for the last 24 years," states Artistic Director, Lauren Jonas.

Last July, pianist-composer-arranger Ricardo Bacelar jetted from his home in Brazil to Miami, the place he calls “the center of Latin music in the world,” where he gathered an ensemble of Latin American musicians to honor the roots of Brazilian music while incorporating each musician's unique culture on a jazz-centered album. An ambitious vision that he conceived with an international view with the project's producer, Cesar Lemos (Ricky Martin, Paulina Rubio), the 15-track “Sebastiana” drops March 30 from Bacelar Productions. Preceding the sprawling set list of hallmark Brazilian reinterpretations and originals written or co-written by Bacelar is the ethereal “Nothing Will Be As It Was,” featuring two Americans - vocalist Maye Osorio and pedal steel guitarist Steve Hinson.

The York Symphony Orchestra will present South of the Border on Saturday, Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Appell Center for the Performing Arts in York. This is the fifth performance of the 2017-2018 season, World Tour: A Musical Voyage Around the Globe, and the third in the classical series. Single tickets starting at $9 for adults and $5 for students are available online at www.YorkSymphony.org and by calling 717-846-1111.

Entering its 24th season, the 92Y Harkness Dance Festival spans five weeks and showcases a varied spectrum of work from revivals of classic works to cutting-edge pieces by emerging talent exploring the expressiveness of physicality. The festival reflects the reputation of 92Y's Harkness Dance Center not only as the place where it all started…but where it's all heading.

The Camerata New York orchestra, under the direction of conductor Richard Owen, will kick off its annual dance festival this January 5 at New York's Theatre at St. Jean's at 76th Street off Lexington Avenue.

The Camerata New York orchestra, under the direction of conductor Richard Owen, will kick off its annual dance festival this January 5 at New York's Theatre at St. Jean's at 76th Street off Lexington Avenue.

The Robert E. and Jean Ann Titus Art Song Recital Series will feature American soprano, Nadine Sierra, winner of the 2017 Richard Tucker Award and the 2009 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Finals, in an exclusive recital produced by The Dallas Opera.

Cantata Singers' 54th season opens today, November 3, 2017 at 8pm in New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall with the U.S. premiere of J.D. Zelenka's Missa Divi Xaverii, W.A. Mozart's Misericordias Domini, and F.J. Haydn's Symphony No. 80.

'Rio Mais Brasil, Nosso Musical' shows a picture of the country's musical richness, with songs from all regions and varied rhythms. It tells the story of a producer and a film director who decide to make a film that portrays the Brazilian people. Fiction and reality merge in the development of the script. The project moves a cast selection that draws artists from all regions, but cancellation of the production budget could put the idea at risk.

Cantata Singers' 54th season opens on Friday, November 3, 2017 at 8pm in New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall with the U.S. premiere of J.D. Zelenka's Missa Divi Xaverii, W.A. Mozart's Misericordias Domini, and F.J. Haydn's Symphony No. 80.

Ocean Grove's popular 'Summer Stars Classical Series' continues with melodic delight with the young, highly accomplished classical guitarist CHACONNE KLAVERENGA.

The Chicago Philharmonic presents a unique and diverse offering of symphonic concerts across the Chicago area in its new season, Glorious Earth.

Renowned Danish guitarist Jens Bang-Rasmussen will make his New York recital debut on Tuesday evening, April 11 at Weill Recital Hall. This wide-ranging program traces a Nordic historical thread, from Renaissance composer John Dowland-who, though English by birth, served at the court Christian IV of Denmark-to the world premiere of Suite for Guitar by Danish composer Kim Helweg, written specially for this event.

MusicaNova Orchestra brings its 14th season of innovative concerts to a close with The Intangible Heritage: Symphonic Music Inspired by the Mariachi Tradition, works from Pan-American composers drawing from the quintessential Mexican folk music form. The concert will be held Sunday, April 23 from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at Central United Methodist Church, Central Avenue at Palm Lane in the Phoenix Central Arts District. 

The Josephine S. Leiser Opera Center and Steinway Piano Gallery Miami present the season's third pair of performances in the free concert series, 'SongFest Recital Series.' The program will be heard at Steinway Piano Gallery Miami in Coral Gables on Saturday, March 4, at 7:30 pm and at the Leiser Center in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday, March 5 at 6:00 pm.