Cameron Carpenter is “one of the rare musicians who changes the game of his instrument – he is a smasher of cultural and classical music taboos” (The Los Angeles Times). This maverick organist – who blends brilliant playing technique with the heart of a rock star – returns to Texas Performing Arts to perform on his visionary new International Touring Organ.
Wallis Center for the Performing Arts (aka 'The Wallis') presents Marsalis 'Well-Tempered': An Evening with Branford Marsalis, featuring the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, tonight, October 16 at 8pm in the Bram Goldsmith Theater.
In Marsalis Well-Tempered, saxophonist Branford Marsalis, most commonly known for his work in jazz, tackles baroque oboe concertos on the soprano saxophone backed by a world-class chamber orchestra in two exciting programs, each on a different day, at Harris Center for the Arts. This is a terrific opportunity for jazz lovers following this artist to discover the magic of classical music, and classical music lovers to discover what a top-flight jazz artist can do when he sets his sights on a new genre of music.
Wallis Center for the Performing Arts (aka 'The Wallis') presents Marsalis 'Well-Tempered': An Evening with Branford Marsalis, featuring the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, on Thursday, October 16 at 8pm in the Bram Goldsmith Theater.
Five Boroughs Music Festival's 2014-2015 Season continues in late October with baroque specialists AERIS (www.aerismusic.com), to be presented in three different boroughs over three days.
In Marsalis Well-Tempered, saxophonist Branford Marsalis, most commonly known for his work in jazz, tackles baroque oboe concertos on the soprano saxophone backed by a world-class chamber orchestra in two exciting programs, each on a different day, at Harris Center for the Arts. This is a terrific opportunity for jazz lovers following this artist to discover the magic of classical music, and classical music lovers to discover what a top-flight jazz artist can do when he sets his sights on a new genre of music.
On Sunday, October 26, 2014, at 4 p.m., a concert titled Bach – A Three Part Invention will open “Castleton in Performance,” the 2014 fall series presented by the Castleton Festival in Virginia. This concert is dedicated to the memory of Lorin Maazel, one of the great conductors of the 20th and 21st centuries, who was the founder and artistic director of the Castleton Festival.
The next concert by Adelaide choir The Corinthian Singers, at St John's Church, Halifax Street, Adelaide at 3pm, Sunday 21 September, will be Bach and Beyond - pertaining to all things Bach.
Andrey Lebedev is one of the new faces at this year's Festival, and the Sydney Guitar Trio, brought a very different type of concert.
My Festival began with French classical guitarist, Judicael Perroy, and Argentinean Tango composer, Maximo Pujol and his trio.
Boston Baroque has announced its New Directions Series for 2013 - 2014 Season, featuring two chamber concerts at Longy School of Music, the second of which runs today, March 29, 2014: MONOLOGUES.
Soli Deo Gloria, Inc.'s annual Chicago Bach Project will come full circle this season when Grammy Award-winning conductor John Nelson conducts J. S. Bach's massive St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244.
The Harris Theater for Music and Dance has announced new dates for previously scheduled performances, including Chicago Opera Theater's production of Queenie Pie and Music of the Baroque's Handel & Bach-Italian Style. The Joffrey Ballet's Winning Works: Choreographers of Color Awards will now take place on March 1 at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 East Chestnut Street). New dates for the Harris Theater Presents performances of Alonzo King LINES Ballet are still to be determined. Patrons who hold tickets for the LINES Ballet performances previously scheduled for February 27 and 28 will be contacted by a Box Office representative once new dates are confirmed.
Belize-born and London-based composer, singer-songwriter, and pianist Errollyn Wallen takes the stage at Symphony Space tonight, February 21 (7:30 pm) for an evening of her genre-defying music.
The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Youth Orchestras (CSOYO) continue their 2013-2014 season on March 3 at 7:30pm at Brainerd Baptist Church with a concert performed by the Symphony Orchestra with Gary Wilkes conducting, featuring selections from The Planets by Gustav Holst. The massive work by Gustav Holst includes movements for each of the planets in our solar system. Movements to be performed in this concert include 'Mars', 'Venus', and 'Jupiter'. This music, familiar to many people, was the direct inspiration for John Williams as he wrote the score for the Star Wars movies.
Belize-born and London-based composer, singer-songwriter, and pianist Errollyn Wallen takes the stage at Symphony Space on Friday, February 21 (7:30 pm) for an evening of her genre-defying music. The program includes two world premieres and five US premieres, heard in performances by Wallen, the Hartt Quartet, the Miller-Porfiris Duo, baritone Fredrick Redd, and writer David Grand. The concert takes place at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia as part of The Music of Now Series, which runs through the end of March. Tickets are $32, $27 for members, and $20 for those under 30, available at www.symphonyspace.org.
Belize-born and London-based composer, singer-songwriter, and pianist Errollyn Wallen takes the stage at Symphony Space on Friday, February 21 (7:30 pm) for an evening of her genre-defying music.
Internationally renowned concert organist and recording artist Gail Archer releases her seventh solo album with The Muse's Voice: A Celebration of Women Composers performed on the Gabe M. Wiener Organ (Casavant, 2002) at New York City's Central Synagogue. Featuring works by today's leading female composers including Jennifer Higdon, Nadia Boulanger, Jeanne Demessieux and Judith Bingham, The Muse's Voice enthralls listeners with Archer's ability to leap seamlessly from baroque to late romantic and modern eras.
For its 2014 season, the Oregon Bach Festival has just announced the appointment of organist Paul Jacobs to lead a newly-created Organ Institute. It is arguably the first major festival to add a component devoted exclusively to the study and performance of the organ, which figured so prominently in the compositions and performance life of J. S. Bach.
Omaha Performing Arts presents organ virtuoso Cameron Carpenter at the Orpheum Theater tonight, Nov. 7, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. The performance is part of Omaha Performing Arts' 13/14 Season.
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