James Lee News

National Symphony Orchestra Announces Classical Programming for 2021-2022 Season

by Chloe Rabinowitz — May 25, 2021

The National Symphony Orchestra has announced classical programming for the 2021–2022 season, its fifth season under the artistic leadership of Gianandrea Noseda.

Newport Music Festival Announces Schedule For July 2021

by Stephi Wild — April 15, 2021

Today, the Newport Music Festival announces the complete seventeen-concert schedule for its 53rd season, from July 4-20, 2021.

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Announces 2021-22 Season: A SEASON OF DISCOVERY

by Stephi Wild — April 7, 2021

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) today announces its 2021-22 Season: A Season of Discovery, marking a return to performances for live audiences at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall and The Music Center at Strathmore.

Kennedy Center Unveils 50th Anniversary Season Including a Fall Reopening

by Chloe Rabinowitz — April 6, 2021

The John F.

Tulsa Opera Announces Additional Performance and Livestream Of GREENWOOD OVERCOMES

by Stephi Wild — April 6, 2021

Due to high demand, Tulsa Opera has announced a second performance of Greenwood Overcomes featuring a program of works by 23 living Black composers performed by eight Black artists to commemorate the centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Celebrates Music Director Marin Alsop With THE MARIN FESTIVAL

by Stephi Wild — March 3, 2021

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra celebrates Music Director Marin Alsop in an all new concert event, The Marin Festival, running May 27 - June 19, 2021.

Sessions Presents THE JOY RUCKUS CLUB 3: VIRTUAL LUNAR NEW YEAR

by A.A. Cristi — February 1, 2021

Today, Sessions has announced, in partnership with Kublai Kwon's Joy Ruckus Club, the third edition of the largest Asian American virtual music festival in the world, The Joy Ruckus Club: Virtual Lunar New Year Festival, February 16th-21st.

Ellis Paul New Year's Eve Show At Club Passim Continues With Live Stream

by Stephi Wild — December 24, 2020

Ellis Paul will keep his New Year's tradition going with yet another night of music to ring in 2021 with Club Passim.

ALABAMA SNAKE Premieres on HBO Dec. 9

by Sarah Jae Leiber — November 11, 2020

ALABAMA SNAKE, debuting WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9 (9:00-10:25 p.

Boston Symphony Orchestra Partners With Hip-Hop Band STL GLD and Presents Works by James Lee III, Copland & Brahms

by Chloe Rabinowitz — November 4, 2020

The BSO and Thomas Wilkins are delighted to present Us: Sessions, a collaborative video series with Boston-based hip-hop artist Moe Pope and the award-winning band STL GLD, marking the first public manifestation of a partnership, which began in 2018 during the BSO's three-year residency in Jamaica P

Sessions Partners with Joy Ruckus Club To Stream Largest Virtual Asian American Music Festival

by Sarah Jae Leiber — September 24, 2020

Today, Sessions announce their partnership with the Joy Ruckus Club and unveil the lineup for the largest Asian American virtual music festival in the world, October 17th-18th.

Boston Symphony Orchestra Announces ENCORE BSO RECITALS Series

by Chloe Rabinowitz — September 16, 2020

The Boston Symphony Orchestra is pleased to present Encore BSO Recitals, a colorful and eclectic online concert series spotlighting 50 musicians of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in small ensembles and giving viewers a rare opportunity to experience the individual artistry of many of the musicians wh

James Lee Baker Releases New Album '100 Summers'

by Sarah Jae Leiber — September 4, 2020

There’s something to be said about the ingenuity it takes to put a group of great musicians together in a great room to record great songs and having them all coming together in one take.

Kelly Hall-Tompkins' MIDSUMMER NIGHT STREAM Virtual Concert Series Begins Tomorrow

by Chloe Rabinowitz — July 21, 2020

Violin soloist and powerhouse client Kelly Hall-Tompkins, founder and director of Music Kitchen (a feel-good organization that brings the art of classical music to homeless shelters) announces 'Midsummer Night Stream,' the organization's first-ever virtual concert series with virtual meet-n-greets w

Tanglewood 2020 Online Festival Begins This Week

by Chloe Rabinowitz — June 29, 2020

The Tanglewood 2020 Online Festival is a groundbreaking digital series of audio and video streams featuring newly created content being recorded at Tanglewood's Linde Center in July alongside previously recorded material from Tanglewood being released for the first time.