Nashville-based singer-songwriter Ellen Starski is set to release her solo debut album, The Days When Peonies Prayed for the Ants, on May 11, 2018. On the collection, which was written over the course of 12 years, Starski explores both her homeland and herself, traveling from the coal country of rural Pennsylvania to the roots-music hotbed of Nashville, Tennessee, and creating a soundtrack to that period of self-discovery. The album is autobiographical and rooted in a lush mix of indie-folk, orchestral Americana, and organic pop.
In celebration of Israel's 70th Anniversary, Isaac Sutton and Broadway's Carrie St. Louis, who is currently playing Off-Broadway as Annette in Le Poisson Rouge's production of Cruel Intentions: The Musical, opened their Israel tour of their show Broadway-Israel at the Kiryat Motzkin Theatre Hall.
Feinstein's / 54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club presents powerhouse vocalist Chris Pinnella (Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Julie Andrews) who is 'Re-Defining the Classical Crossover Genre' (Asbury Park Press) as he debuts, 'Illuminate' an Evening of Classical Crossover's Best featuring some of the Most Powerful, Melodic, and Inspiring Songs Ever Written.
Bristol Riverside Theatre presents Lonesome Traveler: The Concert on April 11-15. This stirring concert version of the acclaimed Off-Broadway musical showcases the enduring power and popularity of American folk music in the last century. The show celebrates the music of great folk artists including Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Peter Seeger and the Weavers, Gordon Lightfoot, Peter, Paul and Mary, Bob Dylan, The Byrds, Donovan, Cat Stevens, Don McClean, James Taylor, and Van Morrison, with a special tribute to Leonard Cohen. Complete with period costumes and multimedia projections, this unforgettable concert event features romantic duets, patriotic songs, church hymns, union anthems, and songs of protest, moving from the 1920s to the 1960s and beyond, from the front porches of Appalachia to the nightclubs of San Francisco and New York.
LABA presents LABAlive WAR & PEACE: ONE, an evening of theater works-in-progress by current fellows on March 22, 2018 at 7:30pm at The Theater at the 14th Street Y, 344 E. 14th Street, New York, NY 10003. Tickets are $20 and are available at www.14streety.org/labalive.
As part of its continuing commitment to young artists, The Glenn Gould Foundation presents thirteen-year-old music prodigy Alma Deutscher in her Canadian debut performance on April 13, 2018 at 8 PM at Koerner Hall (273 Bloor Street West). This extraordinarily gifted young musician will perform a concert in celebration of the international jury for the twelfth Glenn Gould Prize who will be in attendance.
LABA presents LABAlive WAR & PEACE: ONE, an evening of theater works-in-progress by current fellows on March 22, 2018 at 7:30pm at The Theater at the 14th Street Y, 344 E. 14th Street, New York, NY 10003. Tickets are $20 and are available at www.14streety.org/labalive.
In GODFREY JOHNSON IN CABARET, the popular eponymous South African cabaret artist will be performing songs by some of the greatest songwriters of the twentieth century, including Jacques Brel, Noel Coward, David Bowie, Supertramp, Leonard Cohen, Tori Amos, The Decemberists and Billy Joel in an evening of intimate and marvellous cabaret.
Multimillion-selling French singer-songwriter Francis Cabrel will play the Royal Albert Hall for the first time ever this October. The 64-year-old performer, whose music mixes folk, jazz and blues, has sold more than 25 million records across an international career spanning 44 years, but this is the first time he's appeared at the iconic London venue.
Actress and singer, Gay Marshall, celebrates the genius of Leonard Cohen in Back on Boogie Street at Pangea in New York City this April. Marshall, considered a premiere interpreter of the music of Edith Piaf and Jacques Brel, was drawn to Cohen after hearing covers of songs she didn't realize were his. "I had never thought of singing his repertoire, but then I immersed myself in his records and the glorious variety of melodies and messages hit me like a lightning bolt. I was hooked," says Marshall. "The process became a fascinating discovery of an exceptional artist who turned out to be surprisingly shy and funny, while introducing me to other remarkable musician-singers, like his sublime longtime collaborator Sharon Robinson."
A celebration of the poets, their songs and of course paired with wine! Featuring master guitarist and songwriter, Mel Botes. Take a trip down memory lane as Mel performs a variety of old classic songs by some of his favourite poets. Be swept away by a selection of Mel's original music from his albums 'David's Confession", "Flight of Bird", plus the new "River Symphony" - A symphony in progress.
Academy Award-nominated actor, painter, poet, and musician Viggo Mortensen (United States/Denmark) will chair the international jury panel for the twelfth Glenn Gould Prize which includes tattoo and makeup artist, musician, entrepreneur and television personality Kat Von D (United States); Academy and Grammy Award-winning director of film, opera and theatre, and accomplished screenwriter Francois Girard (Canada); singer and actress Ute Lemper (Germany); writer and former Chief Justice The Right Honourable Beverly McLachlin (Canada); painter Naeemeh Naeemaei (Iran); acclaimed soprano Sondra Radvanovsky (Canada/United States); Academy Award-winning composer and conductor Howard Shore, OC (Canada); kora virtuoso and composer Foday Musa Suso (Gambia/United States); and award-winning composer and Chairman of the China Musicians' Association Professor Ye Xiaogang (China).
ARIA award-winning songwriter Clare Bowditch will perform with the Stonnington Symphony in a stunning sunset finale of The Classic 2018 concert series.Bringing together some of the most loved classical music repertoire, program highlights include: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op.43 1st movement Jean Sibelius; Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op.55 ('Eroica') - 3rd movement Ludwig van Beethoven; Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op.95 ('From the New World') - 2nd movement Antonin Dvorak; Symphony No. 41 in C major, K.551 ('Jupiter') - 4th movement Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Through the generosity of Sue and Artie Buerk, the McCallum Theatre presents Judy Collins on Thursday, March 1, at 8:00pm. The award-winning singer-songwriter is esteemed for her imaginative interpretations of traditional and contemporary folk standards and her own poetically poignant original compositions. Her stunning rendition of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now" from her landmark 1967 album Wildflowershas been entered into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Judy's dreamy and sweetly intimate version of "Send in the Clowns," a ballad written by Stephen Sondheim for the Broadway musical A Little Night Music, won 'Song of the Year" at the 1975 Grammy Awards.
The TEN Tenors, one of Australia's most illustrious exports, come to Folsom in a celebration of musical legends lost before their time. In this heartfelt tribute, entitled Wish You Were Here, Australia's "vocal wonder from down under" (Broadway World) will take the audience on a feel-good journey through some of the world's greatest hits of all time, including music by David Bowie, Prince, Amy Winehouse, John Lennon, Michael Jackson, Freddie Mercury, Whitney Houston and more. On tour across America, It's a fitting 20th Anniversary for an ensemble which has played before 90 million people worldwide.
According to Billboard, pop sensation Carly Rae Jepsen has apparently teased some new song lyrics in her Instagram bio. Over the weekend, the singer posted what fans are speculating to be new lyrics to her bio.
92nd Street Y inaugurates three engaging new series - Chamber Orchestras, a Vocal Series, and Garrick Ohlsson: Brahms Exploration - ushering in a host of original concepts, artists, compositions, and collaborations, in keeping with 92Y's enduring traditions of cultural discovery, intellectual curiosity, and artistic experimentation. Additionally, 92Y commences Inflection, its first interdisciplinary festival, a six-concert exploration of music in relation to other art forms, including spoken word, photography, sculpture, and dance. This season also features the World Premieres of Phyllis's Portrait by Sergio Assad and Jonathan Berger's new opera Leonardo, the US premiere of a symphony by Hans Rott, the New York premieres of Wynton Marsalis's new work for solo violin, a new string quartet by Martin Bresnick, and Andreia Pinto Correia's String Quartet No. 1 "Unvanquished Space"; five major international artists making their 92Y performance debuts: Uzbek pianist Behzod Abduraimov, German cellist Alban Gerhardt, Bulgarian violinist Gergana Gergova, the Danish String Quartet, and the Artemis String Quartet; several young musicians also give their 92Y debut performances in the pristine acoustics of Buttenwieser Hall for the Soundspace Series: Jessica Xylina Osborne, Einav Yarden, Conrad Tao (with violinist Stefan Jackiw), the Horszowski Trio, Juho Pohjonen, and Orion Weiss.
