Esprit Orchestra's high-energy 2016/17 Season Finale concert, will take place on April 2, 2017 at Koerner Hall. Founding Music Director and Conductor, Alex Pauk, will lead the orchestra in a program inspired by humanity's infatuation with machinery and the impressive forces of man-made technologies.
The Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) and Jazz Foundation of America will co-present Stanley Jordan on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at 8pm at BAC's Jerome Robbins Theater. Among the most gifted guitarists of his generation, Jordan is master of the two-handed tapping technique, using the neck of the guitar like a keyboard rather than strumming or picking. Applying this astonishing technique, or "touch style" in another setting, Jordan also performs on both guitar and piano at the same time, playing chords and melodies with his hands on separate instruments and uniquely melding the two sounds into one. More than a technical phenomenon, Jordan conveys an astounding depth of musical expression through a multi-faceted solo repertoire, ranging from bold reinventions of classical masterpieces to improvisational contemporary works. At BAC, Jordan will be joined for several songs by his daughter, New York City-based singer/songwriter Julia Jordan.
21C Music Festival - five days of newly-minted music during which audiences have an opportunity to experience fresh new sounds and ideas from the greatest musical minds of today - returns for a fourth year to The Royal Conservatory of Music from May 24 to May 28, 2017.
The Baryshnikov Arts Center will present two BAC Salon concerts in November, both in the intimate Howard Gilman Performance Space. On Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at 7:30pm, BAC and Composers Now co-present Dialogues with Margaret Brouwer, Esperanza Spalding, and Du Yun and performances by Amy Schwartz Moretti, Blair McMillen, Michael Lipsey, Du Yun,and String Noise, moderated by Composers Now founder, artistic director, and composer Tania Leon.
Esprit Orchestra celebrates Canadian contemporary music in an international context throughout its upcoming 2016/17 Subscription Concert Series.
Soundstreams is pleased to announce the appointment of Ben Dietschi as Executive Director effective immediately. After diligently serving as Interim General Manager of the leading contemporary music company for the past six months, and following a rigorous recruitment process led by cultural executive search firm Searchlight Recruitment, Soundstreams determined Dietschi's intimate knowledge of nearly every facet of the company, and more than three years with the organization, made him the best suited candidate to lead Soundstreams into its 34th season and beyond.
Sensory surprises abound in Soundstreams' 2016/17 season, announced today by Artistic Director Lawrence Cherney. The company's 34th season reaffirms Soundstreams' position as one of Canada and the world's leading contemporary music companies, featuring bold thematic programs as part of two Toronto series as well as extensive artist development and outreach activities. Cherney also announced the company's long-term commitment to playfully immersing audience members in the music presented, through an increased focus on staging, lighting, music theatre, opera, and unique venues.
The Sonic Boom Festival returns for its 28th year of contemporary classical music (new music). This truly unique musical experience will run for only 5 days, from today, March 25-29th, in two acoustically beautiful venues on Seymour Street in downtown Vancouver - the Orpheum Annex and Pyatt Hall.
The Sonic Boom Festival returns for its 28th year of contemporary classical music (new music). This truly unique musical experience will run for only 5 days, from March 25-29th, in two acoustically beautiful venues on Seymour Street in downtown Vancouver - the Orpheum Annex and Pyatt Hall.
The New York Philharmonic and American Composers Orchestra (ACO), in collaboration with ACO's EarShot: the National Orchestra Composition Discovery Network, announce the selection of 13 emerging composers from an international pool of more than 400 applicants from seven countries and 37 states ranging in age from 9 to 84, whose original scores for orchestra have been chosen for readings and performances by the Philharmonic and ACO as part of the inaugural NY PHIL BIENNIAL.
Earlier today, TSO Music Director Peter Oundjian announced the 2014/2015 season of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO), the Orchestra's 93rd season. The 2014/2015 season also marks the beginning of the Maestro's second decade on the podium with the TSO.
Esprit Orchestra, heading into its 29th year, is proud to announce details of the 2011/2012 season. "This season, one of discovery and adventures in listening, can best be defined by the suggestive titles," explains founder and conductor Alex Pauk.
Esprit Orchestra, heading into its 29th year, is proud to announce details of the 2011/2012 season. "This season, one of discovery and adventures in listening, can best be defined by the suggestive titles," explains founder and conductor Alex Pauk.
The first Esprit Orchestra concert of 2011 features a wide variety of works, from a small gem to the humorous, to the broad and expansive.
The first Esprit Orchestra concert of 2011 features a wide variety of works, from a small gem to the humorous, to the broad and expansive. The first half of the concert features works all under 10 minutes each: José Evangelista's Symphonie minute; György Ligeti's Lux aeterna, sung by the Elmer Iseler Singers (this work is famous from the Kubrick film '2001: A Space Odyssey';) and Canadian composer Douglas Schmidt's Discouraged Passion, a humorous tale of a guy who's scared of his girlfriend's mother.
The first Esprit Orchestra concert of 2011 features a wide variety of works, from a small gem to the humorous, to the broad and expansive.
Brooklyn Rundfunk Orkestrata's 'The Hills Are Alive,' out March 8th, 2011 from Canal Records, is a bold adaptation of the iconic songs from Rodgers and Hammerstein's score to the beloved Broadway and Hollywood musical 'The Sound Of Music.'
Brooklyn Rundfunk Orkestrata Mashes "The Jackson Five" With "The von Trapp Seven,' Injects Rodgers & Hammerstein Standards with Classic Rock Riffs
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