Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota is pleased to present baritone John Brancy and pianist Peter Dugan performing "Armistice: The Journey Home," Saturday, November 3, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, November 4, 3:00 p.m., at the Historic Asolo Theater, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota. The program, which tells the story of men and women who must find their way back home, literally and figuratively, from the ravages of war, features a compelling selection of music by Holst, Schubert, Rachmaninoff, Irving Berlin, Pete Seeger, and more. Reserved seat tickets are $25 to $45 and are available online at www.artistseriesconcerts.org or by calling 941-306-1202. $10 student tickets are available at the door with current student ID.
September 28 through to November 12, 2018, Baritone John Brancy will continue his collaboration with pianist Peter Dugan in an extensive 'A WWI Memorial in Song' tour in partnership with the WWI Centennial Commission. The pair have been redefining the art song recital since making their critically acclaimed debut of 'A Silent Night' at the Kennedy Center in 2014. Hailed by The Washington Post as 'so refreshingly, marvelously different,' the program pays homage to the centennial of World War I through the music of composers who lived through, fought in, and died in the Great War. Naperville's Wentz Hall (Cantigny Park, IL) is the first stop on the tour at a special concert event for the First Division Museum on September 28, 2018.
September 28 through to November 12, 2018, Baritone John Brancy will continue his collaboration with pianist Peter Dugan in an extensive 'A WWI Memorial in Song' tour in partnership with the WWI Centennial Commission. The pair have been redefining the art song recital since making their critically acclaimed debut of 'A Silent Night' at the Kennedy Center in 2014. Hailed by The Washington Post as 'so refreshingly, marvelously different,' the program pays homage to the centennial of World War I through the music of composers who lived through, fought in, and died in the Great War. Naperville's Wentz Hall (Cantigny Park, IL) is the first stop on the tour at a special concert event for the First Division Museum on September 28, 2018.
The Houston Symphony and Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada welcome back celebrated pianist Yefim Bronfman to the Jones Hall stage for one of the most technically challenging concertos in the piano repertory: Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2 at 8 p.m., Sept. 21-22 and 2:30 p.m., Sept. 23.
Houston Symphony Music Director Andres Orozco-Estrada dives into the 2018-19 Classical Season with the epic and dramatic program Mahler's Resurrection Symphony at 8 p.m., Sept. 13 and 15, and 2:30 p.m., Sept. 16 in Jones Hall.
Forty years ago, two visionary leaders - Isaiah Sheffer and Allan Miller- took over an abandoned Upper West Side theater for an all-day free marathon concert called Wall to Wall Bach. This event founded Symphony Space, and every year since 1978, Symphony Space has been presenting free marathon Wall to Wall events, hailed by The New York Times as 'an annual gift to the city of New York.' In its 40th anniversary year, Symphony Space's signature concert event celebrates the centennial of a cherished American composer: Leonard Bernstein. This FREE marathon concert will honor Bernstein's legacy with music, dance, conversation, film clips, and more, exploring the many facets of his creative life (May 19th, 3pm-11pm, Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, 95th and Broadway).
Forty years ago, two visionary leaders - Isaiah Sheffer and Allan Miller- took over an abandoned Upper West Side theater for an all-day free marathon concert called Wall to Wall Bach. This event founded Symphony Space, and every year since 1978, Symphony Space has been presenting free marathon Wall to Wall events, hailed by The New York Times as 'an annual gift to the city of New York.' In its 40th anniversary year, Symphony Space's signature concert event celebrates the centennial of a cherished American composer: Leonard Bernstein. This FREE marathon concert will honor Bernstein's legacy with music, dance, conversation, film clips, and more, exploring the many facets of his creative life (May 19th, 3pm-11pm, Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, 95th and Broadway).
Trumpeter Brandon Ridenour comes to Pepperdine University's Raitt Recital Hall at 2 p.m. on Sunday, February 11, 2018 at the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts as the first artist of the New Year in the 2017-2018 Recital Series.
Concert Artists Guild is thrilled to announce that it has partnered with (le) poisson rouge to bring you a performance by two rising talents, Korean guitarist Jiji and trumpeter and composer Brandon Ridenour, on November 28th.
Concert Artists Guild is thrilled to announce that it has partnered with (le) poisson rouge to bring you a performance by two rising talents, Korean guitarist Jiji and trumpeter and composer Brandon Ridenour, on November 28th.
Broadway veterans and regional favorites will join Valerie Lemon in 'Marvin & Me' at the Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point, NJ, tonight, October 7th at 8pm and tomorrow, October 8th at 3pm. Scroll down to learn more about the cast!
Broadway veterans and regional favorites will join Valerie Lemon in 'Marvin & Me' at the Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point, NJ, on October 7th at 8pm and October 8th at 3pm. Scroll down to learn more about the cast!
The picturesque festival in the mountains of Colorado offers an unspoiled summer destination for bluegrass, opera, classical music, dance, children's programs, and more. Crested Butte Music Festival's 21st Season, entitled "Identity Unmasked," will explore identity and its revelation or masking. The third week of concerts offers unique pairings of beer and ice cream from Big Gay Ice Cream with first-rate classical music performances by Kara & Peter Dugan and the Festival Symphony Orchestra with flutist Eugenia Zuckerman in the Mirror Palace, a turn-of-the-century Spiegeltent venue.
The Crested Butte Music Festival (CBMF) has announced its 2017 summer season, the first programmed under the new co-Artistic Directors, Dr. Emily Ondracek-Peterson and Dr. Erik Christian Peterson. The seven-week season will take place June 23-August 5, 2017 in the Mt. Crested Butte Mirror Palace, and includes outstanding performances in classical music, bluegrass, opera, Gypsy Jazz and more.
ACME, American Contemporary Music Ensemble, will perform music from its new 'portrait' album Thrive on Routine on Monday, February 13, 2017 at 8pm at Roulette (509 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY), on a concert series curated by Meredith Monk. The concert will feature Monk's first string quartet, Stringsongs, from 2005, which ACME has performed frequently and recorded for Q2 Music's Meet the Composer podcast. In addition, ACME will perform Caroline Shaw's in manus tuas for solo cello, Caleb Burhans' Jahrzeit for string quartet, and Timo Andres' Thrive on Routine for string quartet, from the new album. ACME players for this concert are Ben Russell and Laura Lutzke, violins; Caleb Burhans, viola; and Clarice Jensen, cello and ACME artistic director.
Rite of Summer Music Festival continues its sixth stellar season with mezzo-soprano Kara Sainz and pianist Peter Dugan performing two free shows at 1pm & 3pm on Saturday, July 23rd. The program will feature works by Ginastera, Gershwin, de Falla, Purcell, Debussy, Brahms, and more. Taking place at Colonels' Row on Governors Island, Rite of Summer presents free outdoor concerts through late August curated by Co-Artistic Directors Pam Goldberg and Blair McMillen. In a locale The New York Times has called a 'Playground for the Arts,' the aim of the Festival is simple: to present the highest quality live performances, and to bring free contemporary classical music to as many people as possible in a relaxed, fun, outdoor setting.
Rite of Summer Music Festival continues its sixth stellar season with cellist Jeffrey Zeigler and percussionist Ian David Rosenbaum performing two free shows at 1 & 3pm today, June 25th.
Rite of Summer Music Festival continues its sixth stellar season with cellist Jeffrey Zeigler and percussionist Ian David Rosenbaum performing two free shows at 1 & 3pm on Saturday, June 25th.
Sharon Playhouse, under the leadership of Artistic Director John Simpkins and Managing Director Justin Ball, awarded three-time Tony Award winning Glenn Close with the inaugural Marvin Hamlisch Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre at the Season Benefit Gala Saturday, May 21 on the Sharon Playhouse stage. Check out photos below!
