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Boise Baroque Orchestra Performs Summer Baroque Institute Concert in August

by Stephi Wild — June 30, 2025

The Boise Baroque Orchestra (BBO) will take the stage at First Presbyterian Church for a Summer Baroque Institute Concert.

Gurre-Lieder Comes to the National Theatre in Prague

by Stephi Wild — June 19, 2023

Gurre-Lieder will be performed at the National Theatre in Prague this week.

Robert Chumbley's PERMUTATIONS FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA to be Premiered By UNCSA Symphony Orchestra

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 8, 2023

A new piano concerto, entitled Permutations for Piano and Orchestra, by celebrated American composer Robert Chumbley will be premiered by the University of North Carolina School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra on Saturday evening, March 25, 2023, 7:30 p.

UNCSA Announces 2022-23 Performance Season

by Stephi Wild — August 25, 2022

The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) announces a wide-ranging 2022-23 performance season that includes dance, drama, music/opera and film, created and performed by talented students and world-class faculty, distinguished alumni, and celebrated guest artists.

Hoff-Barthelson's Festival Orchestra Concludes Its Season With An All-Beethoven Concert

by A.A. Cristi — May 17, 2022

Hoff-Barthelson Music School’s Festival Orchestra closes out its 2021-22 season on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at 7:00 pm at the Recital Hall at the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, New York with an all-Beethoven Concert.

Houston Symphony Announces 21-22 Family Series

by Stephi Wild — October 15, 2021

The Houston Symphony announced today that tickets to its 2021–22 PNC Family Series Concerts are now on sale.

UNCSA to Return to In-Person Performances for 2021-22 Season

by Chloe Rabinowitz — August 26, 2021

The University of North Carolina School of the Arts has announced a return to live performance with a 2021-22 season that spans time-honored classics and works by today’s visionary composers, choreographers, filmmakers and playwrights who represent an array of stories and voices from throughou

Houston Symphony Announces Its 2021–22 Season Artists In Andrés Orozco-Estrada's Final Season As Music Director

by A.A. Cristi — March 10, 2021

The Houston Symphony has announced guest artists and conductors appearing in the 2021–22 Season.

Houston Performs North American Premiere Of WILD SYMPHONY

by A.A. Cristi — December 16, 2020

The Houston Symphony's BBVA Family Series kicks off the New Year with the North American premiere, and just the second performance ever of New York Times bestselling author Dan Brown's Wild Symphony, at 11 a.

Houston Symphony Announces 2020–21 Season

by A.A. Cristi — January 29, 2020

Houston Symphony Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada and CEO/Executive Director John Mangum, holder of the Margaret Alkek Williams Chair, announced the details of the 2020a?"21 season, Orozco-Estrada's seventh as music director.

Houston Symphony Announces 2019 Holiday Concerts

by A.A. Cristi — November 7, 2019

Every year, the Houston Symphony offers numerous festive programs during the holiday season.

Houston Symphony Opens Their BBVA Family Series with Magical Program

by Julie Musbach — October 1, 2019

The Houston Symphony opens their 2019a?"20 BBVA Family Series with the magical and spell-binding program, Wands & Wizards: Music from Harry Potter & More, at 10 and 11:30 a.

Harpist Rachel Lee Hall Wins 2019 Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition

by Stephi Wild — June 2, 2019

Performing Ginastera's Harp Concerto, Opus 25, Rachel Lee Hall won the 44th annual Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition, which earned her a gold medal, a $25,000 prize and a solo performance at Jones Hall with the Houston Symphony at the Donor and Subscriber Appreciation Concert on Wednesday, July