Music Director Grant Llewellyn and the North Carolina Symphony salutes the end of summer and kicks off the orchestra's 80th Anniversary Season with "Pops in the City," a free outdoor concert in the heart of downtown Raleigh. The performance, held in Raleigh Amphitheater tonight, Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m., honors the orchestra's 80 years of service to the people of North Carolina with an energetic concert program inspired by Symphony milestones.
Spirituals, several premieres, the sounds of Broadway, appearances by two Pulitzer Prize-winners and five Copland House resident composers, and music inspired by the words of Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, and William Shakespeare are among the highlights of Copland House's 2012-13 mainstage concert season.
The North Carolina Symphony, under the baton of Resident Conductor William Henry Curry, honors a pair of remarkable milestones late next month, as the orchestra's 80th Anniversary Season includes a concert to commemorate Beaufort County's 300th year. The free performance, held in Festival Park in Washington, N.C., on Saturday, Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m., features an energetic concert program inspired by Symphony milestones.
According to the Associated Press, the late Marvin Hamlisch was working on a children's book before his passing last week. The book, titled 'Marvin Makes Music,' is about 'a 6-year-old Hamlisch who was 25 minutes late to his audition for Juilliard when he and his dad got locked on the music school's roof.' Set to be released on November 8 by Dial Press, the picture book will feature illustrations by Jim Madsen.
As BroadwayWorld reported earlier last week, composer Marvin Hamlisch passed away last Monday evening at 68 years old, following a brief illness. Hamlisch's funeral will take place 11am today at Temple Emanu-El (1 East 65th Street). The funeral, like the visitations, is open to the public.
As BroadwayWorld reported earlier this week, composer Marvin Hamlisch passed away Monday evening at 68 years old following a brief illness. In the video below, theatre columnist Michael Riedel remembers the Broadway legend on 'Imus in the Morning.'
As BroadwayWorld reported earlier this week, composer Marvin Hamlisch passed away Monday evening at 68 years old following a brief illness. Now according to the New York Times, funeral services have been announced. Visitation periods will take place at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel (1076 Madison Avenue, at 81st Street) on Sunday and Monday, 2-5 and 7-9. The funeral will take place 11am on Tuesday at Temple Emanu-El (1 East 65th Street). Both ethe funeral and visitations are open to the public.
As BroadwayWorld reported earlier today, composer Marvin Hamlisch passed away Monday evening at 68 years old following a brief illness. We celebrate the life and career of the legend with even more photos below.
As BroadwayWorld reported earlier today, composer Marvin Hamlisch passed away Monday evening at 68 years old following a brief illness. We celebrate the life and career of the legend below.
According to a family spokesperson, composer Marvin Hamlisch passed away Monday evening at 68 years old following a brief illness. Here's an interview with the legendary man from 2010.
Composer Marvin Hamlisch, whose latest musical theater work is on display in Nashville in the Broadway-bound production of The Nutty Professor, has died in Los Angeles, according to the Associated Press. He was 68 years old, and his death was made public by a family spokesperson. He is survived by his wife, Terre.
Music Director Grant Llewellyn and the North Carolina Symphony salutes the end of summer and kicks off the orchestra's 80th Anniversary Season with "Pops in the City," a free outdoor concert in the heart of downtown Raleigh. The performance, held in Raleigh Amphitheater on Sunday, Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m., honors the orchestra's 80 years of service to the people of North Carolina with an energetic concert program inspired by Symphony milestones.
Today, July 24th, award-winning keyboardist/composer/author Kevin Toney releases an inspired project that blends traditional acoustic jazz trio music with the compositional expanse of classical movements. Titled New American Suite, the album introduces the artist's dynamic new group, The Kevin Toney 3 (a.k.a. "KT3" featuring Kevin Toney on piano, Michael Bradford on bass and Chris Coleman on drums).
On July 24th, award-winning keyboardist/composer/author Kevin Toney will be releasing an inspired project that blends traditional acoustic jazz trio music with the compositional expanse of classical movements. Titled New American Suite, the album introduces the artist's dynamic new group, The Kevin Toney 3 (a.k.a. "KT3" featuring Kevin Toney on piano, Michael Bradford on bass and Chris Coleman on drums).
Spirituals, several premieres, the sounds of Broadway, appearances by two Pulitzer Prize-winners and five Copland House resident composers, and music inspired by the words of Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, and William Shakespeare are among the highlights of Copland House's 2012-13 mainstage concert season, announced today.
Easton's State Theatre has announced its 2012-13 season- on sale to State Theatre Members Wed, August 1 (Box Office window at 453 Northampton Street opens at 6 AM; Online Ticketing and Phone lines open at Noon). Tickets will go on sale to the Public August 15th at 10 AM. Limit 6 tickets per Member per performance during Members Only sales. Membership to the Non-Profit State Theatre starts at $75, lasts one year and is tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
Desert favorites: Francesca Amari, Joel Baker, and Michael Holmes have put together a sure-fire hit with 'Tin Pans and Rags' and it will be presented tonight, June 17, 2012 at the Life Is A Cabaret's Sundays In Summer Series presented by Les Michaels at the Arthur Newman Theatre at The Joslyn Center in Palm Desert." It is their tribute to the Tin Pan Alley and Ragtime Music made popular by such composers as Scott Joplin, George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, and even the impressionistic Claude Debussy.
Summer along the Gulf Coast in Texas is certainly here, but Jatson Williams is hard at work preparing a highly anticipated new one-man show, Camping With Gasoline. On the morning of Saturday, June 2, 2012, he gave me a little bit of his time and opened up about the Greater Tuna series, his family, being a father, his writing process, and his new show.
Desert favorites: Francesca Amari, Joel Baker, and Michael Holmes have put together a sure-fire hit with 'Tin Pans and Rags' and it will be presented Sunday, June 17, 2012 at the Life Is A Cabaret's Sundays In Summer Series presented by Les Michaels at the Arthur Newman Theatre at The Joslyn Center in Palm Desert." It is their tribute to the Tin Pan Alley and Ragtime Music made popular by such composers as Scott Joplin, George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, and even the impressionistic Claude Debussy.
