New York, NY – American Composers Orchestra (ACO) is pleased to announce that Kendall Williams will be the orchestra's Van Lier Emerging Composer Fellow for the 2013-2014 season. The Fellowship, established in 1999, offers a comprehensive and multi-faceted program that equips emerging composers with the full range of professional skills and tools necessary for building a successful career as a composer of orchestral music. This year's Fellow, Kendall Williams, received his B.A. in Music from Florida Memorial University and M.M. in Music Theory & Composition from NYU Steinhardt, studying with Julia Wolfe, Michael Gordon, and Rich Shemaria. His main instrument is the steel pan.
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Music Director Marin Alsop leads the BSO and soprano Robin Johannsen, tenor John Tessier and baritone Brian Mulligan in Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, tonight, June 6th at 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore, and Friday, June 7th and Saturday, June 8th at 8 p.m. and Sunday, June 9th at 3 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.
American Composers Orchestra (ACO) announced last night at its Spring Benefit at Tribeca Rooftop that composer and clarinetist Derek Bermel will be the orchestra's new Artistic Director, commencing with the 2013-14 season. Bermel has been ACO's Creative Advisor since 2009, and succeeds composer Robert Beaser who has been ACO's Artistic Director since 2000 and was ACO's Artistic Advisor from 1993. Bermel joins Music Director George Manahan, who has just renewed his contract with ACO for an unprecedented five years, in leading the ensemble in its mission to be a catalyst for the creation of new orchestral music.
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) Music Director Marin Alsop leads the BSO and soprano Robin Johannsen, tenor John Tessier and baritone Brian Mulligan in Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, on Thursday, June 6th at 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore, and Friday, June 7th and Saturday, June 8th at 8 p.m. and Sunday, June 9th at 3 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) Music Director Marin Alsop leads the BSO and soprano Robin Johannsen, tenor John Tessier and baritone Brian Mulligan in Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, on Thursday, June 6th at 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore, and Friday, June 7th and Saturday, June 8th at 8 p.m. and Sunday, June 9th at 3 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. The performance also features the BSO premiere of Christopher Rouse's Ku-Ka-Ilimoku, as well as his Ogoun Badagris and Silvestre Revueltas' Sensemaya. Please see below for complete program details.
North/South Consonance, Inc. continues its 33rd consecutive season of free-admission concerts on Sunday afternoon tonight, May 5 when Mexican-born soprano Gizel Xanath, flutist Lisa Hansen and pianist Max Lifchitz join forces to perform vocal and instrumental music by composers from Mexico.
North/South Consonance, Inc. continues its 33rd consecutive season of free-admission concerts on Sunday afternoon May 5 when Mexican-born soprano Gizel Xanath, flutist Lisa Hansen and pianist Max Lifchitz join forces to perform vocal and instrumental music by composers from Mexico.
Gustavo Dudamel and his Simon Bolivar Orchestra's, the top orchestra of the renowned Youth and Children Orchestras and Choirs Program, known as "El Sistema", will tour for 5 North-American cities, performing 7 concerts pointed by Latin-American compositions.
North/South Consonance, Inc. continues its 32nd consecutive season of free-admission concerts this evening, May 4, 2012 when mezzo-soprano Anna Tonna and pianist Max Lifchitz join forces for an evening of art songs by composers from México, the Caribbean and Latin America.
North/South Consonance, Inc. continues its 32nd consecutive season of free-admission concerts on Friday evening May 4, 2012 when mezzo-soprano Anna Tonna and pianist Max Lifchitz join forces for an evening of art songs by composers from México, the Caribbean and Latin America.
This November, the Harris Theater for Music and Dance will feature iconic artists and eclectic performances by some of the finest musicians and dancers in Chicago and the nation.
The Chicago Sinfonietta, under the leadership of Music Director Mei-Ann Chen, will present Día de los Muertos at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph Drive, Chicago on Tuesday, November 1, at 7:30 pm.
This November, the Harris Theater for Music and Dance will feature iconic artists and eclectic performances by some of the finest musicians and dancers in Chicago and the nation.
The Chicago Sinfonietta, under the leadership of Music Director Mei-Ann Chen, will present Día de los Muertos at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph Drive, Chicago on Tuesday, November 1, at 7:30 pm.
The Harris Theater for Music and Dance launches its eighth season this Fall 2011 with an exciting and eclectic collection of culturally diverse programs featuring some of the world's greatest musicians, dance companies, and artistic visionaries, as well as an exciting selection of performances by the city's most acclaimed music and dance institutions.
The Harris Theater for Music and Dance launches its eighth season this Fall 2011 with an exciting and eclectic collection of culturally diverse programs featuring some of the world's greatest musicians, dance companies, and artistic visionaries, as well as an exciting selection of performances by the city's most acclaimed music and dance institutions.
This May, Eastman BroadBand, a contemporary chamber ensemble from the Eastman School of Music - one of the nation's premier music institutions, named 'Hottest School for Music' by Newsweek - will return to New York City for back-to-back performances.
This May, Eastman BroadBand, a contemporary chamber ensemble from the Eastman School of Music - one of the nation's premier music institutions, named 'Hottest School for Music' by Newsweek - will return to New York City for back-to-back performances.
North/South Consonance, Inc. continues its 31st consecutive season of free-admission concerts on Sunday afternoon February 6. The event will feature the acclaimed North/South Chamber Orchestra under the direction of its founder Max Lifchitz performing four compositions especially written for the occasion by American composers representing three different generations. They are: Dinos Constantinides, Sean Hickey, David Maves and Rain Worthington.
