Steve Smith News

The Arts Initiative and Miller Theatre at Columbia University are delighted to announce the 2nd annual MORNINGSIDE LIGHTS, which kicks off Saturday, September 14 with a week of daily free participatory arts workshops (through Friday, September 20), and culminates in a procession on Saturday, September 21. This event is produced in partnership with Friends of Morningside Park and their annual Common Ground festival. Complete details and sign-up forms are available atwww.morningside-lights.com.

The Dallas Opera is pleased to announce that “theatrically masterly” (Seattle Times) German/American stage director Chris Alexander, has agreed to stage our season-opening production of Georges Bizet's CARMEN, starring French mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine in her American debut. Born in Provo, Utah but a life-long resident of Germany, Alexander recently received critical acclaim for his staging of Seattle Opera's production of Beethoven's Fidelio (Mr. Alexander is a favorite of opera audiences in the Pacific Northwest), as well as Cincinnati Opera's presentation of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss earlier this summer.

The distinguished American pianist Ursula Oppens will perform Faure's Piano Quintet No. 1 in D Minor with the Cassatt Quartet at Music Mountain on Sunday afternoon, August 25th, at 3:00 p.m. at Gordon Hall, 225 Music Mountain Rd., Falls Village, CT. The program will also include works by Shostakovich and Beethoven.

The Black Box Theatre is hosting Flower and Bone's production of 'O'Keeffe!', starring Carolyn Wickwire and directed by Ouida White this weekend.

The Black Box Theatre is hosting Flower and Bone's production of 'O'Keeffe!', starring Carolyn Wickwire and directed by Ouida White this weekend.

Blair McMillen and Pam Goldberg present the third annual Rite of Summer Music Festival, taking place Summer 2013 at Colonels' Row on Governors Island, New York City. This marks the return of the first classical-contemporary concert series on Governors Island, a place 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.

NPR Music achieves another ambitious venture in music matchmaking, captured in a new “Field Recordings” video available today.

NBA TV will premiere a new episode of the critically-acclaimed Open Court, a roundtable discussion featuring a full cast of NBA TV and TNT commentators, on Tuesday, June 4, at 9 p.m. ET. Open Court: Legacies will feature candid discussions on a variety of legacies in the game including the impact of NBA Commissioner David Stern and players both past (Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal) and present (Miami's LeBron James).

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts celebrates its 25th anniversary with its 2013-14 season.

Spectrum presents an afternoon recital with virtuoso pianist Beth Levin today, May 5th at 3. The program features a world premiere by Andrew Rudin, a New York premiere by David Del Tredici and works by Scott Wheeler, Yehudi Wyner, Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert and Michael Rose.

Spectrum presents an afternoon recital with virtuoso pianist Beth Levin on Sunday, May 5th at 3. The program features a world premiere by Andrew Rudin, a New York premiere by David Del Tredici and works by Scott Wheeler, Yehudi Wyner, Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert and Michael Rose.

PARMA Recordings presents A Single Breath, New York based pianist Beth Levin's magnificent live performance recording of the final three Beethoven Sonatas, Op. 109-111. Recorded on April 20, 2012 at Faust Harrison Pianos in New York, A Single Breath is being released on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 on PARMA's Navona Records label.

Country music legends Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers along with celebrated cabaret performer Jamie deRoy performed in an evening of toe tappin' fun last night, April 6th at 54 Below. Steve Smith on guitar and Shannon Ford on drums backed up the gang. BroadwayWorld was there and brings you photos from the concert below!

Join country music legends Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers along with celebrated cabaret performer Jamie deRoy for an evening of toe tappin' fun tonight, April 6th (8:30PM) at Manhattan's newest Broadway nightclub, 'Broadway's living room,' 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street ~ btw. 7th & 8th Avenues). Steve Smith on guitar and Shannon Ford on drums will back up the gang.

Turner Sports and CBS Sports' exclusive coverage of the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship will tip off with first round coverage of the NCAA First Four on Tuesday, March 19

Join country music legends Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers along with celebrated cabaret performer Jamie deRoy for an evening of toe tappin' fun on Saturday, April 6th (8:30PM) at Manhattan's newest Broadway nightclub, 'Broadway's living room,' 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street ~ btw. 7th & 8th Avenues). Steve Smith on guitar and Shannon Ford on drums will back up the gang.

Turner Sports and CBS Sports today announces its lineup of broadcast teams for the third year of combined coverage of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.

The 'stunning' (New York Magazine) vocalist and globally-inspired composer Imani Uzuri teams up with composer and Numinous ensemble founder Joseph C. Phillips, Jr. to perform new works commissioned for this year's Ecstatic Music Festival,presented by Kaufman Music Center at Merkin Concert Hall. Uzuri will premiere an original multi-voice and multi-instrument musical suite, Placeless, performed by Imani Uzuri, Numinous, and featuring very special guests including harpist Brandee A. Younger. The compositions explore the expansive themes of home and “place” inspired by the Psalms, the writings of Sufi mystic and poet Rumi and the folk hymnody African-American Spirituals.

BBVA Rising Stars Challenge tonight, Feb. 15 at 9 p.m. ET; State Farm All-Star Saturday Night on Feb. 16 at 8 p.m.; 2013 NBA All-Star Game presented by Kia Motors on Feb. 17 at 7 p.m.

For the 11th consecutive year, TNT will be the exclusive home of extensive live NBA ALL-STAR coverage including all of the marquee events from Houston in 2013. The network will present more than 17 hours of action featuring the BBVA RISING STARS CHALLENGE on Friday, Feb. 15, at 9 p.m. ET and the State Farm ALL-STAR SATURDAY NIGHT on Saturday, Feb. 16, at 8 p.m.