Terence Blanchard News

On Site Opera is bringing music back to the streets of New York City with The Road We Came, a three-neighborhood musical walking tour that explores Black music history, May 1-July 31, 2021, in collaboration with Kenneth Overton, Kevin J. Miller, and Eric K. Washington.

The Santa Barbara Symphony performs its season finale, “Triumph,” celebrating its most innovative, inspirational and creative season ever in its six-decade history.

The Annenberg Center presents a performance of Rennie Harris Puremovement (RPHM) on Thursday, April 1 at 7 PM.

National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) in partnership with Aon announces the premiere of Without Further Delay, a virtual dance performance on April 8, 2021 at 8 pm ET.

The Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival celebrates twenty-eight years of presenting and supporting and empowering female performing artists with a very special silent auction, featuring distinctive works of art and one-of-a-kind celebrity and Hollywood memorabilia.

WQXR and the Metropolitan Opera today announced a third season of the critically acclaimed opera podcast Aria Code, hailed by The New Yorker as “elegantly constructed [and] effortlessly listenable.”

New Orleans Opera has announced a virtual lecture series for Spring 2021, called ALLONS! This series takes place at your house - on Zoom!

WQXR and the Metropolitan Opera today announced a third season of the opera podcast Aria Code. Hosted by MacArthur Fellow and Grammy Award–winning musician Rhiannon Giddens, Aria Code brings to life the human experience at the heart of opera through storytelling, interviews, and stellar performances from the Metropolitan Opera’s treasured archives.

CLUB44 RECORDS has announced that Come What May, the enchanting new album from international Billboard #1 pop/jazz vocalist Jane Monheit, will be available on CD and digital and streaming formats on Friday, March 12. This dynamic all-new collection of songbook classics will honor Monheit’s 20th anniversary as a best-selling recording artist.

Today, baritone Will Liverman has released Dreams of a New Day: Songs by Black Composers with pianist Paul Sánchez on Cedille Records. Liverman says, “Right now, it is more important than ever to celebrate the contributions of Black composers, and I’m honored to give voice to the art songs on this album.'

The program features conductor Gustavo Dudamel with the LA Phil, joined by a diverse roster of talented artists and renowned cultural icons, and offers audiences a front-row seat to memorable performances and intimate conversations between Dudamel and his special guests.

The Metropolitan Opera announced today that Marcia Lynn Sells has been named the company's first Chief Diversity Officer. Ms. Sells comes to the Met from Harvard Law School, where, as Dean of Students since 2015, she has led her team in the creation and implementation of a wide range of diversity programs.

And the hits just keep on coming!

On January 21st, Vocal Arts DC presents Davóne Tines in virtual concert with pianist Adam Nielsen in a program titled, “Recital No. 1: Mass”. The performance, which uses the Catholic mass to explore the diversity of the human experience, will feature world premiere works by Pulitzer Prize winning composer Caroline Shaw along with Tyshawn Sorely. 

101 Studios and Jason Bentley have launched a new entertainment podcast: The Backstory bringing together unexpected artists, actors, and creators to share ideas and make connections. 

Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic today announced the details of their celebratory, star-studded online event, Icons on Inspiration. Available for free beginning February 6, 2021, at 6PM PST, Icons on Inspiration transforms the LA Phil’s annual winter gala, the largest fundraising event of its year.

National YoungArts Foundation has announced the 2021 YoungArts award winners—659 of the most accomplished young visual, literary and performing artists from across the country. YoungArts award winners gain access to one of the most comprehensive programs for artists in the United States.

The board of directors of the Newport Music Festival has appointed Gillian Friedman Fox as the organization's new executive director. During her recent and much-celebrated tenure at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Fox received critical acclaim for curating innovative and thought-provoking classical music performances and programs.

Nonprofit the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance teams up with today's foremost jazz, classical, and global artists alongside preeminent speakers for a 'get out the vote' initiative, Notes 4 Votes, to be broadcasted on ALJA's Facebook page on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at 8:30pm EST.

Lyric Opera of Chicago has canceled the remainder of Lyric's 2020/21 Season, based on guidance from city and state agencies regarding the ongoing health crisis. The company had previously canceled performances through the end of calendar year 2020.