The culmination of the 2026 Princeton Festival at Morven Museum & Garden is a Celebration of America at 250 with a three-day showcase of distinctly American music including jazz standards, rock and soul, Broadway tunes, and patriotic music.
Guitarist, composer, and prolific recording artist David Leisner will release Dedications on Azica Records - a collection centered almost entirely on works he has commissioned, celebrating the composers who have shaped his artistic life.
PostClassical Ensemble will launch its 2025-26 mainstage performance season with the presentation of The Pale Blue Dot: A Musical Voyage Inspired by Nature. Learn more!
The Dessoff Choirs will launch its 2025–2026 season on Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. at Brick Church (1140 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10128) with a program that pairs contemporary American voices with a luminous English masterwork.
The Music Department of Hofstra University will present the American Chamber Ensemble, celebrating their 60th Anniversary with performances of music for various combinations of voice, piano, clarinet and strings. Learn more!
Porgy and Bess is a famous 'folk opera' created by George Gershwin, with a libretto by DuBose Heyward and lyrics by DuBose and Ira Gershwin. The work chronicles the life of a Black community on Catfish Row in Charleston and is known for its fusion of operatic elements with American folk music, jazz, and blues. The story focuses on the love between Porgy, a disabled beggar, and Bess, a woman seeking a better life.
The critically-acclaimed American Chamber Ensemble, celebrating its 59th Anniversary, will perform Multicultural Landscape, a concert in march. Learn more!
The Wharton Performing Arts School will host an LP Sale Fundraiser at 60 Locust Avenue in Berkeley Heights. Learn how to attend. Learn more and see how to attend the event.
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that actress Olga James, star of the film adaptation of Oscar Hammerstein's Carmen Jones, has passed away at 95 years old.
The winners of the 55th annual ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Awards for outstanding books, articles, liner notes and broadcast programs on the subject of music give fans, readers and scholars rich new insights on legends of pop, film, jazz, country, concert music and more have been announced. Check out the full list here!
Join The Dessoff Choirs for their annual MESSIAH SING on December 6 and the festive WELCOME YULE concerts on December 7 and 8, celebrating the holiday season with choral music in New York City.
The American Chamber Ensemble will perform 'Lineage and Legacy' at Hofstra University featuring works by composers like Nancy Bloomer Deussen and Clara Schumann, with special guest Tammy Hensrud. Learn how to purchase tickets.
The Dessoff Choirs has announced a performance of Brahms' Requiem on November 2, featuring acclaimed artists Will Liverman and Joélle Harvey. The concert will take place at the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew.
The American Chamber Ensemble will celebrate its 59th Anniversary with a Gala Annual Music Party and Fundraiser. Learn how to attend.
The Dessoff Choirs celebrates its 100th anniversary with an exciting 2024-2025 season featuring diverse choral works and special events.
International stage director Nancy Rhodes brings Mary’s Story to life, exploring the poignant narrative with depth and creativity. Discover the compelling journey of Mary through this captivating production.
Encompass Opera will present a unique collection of new works inspired by immigration on June 9th.
It’s easy to understand why Neal Goren, founder and artistic director of Catapult Opera, was immediately taken with LA VILLE MORTE. (His program notes say, “Upon receiving the piano-vocal score, I found myself sighing in ecstasy…”) First, the name Nadia Boulanger is magic in 20th century music—in music history in general, for that matter—though not for her own compositions.
Celebrate the 58th Anniversary of the American Chamber Ensemble with MUSICAL PAIRINGS at Hofstra University's Helene Fortunoff Theater. See when you can catch the performance and learn how to purchase tickets.
Due to critical acclaim and popular demand, Transport Group and Lucille Lortel Theatre have announced a one-week extension of Joey Merlo’s On Set with Theda Bara. Learn more about how to get tickets to the new dates here!
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