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Composer Christopher Tyler Nickel releases a new album featuring his first Concerto for Cello performed by Swiss cellist Christoph Croisé, alongside pianist Oxana Shevchenko and the Vancouver Contemporary Orchestra.

The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and Music Director Radu Paponiu will present a season of five concerts featuring works by composers including Michael Tilson Thomas, Beethoven, and Ravel.

Colt Coeur selected eight artists for its residency program in its ninth year and named playwright Kallan Dana as the second Beacon Commission recipient. Dana's project focuses on Vietnam War-era draft evasion.

Joe's Pub revealed a new slate of performances featuring cabaret, flamenco, comedy, and jazz acts including Bridget Everett & The Tender Moments, Michelle Collins, and NOCHE FLAMENCA.

NJPAC announced the top five finalists of the 15th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, selected from over 360 entrants across 38 countries. The finalists will compete at NJPAC in Newark.

Composer David T. Little announced season highlights including the New York premiere of WHAT BELONGS TO YOU at NYU Skirball, a 20th-anniversary release of SOLDIER SONGS by Opera Philadelphia, and new productions of DOG DAYS and JFK across North America and Australia.

The Broadway magic production will feature Britain's Got Talent semi-finalist Eden Choi and Magic Circle Stage Magician of the Year Yollin Lee during its limited engagement at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.

Philadelphia Ballet revealed an international roster of guest conductors for its upcoming season, leading performances at the Academy of Music across multiple ballet productions.

The indie-folk quartet from Montana expands their sound on a new 13-track album featuring expanded arrangements and pop sensibilities while maintaining their folk foundation.

Risa Finkel will perform GRIST FOR THE MILL at Don't Tell Mama, bringing her multimedia celebration of American history and music to New York City.

Boston Modern Orchestra Project will present its season-opening concert featuring soprano Julia Bullock performing works by Samuel Barber and Matthew Aucoin, along with a world premiere by Anthony De Ritis.

The Bushwick Starr will present six new plays by b Dang, Salwa Meghjee, Lisa Clair, Lily Haje, AliCHE Kabia, and Mya Ison as part of its 2026-27 reading series in Brooklyn. Admission is free.

Sweat Variant, the collaborative practice of Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born, will present the New York premiere of ADAKU, PART 2: SHE SHIVERS WITH IT at Brooklyn Academy of Music as part of the 2026 Next Wave Festival.

Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo will bring their GIGGLY SQUAD: THE GEHLS GEHL TOUR to the Kravis Center on January 16. Tickets go on sale October 16.

Violinist Lindsey Stirling announced tour dates for her SNOW WALTZ Holiday Tour, featuring music, dance, aerial acrobatics and theatrical production across 25 U.S. cities.

GatherNYC will present its 2026–2027 season at Jazzcultural, a new Manhattan listening room, featuring 31 weekly Sunday concerts. The series founded by cellist Laura Metcalf and guitarist Rupert Boyd will include classical performances, spoken word, and silence.

Choreographer François Chaignaud and beatboxer Aymeric Hainaux will present a percussive duet exploring the multiple meanings of mirliton through voice, movement, and live performance.

Tyla announced a $5,000 scholarship program for 10 female music students at colleges near tour stops in New York, Washington D.C., Tampa, Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, and South Africa, in partnership with Sony Music and the International Institute for Education.

Bassist and composer Derek Frank recorded his new live album at The Baked Potato in Los Angeles without band rehearsal, capturing a seven-piece ensemble performance that Frank called one of his favorite shows.

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Conductor Benjamin Zander leads the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra in Schubert's Unfinished Symphony and Bruckner's Symphony No. 5 at Symphony Hall, with a pre-concert talk.

Hannah Berner & Paige DeSorbo bring the Giggly Squad Tour 2027 to Houston's Hobby Center on March 26, 2027, as part of their new 21-city run.

Tichina Arnold will join the Broadway production of & JULIET, making her stage debut in the musical. James Monroe Iglehart will return to reprise his role as Lance.

Grammy-winning R&B artist Raheem DeVaughn will host a new nightly syndicated radio show on Urban One's Reach Media and Radio One, featuring music, conversation, and listener calls.

Jack Wolfe will perform at the Rufus & Martha Wainwright benefit concert at Town Hall, featuring Cyndi Lauper, Alice Phoebe Lou, and family members. Proceeds support Folk Cancer: The Kate McGarrigle Project.