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South Street Seaport Museum Extends Open Days, Through October 31
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 17, 2021


South Street Seaport Museum announces the extension of Open Days through October 31, 2021 on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays with timed entry at Pier 16 (Fulton and South Streets).

Barrie Kosky's THE GOLDEN COCKEREL Announced For Adelaide Festival 2022
by Stephi Wild - Sep 7, 2021


Adelaide Festival announces the triumphant return of Australia's most celebrated international opera director Barrie Kosky with his latest masterpiece, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's The Golden Cockerel. The opera will form the dazzling centrepiece of the 2022 Adelaide Festival.

Organist Gordon Turk Will Perform Rarely-Heard Work, 'The Storm' in Ocean Grove
by Stephi Wild - Aug 8, 2021


'The Storm' was written in the mid-1920s by Clarence Kohlmann, who served as the organist in the Great Auditorium from 1924-1944. This rarely-heard piece follows a Civil War army unit as it marches and encamps with snippets of music from that era: 'Dawn' from the Peer Gynt Suite,' a bugle's reveille, 'America,' hymns and church bells, a funeral march.

August 2021 Programming Announced At The South Street Seaport Museum
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 5, 2021


South Street Seaport Museum has announced its August schedule, including free tours of the historic tall ship Wavertree and the 1908 lightship Ambrose, free demonstrations by Bowne & Co. letterpress printers, an outdoor exhibition on Pier 16, cruises aboard the 1930 tugboat W.O. Decker, and more.

South Street Seaport Museum Announces Free Tours Of Lightship Ambrose Beginning in August
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 30, 2021


South Street Seaport Museum has announced FREE tours of the 1908 lightship Ambrose every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from August 6, 2021 through October 10, 2021. The ship will run four tours each day, departing at 11:30am, 2:30pm, 3:30pm and 4:00pm from Pier 16.

NEW BEGINNINGS Will Be Performed at Placer Rep This Month
by Stephi Wild - Jul 16, 2021


This event features a new play about the historic R, live music from the instructors’ band at Rockstar Music Academy, and outreach tables hosted by Rocklin and Roseville Historical Societies

Seacoast Summer Reading Sessions Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 13, 2021


The first annual Seacoast Summer Reading Sessions comes to The Rochester Opera House's Historic Theater in Rochester, NH with satellite locations for writing workshops at  The Mark Baum Estate and an added reading and workshop at Wells Reserve at Laudholm.

Placer Rep Presents NEW BEGINNINGS: A New Work about the Historic Placer County Roundhouses
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 2, 2021


New Beginnings is a love-letter to Placer County history, produced by Placer Repertory Theater at William Jessup University on July 31st 2021, which features a work-in-development about the historic Rocklin and Roseville Roundhouses, with tickets offered via Eventbrite.com. Placer Repertory Theater commissioned this play by Rocklin local Ryan Gerberding, a graduate of the Placer Repertory Theater mentorship program. Audiences are invited to provide feedback, and to NAME THAT PLAY.

Northern Sky Theater Announces Filmed Offerings In 2021
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 2, 2021


For the first time in the company's thirty-year history, Northern Sky Theater is offering full, filmed performances of all of its summer and fall shows. Each show will be available virtually for one week following the close of that show's in-person performances. The first show to be offered in filmed format is The Fisherman's Daughters, which will run virtually July 12-18 after closing for in-person performances on July 10.  

LIVE WITH CARNEGIE HALL To Feature New 'Carnegie Hall Selects' of Historic Filmed Performances
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 30, 2021


Carnegie Hall's online series continue in July featuring a range of programming for music lovers, including historic filmed performances streamed as part of Carnegie Hall Selects, and a new concert featuring music making by Carnegie Hall's three national youth ensembles.

OGCMA Presents Aaron Patterson Guest Organist in July At Great Auditorium, Ocean Grove
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 30, 2021


Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, based in Ocean Grove, New Jersey proudly presents a series of FREE ORGAN RECITALS on the historic Great Auditorium Pipe Organ as part of its summer-long program of family entertainment. These recitals will be performed in Ocean Grove's historic Great Auditorium.

OGCMA to Presents YOUNG RISING STARS Organ Recital Series All Summer At The Jersey Shore
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 30, 2021


These recitals will be performed in Ocean Grove's historic Great Auditorium. This season's series will bring 'young rising star' organists to the stage - a new generation of organists who have never appeared in the historic auditorium before.

Photo Flash: First Look at THE FISHERMAN'S DAUGHTERS at Northern Sky
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 17, 2021


The Fisherman’s Daughters, by Katie Dahl, tells the story of two sisters in 1908 Fish Creek who must reckon with their differences when Wisconsin’s governor decides to turn their homestead into part of Peninsula State Park.

TIME Will Have World Premiere at Holland Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jun 16, 2021


The Holland Festival's 74th edition features Ryuichi Sakamoto as one of the associate artists this year.  One of his featured performances will be the world premiere of TIME, a production by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Shiro Takatani. 

Live Bard Music Festival Explores NADIA BOULANGER & HER WORLD
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 14, 2021


The Bard Music Festival returns for its 31st season this August, with a rare and intensive two-week exploration of “Nadia Boulanger and Her World.” In twelve themed concert programs, performed live with limited in-person audiences, Bard examines Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979), the pioneering Parisian pedagogue, composer, conductor, pianist, organist and indomitable personality who shaped more than a generation of American musicians.

Omer Meir Wellber Will Be Music Director at Volksoper Wien From September 2022
by Stephi Wild - Jun 13, 2021


In addition to directing new productions and repertoire performances, for five seasons he will be chiefly responsible for the musical life of the Volksoper and for the development of the ensemble, the orchestra and the chorus

Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons Announce Two Concerts at Carnegie Hall in March 2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 8, 2021


As part of Carnegie Hall’s 2021–22 season, the Boston Symphony Orchestra will perform two programs on March 14 and 15, 2022, led by Andris Nelsons. These programs will also be featured in the BSO’s 2021–22 season at Symphony Hall in Boston. Mr. Nelsons and the BSO will announce complete details of the 2021–22 season on Friday, June 18.

The Cathedral Of Saint John The Divine Presents TUESDAYS AT 6: RAYMOND NAGEM
by A.A. Cristi - May 14, 2021


In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the difficulties of presenting in-person concerts, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine has launched a weekly series of online music recitals, Tuesdays at 6, on the Cathedral's Facebook page and YouTube channel.

Composers Concordance Presents TIN PAN ALLEGIANCES
by A.A. Cristi - May 5, 2021


Composers Concordance Presents TIN PAN ALLEGIANCES on Saturday, May 15th at 6pm at Michiko Studios in New York City. The concert commemorates and pays tribute to NYC's Tin Pan Alley, where publishers of zillions of popular songs had their offices. Songwriters associated with Tin Pan Alley included George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, and Jerome Kern, among many others.

Northern Sky Theater Returns To Its Roots With Simplified, People-Centric Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 4, 2021


Northern Sky Theater has announced the slate of shows for its 2021 summer and fall seasons. In crafting a season that could employ as many theater professionals as possible and still prioritize Covid safety.

Salt Lake Acting Company Launches $1M Capital Campaign to Make its Theatre More Accessible
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 28, 2021


Salt Lake Acting Company, Utah's leading destination for brave, contemporary theatre, today announces the official kickoff of a $1M capital campaign. The new initiative, of which the magnitude is a first for the company, supports SLAC's ongoing commitment to create a theatre ecosystem that is accessible to all.

Audio Drama THE IRON HEEL to be Released in May
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 23, 2021


Untitled Theater Company No. 61 will be releasing its newest audio drama podcast, The Iron Heel, adapted by Edward Einhorn from the 1908 dystopian novel by Jack London, which he described as “socialist propaganda.”  

Top Performing Arts Schools in Brazil
by BWW Special - Apr 8, 2021


BroadwayWorld rounds up the Top Performing Arts Schools in Brazil.

Nine Artists Selected for JACK Artist Residencies
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 2, 2021


JACK has announced the nine artists selected for residencies at JACK. Chosen from an open call that drew 169 submissions, the artists include theater-makers Carolina Đỗ, Kedian Keohan, Drew Drake and Jadele McPherson, designers Itohan Edoloyi and Tuçe Yasak, composers Jaime Lozano and Sugar Vendil, and dance artist Nora Alami. 

Tickets Are Now On Sale For April Performances at Teatro Colon
by Stephi Wild - Apr 2, 2021


Tickets are now on sale for the April performances as part of Teatro Colon's 2021 programming.

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