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Flushing Town Hall Will Pay Tribute to Albert 'Tootie' Heath

On Friday, June 28, at 8 PM, Flushing Town Hall will present The Queens Jazz Orchestra - A Concert for 'Tootie' Heath to remember and honor the late NEA Jazz Master Albert 'Tootie' Heath, who passed away last month on April 3, just shy of 90 years-old.

Tanglewood Learning Institute Announces 2024 Spotlight Series

Tanglewood has announced additional programs and updates to its 2024 season (June 20–August 31), which celebrate the legacy of Seiji Ozawa and reflect the BSO's commitment as a service organization to advancing the humanities and enriching the lives of Berkshire residents: 

Reading of THE INVADERS Comes to Queens College in June

On Tuesday, June 18, at 7 pm, Queens College will premiere a designed reading of “The Invaders,” a play about the Freedom Summer Project of 1964—a voter registration effort in segregated Mississippi that drew Black and white volunteers from all over the country—and the Ku Klux Klan’s murder of participating activists James Chaney, then-QC student Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner.

Encompass Opera Presents New Works Inspired By Immigration On June 9

Encompass Opera will present a unique collection of new works inspired by immigration on June 9th.

Award-Winning Bassist/Composer Emiliano Lasansky Presents Debut Album

Bassist/composer Emiliano Lasansky proudly presents his debut album, The Optimist, available worldwide on Outside In Music on June 21, 2024. Emiliano Lasansky’s melodies have the potential to simultaneously serve as vehicles to memories and past experiences, and to evoke optimistic anticipation for the future. Listen to a single now!

Katie Couric to Appear at The Boston Pops' THE EYES OF THE WORLD: FROM D-DAY TO VE DAY

Award-winning journalist and number one New York Times bestselling author, Katie Couric, will make special appearances at The Eyes of the World: From D-Day to VE Day, with the Boston Pops Orchestra. Learn how to purchase tickets!

SF Symphony Reveals Summer With The Symphony Season

The San Francisco Symphony has announced programming for its summer season, running July 4–August 4 with concerts at Davies Symphony Hall and outdoor performances at Stanford Live’s Frost Amphitheater, Shoreline Amphitheatre, and Sigmund Stern Grove.  

Paul Jacobs Will Perform Messiaen's 'Livre Du Saint-Sacrement' at Elbphilharmonie in May

GRAMMY Award-winning American organist Paul Jacobs has been invited by the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg to participate in the Hamburg International Music Festival on Saturday evening, May 25, 2024, 8 pm at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Grosser Saal.

Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf and Christian Euman Release New Album, Are We Dreaming The Same Dream?

Are We Dreaming The Same Dream? - a new album from Akropolis Reed Quintet, composer and pianist Pascal Le Boeuf, and drummer Christian Euman - is out now on Bright Shiny Things.

Martha Graham Dance Company Presents GRAHAMDECONSTRUCTED: APPALACHIAN SPRING SUITE In May

Next week, the Martha Graham Dance Company will present a GrahamDeconstructed event featuring highlights from Martha Graham's celebrated masterwork Appalachian Spring (1944).

Talea Ensemble to Close Out 15th Anniversary Season With Two Concerts At West End Theatre

Join the Talea Ensemble as they wrap up their 15th anniversary season with two captivating concerts at the West End Theatre. Learn when and where you can see the concerts and learn how to purchase tickets.

Nimbus Dance Brings SPRING to Morris Museum

The Morris Museum will  present Nimbus Dance, a leading contemporary dance company on Friday, April 26 with two performances at 2 PM and 7:30 PM.

New Jersey Symphony Summer Season to Feature GODFATHER, BAAHUBALI, Free Parks Concerts, and More

The New Jersey Symphony will present two epic films in concert with the score played live by the orchestra this summer, as well as concerts in the parks, a concert featuring emerging composers and a free preview concert of the upcoming 2024–25 season.

Review: Separated at Birth? Boulanger's VILLE MORTE and Debussy's PELLEAS Fall Similarly on the Ear

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.

Drummer/Composer Phil Haynes Revisits Music of Quintet 4 Horns & What? in New Album

In the midst of reflecting on his long and varied career for his acclaimed memoir Chasing the Masters: First Takes of a Modern Drumming Artist, drummer/composer Phil Haynes lingered on revisiting the music he’d made with his audacious quintet 4 Horns & What? during the early 1990s

Anna Sokolow And The Reimagined Roots Of Anti-Fascist Dance At The Library Of Congress - Now Available On Demand!

Explore the reimagined roots of anti-fascist dance with Anna Sokolow's performance at the Library of Congress, now available for streaming on demand. Discover the extraordinary find of handwritten scores by Alex North for Sokolow's dances.

Ohio's Rick Sowash to Release 'VOYAGEURS' CD of Clarinet Trios

Cincinnati's Rick Sowash, a prolific, self-described “outsider composer” with some 500 published scores to his credit, will release world-premiere recordings of the final three of his 13 clarinet trios on the CD Voyageurs, available April 19, 2024, from Kickshaw Records (Kickshaw 1003).

Kate Rockwell, Daniel Yearwood, and More Will Join Boston Pops Performances

Following sold-out audiences at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium and Kennedy Center Opera House, historian John Monsky will make his Boston Pops debut with The Eyes of the World: From D-Day to VE Day. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Spotlight: MASON DANCE COMPANY at Center for the Arts at George Mason University

Martha Graham Dance Company Comes to the Center for the Arts on 4/13!

Organist Paul Jacobs To Return To Chicago Symphony Orchestra in May

Join Grammy winner Paul Jacobs as he returns to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Learn how to purchase tickets.