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NEWS | CHARACTERISTICS | PREVIEWS | EVENTS originally published: 03/17/2022 (PLAINFIELD, NJ) — On Saturday, March 19, the Plainfield Symphony Orchestra will present their next in-person and live concert entitled “Fond Farewells” conducted by Maestro Charles Prince. The program will begin at 3:00 p.m. and will feature symphonies by two musical giants, Haydn and Schubert, …

The musicians of Ensemble Bravura love playing together, but that’s not all they have in common. The title of the group’s debut album, “Finding Home,” reflects its members’ shared status as international musicians, said founder Philip Mann, music director of the Texarkana Symphony Orchestra. The composers of the pieces on the album have all been …

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The South Bend Youth Symphony Orchestra held a special concert at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center in Notre Dame and performed a special rendition of the Ukrainian national anthem. Choirs from Marian and Penn High Schools stepped in to perform the lyrics, with the help of two Ukrainian Catholic priests at …

The San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra will begin its 93rd season of performances with a presentation titled “Romeo and Juliet vs. West Side Story” on Saturday, March 12. The concert tackles the iconic story of Shakespeare’s tragic love through unique artistic perspectives. “I am thrilled that the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra has the opportunity to examine …

The Owensboro Symphony will perform its third concert of the season, “Stairway to Schumann” at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Cannon Hall at the RiverPark Center. The show, sponsored by Sazerac Glenmore Distillery and Independence Bank, will feature English rock band Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven”, the classic 1971 rock anthem and one of Rolling’s 500 …

Every week until February 12, 2022.Saturday: 11 a.m.Saturday: 12:30 p.m.Saturday: 7:30 p.m. Multiple locations To free RSVP required Free show alert! This special San Diego series features a free one-hour family concert in local neighborhoods. This weekend’s series includes three shows on Saturdays, led by the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Stefano Sarzani. The program includes …

When Joseph Haydn wrote his “Missa in Angustiis”, Napoleon Bonaparte was causing anguish in much of Europe, and the composer’s own health was a potential source of distress. Now the music of the Austrian, who soothed souls in 1798, will once again bring comfort – this time to covid-19-weary Arkansans. At 7 p.m. Friday, the …

The Seattle Symphony marks the 80th anniversary of Executive Order 9066 with a week-long digital broadcast of the EO9066 program on Seattle Symphony Live. Issued on February 19, 1942, Executive Order 9066 authorized the resettlement and incarceration of more than 100,000 innocent Japanese American citizens during World War II. Over the course of several months, …

RISING STAR: Violinist Alexi Kenney is the soloist for the Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s Feb. 5-6 concerts at Richardson Auditorium. (Photo by Grittani Creative LTD) Kenneth Bean, newly appointed Associate Conductor Georg and Joyce Albers-Schonberg of the (PSO) Princeton Symphony Orchestra, makes his podium debut with performances Saturday, February 5 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, February …

The Aiken Symphony Orchestra now has a little more money in its coffers to spend on spreading the music around Aiken. The orchestra received a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, which it will use to fund the “Music for All of Aiken” project. This program is organized in collaboration with the …

Guest soloist Randall Goolsby performed Mozart’s “Turkish” Violin Concerto Friday night at Bass Hall with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Photo: Kaupo Kikkas A near-full bass performance hall saw remarkable music perform Friday night as the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra opened a sold-out concert weekend. Under the direction of Robert Spano, and in collaboration with …

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra returns to Monroe County Community College for four concerts in 2022. Tickets are on sale now. Performances will be at 8 p.m. on January 28, March 18, April 29, and June 17 at the Meyer Theater, La-Z-Boy Center at MCCC, 1555 S. Raisinville Rd. The two-hour concert on January 28 will …

No less a luminary than conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler, in a speech to the German Bruckner Society in 1939, remarked that Anton Bruckner, a longtime devout Catholic, “was not working for the present; in his art, he only thought of eternity and he created for eternity… ”His masses and his symphonies indisputably bear witness to this …

FARGO – A New Year brings new perspectives and goals, and a whole new list of artistic events across the region. Here are some of The Arts Partnership’s top picks of artists and partner organizations for the month of January. Good year! ‘Uff Da: Folk Art of Emily Lunde’ An exhibit in Fargo’s Spirit Room …

ROCKFORD – Working to make Rock River Valley a better and more vibrant place to live is their goal. A native of Rockford, Gary Anderson, 74, architect, historical curator, community activist and owner of Studio GWA is the 2021 Excalibur Award winner, recognizing someone who makes a big difference in the Rock River Valley. The …

The board of directors of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra has announced the appointment of Craig Whitehead as the company’s interim CEO, following Emma Dunch’s surprise resignation last Friday. Whitehead will begin his duties immediately, with the board saying he will make a permanent appointment after performing an international search in 2022. Dunch’s contract had two …

The event features everything from clothing bags, knives and chocolate, and these shoppers can purchase items for men, women and children. BRYAN, Texas – The Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra kicked off its tenth annual Premiere Market fundraiser on Friday. The organization said the event takes place in the spring, but was able to host it …

Holiday music fans of all ages can experience the magic of the holiday season with the El Paso Symphony Orchestra Home for the holidays concerts this weekend. Directed by Maestro Bohuslav Rattay, and joined by the Union chorale de UTEP, the program for December 3-4 at 7:30 p.m. at the Plaza Theater will include audience …

The TOCCATA – Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Choir will conclude their 16th season with a production of MESSIE DE HANDEL, as well as Christmas carols that the public will be welcome to sing along to. Vocal soloists for these performances will include soloists from their choir and other musicians from the region. The TOCCATA Orchestra …

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. on November 30 at Kimball Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to the public. It will be webcast live. Go to the live link https://music.unl.edu/webcasts on performance day for the link. The Symphonic Band has the distinction of being the best symphonic …

Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada conducts the entire orchestra in Tchaikovsky’s Favorite Nutcracker Highlights to kick off the Houston Symphony Holiday 2021 concerts (December 3-5, 2021) followed by the return of two traditions from symphonic holidays: Handel’s Messiah (December 10, 2021) 12, 2021) and Very Merry POPS (December 18-19, 2021). POPS favorite Pink Martini is back …

Van Django and the KSO, along with The Wild Orchestra, put on an exciting weekend of music in Kamloops The creative energy of 1930s Paris was projected onto the Sagebrush Theater stage last weekend in two distinctly different concerts by the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra. In the 1930s, Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli played hot jazz, …

On Saturday November 6, at 7:30 pm, the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra presents “Renegades”, an evening featuring works by Bologna, Stravinsky and Mozart. Each of these exceptional composers ignored their critiques and set about composing works that continue to be performed today. Very few composers have the recognition of the name that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart does. …

Frank Paul Fetta, longtime conductor of the Inland Orchestras and the driving force behind the Redlands Bowl, has passed away. He will be remembered on Saturday night at the San Bernardino Symphony concert at the California Theater of the Performing Arts. Fetta’s recent death was announced Thursday on the Redlands Bowl Facebook page, which cited …

The program includes a work by composer Ilse-Mari Lee, “The Yellowstone Suite”, a symphonic poem evoking the beauty, serenity and timelessness of Yellowstone National Park. “Living near Yellowstone National Park for over three decades, annual family trips to the park have always deeply inspired and moved me,” Lee said in a press release. “Although a …

Flautist Claire Chase to perform on October 14, 2021 with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony Photo: Kristen Loken Birds, these enchanting and fearsome magical dinosaurs, have two distinct superpowers that fascinate humans: they can sing and they can fly. A composer who wants to celebrate them in music is probably wise to focus …

DETROIT, Mich. (WLNS) – The Wu-Tang Clan will perform with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in March. The Detroit show features a screening of the classic 1978 martial arts film, “The 36th Chamber of Shaolin”. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra will perform live music from the film and the Wu-Tang Clan will perform their debut album, “Enter …

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The coronavirus pandemic has brought the world to a halt. It also slowed down Marie Osmond, but not for long. The artist used the time to take her singing career in a different direction. She cultivates her childhood love for opera in a new album and an upcoming tour with a …

On October 30, the Aiken Symphony Orchestra will begin its new season with two masterpieces: “Symphony No. 7, op. 70, D minor ”, by Antonin Dvorak, and“ Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23, B flat minor ”, by Peter I. Tchaikovsky. The performance will be directed under the direction of guest conductor Dr. Scott Weiss …

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The coronavirus pandemic has brought the world to a halt. It also slowed down Marie Osmond, but not for long. The artist used the time to take her singing career in a different direction. She cultivates her childhood love for opera in a new album and an upcoming tour with a …

The Brazo Sport Symphony Orchestra invites the community to come together for a few ciao. The symphony will open its 2021-22 season with an Italy-themed concert, “Bella Italia”, celebrating the nation and its music. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Clarion at Brazosport College, 500 College Drive in Lake Jackson. kAm “(6 …

As part of a unique arts-focused collaboration, the Alexandria Film Festival and the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra (ASO) will present in early November a performance of six original short films screened with live music. Performances will take place November 6 at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center and November 7 at the George …

Robert A. Reed, Executive Director, and Marion Brockette, President of the Plano Symphony Orchestra today announced the receipt of an unprecedented multi-year donation of $ 410,000 from Tammy and Charles Miller – the largest individual donation of the history of the organization. . The transformational donation will fund several new initiatives for the PSO, including …

The Alexandria Symphony Orchestra performs at the Schlesinger Concert Hall in this undated photo. (All photos courtesy of the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra) ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Alexandria Symphony Orchestra (ASO) and the Alexandria Film Festival (AFF) are teaming up to provide a special immersive experience for audiences. On Saturday, November 6, ASO will perform at …

The Boston Symphony Orchestra is home. And, more importantly, you are invited to join the BSO in this homecoming. Fortunately, during the height of the pandemic, the BSO continued to make music through its BSO NOW virtual performance series. Last summer the orchestra spent the summer, as it traditionally does, in Tanglewood. Finally, the BSO …

Two upcoming concerts of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in Montgomery County have been moved to Baltimore due to a labor dispute at Strathmore. Two upcoming Baltimore Symphony Orchestra concerts in Montgomery County, Maryland have been moved to Baltimore due to a labor dispute at Strathmore. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra said it has moved its two …

(September 2021) Santa Barbara, California – The Santa Barbara Symphony is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Nicholas Fuentes as the new Vice President of Community Education and Enrichment. In this key role, Dr Fuentes will lead the Symphony’s award-winning, inclusive and accessible programs and, through this, create a community of learners passionate about …

COURTESY PHOTOSAt left, Dr. Nick Fuentes is the new vice president of community education and enrichment for the Santa Barbara Symphony. Right, Natasha Miller-Zahn has been named the symphony orchestra’s senior vice president of finance. Dr Nicholas Fuentes and Natasha Miller-Zahn join the Santa Barbara Symphony team as the orchestra prepares to kick off its …

September 21, 2021 The ASU School of Music, Dance and Theater Wind Bands 2021–22 concert season brings music back to the stage with a live audience. “Musicians love to make music for others,” said Jason Caslor, conductor and associate professor in the School of Music, Dance and Drama. “I think the great impact of the …

The Boston Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Andris Nelsons are delighted to welcome audiences for the 2021-22 season opener on September 30, giving the first BSO concert for a live audience at Symphony Hall since March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated the closure of the Room. Along with the orchestra’s commitment to return to …

The Ohio State Symphony Orchestra is rehearsing for their upcoming concerts, led by graduate student Samantha Burgess. Credit: Josie Penderghast | Journalist Lantern As live music returns to concert halls around Columbus, the Ohio State Symphony Orchestra is joining the ranks with its own live performances. The Ohio State Symphony Orchestra will hold its first …

Houston Symphony Orchestra conductor Andres Orozco-Estrada Photo: Anthony Rathbun Photography As familiar as Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony – or at least its first four notes – its power remains intact. These four notes only last a few seconds, but they signal drama, turmoil, and powerful forces that are underway. They also allow almost 40 minutes to …

Conductor Wes Kenney, professor at the Colorado State University School of Music, Theater and Dance, performs on stage in the concert hall of the Colorado State University Center for the Arts on September 14. “It’s been almost 20 months since we played in front of a live audience. We are so excited. … This is …

Breadcrumb Links Local News “We implement mask and proof of vaccination policies to help ensure the safety of our audience, musicians, guest artists, staff and volunteers. ” Author of the article: Regina Chief Position In this March 2019 file photo, members of the Regina Symphony Orchestra (RSO) perform at the Conexus Arts Center. Photo by …

Naxos celebrated the centenary of the death of Saint-Saëns with a reissue of his Integral Symphonies, performed by the Malmö Symphony Orchestra By David Mellor for the event Posted: 5:01 p.m. EDT, September 4, 2021 | Update: 5:01 p.m. EDT, September 4, 2021 Saint-Saëns: Complete symphonies Naxos, out now Evaluation: This year marks the centenary …

Copyright © 2021 Roswell Daily Record The first Friday of this month will be themed “Hot Downtown Weather” as traders prepare for the upcoming Chilean Cheese Festival later this month. First Fridays are coordinated by MainStreet Roswell and aim to bring people downtown for shopping, dining and entertainment. She’s a Dandy at 302 N. Main …

2021-22 performance highlights A full list is available at www.uncsa.edu/performances. 7:30 p.m. on September 18 at Stevens Center: UNCSA Symphony Orchestra with Robert Franz: Shostakovich 5! Renowned conductor and alumnus Robert Franz (BM ’90, MM ’92) conducts the return of the UNCSA Symphony Orchestra to Stevens Center with a performance of Shostakovich’s Symphony No.5. The …

What does not kill you makes you stronger. If you’ve ever doubted that statement, just ask Nashville Symphony Orchestra President and CEO Alan Valentine, who believes everything the symphony has been through has helped prepare the organization to bounce back from the onslaught of closures from the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only did the symphony survive …

The essence of Wagner Ring of the Nibelung This is also what Graham Vick communicated so amazingly in several of his unforgettable productions with his Birmingham Opera Company (Khovanskygate in a marquee and Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk in a disused nightclub were perhaps the most revealing experiences of my opera life to date). This spring …

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) has announced its debut concerts for the 2021-2022 season, starting with Back to the future this September. The VSO calls it “the perfect way to welcome the audience to their venue”. Back to the future in concert will have two shows on September 24 and 25. “British Columbia’s incredible progress …

Jim Morford, 79, cannot recall his monthly visits with his wife, Linda, to Orchestra Hall for the past 15 years, but his love for the symphony continues. Before Alzheimer’s disease took those memories away, they had seasonal passes to classical concerts with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Linda Morford, 78, recalled the night trips to the …

When the Boston Symphony Orchestra returns to Tanglewood for the first time in two years this summer, it will be joined by a familiar face in the orchestra’s idyllic summer home in the Berkshires – Emanuel Ax. The world-renowned 72-year-old pianist has performed with the BSO on several occasions since his debut at Tanglewood in …

File photo Members of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra perform an Independence Day performance at Heritage Port. WHEELING – After a year-long hiatus, the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra anticipates this year’s fireworks show to be bigger and better than ever, as the first July weekend event at Heritage Port kicks off in waterspout. With American Fireworks Co. …

The public is invited to join the Newport Symphony Orchestra as it celebrates America’s Independence Day with the annual free community concert on Sunday, July 4 at 4 p.m. The NSO Brass and Percussion, led by Music Director Adam Flatt, will perform this holiday concert. The program will take place outdoors on the Newport Middle …

Think of the historically informed “period” or performance movement, and the mind is probably turning to Monteverdi, Bach, Handel. The first advocates of performances on original instruments – post-WWII insurgents such as Nikolaus Harnoncourt – focused their initial work on baroque and then classical repertoires, the music in which their discoveries were most audibly different …

Friday concert for the Queen Sofia. Felipe VI’s mother traveled to the city of Mérida, where she presided over the inauguration of a new edition of the Classical Theater Festival in the city of Extremadura. A very important appointment for the mother of Felipe VI, since an extraordinary concert was given by the Freixenet Symphony …

Breadcrumb Links Local News The 2021-22 season – the 113th concert season for the RSO – will feature old favorites, new options, different venues, and lower prices. Author of the article: Regina Chief Position Regina Symphony Orchestra Music Director Gordon Gerrard at the Conexus Arts Center in a March 2017 archive photo. RSO has announced …

the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra summer season at Gilmore Automobile Museum starts at 8 p.m. Saturday with a concert featuring Branford Marsalis, one of the most famous saxophonists in the world. (Note: Seats in the front section are sold out; lawn passes are still available). Music director Julian Kuerti says Marsalis will perform Getaways by John …