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A new series, Broadway in Concert, which pays homage to the iconic musicals that have shaped the landscape of American musical theater, will debut at 6:30 p.m. ET tomorrow night on PBS with "An Evening with Lerner and Loewe."…

KSO music director Dina Gilbert said she was optimistic about the future and looking forward to returning Kamloops Symphony Orchestra Music Director Dina Gilbert will not be able to conduct the remaining concerts of the season due…

Matt Wade as Sweeney Todd and Sarah…

Throughout the winter of 2020, theater students at Peters Township High…

Love is in the air and on the boards, especially at Amphibian Stage and the Music Hall in Fair Park. There's also a nice variety of serious topics and gigs in the February mix, so you're bound to find something you like. In…

The Schuyler sisters on the nationwide tour of 'Hamilton' which continues its run at Bass Hall. (Courtesy picture) Theater Three postpones Virgin Maytag opening In a press release, Theater Three announced that its production of…

The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra's quarters have become so cramped that its leaders don't feel like they can function there any longer.Over the past quarter century, the orchestra has rented two floors of Byrne Hall at Little Rock's St.…

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GREENWICH - One of the world's best female conductors will hold the baton as the Greenwich Symphony Orchestra takes the stage for their next concert.Conductor Mélisse Brunet began her career in France and was appointed this…

NEW BEDFORD - On Saturday January 8, the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra presents "Rituals". Under the direction of musical director Yaniv Dinur, the orchestra will perform works by Clarice Assad, Max Bruch, Jesse Montgomery and Ottorino…

The Boston Pops remain the gold standard in how to do symphonic pop concerts. Particularly during the tenure of conductor Arthur Fiedler, the Boston pops lent orchestral majesty to beloved tunes in a way that has proven immensely popular…

Why should a young musician also understand the art of conducting? For Maestro Rosalind Erwin, director and conductor of the Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra, an ensemble of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute, the answer…

The orchestra presents Bach Photo: contributed The Okanagan Symphony Orchestra has announced that it will perform “Bach's Playlist”, indoors to a live audience. The program celebrates the music…

Musical theater is back in Cody.The Cody Community Theater organization will present the musical…

Conductor and Music Director Michael Butterman will audition as the final nominee for the new Music Director of the Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra (Courtesy of the Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra) WILLIAMSBURG - The Williamsburg…

Conductor and Music Director Michael Butterman will audition as the final candidate for the new Music Director of the Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra (Courtesy of the Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra) WILLIAMSBURG — The Williamsburg…

NEW | CHARACTERISTICS | OVERVIEW | EVENTS originally published: 10/29/2021 (PRINCETON, NJ) - The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (OSP) announced his Spring 2022 subscription series with live and in-person performances…

The Theater Department at Northampton Community College kicks off its 2021-2022 season with its first in-person production in 18 months. The coming-of-age rock musical,!-->…

Gustavo Gimeno conducts TSO's first rehearsal at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto on October 12, 2021. Photos by Galit Rodan / The Globe and Mail For the first time since March 2020, Spanish conductor Gustavo Gimeno shared the stage…

Hadestown at Kennedy Center brings us the best of Broadway. It won a total of eight Tonys in 2019, including Best New Musical. Soaring music, explosively beautiful design and top notch performances welcome us back to the…

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Historically, American orchestras have been purposely homogeneous - with mostly white male musicians playing works by mostly white male composers. According to data from the League of American Orchestras, the national average for…

Music director Adam Riccinto and the Ypsilanti Symphony Orchestra are returning to the stage after 20 months of being unable to perform together due to COVID-19. The YSO is relaunching its regular performing season with a…

The UNLV Symphony Orchestra returns to the stage at the Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 28. Musical director Taras Krysa conducts Verdi, Beethoven and Brahms tonight, with Mykola Suk. The program will…

CLINTON - The Clinton Symphony Orchestra of the Mohawk Valley will present “A Celebration of Strings - Dedicated to Joanna Moore,” featuring Music Director, Maestro Octavio Más-Arocas at…

The Lancaster Symphony Orchestra's last performance was under the direction of famous music director Stephen Gunzenhauser. The orchestra is approaching the 2019-20 season knowing that Gunzenhauser, 79, will be the last, but no one…

FSO will open its season on October 9 at the new 1,600-seat Capital One Hall in Tysons, Va., Which is nearing completion…

KSO's music director Aram Demirjian was diagnosed with early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma, but officials said his prognosis was good. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The musical director of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra has…

When mention is made of the prominent prolific symphonists of the 19th century, the name Emilie Louise Friderica Mayer probably does not come to mind. Yet Mayer (1812-1883) - an almost exact contemporary of Richard Wagner and Giuseppe…

Almost a year and a half after the cancellation of live performances by the LSO, the orchestra is once again welcoming its patrons for its 2021-2022 season. "I named our first concert on September 18, The return of the LSO! because…

Conductor Michael Morgan died on August 20 in Oakland Kaiser. He was 63 years old. Morgan, who had been the musical director…

The Sarasota Orchestra has named Bramwell Tovey the sixth musical director in the organization's 72-year history. He replaces Anu Tali, who held the post for six years before leaving in April 2019.…

CLEVELAND, Ohio - If there's one refrain in my career so far, it's Franz Welser-Most. With his nearly 20 years at the top of the Cleveland Orchestra, the conductor easily ranks as the artist I've spent the most time reviewing,…

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra has announced that Louis Langrée will not seek to renew his contract beyond the end of the 2023-24 season, his eleventh as Music Director of the Orchestra.Since taking office in 2013, Louis…

ABOVE - Dr Evan Feldman (right) will remain GSO's Senior Guest Chief under the leadership of Heather…

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Moments after winning his first Grammy Award on Sunday, Johnstown…

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) - James Blachly, Johnstown Symphony Orchestra Music Director and 2021 Grammy Award winner, invites the community to come celebrate this historic victory this weekend. The celebration will take place…

by Michael Caruso As we Americans battle the COVID-19 coronavirus, we should not pass off as the 'other' pandemic plaguing American society, one that has been a virtual curse on our nation since…

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage artistic and cultural institutions across the country, Philadelphia Orchestra musical director Yannick Nézet-Séguin pleads with President Joe Biden and Vice President…

EAU CLAIRE - The latest project by the Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra preserves an experience showcasing…

Florence Price, a long-unrecognized African-American composer of symphonies and concertos, now enjoys unprecedented visibility thanks in part to the Philadelphia Orchestra.Her Symphony n ° 1 was recently recorded for this week's…

Faced with Steve Larsen's coda, 85-year-old organization writes chord progression ROCKFORD - Two hundred and seven people - from as far away as Italy, Japan and Russia - have applied to be the Rockford Symphony Orchestra's next…

Georgette Braun Rockford Register Star @georgettebraun Wednesday 16 October 2019 at 13:31 Oct 16, 2019 at 02:26 PM ROCKFORD - Rockford Symphony Orchestra…

“There are also give-and-take in the program,” says Finley. “Even though it sounds good on paper, we listen to them together and discuss what works and what doesn't. He showed great…

(photo courtesy of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra) The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra has announced that musical director Krzysztof Urbanski will be leaving the orchestra in…

Lara james“Music and storytelling have always been closely linked. Our program provides insight into how composers throughout the ages have used themes from history and folklore to write music that is both beautiful and…

This month marks the Sarasota Orchestra last round of musical director Anu Tali at the head of the musicians of the orchestra before retiring to pursue her international career. (Fittingly, the Masterworks concerts she conducts on…

As Tali leaves after six years, the orchestra has invited nine guest conductors to conduct concerts during the 2019-2020 season. Anu Tali says that every concert begins with the first salute, when the conductor greets the…

CASYM Performance - “Pan Is Sweet” 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbHzV55XZkA New York, United States - This is a replay of…

The Minnesota Orchestra's annual board meeting on Wednesday afternoon offered a wave of positive news - increased attendance, successful tours and a balanced budget - mixed with a disturbing announcement: Osmo…

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The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra has appointed Vasily Petrenko as its new musical director, starting in the 2021-2 season - which will be the orchestra's 75th anniversary. The Russian conductor has also announced that he will step down as…

The Galveston Symphony Orchestra had a heck of a job recently when he hired Trond Saeverud, originally from Norway, as the band's new musical director and conductor. Highly sought after as a violinist, conductor and teacher, Saeverud is…

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has chosen charismatic Italian conductor Fabio Luisi as its next musical director. Luisi will be appointed Music Director during the 2019-20 season and will assume the title of Music Director…

Fabio Luisi has been appointed Music Director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra has announced that the 59-year-old…

Miguel Harth-Bedoya, musical director of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra since 2000, has announced he will step down at the end of the 2019-20 season. He will then return to conduct with the title of laureate conductor.Harth-Bedoya's…

On January 23, Robert Spano announced his intention to end his tenure as Music Director of the Atlanta…

Andrew S. HughesStilian Kirov started his career as a pianist, not as a conductor.But one day, during a rehearsal break with an orchestra in his native Bulgaria which had hired him as guest soloist, he left his piano and approached the…

At no point in his life before applying for the job, Aram Demirjian probably imagined himself as artistic director of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra.“I never ended up being where I thought I was, but I ended up being…

vintage fourth 2.jpgMaestro Robert Gutter, musical director of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra from 1970 to 1986, conducted the SSO during the July 4 celebrations at Symphony Hall in Springfield in 1981.(The Republican archive…

The Montclair Orchestra appointed violinist David Chan as its first musical director. The ensemble was launched in 2016 to perform "high-level orchestral music" in venues in Montclair, New Jersey, United States.Chan, who served as…

Anu Tali said she loved her job as the Musical Director of the Sarasota Orchestra and was excited to work with them in the future. KAUPO KIKKAS PHOTO After three years as musical director of the Sarasota Orchestra, Anu Tali has…

NEW | CHARACTERISTICS | OVERVIEW | EVENTS originally published: 05/04/2016 (NEWARK, NJ) - The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Jacques Lacombe present the 2015-16 Classic Season Finale - Lacombe's…

REDLANDS >> Jon Robertson didn't say goodbye to the Redlands Symphony Orchestra concert on Saturday night. Instead, he thanked the musicians, the audience and everyone involved in the Redlands Symphony for the 33 years he spent with…

Carol Word and her friends were seasoned professionals in finding the perfect location in Caras Park to watch the 11th Annual Symphony in the Park on Sunday.“Every year they've done it, we've been…

Not only is Yannick Nézet-Séguin's name a mouthful, (pronounced Yah-NEEK Neh-ZAY Say-GUN, by the way) but his job title is too. He is simultaneously musical director of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the…

Maranatha High School's Orchestra with David Lockington, Music Director/Conductor of the Pasadena Symphony Orchestra David Lockington, Musical Director/Conductor of the Pasadena Symphony Orchestra and John Wells, Director of the…

If you want to understand the essence of the Lakota Music Project then it helps to sit quietly at the back of the room while Bryan Akipa, Delta David Gier and Jeff Paul work on the musical issues before a performance - no orchestra. , no…

Rossen Milanov In collaboration with the CSO, Maestro Milanov will engage Chautauqua audiences of all ages in a rewarding relationship with great music and the…

When the highly regarded Atlanta Symphony Orchestra locked its musicians into a labor dispute for the second time in two years, then announced this week that it was canceling the start of its 70th anniversary season, its musical director,…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - After stepping down last fall amid a prolonged lockout of union musicians, Finnish conductor Osmo Vanska returns as musical director of the Grammy-winning Minnesota Orchestra, has announced Thursday its board of…

Stefan Sanderling will probably never conduct the Florida Orchestra again. So, in his last appearance with the outfit he called home for 11 years, which he left unceremoniously, he sends a remarkable message.He chose to conduct a…

Lawrence Leighton Smith, who was musical director of the Louisville Orchestra from 1983 to 1994, died Friday at his home in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was 77 years old. Smith died of complications from Binswanger's…

The timing couldn't be better. Of all the pieces the Cleveland Orchestra could perform this week, Haydn's "The Seasons" suits the occasion best.Spring has finally arrived and Franz Welser-Most, the orchestra's musical director, has…

Every Saturday evening, for the past few decades, the Cairo Symphony Orchestra has offered a concert showcasing the variety of colors that symphonic music offers. This April, though not necessarily a Saturday, there's something for…

Former Music Director Jukka-Pekka Saraste joins the Toronto Symphony Orchestra this week. You know the Toronto Symphony Orchestra has come a long way in the past decade, when a competent concert is far from enough. This sentiment…

Many musicians talk about expanding the appeal of classical music - involving a younger audience and making the uninitiated feel welcome. Most of the time, there are few means of action to support the populist line.Charles Ansbacher took…

“Somehow I could tell the orchestra when they looked at me, that they didn't see what they needed,” he said. "And I could feel that I wasn't giving what they needed, because I was distracted with the…

LENOX, Mass., July 8 - Summer festivals often feel like a blissful retreat from reality, wonderful music in beautiful surroundings a respite from traffic jams, healthcare crises and terrorist threat levels. But in his Fourth Symphony,…

The composer-conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen once said that he was first and foremost a musician, and that "musicians do all kinds of things". This was certainly the case before the emergence of star conductors at the end of the 19th century,…

JERUSALEM, January 29 - The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, celebrating its 70th anniversary, is one of the centerpieces of Israeli cultural life, a distinguished institution that resonates powerfully with the Jewish diaspora whose sympathy…

It seems strange, so many decades after the post-war avant-garde first met in Darmstadt, Germany, how often the words shameless and tonal are still linked. Given that composers now enthusiastically write in wildly diverse idioms, calling a…