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IN TIME OF WAR and More Set for The Mendelssohn Choir Of Pittsburgh 26-27 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 2, 2026

The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh has revealed its upcoming season under Music Director Daniel Singer, featuring three programs centered on conflict, community, and grief, including works by Arvo Pärt, Florence Price, and Eric Whitacre.

Eric Whitacre Returns to Sydney With ETERNITY IN AN HOUR
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2025

Grammy Award-winning American composer Eric Whitacre will return to Sydney with the Australian premiere of his latest work, Eternity in an Hour, presented for one concert only.

Review: B Street Theatre's BROKE-OLOGY Reminds Us of Our Riches
by Courtney Symes - May 12, 2023

The most shocking thing about getting older is that everyone else is getting older, too. Our parents, who once seemed so strong and commanding, reverse their roles and become the dependents. How do we care for them as they once cared for us? How do we find a balance between duty to them and staying true to ourselves? These are central themes explored in Nathan Louis Jackson’s Broke-ology, now playing at the B Street Theatre.

Distinguished Concerts International New York Presents A Cathartic Three-Act Concert At Carnegie Hall
by Stephi Wild - Apr 21, 2023

On Saturday April 29, Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) will present Mozart's Requiem, a three-act performance that begins with the world premiere of Bradley Ellingboe's newest work, A Place Called Home.

Grammy Award-Winning Composer And Conductor Eric Whitacre Joins Cleveland Orchestra Choruses For Week-Long Residency 
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 22, 2023

It's an exciting time to join the Cleveland Orchestra Choruses. Audition appointments are now open for The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, The Blossom Festival Chorus, The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus, and The Cleveland Orchestra Children's Choruses.

New Developmental Production of ANIMAL FARM: THE MUSICAL to be Presented at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 7, 2022

A new developmental production of Animal Farm: The Musical will be presented at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center, BMCC Campus, from November 16 - 20, 2022, from creative team Steve Wallace (composer), Daniel Abrahamson (lyricist), Sarah Mucek (book writer) and Charles Anthony Burks (director).

Eric Whitacre Conducts Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, The Sacred Veil, Sydney Premiere, Sydney Opera House Concert Hall Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Aug 5, 2022

In 2016, after a visit from his long-time collaborator and friend, lyricist and poet Charles Anthony Silvestri, composer Eric Whitacre found a poem Silvestri had left for him sitting on his piano. Silvestri had lost his wife and soul mate to cancer 12 years previously, leaving him to bring up their two young children.

First Annual Orlando Sings Choral Fest Announced
by Marissa Tomeo - Apr 9, 2022

Orlando Sings is one of Central Florida’s newest professional arts organizations and has already had an exciting and successful first season.  Led by Artistic and Executive Director Dr. Andrew Minear, Orlando Sings serves as an umbrella organization for a family of singing groups including two professional ensembles, the Orlando Sings Symphonic Chorus and the Solaria Singers. This young organization has already had a great start to its first season with full and sold-out houses for each of the three concerts they have presented as well as a successful, sold-out gala fundraiser.

Travis T. Kornegay Will Present AFRICAN AMERICAN EXCELLENCE IN MUSIC CONCERT
by Stephi Wild - Mar 25, 2022

This unique concert will focus on the performance and history of excellence in African American music. Performances will include well-known and a few obscure pieces by black performers, black composers, and black folk idioms.

BEAUTIFUL- THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL, and More On Sale Now at Dr. Phillips Center
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 11, 2022

The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts welcomes an assortment of shows, events and performances across all three theaters. 

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Announces 2022 Season
by Stephi Wild - Dec 15, 2021

Programmed by long-standing Artistic & Music Director, Brett Weymark OAM, this richly diverse season traverses choral classics by Mozart, Bach, Haydn and Handel; the glorious colours of Puccini; living repertoire by Pēteris Vasks and Eric Whitacre; and six newly commissioned short works from local Sydney composers Jessica Wells, Aija Draguns, Tomas Parrish-Cheynoweth, Aiden Rosa, Maria Lopes, and Melbourne’s Stuart Greenbaum.

Columbia School Of The Arts Presents THE VIEW
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 27, 2021

Columbia University School of the Arts will present Keenan Tyler Oliphant's '21 production of The View.

Metropolitan Opera Releases LEONTYNE PRICE AT THE MET
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 16, 2020

The Metropolitan Opera presents Leontyne Price at the Met, a 2-CD collection that features 34 live recordings highlighting soprano Leontyne Price's great Met performances. The collection is available for purchase beginning September 18, 2020,

Los Angeles Master Chorale Releases Eric Whitacre's THE SACRED VEIL
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 6, 2020

On August 28, 2020, the Los Angeles Master Chorale will release its recording of The Sacred Veil on Signum Classics. This powerful, thought-provoking 12-movement work is scored for SATB choir, cello, and piano by composer Eric Whitacre and poet-lyricist Charles Anthony Silvestri. Silvestri's wife, Julie, died of ovarian cancer at age 36 in 2005, leaving two young children. His texts (written collaboratively with Whitacre) and the intimate, compelling score tell a story of courtship, love, loss, and the search for solace. 

Los Angeles Master Chorale Postpones 2020-21 Season; Extends Contract for Artistic Director Grant Gershon
by Stephi Wild - Jul 22, 2020

The Los Angeles Master Chorale announced today that it will postpone the originally scheduled 2020-21 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall to the 2021-22 season due to the pandemic.

Virtual Theatre This Weekend: July 11-12- with Audra McDonald, Andrea Burns & More!
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 11, 2020

This weekend (July 11-12) in live streaming: Audra McDonald sings with Seth Rudetsky, Andrea Burns takes over at Stars in the House and so much more!

The Alternative Theater Company Announces The Cast Of BelieveAbility Reading
by Stephi Wild - Jun 18, 2020

The Alternative Theater Company presents BELIEVEABILITY, the July 12th Second Virtual Reading in a series of 10-minute original plays that explore  the subject of faith from refreshing and relevant points of view. 

Houston Grand Opera Will Present Opera Camps for Students in Grades K-12
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 25, 2020

Houston Grand Opera's HGOco has announced four unique summer opera camps designed for specific age groups and experiences, in partnership with American Festival for the Arts (AFA) and special sessions by DACAMERA. All camps are held at Houston Grand Opera located in the Wortham Theater Center. Registration is now open. For grades K - 2, there are options of one-week or two-week sessions, while the camps for grades 3 - 12 are two weeks long.

Los Angeles Children's Chorus Announces 2019-20 Season
by Julie Musbach - Oct 21, 2019

The Los Angeles Children's Chorus (LACC), led by Artistic Director Fernando Malvar-Ruiz and  considered among the world's leading children's choirs, announces its 2019-2020 season.

Grammy Winner Eric Whitacre Comes to Carnegie Hall
by Stephi Wild - Apr 9, 2019

Known for his virtual choir YouTube videos and as one of today's most established choral composers, Eric Whitacre returns to Carnegie Hall as part of Distinguished Concert International New York's (DCINY) concert series. Featuring Kelly Yu-Chien Lin on piano, Whitacre conducts the Distinguished Concert Singers in a variety of his most celebrated compositions. The concert will take place Sunday, April 28, 2019, at 8:30 pm at Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall. For tickets and information, visit DCINY. Tickets start at $20.