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Hartford Gay Men's Chorus to Start Spring with LIFE IS GAY, AND SO ARE THEY!, 5/17-18
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2013
The Hartford Gay Men's Chorus will sing-in the spring with 'Life Is Gay, and So Are They!' - a tribute to gay poets, composers, icons, idols and anthems, including such songs as 'Being Alive' by Stephen Sondheim, 'Stomp Your Foot' by Aaron Copland, 'Born This Way' by Lady Gaga, and 'A Stopwatch and Ordinance Map' by Samuel Barber. (more...)
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Baltimore Choral Arts Presents POETRY IN SONG, 5/5
by BWW News Desk - Apr 16, 2013
Music Director Tom Hall and Baltimore Choral Arts present "Poetry in Song," a unique concert experience showcasing how literature and music come together to create musical gems of the choral repertoire. The Chorus is joined by actor Kyle Prue for this performance on Sunday, May 5, at 3 pm in Grace United Methodist Church in Baltimore. Kyle Prue replaces Kwame Kwei-Armah who will be unable to participate in this program due to an engagement in London. (more...)
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Hartford Gay Men's Chorus to Present LIFE IS GAY, AND SO ARE THEY!, 5/17-18
by BWW News Desk - Apr 01, 2013
The Hartford Gay Men's Chorus will follow-up its sold-out debut concert with 'Life Is Gay, and So Are They!' - a tribute to gay poets, composers, icons, idols and anthems - at 8 p.m. on both Friday, May 17, and Saturday, May 18, at the Unitarian Society of Hartford, 50 Bloomfield Avenue. (more...)
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Thomas Hampson to Make Met Debut as Verdi's Iago in OTELLO, Today; Announces 2013 US Engagements
by BWW
News Desk - Mar 10, 2013
This spring, Thomas Hampson's U.S. engagements take him from opera house to concert and recital hall, and from Verdi and Mahler to the latest in contemporary American composition. The baritone makes his company role debut as Iago in Otello at the Metropolitan Opera (March 11) and premieres new chamber works by Michael Hersch (Feb 26) and Mark Adamo (April 24), before touring the latter to the Boston Celebrity Series (April 26) and New York's Lincoln Center (April 28). Besides singing songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn with the Indianapolis Symphony (Feb 22-23), his orchestral collaborations also take him back to Europe to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Amsterdam's Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in a star-studded gala benefit (April 10) and reprise the title role of Simon Boccanegra with the Vienna Symphony, in a concert performance that will be recorded for future album release (April 13 & 17). (more...)
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Steve Martin, Mandy Patinkin, Indigo Girls and More Set for 2013 Deer Valley Music Festival, 6/29-8/10
by BWW News Desk - Feb 22, 2013
Utah Symphony | Utah Opera Vice President of Symphony Artistic Planning Toby Tolokan yesterday announced the concert lineup for the organization's Tenth Anniversary Deer Valley Music Festival, featuring Utah Symphony performances with high-profile artists such as actor and banjo player Steve Martin with the Steep Canyon Rangers and vocalist Edie Brickell, screen actor and Broadway star Mandy Patinkin, folk rock music duo Indigo Girls and jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval. (more...)
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Nathan and Julie Gunn, Pacifica Quartet Concert Rescheduled For April 22
by BWW News Desk - Feb 22, 2013
Carnegie Hall today announced that this season's Zankel Hall concert by baritone Nathan Gunn with pianist Julie Gunn and the Pacifica Quartet, originally scheduled for Tuesday, February 19 and subsequently postponed due to illness, has been rescheduled for Monday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. The program remains unchanged. (more...)
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Thomas Hampson to Make Met Debut as Verdi's Iago in OTELLO, March 11; Announces 2013 US Engagements
by BWW News Desk - Feb 11, 2013
This spring, Thomas Hampson's U.S. engagements take him from opera house to concert and recital hall, and from Verdi and Mahler to the latest in contemporary American composition. The baritone makes his company role debut as Iago in Otello at the Metropolitan Opera (March 11) and premieres new chamber works by Michael Hersch (Feb 26) and Mark Adamo (April 24), before touring the latter to the Boston Celebrity Series (April 26) and New York's Lincoln Center (April 28). Besides singing songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn with the Indianapolis Symphony (Feb 22-23), his orchestral collaborations also take him back to Europe to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Amsterdam's Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in a star-studded gala benefit (April 10) and reprise the title role of Simon Boccanegra with the Vienna Symphony, in a concert performance that will be recorded for future album release (April 13 & 17). (more...)
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Stephanie Blythe Makes Her Carnegie Hall Recital Debut, 3/11
by BWW News Desk - Feb 07, 2013
On Monday, March 11, at 8:00 p.m., the versatile and commanding mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe, joined by frequent collaborator, pianist Warren Jones, makes her Carnegie Hall recital debut in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage with a deeply personal program of American song. Ms. Blythe's program features Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson, a set of songs written for her by the late composer James Legg, and Samuel Barber's Three Songs, Op. 10, powerful settings of three poems by James Joyce. Also featured are songs by Tin Pan Alley songwriters Ray Henderson, Cole Porter, and Irving Berlin. (more...)
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