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St. Charles Singers Set To Launch 40th Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - August 21, 2024

St. Charles Singers will celebrate their 40th anniversary season with concerts featuring works by contemporary Illinois composers and classical luminaries. ...

Musical Powerhouses Strengthen Offerings At Rice's Shepherd School Of Music
by Stephi Wild - August 20, 2024

Rice University's Shepherd School of Music is celebrating the appointment of alumnus Cristian Măcelaru and the addition of opera luminary Patrick Summers to its faculty. Măcelaru will serve as distinguished visiting artist from the 2025-26 season through 2027-28, building on the conductor's array of international roles in classical music....

London Philharmonic Orchestra Announces U.S. Tour Led By Ed Gardner
by A.A. Cristi - June 12, 2024

The London Philharmonic Orchestra will embark on a U.S. tour from October 9-21, 2024, led by Principal Conductor Edward Gardner. The tour features violinists Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Randall Goosby....

Jaap van Zweden Steps Down as New York Philharmonic Music Director
by Blair Ingenthron - June 09, 2024

According various sources, Jaap van Zweden will step down as the music director of the New York Philharmonic after 6 seasons....

Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra Announces Beethoven Ninth Freedom Tour
by A.A. Cristi - April 30, 2024

Get ready for an unforgettable musical experience as the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra embarks on their Beethoven Ninth Freedom Tour....

The Clarion Choir & Orchestra to Perform Bach's Mass In B Minor at the Park Avenue Ch
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 04, 2024

Join the four-time GRAMMY-nominated Clarion Choir and The Clarion Orchestra for a one-time performance of Bach's monumental MASS IN B MINOR at the Park Avenue Christian Church. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...

Performances Set For Kent Tritle's Spring 2024 Season
by Stephi Wild - February 27, 2024

Landmark seasons of two of Kent Tritle’s choruses – the 150th of Oratorio Society of New York, the 200-voice avocational group, and the 60th of elite professional chorus Musica Sacra – as well as programs by his Cathedral Choir of St. John the Divine have revealed their concert seasons for this spring....

Soprano Hera Hyesang Park's New Album BREATHE Out Now
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 02, 2024

Soprano Hera Hyesang Park released new album, 'Breathe,' featuring operatic classics and contemporary works. Joined by mezzo-soprano Emily D'Angelo and the Orchestra Del Teatro Carlo Felice. Watch the new music video featuring Park freediving. Out now on Deutsche Grammophon....

Review: JUDAS MACCABAEUS at Riverside Church
by Joanna Barouch - December 22, 2023

Leon Botstein, Music Director of the American Symphony Orchestra, has made it the orchestra’s mission to present lesser-known orchestral and choral works. Dr. Botstein, President of Bard College,  decided that this year’s holiday presentation would be Georg Friedrich Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus from 1746, performed on Thursday December 14....

PUBLIQuartet Reveals Spring 2024 Highlights Including Premiere Of WHAT IS AMERICAN: R
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 12, 2023

PUBLIQuartet announces their Spring 2024 highlights, including the premiere of 'What Is American: Rhythm Nation' in New York City. They will also collaborate with violinist Diane Monroe and perform with composer and pianist Hiromi....

Curtis Appoints Michael Sachs To The Trumpet Faculty
by A.A. Cristi - November 14, 2023

Internationally renowned musician, teacher, author, and longstanding Cleveland Orchestra Principal to join the faculty in fall 2024....

Composer/Violist Jessica Meyer Unveils 23/24 Season Featuring Lorelei Portrait Album,
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 02, 2023

Discover the exciting 23/24 season of composer and violist Jessica Meyer, featuring world premieres and New York premieres. Don't miss the highly-anticipated performances of In the Path of Totality and with a gift for burning....

Music Viva NY Choir Reveals 2023-24 Season
by Stephi Wild - August 10, 2023

New York City's leading chamber choir, Musica Viva NY, has announced its 2023-24 season. Presented at its homebase, the All Souls (1157 Lexington Avenue) on Manhattan's Upper East Side, the season begins with Mexamorphosis, a multi-cultural project led by Mexican mezzo-soprano and founder Guadalupe Peraza. ...

Kent Tritle's 2023-24 Season Includes the 150th Season of Oratorio Society of New Yor
by Stephi Wild - July 11, 2023

The many facets of Kent Tritle’s career are on prominent display in the 2023-24 concert season of the Director of Cathedral Music and Organist at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine; Music Director of both Musica Sacra, New York’s elite professional chorus, and Oratorio Society of New York, the acclaimed avocational ensemble; and organist of the New York Philharmonic....

Renée Fleming, Yo-Yo Ma & Wynton Marsalis to be Featured in Verbier Festival 30th Ann
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 22, 2023

Verbier Festival has revealed its 30th anniversary season. Learn how to purchase tickets!...

VocalEssence Announces 2023-2024 Season: "Together We Sing"
by A.A. Cristi - June 06, 2023

​​​​​​​VocalEssence, one of the world's premier choral music organizations, is gearing up for its 'speed limit' season-55 years of making music and celebrating the joy of singing together. In honor of this auspicious occasion the new season will feature collaborations with the St. Olaf Choir, the Bach Society of Minnesota, and Northrop, as well as exciting commissions by vocal activist Melanie DeMore, Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds, and Minnesotans Jocelyn Hagen and Kyle Pederson....

Baritone Tyler Duncan & Pianist Erika Switzer to Release New Album 'A LEFT COAST'
by Blair Ingenthron - May 12, 2023

On Friday, June 23, 2023, baritone Tyler Duncan and pianist Erika Switzer will release A Left Coast on Bridge Records. In a heartfelt playlist for their home of British Columbia, Duncan and Switzer share their fondness for the Vancouver communities, geography, and spirit that continue to nourish them as artists....

First Single From David T. Little's BLACK LODGE 'My Childhood' Out Now
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 05, 2023

'My Childhood,' the first single from composer David T. Little's modern opera Black Lodge, is available now from Cantaloupe Music on all digital services....

A KNEE ON THE NECK Oratorio Gets New York Premiere At Lincoln Center This June
by Stephi Wild - April 28, 2023

​​​​​​​The New York Choral Society, a pioneering symphonic chorus that explores unique collaboration and dynamic repertory, is proud to present the highly anticipated New York premiere of Adolphus Hailstork's A Knee on the Neck  June 13, 2023 at Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall....

Lebanon County Choral Society Will Perform Faure's REQUIEM in May
by Stephi Wild - April 25, 2023

The Lebanon County Choral Society will be offering Faure’s Requiem and other choral pieces in concert on Sunday, May 21. Both the Adult Chorus—comprised of singers in high school and beyond—and the Youth Chorus—made up of singers in grades three through eight—will be performing....

Musica Viva NY Ends Season With Richard Einhorn World Premieres
by Stephi Wild - April 18, 2023

New York City's leading chamber choir, Musica Viva NY, presents LUX AETERNA: a one-night only performance on Sunday, May 21, 2023, at 5:00 p.m., at All Souls Church on the Upper East Side. ...

Joseph Calleja Celebrates 20 Years On Decca With His First-Ever Sacred Album AVE MARI
by A.A. Cristi - March 03, 2023

World-renowned tenor Joseph Calleja announces the release of 'Ave Maria' – his first-ever sacred album. Released on 7th April on Decca Classics, just in time for Easter, this album marks the 20th anniversary of the Maltese tenor's exclusive signing to Decca and the making of his debut recording in 2003....

Violinist Stella Chen Releases Debut Album, STELLA X SCHUBERT; Single Out Today!
by A.A. Cristi - February 27, 2023

On Friday, March 10, 2023, American violinist Stella Chen releases her debut album, Stella x Schubert, with pianist Henry Kramer on the Apple-owned Platoon platform. Performing on the 1700 ex-Petri Stradivarius violin, Chen garnered worldwide attention with her first-prize win at the 2019 Queen Elizabeth International Violin Competition, followed by the 2020 Avery Fisher Career Grant and 2020 Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award....

Bravo! Vail Music Festival Announces 36th Season
by Stephi Wild - February 16, 2023

London's acclaimed Academy of St Martin in the Fields makes its highly anticipated return to Bravo! Vail with Music Director Joshua Bell. World-renowned resident orchestras-the New York Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra-join for 17 programs led by Music Directors Jaap van Zweden, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and Fabio Luisi, in addition to guest conductors Marin Alsop, Giancarlo Guerrero, Hannu Lintu, Stéphane Denève, Jeff Tyzik, and Justin Freer....




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