Disney Hall Salutes Broadway Musicals with June Lockhart & Bill Handel Tonight
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2015 Rhapsody in Blue and a 'Salute To Broadway Musicals' will highlight the exciting 6th Annual Disney Hall Concert Extraordinaire this evening, June 13....
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra to Release THE PLANETS Recording in Time for Earth Hour, March 28
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2015 The Sydney Symphony Orchestra with its Chief Conductor David Robertson has released a new recording of Holst's The Planets on its label Sydney Symphony Live, to coincide with a mass-participation multimedia performance of the work on the evening of Earth Hour, March 28....
Buffalo Philharmonic Presents $15,000 Check to the John R. Oishei Children's Hospital
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2014 The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra will present a $15,000 check to the campaign for the new Oishei Children's Hospital at 9 a.m. on Monday, November 17 at Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo.The donation reflects proceeds from ticket sales to the July 19 Doctors of the World performance at Kleinh...
Frances Chung & Tiit Helimets Set for Allen Civic Ballet/Allen Philharmonic's SWAN LAKE ACT III, 5/1
by Tyler Peterson - April 20, 2015 FRANCES CHUNG and TIIT HELIMETS, principal dancers of the San Francisco Ballet, will appear as guest artists in the Allen Civic Ballet/Allen Philharmonic's joint production of Swan Lake Act III on May 16, 2015 at the Performing Arts Center at Allen High School in Allen, Texas. Ms. Chung and Mr. Heli...
Andres Orozco-Estrada's First Recording with the Houston Symphony Out on DVD & Blu-ray
by Tyler Peterson - December 10, 2014 From the home city of manned spaceflight, the Houston Symphony announced today that it has released The Earth-An HD Odyssey on DVD and Blu-ray. The Earth-An HD Odyssey is the highly anticipated second installment of the Symphony's groundbreaking HD Odyssey film trilogy and Music Director Andrés Oroz...
THE BIG BANG Begins Tomorrow at Performance Network Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - August 20, 2014 Straight from Williamston Theatre in a special partnership, the smash hit musical "The Big Bang" will come to Performance Network Theatre for a special two-week engagement starting this Thursday, August 21. Tickets are on sale now. Ticket holders that had shows cancelled when the Theatre temporarily...
BWW Reviews: FAC's FOREVER PLAID Is Nostalgic in the Best Way
by Christi Esterle - May 11, 2014 Forever Plaid has what is probably my favorite premise for a revue show: on February 9th, 1964, a close-harmony quartet called Forever Plaid is on their way to their first big show when their car crashes with a bus and all four members are killed. (The bus was transporting a group of schoolgirls to ...
Astro Day at the Morris Museum Set for 3/28
by Tyler Peterson - March 16, 2015 On Saturday, March 28, 2015, the Morris Museum and the Morris Museum Astronomical Society will host a fun-filled family event that is out of this world! Astronomy programs, children's activities, and interactive displays will be scheduled throughout the day from 11:00am to 4:00pm, with night sky obs...
Hans Graf & BSO to Perform Perform Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with Ray Chen, 5/22-24
by Tyler Peterson - May 02, 2014 The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) will welcome internationally-renowned guest conductor Hans Graf and violinist Ray Chen, winner of the International Yehudi Menuhin and Queen Elizabeth competitions, in a performance of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto on Thursday, May 22 and Friday, May 23 at 8 p....
The Houston Symphony Releases HE EARTH–AN HD ODYSSEY on DVD and Blu-Ray
by BWW News Desk - December 11, 2014 From the home city of manned spaceflight, the Houston Symphony announced today that it has released The Earth-An HD Odyssey on DVD and Blu-ray. The Earth-An HD Odyssey is the highly anticipated second installment of the Symphony's groundbreaking HD Odyssey film trilogy and Music Director Andres Oroz...
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra to Release THE PLANETS Recording in Time for Earth Hour, March 28
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2015 The Sydney Symphony Orchestra with its Chief Conductor David Robertson has released a new recording of Holst's The Planets on its label Sydney Symphony Live, to coincide with a mass-participation multimedia performance of the work on the evening of Earth Hour, March 28....
Pacific Symphony Orchestra to Present PHANTOMS OF THE ORCHESTRA, 10/24
by Matt Smith - September 16, 2015 Orange County, Calif.—Sept. 15, 2015—Most folks didn't discover the world of classical music through formal concerts. They discovered it through Elmer Fudd singing “Kill the Wabbit!” and by watching Mickey Mouse trying to stop an army of living broomsticks from drowning him. That same spirit of curi...
Bramwell Tovey to Lead LA Phil in THE PLANETS, 9/9
by Tyler Peterson - September 05, 2014 Conductor Bramwell Tovey returns to the Hollywood Bowl to lead the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Women of Pacific Chorale in Gustav Holst's The Planets on Tuesday, September 9, at 8 pm. The performance will be accompanied by astonishing high-definition images from NASA and JPL rovers and satellites, ...
Cirque Musica to Join Hollywood Bowl Orchestra for World Premiere of CRESCENDO
by Tyler Peterson - July 16, 2015 The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra is joined by Cirque Musica as the world premiere of their newest production, Crescendo, is unveiled at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday, July 19, at 7:30 p.m. Cirque Musica's top circus performers will take the audience on a journey with glorious orchestral music performed b...
YSO to Perform NEW FRONTIERS, 3/21
by Tyler Peterson - March 04, 2015 From a groundbreaking composition by one of the hottest young composers today to a galactic classical masterpiece, the York Symphony Orchestra (YSO) will present New Frontiers Saturday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center. This space-themed concert will feature a speci...
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Kicks Off 2014-15 Season Tonight
by BWW News Desk - September 13, 2014 Coming off the acclaimed and wildly popular LumenoCity event in August and the first half of Louis Langrée's blockbuster inaugural season as Music Director, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is positioned for an extraordinary 2014-15 season that will not only feature musical performances at th...
Kristin Chenoweth to Sing with Kansas City Symphony This Fall to Benefit KCYA
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2015 Award-winning singer, actress and musical theater star Kristin Chenoweth will appear with the Kansas City Symphony at 8 p.m. on October 3 in Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts as a benefit concert....
Wakka Wakka to Open BABY UNIVERSE (A PUPPET ODYSSEY) Off-Broadway Next Month
by BWW News Desk - December 26, 2014 The award-winning theatre company Wakka Wakka presents a strictly-limited return engagement of the acclaimed BABY UNIVERSE (A Puppet Odyssey), written and directed by Wakka Wakka members Kirjan Waage and Gwendolyn Warnock, featuring over 30 expressive hand-and-rod puppets created by Mr. Waage....
Bramwell Tovey Leads LA Phil in THE PLANETS Tonight
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2014 Conductor Bramwell Tovey returns to the Hollywood Bowl to lead the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Women of Pacific Chorale in Gustav Holst's The Planets tonight, September 9, at 8 pm. The performance will be accompanied by astonishing high-definition images from NASA and JPL rovers and satellites, as ...
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra to Host Family Concert, 3/29
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2015 On Sunday, March 29th, the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra (SDSO) welcomes families for a special afternoon performance of Holst's The Planets....
Astro Day at the Morris Museum Set for Today
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2015 Today, March 28, 2015, the Morris Museum and the Morris Museum Astronomical Society will host a fun-filled family event that is out of this world! Astronomy programs, children's activities, and interactive displays will be scheduled throughout the day from 11:00am to 4:00pm, with night sky observing...
Sneak Peek - Tonight's RED PLANET ROVER on Discovery Channel
by Caryn Robbins - December 18, 2014 It's a stunning breakthrough that will forever change the way we look at the world: on Tuesday, NASA announced that the Curiosity rover found organics on Mars, the necessary building blocks of life....
The Houston Symphony Presents RAVEL AND DEBUSSY with Conductor Laureate Hans Graf This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - October 23, 2014 This weekend, October 23, 25, and 26, the Symphony welcomes back Conductor Laureate Hans Graf in his 2014-15 Season debut with the Houston Symphony in Ravel and Debussy.... |