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Concord Women’s Chorus Will Perform THE HARPER'S SONG: A Ceremony of Carols

Concord Women’s Chorus will present the holiday season concert “The Harper’s Song: A Ceremony of Carols.' The performance is conducted by CWC Artistic Director Jane Ring Frank, accompanied by Daniel Goldsmith, piano, and Carrie Kourkoumelis, harp.

Review: ALL WE NEED IS LOVE: SAN FRANCISCO GAY MEN'S CHORUS & SF SYMPHONY at Davies Symphony Hall

There are few things more glorious than over 300 voices raised in perfect harmony. Since 1978 the SFGMC has been a voice for uplifting the LGBTQIA+ community through times of great sorrow and joy. Persevering in the ugly face of intolerance and persecution, the chorus inspired a worldwide choral movement. This summer, they will tour the Midwest where antigay legislation is being enacted. Tuesday’s concert, a high note in their 46th season titled a “Season of Love”, turned Davies Hall into a cathedral, a scared space of inclusion, reverence, and light.

Review: Separated at Birth? Boulanger's VILLE MORTE and Debussy's PELLEAS Fall Similarly on the Ear

It’s easy to understand why Neal Goren, founder and artistic director of Catapult Opera, was immediately taken with LA VILLE MORTE. (His program notes say, “Upon receiving the piano-vocal score, I found myself sighing in ecstasy…”) First, the name Nadia Boulanger is magic in 20th century music—in music history in general, for that matter—though not for her own compositions.

Catapult Opera Performs American Premiere of LA VILLE MORTE

Catapult Opera's production of Nadia Boulanger's La Ville Morte will mark the first time New York audiences will get to experience her sole opera.

San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Presents ALL WE NEED IS LOVE With The SF Symphony, June 18

On June 18, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus (SFGMC) presents All We Need is Love, a concert tribute to love songs.

LA VILLE MORTE Comes to the Greek National Opera This Month

The legendary opera La Ville morte, the only opera ever composed by leading music educator and conductor Nadia Boulanger, in collaboration with her mentor Raoul Pugno, will be given its Greek premiere –and only its third ever production worldwide– on the GNO Alternative Stage, at the SNFCC.

John Behlmann, Saffron Burrows & More to Star in CORRUPTION at Lincoln Center Theater

Lincoln Center Theater has revealed the cast for its upcoming production of CORRUPTION, a new play by J.T. Rogers, directed by Bartlett Sher.

Nadia Boulanger's Opera LA VILLE MORTE Comes to GNO in January

The Greek National Opera (GNO) presents the Greek premiere of La Ville morte (The Dead City), the only opera composed by Nadia Boulanger—one of the most important conductors and music educators, and mentor to some of the greatest music figures of the 20th century—in collaboration with her mentor Raoul Pugno, to a libretto by Gabriele D'Annunzio.

Catapult Opera Presents American Premiere Of Nadia Boulanger's Only Opera, LA VILLA MORTE

Catapult Opera's production of Nadia Boulanger's La Ville Morte will mark the first time New York audiences will get to experience the sole opera from “the most renowned composition teacher of the 20th century — if not of all musical history” (The New York Times).

Ruth Negga, Premiere From Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker & More Set for NYU Skirball 2024 Season

Get ready for an exciting 2024 season at NYU Skirball, featuring acclaimed actress Ruth Negga and a highly anticipated premiere from renowned choreographer Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker. Explore the lineup and mark your calendars for this unforgettable season of performances.

Photos: Celebran Relaciones De Amistad México-Corea Con Concierto De Autores De Ambos Países

En el marco de las celebraciones por el 61 Aniversario de las Relaciones México-Corea, este jueves en el Auditorio Blas Galindo del Centro Nacional de las Artes (Cenart) se realizó el concierto Noche de Gala México-Corea, donde más de 100 músicos y cantantes fueron guiados por la directora de orquesta Jeong-Rim Lee, destacada profesora de la Escuela Superior de Música (ESM). 

Ragazzi Boys Chorus Will Perform Holiday Concert 'Mysteries And Miracles' in December

Ragazzi Boys Chorus makes its triumphant return to the stage with its first in-person concert in San Francisco in almost two years, Mysteries and Miracles. Featuring vaccinated singers from Ragazzi's Young Men's Ensemble, Concert Group, and Choral Scholars, this holiday concert will include treasured yuletide gems and contemporary festive pieces to celebrate the season.

Young Women's Choral Projects Founding Director Susan McMane To Retire

Ahead of its 10th anniversary season, the Young Women's Choral Projects of San Francisco (YWCP) announced today that Founding Director Susan McMane will retire in July 2022. At the end of the forthcoming season, Dr. McMane will conduct her final concerts with the Young Women's Chorus in San Francisco on Wednesday, June 23, 2022, and in Paris on Saturday, July 3, 2022.

Live Bard Music Festival Explores NADIA BOULANGER & HER WORLD

The Bard Music Festival returns for its 31st season this August, with a rare and intensive two-week exploration of “Nadia Boulanger and Her World.” In twelve themed concert programs, performed live with limited in-person audiences, Bard examines Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979), the pioneering Parisian pedagogue, composer, conductor, pianist, organist and indomitable personality who shaped more than a generation of American musicians.

San Francisco Opera Offers New Interactive Talks In February And March

San Francisco Opera's Department of Diversity, Equity and Community (DEC) will present For the Love of Opera, a series of conversations about experiences of love on the lyric stage, during February and a Women's History Month celebration throughout March.

San Francisco Opera Present January 2021 Free Opera Streams and Department Of Diversity, Equity And Community Offerings

Full-length free opera streams continue in January with three titles that were simulcast previously from the War Memorial Opera House to the stadium of the San Francisco Giants.

San Francisco Opera Presents Virtual Performances of TOSCA, LA BOHÈME and More

The artists and artistry of San Francisco Opera will be on full display in Celebrating the Voices of San Francisco Opera, a virtual event premiering on Friday, December 4 at 7:30 pm Pacific.

Syracuse Stage's POETRY & PLAY Moves Online With Nationally Acclaimed Poets

Nationally recognized poets Joshua Bennett, Rachel Hadas, Linda Gregerson, David Yezzi and Charles Martin bring their poetry to Central New York via the new online series from Syracuse Stage, a?oePoetry & Play.a??

SFCM Announces Vocal And Opera Line-Up For 2020-21 Season

San Francisco Conservatory of Music continues to invest in its Vocal and Opera & Musical Theatre programs, with five new high-profile faculty and guest appointments announced today. In the 2020-21 season, SFCM students will benefit from top-tier mentorship from opera superstar Marilyn Horne and world-renowned collaborative pianist Martin Katz, who will join SFCM as Artists-in-Residence; Grammy Award-winning conductor Joel Revzen, a Metropolitan Opera assistant conductor who will lead the spring opera production; and San Francisco Opera coaches Peter Grunberg and César Cañón, who will join SFCM's collaborative piano faculty. 

Kurt Erickson Named First Place Winner Of 2020 NATS Art Song Composition Award

Composer Kurt Erickson has won First Prize in the National Association of Teachers of Singing 2020 Art Song Composition Award for his composition 'Here, Bullet (Song Set for Baritone and Piano)' based on poems written by Brian Turner during his time serving in the Iraq War.