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Cherríe Moraga & Richard Wesley Named 2024 Recipients of the Legacy Playwright Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 23, 2024

Esteemed American playwrights Cherríe Moraga and Richard Wesley have been announced as the 2024 recipients of the Legacy Playwright Awards. Learn more about the playwrights and about the awards.

International Contemporary Ensemble And Either/Or Present The Music Of Talib Rasul Hakim At The New York Public Library
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 9, 2024

Join the International Contemporary Ensemble and Either/Or for an exploration of Talib Rasul Hakim's music at the New York Public Library.

Renowned Clarinetist Charles Neifich to Perform Recital at Manhattan School of Music
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 20, 2024

On March 27th, at 7:30PM, the renowned clarinetist Charles Neidich will perform a concert at Greenfield Hall of the Manhattan School of Music.

The Harlem Chamber Players to Mark 15th Anniversary and Black Music Month With HARLEM SONGFEST II
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 8, 2023

The Harlem Chamber Players will mark its 15th Anniversary and Black Music Month with a musical extravaganza Harlem Songfest II, celebrating Black opera singers and the music of Black composers, including women.

The Harlem Chamber Players to Present HARLEM SONGFEST II in June
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 23, 2023

The Harlem Chamber Players will mark its 15th Anniversary and Black Music Month with a musical extravaganza Harlem Songfest II, celebrating Black opera singers and the music of Black composers, including women, on Friday, June 9, at 7 p.m. at Miller Theatre at Columbia University.

The Harlem Chamber Players Will Celebrate Its 15th Anniversary With Opera This Black Music Month
by Stephi Wild - Mar 29, 2023

The Harlem Chamber Players  will mark its 15th Anniversary and Black Music Month with a musical extravaganza Harlem Songfest II, celebrating Black opera singers and the music of Black composers, including women, on Friday, June 9, at 7 p.m. at Miller Theatre at Columbia University.

Pianist Chelsea Randall to Launch AMERICAN MAVERICKS Project Celebrating Modern Black American Composers
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 9, 2022

Pianist Chelsea Randall will present the New York launch concert and live recording session of American Mavericks, her ongoing performance, commissioning and research project dedicated to new and rarely heard solo piano repertoire by modern Black American Composers, on Sunday, November 6, 7:30pm, at Scholes Street Studio in Brooklyn, NY.

Presenting AfroClassical Composers Hosts African Diaspora Classical in October
by Stephi Wild - Aug 17, 2022

​​​​​​​Presenting AfroClassical Composers, a new non-profit organization founded to celebrate the contributions of African-American, and other African Diaspora classical music composers will present its first post-pandemic live event Sunday October 16 at 4pm at Los Angeles' First Unitarian Church.

EXTENSITY to Launch EXT Pop Up Concerts Featuring Emerging Composers
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 4, 2022

EXTENSITY is launching EXT Pop Ups-an ongoing series of short-form concerts spotlighting today's most promising emerging composers in non-traditional venues and unexpected locations-with two adventurous California recitals in partnership with Wildflower Composers.

San Francisco Opera Center and Merola Opera Program Present Schwabacher Recital This Month
by Stephi Wild - Jul 1, 2022

The Schwabacher Recital Series presents baritone Sidney Outlaw (Merola, 2010) and pianist Warren Jones in the final concert of the 2022 series on Thursday, July 28 in the Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

Pianist Chelsea Randall to Present AMERICAN MAVERICKS Celebrating Modern Black American Composers
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 9, 2022

Pianist Chelsea Randall will present the New York launch and live recording session of American Mavericks, a performance, commissioning and research project dedicated to new and rarely heard piano repertoire by 20th and 21st century Black American Composers, on Saturday, July 16 at Scholes Street Studio in Brooklyn at 7:30pm.

Opera Saratoga Presents A Juneteenth Celebration With Sidney Outlaw
by A.A. Cristi - May 25, 2022

Opera Saratoga announces updated casting and ticket information for its innovative new festival model that embraces partnerships with multiple venues across the region.

New Jersey Symphony Announces Chamber Concerts at the Newark Museum of Art
by Stephi Wild - May 20, 2022

The New Jersey Symphony presents four chamber music concerts in The Newark Museum of Art's Alice Ransom Dreyfuss Memorial Garden in July and August, in partnership with the Museum. The concerts are part of the NMOA Summer Series.

Cassatt String Quartet Welcomes Violist Rosemary Nelis And Cellist Gwen Krosnick To The Ensemble
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 4, 2022

First violinist Muneko Otani and second violinist Jennifer Leshnower have welcomed the arrival of violist Rosemary Nelis and cellist Gwen Krosnick to The Cassatt String Quartet.

San Francisco Opera Announces Complete Programs For Schwabacher Recital Series Concerts
by Stephi Wild - Mar 18, 2022

The new season of the Schwabacher Recital Series, presented by San Francisco Opera Center and Merola Opera Program, continues on Wednesday, April 6 and Wednesday, April 27 at San Francisco's Dianne and Tad Taube Atrium Theater. Featuring recent and current San Francisco Opera Adler Fellows and Merola Opera Program alumni, the programs showcase emerging young artists from around the globe in the intimacy of a recital setting.

Opera Saratoga Announces Updated Casting And Ticket Information For 2022 Summer Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 15, 2022

Opera Saratoga announces updated casting and ticket information for its innovative new festival model that embraces partnerships with multiple venues across the region.

San Francisco Opera Center and Merola Opera Program Announce 2022 Schwabacher Recital Series
by Stephi Wild - Feb 2, 2022

Now in its 38th year, the Schwabacher Recital Series, presented by San Francisco Opera Center and Merola Opera Program, returns Tuesday, March 15.  The series of four recitals (March 15, April 6, April 27 and July 28) at San Francisco's Dianne and Tad Taube Atrium Theater and San Francisco Conservatory of Music's Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall presents emerging artists from around the globe in the intimacy of a recital setting,

MAMI WATA to be Presented by Pegasus Opera Company In Association With The Royal Opera House
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 28, 2021

As theatre's eagerly await to reopen and welcome audiences and companies prepare to resume performances, Pegasus will launch their live performance season with a two-night concert at the Royal Opera House in the Linbury Theatre, with MAMI WATA, on the 16th and 17th July 2021 at 7.30pm.

ROH Engender Festival Returns For 2021
by Stephi Wild - Jun 15, 2021

Today The Royal Opera House  has announced the Engender Festival line-up for 2021. From Monday 12 -17 July 2021, join in at Covent Garden and online for a week of talks and debates, operas in progress, concerts and workshops with an unmissable line-up of artists, composers, change-makers and brilliant creatives.   

5BMF and The Noguchi Museum Present the Argus Quartet in NOISE/SILENCE, Out Now
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 27, 2021

Five Boroughs Music Festival and The Noguchi Museum co-present the daring and innovative Argus Quartet in a digital world premiere concert,