Herb Smith

Kings of Soul Perform With the Long Beach Symphony Next Month

Get ready to experience the timeless sounds of legendary soul music powered by your Long Beach Symphony! The 'Kings of Soul' brings together the greatest hits from the most iconic Motown artists at the Long Beach Arena on Saturday, November 2nd at 7:30PM.

Sarasota Orchestra Reveals 2024-2025 Season Featuring Five Concert Series & More

Sarasota Orchestra has unveiled its 2024-2025 season. Learn more about the season and see how to purchase tickets.

Herb Smith Conducts The No Name Pops in Their Debut in Verizon Hallat the Kimmel Cultural Campus, October 28

The No Name Pops will have their debut performance at the Kimmel Cultural Campus at the end of this month when they present Let's Groove Tonight: Motown and The Philly Sound. The performances will take place on October 28 at 3 and 8pm in Verizon Hall.

LET'S GROOVE TONIGHT Concert From No Name Pops to Be Held at The Kimmel Center in October

Let's Groove Tonight: Motown and The Philly Sound! is the first Kimmel Center concert performed by the No Name Pops, composed of the former musicians of the Philly POPS. It will take place on October 28 at 3 and 8 p.m. in Verizon Hall.

No Name Pops Reveals Kimmel Center Performances

The No Name Pops, composed of the former musicians of the Philly POPS, announced today that they will be performing their first shows at the Kimmel Center.

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Reveals Its Summer Season

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) has announced its Centennial Summer Season. RPO Outdoors includes 13 concerts – 10 of which are free of charge – from Friday, July 7 through Tuesday, August 1.

RPO to Close HARRIET TUBMAN BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION With Free Concert This Month

Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) will close out Monroe County and the City of Rochester's Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Celebration (HTBC) with a special Closing HTBC Ceremony on Saturday, October 29, 2022 from 2 – 3 PM at Church of Love Faith Center (700 Exchange St., 14608). The event is free and open to the public.

Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Kicks Off Free Summer Concert Series Next Month

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) kicks off its 2022 free outdoor concerts, including 10 performances from July 5 through the 24th. 

Lantern Theater Company Announces Additional Extension of ME AND THE DEVIL

The Lantern’s first collaboration with nationally prominent director and playwright Steve H. Broadnax III, this world premiere play with music shows the dramatic confrontation between the great American blues musician Robert Johnson and the Devil from whom, legend has it, Johnson received his extraordinary talent.

Lantern Theater Company Announces Five-Week Extension of ME AND THE DEVIL

Lantern Theater Company announced today that its world premiere digital production of Me and the Devil, the Lantern's first collaboration with nationally prominent director and playwright Steve H. Broadnax III, will extend its streaming run through Sunday, November 21, 2021, to meet audience demand.

The Gateways Music Festival to Present Finale Concert Tonight

Tonight, the 2020 Gateways Music Festival Finale Livestream Concert will feature the Traveling Through Time string quartet with Edward W. Hardy, violin (composer of The Woodsman); Candace Rembert, violin; Drew Alexander Forde, viola (social media influencer, ThatViolaKid); and more.

Gateways Music Festival Presents Finale Concert

The 2020 Gateways Music Festival Finale Livestream Concert will feature the Traveling Through Time string quartet with Edward W. Hardy, violin (composer of The Woodsman); Candace Rembert, violin; Drew Alexander Forde, viola (@ThatViolaKid); Thapelo Masita, cello; and the Gateways Brass Collective with Courtney Jones, trumpet; Herb Smith, trumpet; Eric Davis, French horn; Isrea Butler, trombone; Richard White, tuba.

RPO 2018/19 Season to Present Leslie Odom, Jr. and More

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) announced its 2018/19 season to a packed house in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre earlier this evening. The Orchestra's fourth-annual, free Season Preview Concert once again featured the entire orchestra onstage performing selected excerpts, with emcees Music Director Ward Stare and Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik.

Wallace Shawn to Guest on Star on Amazon's THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL

Beloved film and television actor Wallace Shawn has signed on to for a guest-starring role in Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino's upcoming Amazon Original Series THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL. Shawn will play Herb Smith, a self-proclaimed comedy writer who 'shapes acts, writes jokes, and eats pastrami.'

RPO 95th Season Opens with Itzhak Perlman

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) announced its 2017/18 season to a packed house in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre earlier this evening. The Orchestra's third annual, free Season Preview Concert once again featured the entire orchestra onstage performing selected excerpts, with emcee Music Director Ward Stare joined for the first time by Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik. The two co-hosted the informal and lively evening from a living room-type setting on stage, and took turns conducting highlights from the upcoming Philharmonics and Pops Series.

East 4th Street Citi Bike Station Activated with Art by Herb Smith

Herb Smith's 'From a Different Perspective' is activating the E 4th Street Cultural District's Citi Bike Station as the most recent artwork of the Asphalt Art Activation program produced by DOT Bike Share Program. The piece was supported by Fourth Arts Block (FABnyc), and curated by FABnyc Public Art Director, Keith Schweitzer. Laying a colorful foundation for the Citi Bike Station, Smith's piece is sited in the heart of the Cultural District, at the corner of East 4th Street and Second Avenue, encouraging a multi-perspective look at the block by blending street imagery with geographic identity.