Interview: Give Credit Where Credit is Due When it Comes to The Orchestrator!
by Elliot Lanes - Jun 21, 2024
Recently I wrote a Broadway World feature dealing with a partial restoration of Robert Ginzler’s original orchestrations for Bye, Bye, Birdie at the Kennedy Center by conductor John Bell with additional work by Joshua Clayton. When the piece was shared on social media, it started a bigger conversation about proper credit for the original orchestrator. Robert Ginzler was somehow never acknowledged in the Kennedy Center program.
Diablo Ballet Presents STARS & STRIPES JUBILEE March 22 And 23
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 3, 2024
Diablo Ballet presents STARS & STRIPES JUBILEE, a program in honor of their 30th Season featuring George Balanchine's patriotic ballet. Don't miss this exuberant performance on March 22 and 23 at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.
Review: CANDIDE at Museumsquartier Halle E
by Martin Ganeider - Jan 19, 2024
Leonard Bernstein's masterpiece, Candide, is back in Vienna for a strictly limited run. Based on Voltaire's 18th-century novel, Bernstein created a so-called comic operetta, or as some might say, a musical in an old-fashioned way. You may call it whatever you want. At the end of the evening, it is a beautifully crafted piece of art.
Boston Landmarks Orchestra Announces Summer 2023 Performances
by A.A. Cristi - May 31, 2023
Boston Landmarks Orchestra, under the direction of Music Director Christopher Wilkins, brings its annual summer series of free, live orchestral concerts to the iconic DCR Hatch Memorial Shell on the Esplanade, with a special focus on concerts in Dorchester, Roxbury, Hyde Square, and Chelsea.
BOLD, BRILLIANT, BALANCHINE Announced At Philadelphia Ballet, March 17-20
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 7, 2022
Philadelphia Ballet has announced Bold, Brilliant, Balanchine. Part of Philadelphia Ballet's 2021-2022 season, this program features three of George Balanchine's celebrated ballets, including Symphony in C, Divertimento No. 15, and the iconic Stars and Stripes, which the company will perform for the first time in three decades.
Ballet Arizona Announces 2021-2022 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 30, 2021
Ballet Arizona will present its momentous 2021-2022 season, celebrating a revival from the pandemic and overcoming the pause in arts programs across the nation. The season will mark the 36th year for Arizona's official ballet company as well as the first full lineup after the pandemic.
Diablo Ballet Presents Virtual Balanchine & Beyond
by Stephi Wild - Jan 13, 2021
Diablo Ballet presents the second program of its 27 th Season, Balanchine & Beyond featuring four ballets, including the Act III Wedding Scene from the timeless fairytale, Sleeping Beauty.
New York City Ballet Announces Weeks Three and Four of Their Digital Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 28, 2020
On Tuesday, October 13, at 8pm EDT, NYCB will release the fourth program consisting of George Balanchinea??s Duo Concertant, a duet accompanied by an onstage violinist and pianist, along with excerpts from Jerome Robbinsa?? Dances at a Gathering and Balanchinea??s Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet and Symphony in C.