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Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Baroque Program Features Vocal and Trumpet Works by Handel, Purcell, Vivaldi, Others
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 20, 2024

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra will present its engaging Baroque Series on Saturday, January 11, 7:30 pm, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, and Sunday, January 12, 2025, 4 pm, at The Huntington's Rothenberg Hall in San Marino.

Society Of Composers & Lyricists To Present Awards To Giorgio Moroder, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, and More
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 20, 2024

The Society of Composers & Lyricists announced Giorgio Moroder will receive the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award. Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Jeff Beal to receive SCL Ambassador Awards.

LACO Gives West Coast Premiere of Composer Jeff Beal’s BODY IN MOTION
by Stephi Wild - Oct 23, 2024

 Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, led by Music Director Jaime Martín, will feature violin soloist Kelly Hall-Tompkins on the West Coast premiere of five-time Emmy-winning composer Jeff Beal’s “Body in Motion” for Violin and Orchestra.

Linda Eder, Melba Moore, and More Set for 54 Below Next Week
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 12, 2024

Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work.

See Linda Eder, Beth Leavel and More at 54 Below in October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 27, 2024

Next month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. See Linda Eder, Beth Leavel and more! See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

Society of Composers & Lyricists To Present Benj Pasek, Justin Paul and Jeff Beal With The Ambassador Award
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 22, 2024

The Society of Composers & Lyricists will honor Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Jeff Beal with the Ambassador Award at the SCL New York Holiday Party on December 4, 2024.

Opera UCLA Will Present the World Premiere of Richard Danielpour's THE GRAND HOTEL TARTARUS
by Stephi Wild - May 10, 2024

Opera UCLA, a collaboration between The Herb Alpert School of Music and the UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television, will present the world premiere of Grammy Award-winning composer Richard Danielpour’s new opera, The Grand Hotel Tartarus.

Jeff Beal Shares New Song 'Corridors of Calm' Ahead of Carnegie Hall Debut
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 12, 2024

Five-time Emmy-winning composer Jeff Beal has just unveiled his new song, Corridors of Calm. The new song hails from Beal’s forthcoming album of piano music, New York Études, set for release on April 26. Beal meticulously composed the New York Études at his Manhattan home in the months after he relocated to New York in 2021. Listen to the song here!

Tickets On Sale For Composer Jeff Beal's Carnegie Hall Debut
by Michael Major - Mar 5, 2024

Responsible for catapulting German Expressionism into the mainstream, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari marks the second installment in Beal's Weimar Trilogy of silent films, in which the renowned composer creates works in tandem with classic films from the silent era. It follows Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (dir. F.W. Murnau, 1927).

Composer David Del Tredici Has Passed Away at 86
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 19, 2023

Boosey & Hawkes has announced the loss of American composer David Del Tredici, who passed away at age 86 on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at his Greenwich Village home in New York City, due to complications from Parkinson's disease.

Sangeeta Kaur Brings Unique Interactive Music and Art Experience to Wonderspaces Austin
by Michael Major - Sep 14, 2023

Sangeeta Kaur, GRAMMY® Award-winning singer, producer and multimedia artist, and Wonderspaces Austin come together to bring a unique interactive music and art experience and art lovers are invited to immerse themselves in the celestial works from Sangeeta’s latest album, “Aurora,” a classical crossover, new age, ambient vocal album.

Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen Leads SF Symphony In Three Programs At Davies Symphony Hall
by Stephi Wild - Sep 1, 2023

Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the San Francisco Symphony in the first three Orchestral Series programs of the 2023–24 season, September 29–October 1, October 6 & 7, and October 12–14, at Davies Symphony Hall.

Conductor JoAnn Falletta Receives 2023 Eroica Award From MOLA
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 6, 2023

MOLA: An Association of Music Performance Librarians is honoring American conductor JoAnn Falletta with the 2023 Eroica Award for Outstanding Service to Music.

KMFA Composer-In-Residence Quinn Mason To Debut Final Commissioned Works in October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 23, 2022

KMFA Classical 89.5 will present the final two of three commissioned works by the Dallas-based, rising composer Quinn Mason, the inaugural composer of the Draylen Mason Composer-in-Residence program. Each piece will be premiered in October.

Find Out Who Won at the 2022 GRAMMY Awards - All the Winners!
by Michael Major - Apr 21, 2022

The 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards featured a tribute to Stephen Sondheim, a win for Barlow and Bear's 'Unofficial Bridgerton Musical,' Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett for their 'Love For Sale' Cole Porter duets album, Olivia Rodrigo, and more. Check out the full list of winners now!

Complete Programming Announced for LA Phil's NOON TO MIDNIGHT: A DAY OF NEW MUSIC
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 25, 2022

The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Noon to Midnight: A Day of New Music will return Saturday, April 9 at Walt Disney Concert Hall, offering audiences LA’s most far-sighted ensembles in performances on the stage and in BP Hall of the iconic venue, anchored by an evening Green Umbrella concert focusing on composer Louis Andriessen.

Porchlight to Present Hershey Felder's DANTE AND BEATRICE IN FLORENCE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 19, 2021

Porchlight Music Theatre is partnerIng with Hershey Felder Presents - Live from Florence and its second season of productions. The launch of this new season from Hershey Felder is the new musical film, “Dante and Beatrice in Florence,” premiering Sunday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. CST and available through Sunday, Dec. 5.

JoAnn Falletta Will Conduct Kennedy Center 50th Anniversary Celebration
by Stephi Wild - Aug 28, 2021

Echoing “An American Pageant for the Arts,” the 1962 fundraising telecast for the National Cultural Center hosted by Leonard Bernstein, one of Falletta’s early teachers, this special celebration will be hosted by Tony Award® winner Audra McDonald with special guest Caroline Kennedy. Falletta will share the podium with conductors Steven Reineke and Thomas Wilkins.

Who Won Awards at the GRAMMYS? See the Full List of Winners Here!
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Mar 15, 2021

The awards honored six musicals from Broadway, Off-Broadway, and the West End with nominations for Best Musical Theatre Album - 'Jagged Little Pill,' 'American Utopia,' 'Little Shop of Horrors,' 'The Prince of Egypt,' 'Soft Power,' and Amélie.'

Conductor JoAnn Falletta, Buffalo Philharmonic & Chorus Receive GRAMMY Nominations For Danielpour's PASSION OF YESHUA
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 25, 2020

The Recording Academy announced today that acclaimed conductor JoAnn Falletta received a prestigious 2021 GRAMMY Nomination for Best Choral Performance as conductor of the world premiere Naxos recording, Richard Danielpour's “The Passion of Yeshua” with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, the  Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus prepared by Adam Luebke, and the UCLA Chamber Singers prepared by James K. Bass.