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Baryshnikov Arts Announces Fall 2024 Performances + Artist Residencies

Baryshnikov Arts will present a fall season of dance, music, and digital performances beginning September 20 with the encore of MERCE / MISHA / MORE, a film celebrating decades of friendship, mutual admiration, and collaboration between Mikhail Baryshnikov and Merce Cunningham. 
1776 Hits The Marriot Theatre Stage This Election Season

Experience the Tony Award-winning musical 1776 at the Marriott Theatre this election season. Follow the compelling story of America's founding fathers as they debate and sign the Declaration of Independence.
Conductor Christian Reif Reveals 2024-2025 Season

Conductor Christian Reif announces his 2024-2025 season, leading the Gävle Symphony Orchestra and debuting with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and Phoenix Symphony.
Carnegie Hall's World Orchestra Week (WOW!) Festival Launches Next Month

Hundreds of teen instrumentalists from around the globe will come together in New York City this summer for World Orchestra Week (WOW!), a historic celebration of international youth orchestras, presented by Carnegie Hall from August 1–7.
THE BLUR: Or HOW TO MARRY A BILLIONAIRE By Peter Wing Healey Comes to The Mesopotamian Opera Company

The Mesopotamian Opera Company will present its new production, The Blur: or How to Marry a Billionaire, with words and music by melodic composer Peter Wing Healey. The opera is scored for piano, violin, viola, harp, and percussion with noted pianists Dr. James Lent and Milos Veljkovic as Musical Directors.
Pacific Chorale's Annual Choral Festival Culminates With Free Concert At Segerstrom Concert Hall

Pacific Chorale's Annual Choral Festival will conclude with a free concert featuring Haydn's Mass in Time of War on August 11 at Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa.
Berkeley Symphony Announces Its 2024-25 Season

Berkeley Symphony has announced its 2024–25 season, led by Music Director Joseph Young. Across eight dynamic programs (four Symphonic Series performances and four Chamber Series performances), the historic institution will highlight the music of movement and hope, celebrating both the classical canon and emerging contemporary voices.
Colorado Music Festival Renews Peter Oundjian's Contract to 2029

The Colorado Music Festival has announced the five-year contract renewal of Music Director Peter Oundjian, whose tenure began in 2019 and will now run through the 2029 summer season.
Karen Ouzounian to Perform Lembit Beecher's 'Tell Me Again' At Cabrillo Festival Of Contemporary Music

Cellist Karen Ouzounian will perform the West Coast premiere of Lembit Beecher’s 'Tell Me Again' at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, celebrating generational storytelling and migration stories.
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra Welcomes Conductor Radu Paponiu As New Wattis Foundation Music Director

The SF Symphony Youth Orchestra has announced Radu Paponiu as the new Wattis Foundation Music Director starting in the 2024–25 season.
Hudson Hall & Stage Director R.B. Schlather Announce Second Opera In HANDEL ON THE HUDSON Series

R.B. Schlather and Hudson Hall will present GIULIO CESARE in Spring 2025, the second installment in their series of Handel operas designed to be accessible to the public.
City of London Sinfonia Reveals Three-Part Concert Series, PATTERNS OF NATURE, at Smith Square Hall

City of London Sinfonia (CLS) will return to Smith Square Hall (formerly St John’s Smith Square) this autumn with a three-part series, Patterns of Nature, curated in partnership with a trio of inspiring experts to bring fresh perspectives on environmental themes by placing them at the heart of the concert experience.
Photos: First Look at PARTENOPE at San Francisco Opera

San Francisco Opera’s 2024 Summer Season continues with George Frideric Handel’s Partenope in director Christopher Alden’s award-winning production. Check out photos here!
The New York Philharmonic Announces Updates To 2024"25 Season

The New York Philharmonic has announced updates to its 2024–25 season.
Review: SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA CHAMBER MUSIC at Dock Street Theatre

Wiancko is more about theming each of the 11 concerts in the chamber series, more about the Zen of each program. Nuttall was laid-back and West Coast in his attitude: If you want to applaud between movements, go right ahead. A couple of times, Wiancko took what seemed like a Far Eastern approach, requesting that we withhold applause between works.
Udi Gershuni Announces New Album Featuring Renowned Soprano Mikaela Bennett

Composer Udi Gershuni announces a new album, 'Udi Gershuni - Vocal Works,' featuring soprano Mikaela Bennett.
Carlisle Floyd Centennial To Celebrate The American Composer's Legacy In 2026/2027

Celebrate the legacy of American composer Carlisle Floyd with a centennial event in 2026/2027, featuring performances and tributes to his influential work in the world of opera. Learn more about the events!
Gretna Theatre Presents BURT & ME In June

Catch the jukebox musical BURT & ME this June, featuring the iconic songs of Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
Theater Alliance Presents POETRY FOR THE PEOPLE: THE JUNE JORDAN EXPEIRENCE

Theater Alliance will present POETRY FOR THE PEOPLE: THE JUNE JORDAN EXPERIENCE, bringing performances into communities throughout Washington, DC.
New Jersey Symphony Reveals 2024 Edward T. Cone Composition Institute Composers

The New Jersey Symphony has revealed the composers for the 10th Edward T. Cone Composition Institute. Learn more about them!

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