John Schaefer

String Quartet ETHEL And Bassist Ron Carter to Present REFLECTIONS ON MONK AND BACH

The string quartet ETHEL and legendary bassist Ron Carter will join forces for an unforgettable classical-jazz mashup performance at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall this winter. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Allison Miller, Michelle Dorrance & More Bring 'Rivers In Our Veins' To 92NY

The 92nd Street Y, New York will present acclaimed drummer/composer Allison Miller for a matinee performance of her immersive multimedia work Rivers in Our Veins.

String Quartet Ethel Releases 'Persist' Album with Flutist Allison Loggins-Hull

Acclaimed string quartet ETHEL has released their eighth album Persist, for which the group reconvened with the dynamic flutist Allison Loggins-Hull. Listen to it here.

Carnegie Hall to Celebrate 2024 Year of Czech Music with Performances in December

Over six days in early December, Carnegie Hall will join music lovers around the world in commemorating the 2024 Year of Czech Music, a decennial celebration that highlights legendary Czech composers. Learn more!

Photos: Shoshana Bean, Meryl Streep, & More at New York Public Radio Gala

Last night, New York Public Radio hosted its 2024 annual gala celebrating WNYC’s 100 years on the air. The centennial event paid tribute to WNYC’s century of service and featured a musical performance by Hell's Kitchen star Shoshana Bean. Take a look at photos now!

Kaizers Orchestra Release Single for 'This Is The Kaizer Family'

Kaizers Orchestra released 'This Is The Kaizer Family' today. Catch their live WNYC appearance and upcoming performances in Minneapolis on October 13 and Los Angeles on October 15.

Acclaimed String Quartet ETHEL Unveils Fall 2024 Highlights

New York City’s ETHEL has announced its upcoming Fall 2024 activities centered around the release of its forthcoming album Persist on Sono Luminus Records (TBR 11.29.24).

ETHEL String Quartet Reveals Fall 2024 Highlights

ETHEL String Quartet revealed its fall 2024 highlights including a New Sounds LIVE concert, a Southwest tour with Robert Mirabal, a Brooklyn Public Library performance, and more. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

World Music Institute to Present New York Guitar Festival 25th Anniversary

World Music Institute will co-present the 25th anniversary New York GuitarFestival, and spotlight the wealth of international talent and diverse guitar styles that the festival has brought to NYC for over two decades.

World Music Institute Unveils 2024 Spring-Summer Season Featuring Caetano Veloso, Emel, Farah Siraj & More

World Music Institute celebrates 39 years in NYC with a fresh lineup for 2024. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Video: Watch a New Video For Hermanos Gutiérrez's 'entrancing, Labyrinthine' Single 'Blood Milk Moon'

Last week, Hermanos Gutiérrez — the Zurich-based duo of brothers Estevan and Alejandro Gutiérrez — returned with their first new music since 2022's El Bueno Y El Malo, expanding on their western inspired universe with “Blood Milk Moon.” Watch the new music video for the single now!

Video: Charlie Cunningham Shares New Video 'Water Tower'

In early 2020 Charlie moved to the countryside fifty miles out of London to the small village of Mursley and he could see the Mursley water tower from his new house. The song and accompanying video is connected with the view from the window and that time period of introspection and isolation when Frame was written. Watch the video!

National Sawdust Purchases Williamsburg Home; Announces Fall 2023 Season

National Sawdust, the acclaimed non-profit that commissions, produces, and presents genre-spanning new music and interdisciplinary works, has announced that it has purchased its building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and revealed the programming that will animate the venue this fall.

Conductor, Vocalist, Composer & Instrumentalist Raquel Acevedo Klein Sets Summer/Fall 2023 Engagements

Conductor, vocalist, composer, and instrumentalist Raquel Acevedo Klein has revealed her Summer/Fall 2023 engagements.

Phoenix Art Museum And Center For Creative Photography Appoint New Photography Curator

Phoenix Art Museum (PhxArt) and the University of Arizona Center for Creative Photography (CCP) have announced Emilia Mickevicius, PhD, as the newly appointed Norton Family Assistant Curator of Photography. Mickevicius will divide her time between the two institutions, working with CCP's world-renowned collections to curate exhibitions that will be presented in Phoenix Art Museum's Doris and John Norton Gallery for the Center for Creative Photography. She comes to PhxArt and CCP from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), where she has served as curatorial assistant in the photography department since 2019. Mickevicius begins her role on June 5, 2023.

American Composers Orchestra Hold 2023 SONiC Festival Livestreams

 American Composers Orchestra (ACO) will hold livestreams from the 2023 SONiC Festival, a New York City-wide celebration of the breadth and vibrancy of the nation’s modern composers, taking place June 1-12, 2023.

American Composers Orchestra Announces 2023 SONiC Festival, A Citywide Celebration Of The Nation's Composers

American Composers Orchestra (ACO) has announced the 2023 SONiC Festival, a New York City-wide celebration of the breadth and vibrancy of the nation's modern composers, taking place June 1-12, 2023.

Tribeca New Music Presents POLITICS AND PREMIERES, February 19

Tribeca New Music presents POLITICS and PREMIERES featuring six new works, including the world premiere of LOSER: The Wit and Wisdom of Donald J. Trump 45th President of the United States of America, a five-part musical portrait written for five instruments and voice by composer Arthur Gottschalk, and sung by baritone Timothy Jones.

São Paulo Symphony Orchestra Makes Carnegie Hall Debut With Conductor Marin Alsop in October

Marin Alsop leads the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra in its Carnegie Hall debut on Friday, October 14 at 8:00 p.m., a program that includes Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade and works by illustrious 20th-century Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos: his Preludio from Bachianas brasileiras No. 4; Harmonica Concerto, featuring Brazilian harmonica player José Staneck, one of the preeminent players of this repertoire; and Chôros No. 10 with the São Paulo Symphony Choir.

Carnegie Hall and WQXR to Present 12th Season of 'Carnegie Hall Live' Featuring The São Paulo Symphony Orchestra & More

WQXR and Carnegie Hall are uniting to present the 2022-2023 season of Carnegie Hall Live, a series of live concert broadcasts, hosted by WQXR’s Jeff Spurgeon and WNYC’s John Schaefer.