Louis Botto

15th Anniversary Concert Season Starts At The Royal Conservatory Of Music

“After three years of uncertainty, cancellations, and shutdowns, Koerner Hall celebrates its 15th season filled with superstars from classical, jazz, pop, and global music, including debuts from over 20 artists ranging from the German pianist Igor Levit to Sona Jobarteh, the first female griot kora player from The Gambia. Two internationally acclaimed orchestras led by legendary Maestros sit comfortably alongside artists from 33 different countries. Two thirds of the concerts feature Canadians and a third of them feature artists that celebrate the great diversity of our city. We are indebted to our subscribers and to our legion of donors who help us at every turn. I look forward to sharing many evenings together,” said Mervon Mehta, Executive Director of Performing Arts.

Podcast Series SELECTED SHORTS Joins Kean Stage Holiday Season

The hit public radio and podcast series Selected Shorts returns to Kean Stage on Saturday, December 10 at 7:30 p.m.

Chanticleer Premieres Nico Muhly's BEAUTY OF THE DAY This Month

Multiple Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer gives the world premiere of composer Nico Muhly's Beauty of the Day this spring at Philadelphia's Kimmel Center Cultural Campus (April 13).

Student Blog: An Up-Close Look at Broadway Up Close

This past month, I had the opportunity to speak with Tim Dolan, the owner of Broadway Up Close, a company of storytellers who share stories to help visitors get a closer look at the world of Broadway. There are three different components that make up Broadway Up Close - Tours, gifts, and workshops. The tours are given both in-person and virtually, going over a range of different topics related to Broadway.

Chanticleer Tours Its Beloved Christmas Program Across the U.S. This Winter

Multiple Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer – a group that “fascinates and enthralls … through luxurious perfection” (Los Angeles Times) – celebrates its 44th season with a return to in-person holiday touring across the U.S. (Nov 28–Dec 23).

Kimmel Cultural Campus Announces 2021/2022 Season

Kimmel Cultural Campus has announced the much-anticipated return of in-person performing arts across their venues: the Kimmel Center, the Academy of Music, and the Merriam Theater. On September 18, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., Kimmel Cultural Campus will host a grand reopening event in Commonwealth Plaza to celebrate the start of the 2021-22 season.

Chorus America Announces Recipients of 2021 Awards Program

Chorus America has announced the recipients of its 2021 awards program, recognizing a broad range of achievements in choral music and service to the choral field. The awards program celebrates and fosters meaningful contributions from remarkable individuals and choruses.

Kantorei Names Roger M. Holland II Artist-in-Residence

Kantorei has announced that it has entered into a three-year relationship with multi-talented composer/arranger, pianist, organist, singer & conductor, M. Roger Holland, II to serve as the choir's Artist-in-Residence beginning with the 2021-22 season.

Kent Tritle Announced as a Chorus America 2020 Award Recipient

Chorus America has announced the recipients of its 2020 awards program, recognizing a broad range of achievements in choral music, including artistic excellence, adventurous programming, innovative education programs, and lifetime service to the choral art.

Vocal Arts Ensemble Announces 40th Season

Cincinnati's Vocal Arts Ensemble (VAE) returns for its 40th- anniversary season with four unique concert programs in three historic venues: Christ Church Cathedral, St. Rose Church, and Memorial Hall, the VAE's permanent home. 

Great Music At St. Bart's Presents Empire City Men's Chorus

Great Music at St. Bart's, the concert series produced by the Mid-Manhattan Performing Arts Foundation (MMPAF), concludes its eighth season on Saturday, June 1, 2019, at 5:00 pm with a concert by the Empire City Men's Chorus that both concludes the chorus's 25th anniversary and kicks off the month of WorldPride NYC 2019.

Cincinnati's Vocal Arts Ensemble Returns For 39th Season

Under the leadership of "one of the most influential voices in choral music in the U.S. today" (Broadway World), Music Director Craig Hella Johnson, Cincinnati's Vocal Arts Ensemble (VAE) returns for its 39th season. This will be the VAE's second season at its home at the recently revitalized Memorial Hall in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine neighborhood.

Dale Trumbore Appointed Composer-in-Residence Of Choral Chameleon

The Board of Choral Chameleon and Founding Artistic Director Vince Peterson are pleased to announce the appointment of Dale Trumbore as Composer-in-Residence for 2018-2019.

Chanticleer to Release New Album on Warner Classics in Celebration of 40th Anniversary

Warner Classics is excited to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Chanticleer, “the world's reigning male chorus” (The New Yorker), with a new recording, Then and There, Here and Now, to be released October 12. The group will tour the album around the world, with 52 performances across the United States, Europe, and Russia including stops in Dublin, Wexford, Paris, Luxembourg, Budapest, Prague, Hannover, Leipzig, Moscow, and St. Petersburg.

Peak Performances Presents THE NATIONAL ANTHEMS, Performed By The Crossing

Peak Performances Presents the national anthems (New York Area Premiere). The Crossing (Donald Nally, Conductor) With the Strings of International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) Music by David Lang, Caroline Shaw, and Ted Hearne

The Crossing Premieres Ted Hearne Work In OF ARMS AND THE MAN

Winner of the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance, The Crossing, conducted by Donald Nally, kicks off its 2018-2019 season on Sunday, September 16, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. with Of Arms and the Man, part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival.

The Crossing Releases Lansing McLoskey: ZEALOT CANTICLES Out September 28, 2018

The Crossing, winner of the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance, releases its next album, Lansing McLoskey: Zealot Canticles on September 28, 2018 on Innova Recordings. Based on Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka's 'Twelve Canticles for the Zealot' - a strangely beautiful and terrifying look into the minds of fanatics - Lansing McLoskey's Zealot Canticles is a concert-length choral 'oratorio' for clarinet, string quartet, and 24-voice choir. The work makes virtuosic demands on all the artists, particularly on the clarinetist, here, Philadelphia's Doris Hall-Galuti. The string quartet on the album is comprised of violinists Rebecca Harris and Mandy Wolman, violist Lorenzo Raval, and cellist Arlen Hlusko.

The Crossing Presents Ninth 'Month Of Moderns' Festival In Philadelphia, Featuring Three World Premieres

The Crossing, winner of the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance, presents its ninth annual festival of new music, The Month of Moderns, June 9, 17, and 30, 2018, in Philadelphia at The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill. Donald Nally conducts the 24-voice ensemble in new music that addresses our lives and speaks to our current political environment.

BLACK VIOLIN And CHANTICLEER Come to The Kauffman Center

Today, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts announced two performances in the 2018-2019 Kauffman Center Presents series.

The Utah Symphony Presents An Evening Of Works From Mozart And Haydn

On February 2 and 3, join the Utah Symphony and guest pianist Ronald Brautigam as they continue the 2017-18 Masterworks series with a program of Mozart & Haydn's greatest works, under the direction of guest conductor Patrick Dupre Quigley. Tickets are priced from $23 to $83 and can be purchased at utahsymphony.org or by calling (801) 533-6683