Paul Freeman

Mannes Orchestra to Premiere Hailstork's 'NDEMARA' & Bauer Symphony at Lincoln Center
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 2, 2024

On Monday, December 9, 2024, 7:30pm, The New School's College of Performing Arts – Mannes, Jazz, Drama, will present the Mannes Orchestra led by conductor David Hayes, at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall.

Chicago Sinfonietta's MLK Tribute Concert Recognized with a Silver Anthem Award at 3rd Annual Anthem Awards
by Stephi Wild - Jan 31, 2024

Chicago Sinfonietta was announced as a recipient of a 2024 Silver Anthem Award: Community Event, Education, Art & Culture for its MLK Tribute Concert.  

The Cleveland Orchestra to Perform the Scores From RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK and THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 6, 2023

The Cleveland Orchestra has revealed its movie presentations for the 2024 Blossom Music Festival.

Chicago Sinfonietta Extends Music Director Mei-Ann Chen's Contract by Four Years
by Stephi Wild - Oct 3, 2023

The Board of the Chicago Sinfonietta has unanimously elected to extend Music Director Mei-Ann Chen's contract through the 2028-29 season, for another four years. Learn more about Chen here!

Review: MY NAME IS, VAULT Festival
by Cindy Marcolina - Feb 24, 2023

Chris Yarnell directs an energetic cast. The plot is channelled through effortless movement and expressive music by Paul Freeman. A smooth figurative choreography establishes a creative attitude to physical theatre. Their tale isn’t obscure or cryptic in any way, but entertaining and utterly magnetic in its accessibility.

Czech National Symphony Orchestra Celebrates 30th Anniversary Season At NJPAC This February
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 13, 2022

Czech National Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 30th anniversary season at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) this on Sunday, February 19, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. (2:00pm pre-concert talk for ticket holders).

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Arrives on Limited Edition Blu-Ray Steelbook
by Marissa Tomeo - May 13, 2022

The epic search for the perfect Father’s Day gift ends on June 14, 2022 when Raiders of the Lost Ark arrives in a Limited-Edition 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook from Lucasfilm Ltd. and Paramount Home Entertainment. 

Strange Fish Theatre Company to Present DEV'S ARMY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 9, 2022

Strange Fish Theatre Company will present Dev's Army by Stuart D. Lee, directed by Helen Niland, designed by Phil Newman, with lighting by Amy Daniels and sound design by Paul Freeman. The show will be presented Tuesday 8th to Saturday 19th March 2022 at The Bread and Roses Theatre, Clapham & Thursday 24th March at The London Irish Centre, Camden.

Leo Sowerby's 1920s Symphonic Jazz Works Receive World-Premiere Recordings
by Stephi Wild - Jul 25, 2021

Leo Sowerby: The Paul Whiteman Commissions & Other Early Works features Sowerby's Synconata and Symphony for Jazz Orchestra ('Monotony') with British-born, Chicago-based trombonist, composer, and conductor Andrew Baker leading the Andy Baker Orchestra, an ensemble of professional musical theater and classical instrumentalists recruited specifically for the project.

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK IN CONCERT Comes to Melbourne and Sydney This August
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 14, 2021

Following the success of Jurassic Park in Concert at Aware Super Theatre, ICC Sydney last month, TEG Dainty will present Raiders of the Lost Ark in Concert with The Metropolitan Orchestra on the 40th Anniversary of the ultimate adventure classic first gracing the silver screen.

The Marsh Launches New Solo Performance Musical Series Highlighting Art Songs Of Black Composers
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 22, 2021

African American art song and stories will be spotlighted when The Marsh launches its new solo performance musical series The Art Songs of Black Composers on its digital platform MarshStream.

Martin Freeman's BREEDERS Returns to FX March 22
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Feb 12, 2021

Time has moved on in Breeders, the comedy series that explores the parental paradox that you’d happily die for your children, but quite often also want to kill them.

Chicago Sinfonietta Announces 2020-21 Project Inclusion Fellows
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Sep 23, 2020

Chicago Sinfonietta today announced the young musicians who have been selected to participate in its nationally acclaimed Project Inclusion program, now in its 33rd season.

Chicago Sinfonietta Announces 2020-21 Project Inclusion Fellows
by Stephi Wild - Sep 23, 2020

Chicago Sinfonietta today announced the young musicians who have been selected to participate in its nationally acclaimed Project Inclusion program, now in its 33rd season. With 15 fellowships awarded in the areas of Ensemble, Conducting, and Composition, the 2020-21 season program is the largest Project Inclusion class since its launch.

Chicago Sinfonietta Announces 33rd Season - Stories Of The People
by Stephi Wild - Aug 20, 2020

Chief Executive Officer Blake-Anthony Johnson and Music Director Mei-Ann Chen announced the Chicago Sinfonietta's plans for the 2020-21 season today.

PLAY OF THE DAY! Today's Play: GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS by David Mamet
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 26, 2020

During this time when productions all over the world have been put on pause, we are coming together to celebrate plays that have left their mark on theater history. This week we will be focusing on the plays of David Mamet. Today's play, Glengarry Glen Ross!

Chicago Sinfonietta Announces Appointment Of New Chief Executive Officer Blake-Anthony Johnson
by A.A. Cristi - May 7, 2020

Heading into its 33rd year, Chicago Sinfonietta, the nation's most diverse orchestra, today announced the historic appointment of Blake-Anthony Johnson as Chief Executive Officer. Johnson will officially replace Jim Hirsch, who held the position for fifteen years, beginning June 1, 2020.

Chicago Sinfonietta's CEO Jim Hirsch To Retire After 40 Years
by Julie Musbach - Jul 19, 2019

Jim Hirsch, one of Chicago's best known and most beloved advocates for the Chicago music scene, recognized for growing the careers of artists young and old, expanding audiences and creating diverse programming, will step down from the Chicago Sinfonietta after 15 years of service as Executive Director and CEO effective July 1, 2020. Hirsch's career, spanning four decades, also includes serving as Executive Director at the Old Town School of Folk Music for 18 years, and General Manager of the iconic Chicago Theatre for four years.

Chicago Sinfonietta Showcases New Works By Women Composers On PROJECT W
by Stephi Wild - Mar 4, 2019

Music Director Mei-Ann Chen and the Chicago Sinfonietta - the adventurous, MacArthur Award-winning orchestra that champions racial, ethnic, and gender diversity in classical music - give world-premiere recordings of newly commissioned works by American Jennifer Higdon, Brazilian-American Clarice Assad, African-American Jessie Montgomery, and Indian-American Reena Esmail on Project W - Works by Diverse Women Composers.

Chicago Sinfonietta Presents Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute Concert
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 7, 2018

Like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the late Chicago Sinfonietta Maestro Paul Freeman had a dream when he founded what is now the nation's most diverse orchestra more than three decades ago: to provide a space for diversity, inclusion, and acceptance in the world of music. Celebrate the birth and life of Dr. King with Chicago Sinfonietta as it presents its signature annual MLK Tribute Concert, featuring the conducting talents of Chicago Sinfonietta Assistant Conductor Kedrick Armstrong and Charleston Symphony Orchestra Assistant Conductor Kellen Gray, both graduates of the Chicago Sinfonietta's industry-leading Project Inclusion professional development program. Chicago Sinfonietta will perform Sunday, January 20, 2019 at 3 p.m. at Wentz Concert Hall at North Central College, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville, and on Monday, January 21, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave in Chicago.