The Happenstancers Perform BABES IN TOYLAND Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Aug 8, 2024
The Happenstancers have announced BABES IN TOYLAND, featuring electrifying works by Unsuk Chin, Anna Clyne, W.A. Mozart, and the world premiere of new music for voice and ensemble by Canadian Matthew Ricketts.
2022 Guggenheim Fellowships Announced; Complete List
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 11, 2022
On April 7, 2022, the Board of Trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation approved the awarding of Guggenheim Fellowships to a diverse group of 180 exceptional individuals. View all of this year's recipients.
International Contemporary Ensemble to Perform Works By Nathan Davis, Phyllis Chen & More At Target Margin Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 27, 2021
On Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 7pm and Friday, November 5, 2021 at 7pm, the International Contemporary Ensemble will return to the Target Margin Theater in Sunset Park, Brooklyn to present two residency performances that feature the experimental work of Nathan Davis, Phyllis Chen, and Nicholas Houfek.
Rite Of Summer Music Festival Presents The Knights Tomorrow!
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 18, 2021
Rite of Summer Music Festival launches their 10th Anniversary season on Saturday, June 19th with two free concerts at 1pm and 3pm featuring The Knights. Artistic Directors Pam Goldberg and Blair McMillen are thrilled to present this very special season in Nolan Park on Governors Island, New York City.
Classical Discoveries With Marvin Rosen Presents WPRB Radio Tribute To Asian American Composers
by Stephi Wild - May 10, 2021
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, for the next two Wednesday mornings (May 12 and May 19) from 7:00 to 10:00am, Classical Discoveries, with host Marvin Rosen, will air two programs completely devoted to music by Asian American composers. The two-part series is called In The Year of The Ox - WPRB Radio tribute to Asian American Composers.
The 10th Annual Rite of Summer Music Festival on Governors Island Postponed to 2021 Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 19, 2020
Rite of Summer Music Festival's 2020 Season has been postponed to Summer 2021 as a result of COVID-19 precautions and Federal, State, and Local guidelines. Due to mark its 10th Anniversary this summer on Governors Island, Rite of Summer Music Festival will celebrate this milestone with special extended festivities next year. The safety, health, and happiness of ROS audiences, artists, and crew are of primary concern to Artistic Directors Pam Goldberg and Blair McMillen.
Morris Museum Closes Today For Indefinite Period
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 17, 2020
Executive Director, Cleveland Johnson announced that The Morris Museum will close to the public, beginning Tuesday, March 17, until further notice. Responding to the COVID-19 crisis, in accordance with federal, state, and local recommendations the museum joins the rest of the NJ's arts organizations
LOOK + LISTEN Festival Has Announced 2020 Programming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 3, 2020
The Look + Listen Festival-dedicated to sparking dialogue between music and visual art through its annual free programming of contemporary music by today's musical trailblazers in galleries and cultural centers through New York City-has announced its 2020 season of three performances. Reservations for all events, which are highly recommended, open on March 23. Please visit lookandlisten.org to RSVP.
Phyllis Chen's AUTOMATOYS Begins At The Morris Museum, March 13
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 22, 2020
On President's Day Monday, February 17th, acclaimed composer and keyboardist Phyllis Chen lead a workshop in which participants, mostly families with young children, were invited to draw on scrolls which they and Phyllis punched into miniature compositions for the music box. Using her composer's alchemy, Chen will use this material to weave together a new sound collage, Floating Verses: Morristown, which will be one part of of her show, Automatoys, when it premieres at the Bickford Theatre on March 13th at 8pm and Saturday, March 14th at 2pm.
Tippet Rise Announces Details Of Fifth Concert Season
by Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2020
Tippet Rise Art Center today announced the full details of its fifth annual concert season, expanded this year to encompass two dozen wide-ranging programs from July 10 through August 29, 2020. Located on a 12,000-acre working ranch nestled at the foot of Montana's Beartooth Mountains, the art center celebrates the union of music, land, art, and architecture with large-scale sculptures and innovative architectural structures sited across its hills and rolling meadows and seven weeks of concerts performed in the acoustically enveloping Olivier Music Barn and outdoors under the big sky.
Opera Omaha Announces Third Annual ONE FESTIVAL
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 12, 2020
Opera Omaha announces its third annual ONE FESTIVAL. The ONE Festival is a place for wild dreams, wilder execution, and exploration of those ideas on a grand scale. Programming is driven by the artists, not the executives. With an emphasis on experimentation and new worka?'yet not tethered to premieresa?'ONE fosters an environment that encourages and celebrates bold risks and transformative storytelling. At a glance, one might assume this is happening in NYC or LA; but this opera hothouse sizzles in the dead center of our country, far from the coasts.