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Young Concert Artists (YCA) is now accepting applications for its 2025-2027 Composer-in-Residence Program.

Applications are open for Young Concert Artists' Composer-in-Residence program, offering $18,000 in commissions and collaboration opportunities with YCA artists and alumni. Learn how to apply.

The Calgary Philharmonic will welcome Jeffrey Kahane to Jack Singer Concert Hall for one night only – Friday, November 1.

Composer John Adams collaborates with the New York Philharmonic for a series of performances, featuring his own works and other contemporary pieces, highlighting his role as Artistic Partner.

Ensemble Connect will kick off its 18th season this fall, welcoming back 14 stellar young professional musicians from around the globe to offer concerts at Carnegie Hall and Juilliard as well as residencies and performances at Skidmore College and the Reina Sofía School of Music in Madrid, Spain.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra has appointed Dai Wei as the orchestra’s 2024-25 Sound Investment Composer. Learn more about Wei and the position!

Award-winning SF contemporary chamber group Ensemble for These Times has announced three commissions to Luna Composition Lab alums as part of the group's two-year collaborative Call for Scores.

The Young Concert Artists organization has revealed a full slate of engagements for its roster of rising performers during the Spring 2024 season. Learn more about the season and see how to purchase tickets.

San Antonio Philharmonic announces the appointment of Jeffrey Kahane as Music Director for the 2024-2025 season, marking a new era of commitment to the San Antonio community.

Austin-based female composer and cellist Sophie Mathieu has been named KMFA Classical 89.5's 2024 Draylen Mason Composer-in-Residence.

New York Festival of Song (NYFOS), led by Artistic Director Steven Blier, collaborates with Young Concert Artists (YCA) in All Together Now on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. at the Kaufman Music Center's Merkin Hall.

To celebrate the announcement, BryhM has also released the single “Deep Blue”- a funky meditative strut featuring electric sitar. The album was produced by Hornsby and Rob Moose and recorded in both Williamsburg, VA and in New York, NY. It features additional contributions from jazz legend Branford Marsalis, Mark Dover and drummer Chad Wright.

Renowned violinist Christian Tetzlaff joins Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra for a captivating performance of Brahms' Violin Concerto. Don't miss this unforgettable evening of music at the Alex Theatre and Royce Hall.

Young Concert Artists has announced the winners of the 2023 Susan Wadsworth International Auditions. The winners will perform in the 2023 Winners Concert on November 12, 2023, at Gilder Lehrman Hall, The Morgan Library & Museum.

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM), in partnership with the San Francisco Symphony and cellist Gautier Capuçon, announced today that Quenton Xavier Blache, 22, will receive a commissioning prize under the umbrella of the Emerging Black Composers Project (EBCP). 

The tour will kick-off in Urbana, IL at Foellinger Auditorium and will make stops across performing arts complexes in Kansas City, MO on March 14, San Francisco, CA on April 5, Thousand Oaks, CA on April 10 and wrap in Denver on April 23. See the full run, including these newly-announced dates and previously confirmed solo concerts below.

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts has announced the latest addition to the 2023-2024 season, Bruce Hornsby and YMusic, “BrhyM” Thursday, March 14, 2024, at 7 p.m. in Helzberg Hall. 

Heavy MakeUp—the dynamic new project from Edie Brickell, CJ Camerieri and Trever Hagen—will perform four shows at Los Angeles’ Sun Rose next month on October 4, 11, 18 and 25. Each show will consist of two distinct sets—the first will feature songs from their self-titled debut album, while the second will be a purely improvised performance.

Written and produced by the trio, Heavy MakeUp features 11 tracks including lead single, “ALL THE TIME,” which debuted earlier this summer. Filled with sonic exploration, the record captures the artists’ improvisational spirit and shared curiosities through voice, synths, drum machines and brass.

University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) Interim Dean Jonathan Kregor has announced the addition of Nick Photinos to the college's roster of distinguished performing and media arts faculty members.