Queens College (CUNY)

New Amsterdam Singers has announced the retirement of Music Director Clara Longstreth — who founded the chorus in 1968 and has led the group for 57 seasons.

Discover three compositions by American composer Robert Chumbley, including a world premiere and a New York premiere. Explore the innovative works of this noted artist.

Join clarinetist Charles Neidich and pianist Robert Levin for an evening of extraordinary music at Morse Recital Hall, featuring the world premiere of Neidich's 'Lament' and the U.S. premiere of Denisov's 'Landscape by the Light of the Moon.'

Trumpeter Antoine Drye is set to release his new album 'Retreat To Beauty'. Collaborating with esteemed orchestrator Isaac Raz and an ensemble of over twenty musicians, the album delivers lush arrangements of jazz standards and original material, giving a modern twist to a classic orchestral jazz sound.

The cast has been revealed for the film adaptation of the long-running Off-Broadway musical, Frankenstein, by Eric B. Sirota, which has been released and is now available to stream.

North/South Consonance kicks-off its 43rd consecutive season with a special event featuring vocal and instrumental music by composers from throughout the Americas.

Primary Wave Music Publishing and the Count Basie Estate have announced Danny Jonokuchi & The Revisionists as the winners of the first ever Count Basie Great American Swing Contest. Chosen out of over thirty entries, Jonokuchi and his band won over the judges with their rendition of the Count Basie classic 'One O'Clock Jump.'

Hailed as “a remarkably strong and diverse exploration of everything opera can be in the city (The New York Times),” the New York Opera Fest celebrates its fifth season with performances by 20+ local opera companies in all five boroughs of New York City.

OPERA America has awarded $220,000 in Repertoire Development Grants to The American Opera Project (New York, NY) in consortium with Seagle Music Colony (Schroon Lake, NY), Beth Morrison Projects (New York, NY), Houston Grand Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Diego Opera and The Dallas Opera. The grants provide technical and financial support to OPERA America Professional Company Members and their producing partners to enhance the quality, quantity and creativity of new American opera and music theater.

Multi-GRAMMY® Award-winning composer/pianist/educator Arturo O'Farrill and the non-profit The Afro Latin Jazz Alliance (ALJA) announce a special Holiday Dance Concert featuring the 18-piece Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (ALJO) performing riveting compositions from its acclaimed repertoire at BRIC House on Thursday, December 5, 2019. The Holiday Dance Concert raises funds for the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance's Music Education Programs. The evening will be a retrospective of Latin Jazz Big Band music with an emphasis on Mambo. Arturo O'Farrill and ALJO will perform with special guest vocalists Sammy Gonzalez Jr. and Ivan Llanes. The Fat Afro Latin Jazz Cats Youth Big Band will open the show.

New York Youth Symphony (NYYS), is proud to continue its mission of providing an outstanding music education and performance opportunities to students between the ages of 12-22 by launching a new Musical Theater Composition program aimed at diversifying the world of musical theater. The new director and performance information is expected to be announced in summer 2018. Also new in 2018/19 the NYYS Orchestra and Chamber Music Programs will tour together for the first time ever to Spain in 2019, where they will explore cities including Madrid, Granada, and Seville.

Birdland will kick-off their exciting month of programming with the following acts: