Mass Theatrica Brings A Double Bill Of Baroque Opera: Henry Purcell's Dido & Aeneas" And Antonio Caldara's "A Game of Cards" To Cambridge & Lynn
03 May, 2012
Both operas will be presented in English and in modern settings. Dido & Aeneas will even be set in Cambridge! Viewers will recognize Harvard Square and the Charles River, and be able to see the unfolding of love, hope, and disappointment in a recognizable setting.
Il Giuoco del Quadriglio (A Game ...
| Will Conduct Beloved New World Symphony For Season Finale
03 May, 2012
In May, Stefan Sanderling celebrates ten years with the Toledo Symphony. The TSO season finale plays to Mr. Sanderling's strengths--the orchestral mastery of Jean Sibelius and the joy of Dvorak's beloved New World Symphony.
The community is invited to help celebrate the occasion and the artistic ...
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EMI Classics To Release New Series, "The Greatest Classical Music Ever!"
25 April, 2012
The 14 releases in EMI Classics' new digital compilation series "The Greatest Classical Music Ever!" offer a perfect introduction to classical music for all who are curious about it, but are not quite certain where to start. Each compilation contains carefully selected pieces from EMI's unmatched classical ...
| Nashville Symphony Premieres Work By Iconic Composer Terry Riley featuring Electric Violin Pioneer Tracy Silverman
18 April, 2012
The Palmian Chord Ryddle is one of only a few Terry Riley works to be commissioned by a major American orchestra. Among the most significant musical figures of the last 50 years, Riley launched the Minimalist movement with his revolutionary classic In C in 1964. His work changed the course of 20th century ...
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German New Age Pianist Kai Miano Makes His U.S. Debut!
13 April, 2012
German New Age Pianist Kai Miano Makes His U.S. Debut!Kai Miano, a Contemporary pianist from Germany, is very excited to come to the United States. While here, he'll be performing with internationally recognized New Age pianist Donovan Johnson on a tour of Nebraska, Missouri, Tennessee, and North Carolina. ...
| BSO Performs World Premiere Of Overture For 2012 During Star-spangled Sailabration Week In Junenew Philip Glass Composition Featured In War Of 1812 Bicentennial Tribute
09 April, 2012
Gov. Martin O'Malley, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) with BSO Music Director Marin Alsop, and the PNC Foundation announce a world-premiere performance of composer Philip Glass' Overture for 2012, Sunday, June 17 at 7:00 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore.
The performance ...
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Classical Music Welcomes New Sound
05 April, 2012
"Finding Forever," a collection of original piano solos composed by Sarah Dukes, has just hit the market of classical music. Dukes is a Hasidic woman living in Brooklyn, New York, who began composing soulful, compelling pieces at a young age. Her music conveys raw emotion in its purest form. Every note ...
| BSO Performs World Premiere Of Overture For 2012 During Star-Spangled Sailabration Week In June
05 April, 2012
Gov. Martin O'Malley, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) with BSO Music Director Marin Alsop, and the PNC Foundation announce a world-premiere performance of composer Philip Glass' Overture for 2012, Sunday, June 17 at 7:00 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore.
The performance ...
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Classical Music Welcomes New Sound
03 April, 2012
"Finding Forever," a collection of original piano solos composed by Sarah Dukes, has just hit the market of classical music. Dukes is a Hasidic woman living in Brooklyn, New York, who began composing soulful, compelling pieces at a young age. Her music conveys raw emotion in its purest form. Every note ...
| Grammy Award Winner Mark S. Doss Returns To Opera Tampa In Aida
02 April, 2012
Global opera star and Grammy Award winner Mark S. Doss returns to Opera Tampa as Amonasro in Aida on April 20 and 22, 2012 at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts. Mr. Doss most recently performed with Opera Tampa as a guest artist at A Night of Stars, held in February 2011 to honor ...
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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Announces 2012 Summer Season
02 April, 2012
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra announces its programming for the Summer 2012 concert season. The season begins with Baltimore's favorite Fourth of July tradition: The Star-Spangled Spectacular at Oregon Ridge Park (Cockeysville, Md.) on July 3 & 4, featuring favorite patriotic music that culminates ...
| WCPE Honors Pesach And Easter With Great Sacred Music
02 April, 2012
WCPE's Assistant Music Director Kenneth Bradshaw announces special programming for the Jewish and Christian Holy Days. On Friday April 6, 2012 at 6 p.m. an hour long presentation by Leonard Nimoy and Western Wind celebrates Passover. On Great Sacred Music Sunday, April 8, 8-11 a.m., Rob Kennedy features ...
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Canandaigua Lakemusic Festival Announces Summer Season
30 March, 2012
Bon voyage! Canandaigua LakeMusic Festival proudly announces its 2012 season, which explores the theme of Journeys and Voyages from August 15-26. Over the course of four Festival Series programs, held for the first time in a newly built, state-of-the-art concert hall at Finger Lakes Community College, ...
| Festival Mozaic 42nd Season Follows In The Footsteps Of Giants
29 March, 2012
Festival Mozaic has announced its 2012 summer season, which will take place July 12-22 in the most charismatic spaces across California's Central Coast including Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, Chapel Hill in wine country, Hearst Castle overlooking the sparkling Pacific Ocean, and Mission San Miguel. ...
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WCPE Salutes Women Of Classical Music
29 March, 2012
WCPE Volunteer Announcer Dave Bryant announces the celebration of Women's History Month. March is the month worldwide that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society, and in the United States Women's History Month traces back to the year 1911. This coming Monday, ...
| World Renowned Classical Conductor Calls Upon UK Musicians To Embrace Athletes' Training Methods To Become Musical Olympians Of The Future
28 March, 2012
With the London 2012 Olympics mere months away, John Axelrod, one of the world's renowned classical conductors and creator of the Classical Rock genre, is embarking on an initiative to coincide with The Games to improve national musicianship by embracing athletes' training disciplines. John believes ...
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David Garrett Comes Full Circle With Legacy
28 March, 2012
David Garrett comes full circle with his new classical recording of Beethoven and Kreisler, Legacy, to be released June 5th on Decca, along with stand-alone concert DVD Legacy Live. Both represent David's successful dual career, bridging his crossover repertoire with his classical career that began ...
| Cellist Bion Tsang Takes The Stage With New Cello To Perform Antonin Dvorak's Cello Concerto In B Minor, Op. 104 With The Austin Symphony Orchestra March 30 - 31
28 March, 2012
Internationally acclaimed cellist Bion Tsang will make his Austin solo debut with maestro Peter Bay and the Austin Symphony Orchestra on March 30 and 31, performing on a new cello he acquired from the workbench of Wayne Burak in Arlington, Texas.
Bion Tsang perform Antonin Dvořák's Cello Concerto ...
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75th Anniversary Carmel Bach Festival Tickets On Sale April 2, 2012
27 March, 2012
Tickets for the much anticipated 75th season of the Carmel Bach Festival go on sale Monday, April 2, 2012. Led by world-renowned Music Director Paul Goodwin, the Festival this year carries the theme "Spheres of Influence," celebrating Johann Sebastian Bach's impact on music around the world. It will ...
| Famed Italian Born Acoustic Guitarist Peppino D'Agostino Celebrates 'Nine White Kites' - His First New Album of Guitar Compositions in a Decade - With an East Coast Tour in April
24 March, 2012
Italian-born, U.S. based acoustic guitarist Peppino D'Agostino (www.peppinodagostino.com) is gearing up to fly "Nine White Kites" - the name of his recently released first album of new compositions for the guitar in a decade - in several cities during his upcoming tour, starting on the East Coast on ...
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