Washington National Opera Partners with Organization to Provide Opera Tickets to Needy Youth
Washington, DC (CAAPA) - In a continued effort to promote the love of classical music and the arts for African American youth, CAAPA (Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts), in cooperation with Washington National Opera, is delighted to offer CAAPA members and students discounted tickets ...
| Hungarian Chamber Symphony Commissions and Performs New Work by San Francisco Composer Michael Kaulkin
San Francisco, CA (GENERATION MEDIA) - San Francisco composer Michael Kaulkin has been commissioned by the Hungarian Chamber Symphony Orchestra to write a piece for string orchestra. The new work, Letter to Hungary, will open the HCSO's American Composers' Podium, a concert of all American works. The ...
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Pink Floyd's Roger Waters' Classical Opera 'Ca Ira' Debuts at No 1 on Billboard's Classical Traditional Chart
NEW YORK,NY (Sony Classical) - "Ca Ira," the new classical opera from Roger Waters, entered the Billboard Traditional Classical Chart at No 1 in the first week in stores for the Sony Classical /Columbia Records release. The recording of Waters long-awaited "operatic history of the French Revolution" ...
| Il Divo Return To Australia October 23 And Release New Album 'Ancora' On November 6
Sydney,AU(SONY BMG Music Entertainment)-Singing sensations Il Divo will be back in the country later this month, ahead of the release of their brand new album in November. The chart-topping opera stars' highly anticipated second album 'Ancora' arrives on November 6, with a very special guest on board ...
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National Recognition for Local Los Angeles Orchestra
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Santa Cecelia Orchestra) - Santa Cecelia Orchestra, a dynamic presence in the cultural life of Los Angeles, has added a new honor to its growing prestige - the Orchestra was chosen to participate in the Kennedy Center's "Capacity Building Program for Culturally Specific Arts Organizations." ...
| Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Launches MSO Classics E-Label
MILWAUKEE, WI ( Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra) - 10/04/2005 - The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra announced the launch today of MSO Classics, an e-label created specifically for digital distribution of its recordings at the iTunes Music Store and other digital music stores and services, including Yahoo! ...
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Ventos to Perform the Inimitable 'Quintet for Winds' by John Harbison in their November Concert:
San Francisco, CA. (VENTOS WIND QUINTET) - Ventos, a San Francisco based woodwind quintet, will be performing a challenging program of wind chamber music titled "Crossing the 'Pond:' British and American Music." The program will include music by Geoffrey Bush, Alec Wilder and Malcolm Arnold and will ...
| Jordan Kitt's Music Donates Use Of Pianos For Historic 100-Piano Concert At Kennedy Center
WASHINGTON (Jordan Kitt's Music) - Jordan Kitt's Music, the nation's largest piano retailer, will donate the use of 100 pianos to the Kennedy Center for a record-breaking gathering of 100 pianists in an outdoor concert as part of the "Festival of China" series. The concert will take place Monday, ...
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Imagination Symphony To Present Stage Production for Children Featuring 60-Piece Professional Orchestra
(IMAGINATION SYMPHONY) - On October 15th, 2005, Vic Muenzer, conductor and producer of Grammy Award-winning recordings, will bring to the stage his highly acclaimed production created especially for children! This October production, "The Adventures of Luke Starsmoocher", promises to be a spectacular ...
| International Star 'Comes Home' for Holocaust Memorial Center Event
FARMINGTON HILLS, (Holocaust Memorial Center) - Internationally acclaimed Greek-American singing star and Detroit native Nadia Weinberg will appear in an exciting "homecoming" performance when the Holocaust Memorial Center of Greater Detroit (HMC) holds its 21st Anniversary celebration gala next month. ...
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Solo Pianist Patrick Gorman's Debut Release Now Available at Patgorman.com
Windham County Vermont (Patrick Gorman) - Solo pianist Patrick Gorman's debut album "Sounds From The Wishing Well," produced by William Ackerman, founder of Windham Hill Records, Grammy winning producer/recording artist is just released. "When Patrick Gorman called to me to ask whether I would assist ...
| Great Music at St. Bartholomew's Church Launches Shostakovich Anniversary Season On September 27 With Quartet Cycle Performed by the Manhattan String Quartet
NEW YORK, NY. (St. Bartholomew's Church announcement) - The Manhattan String Quartet performs the first of a four-concert traversal of Dmitri Shostakovich's 15 string quartets on Tuesday, September 27 at 7:30 PM, under the auspices of "Great Music at St. Bartholomew's Church." The 2005-2006 season marks ...
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Musica Nova Baroque Orchestra - Which 'Water Music'?
Tempe, AZ. (Musica Nova Fine Arts String Orchestra) - Which 'Water Music'? The Musica Nova Baroque Orchestra addresses this question on Saturday October 15th at 8:00 pm at Temple Beth Israel, 10460 N 56th Street Scottsdale. The program will feature the Handel Water Music Suite no.2. in two separate ...
| Musica Nova Fine Arts String Orchestra Launches 2005/2006
Tempe, AZ. (Musica Nova Fine Arts String Orchestra) - Pianist Kirill Gliadkovsky will solo in the Shostakovich Piano Concerto no. 1 with the Musica Nova Fine Arts String Orchestra on Sunday, October 23rd at 3 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 4027 E Lincoln Drive, Paradise Valley. Gliadkovsky ...
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Fall Cultural Season at the Angel Orensanz Center
NEW YORK (Artscape Magazine PR) - New York opens its culture season at the Orensanz foundation. Six days of Film, Jazz, New Literature, Contemporary Classic and Video. Everything is illuminated. Based on the ground breaking novel, of young Jonathan Safran Foer, this movie premiere was celebrated at ...
| The Nashville Symphony Presents Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra in First Concert Since Hurricane Katrina
NASHVILLE, TN. (By Christy Crytzer/ www.nashvillesymphony.org/ Nashville Symphony) - In a display of bravery and spirit, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) will perform together for the first time since Hurricane Katrina on Tuesday, October 4 at 8 p.m. in the Tennessee Performing Arts Center's ...
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'Edmund Fitzgerald' Piano Concerto to Commemorate 30th Anniversary of Famous Shipwreck
Philadelphia, PA (Sault Symphony Orchestra)- In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck in November, 2005, the Sault Symphony Orchestra will premiere 'The Edmund Fitzgerald' piano concerto written by composer Geoffrey Peterson. The concert, entitled 'A Musical Seascape', ...
| 'Whisperings' Solo Piano Concert Comes To St. Louis, MO
St. Louis, MO (Whisperings Solo Piano Radio) - "Whisperings: Solo Piano Radio" (solopianoradio.com) is sponsoring a Whisperings piano concert on Friday, October 7th at 7:00 pm at the Ludwig Aeolian Piano Exchange in St. Louis. This unique concert series features the solo piano artistry of local pianist ...
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Mozart Turns 250 in 2006: Mainly Mozart Throws Lavish, Year Long Birthday Bash in San Diego Region
SAN DIEGO, CA. (Mainly Mozart's Official Website, www.mainlymozart.org) - Mainly Mozart, San Diego's resident Mozart specialist, leads the nation with the most expansive celebration of Mozart's 250th birthday in all of North America. Lasting from January through December, 2006 Mainly Mozart not only ...
| San Francisco Symphony's Keeping Score Project Reaches Funding Milestone With Matching Funds From Haas, Jr. Fund Challenge Grant
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Landis Communications)- The San Francisco Symphony (SFS) today announced it has reached a milestone fundraising goal for its national multimedia project Keeping Score, after receiving the first $5 million of a $10 million challenge grant from the Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund. Total ...
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