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Lee Hoiby's Concerto for Flute and Orchestra In World Premiere at Austin Peay State University
Mar. 28, 2012Austin Peay State University, of Clarksville, TN, had a special relationship with Lee Hoiby. In 2007, Hoiby served a two-week composer residency during which the university presented the world premiere …
Weill’s Symphony No. I in Carnegie Hall’s Spring for Music Festival
Mar. 28, 2012Kurt Weill’s Symphony No. 1 will be featured in the innovative Spring for Music Festival, which each year invites six North American orchestras to New York's Carnegie Hall to perform …
Howard Shore’s Mythic Gardens Debuts with Sophie Shao and American Symphony Orchestra
Mar. 28, 2012Howard Shore’s new cello concerto Mythic Gardens sees its world premiere performances with the American Symphony Orchestra led by Leon Botstein and featuring cellist Sophie Shao at Bard College’s Richard …
Ohio State University Hosts Joseph Schwantner Composer Residency
Mar. 28, 2012"Joseph Schwantner draws the listener into his world of stunningly attractive sounds and rhythms," comments Ohio State Contemporary Music Festival director Russel C. Mikkelson introducing this year’s featured composer. The …
Alvin Singleton in Residence at Wheaton College; TRUTH in Performance with Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati
Mar. 28, 2012On April 13, the Great Woods Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Delvyn Case, performs Alvin Singleton’s Miaka Kumi and Eine Idee ist ein Stück Stoff as part of Wheaton College's celebration …
Leoš Janáček's The Makropulos Case Staged at The Metropolitan Opera
Mar. 28, 2012Legendary Czech conductor Jaroslav Vogel called Leoš Janáček's quick witted opera The Makropulos Case, “one of the most unreal and yet at the same time most shattering dramas of …
Abel Gance’s Napoleon Screened at San Francisco Silent Film Festival Featuring US Premiere of Carl Davis’ Score
Mar. 27, 2012To introduce its 17th season, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival took thankful risk to present Abel Gance’s monumental 1927 film, Napoleon, in four screenings that featured Carl Davis’ …
Bernard Rands’ Danza Petrificada At Carnegie Hall
Mar. 27, 2012Ronald Zollman and the Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic had the honor of presenting the New York premiere of Bernard Rands’ Danza Petrificada at Carnegie Hall on April 2. Written for Riccardo …
Music of Stephen Paulus in the US and Abroad
Mar. 27, 2012The music of Stephen Paulus is heard on both sides of the Atlantic this month, as the Schola Cantorum of Texas performs Whitman’s Dream for chorus and brass ensemble, and …
Here to Stay: The Gershwin Concert Experience Thrills Audiences Across the US
Mar. 27, 2012The Omaha Symphony presents Here To Stay: The Gershwin Concert Experience this month, becoming just the most recent in a long line of presenters who have produced this concert event …