Conductor candidate #2 to lead Juneau Symphony this weekend
One of the best parts of being a conductor, says Juneau Symphony conductor candidate Wesley Schulz, is programming - choosing which pieces of music to bring to his musicians and his audience. It's a...
View ArticleHans Graf to Conduct Pianist Lise De La Salle with Houston Symphony, 2/20
Conductor Laureate Hans Graf returns to Houston on February 20-22, 2015, to lead internationally-acclaimed pianist Lise de la Salle in Graf Conducts Schumann where she will perform Saint-Sans Piano...
View ArticleTSO's resident conductor strikes the right note
Earl Lee, the RBC Resident Conductor with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, is pictured during a rehearsal at Roy Thomson Hall on Jan 26 2015. Earl Lee, the RBC Resident Conductor with the Toronto...
View ArticleLawmaker hopes to bring passenger rail service back to Bangor
Steam locomotive 470 chugged into Union Station marking the last visit to Bangor of a Maine Central steam train in this 1954 file photo. The locomotive was scrubbed and painted for a farewell journey...
View ArticleMacbeth on Great Performances at the Met Sunday on PBS
Verdi's Powerful Shakespearean Tragedy Macbeth on THIRTEEN's Great Performances at the Met Sunday, February 1 at 12 noon on PBS Starry Cast Features Anna Netrebko, Zeljko Lucic, Rene Pape, and Joseph...
View ArticleConductor adds French flair to Rotterdam Philharmonic
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato once called the compact, muscular conductor Yannick Nzet-Sguin "Mighty Mouse," and after his electrifying appearance at Valley Performing Arts Center on Tuesday with the...
View Articlethe Weekend Ten
There simply is not a more congenial spot for happily-ever-aftering this weekend than the Maumelle Performing Arts Center, 100 Victory Lane, Maumelle, where Phoenix Entertainment's national tour of the...
View ArticleProgrammatic For MCNs; Pinterest Gets Into App Installs
How will multichannel networks on YouTube, which have traditionally relied on branded content deals, survive in a programmatic world? Ad buyers are used to the efficiency and demographic targeting...
View ArticleCecilia Chorus of New York to Present A Cappella Extravaganza Concert, 3/1
The Cecilia Chorus of New York, Mark Shapiro , Music Director , will present A Cappella Extravaganza, a concert on Sunday, March 1 at 3:00 PM at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 316 East 88th St.,...
View ArticleSteps Ahead 35th Anniversary, Barbara Carroll & More Set for Week of 2/23 at...
Birdland Jazz Club has announced its upcoming performances running through the end of February, including Steps Ahead 35th Anniversary, Barbara Carroll , Rotem Sivan and Peter Bernstein Duo, Jazz Party...
View Article'4 C4: Music Written for C4' to Continue C4's New York Season, 3/5 & 3/7
C4: The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective will present 4 C4: Music Written for C4, the second concerts of its' By the Numbers' 2014-15 New York season on Thursday, March 5 at 8 PM at Church of the...
View ArticlePittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to Perform Stravinsky's FIREBIRD, 3/6
It's going to get hot in Heinz Hall during the BNY Mellon Grand Classics: Stravinsky's Firebird on March 6-8. Music Director Manfred Honeck opens the concert with a dazzling collaboration between two...
View ArticleBSO Offers Family Concert Honoring African-American Innovators Today
In celebration of Black History Month, Associate Conductor for Education and Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestras Artistic Director Ken Lam leads the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in a Family Concert...
View ArticleNYCO Renaissance to Host Gala in Honor of Julius Rudel, 3/9
New York City Opera Renaissance will host a Gala Concert and Dinner to celebrate the life of the late Maestro Julius Rudel and his invaluable contribution to the New York City Opera as General Director...
View ArticleStartup Conductor Lands $27M to Help Brands Emerge in Web Searches
REI, a Conductor customer, has a page on its website that explains how to choose a stand up paddleboard that helps the company's website surface when people search for paddleboard. Marketing-software...
View ArticleADK Shakespeare Company's Spring Season to Include ROMEO &...
ADK Shakespeare Company is launching its first spring tour of upstate NY this year with productions of Romeo & Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Performances by the company's fully professional...
View ArticleInterview with conductor Charles Dutoit
In the coming months, we will be featuring interviews with musicians of various backgrounds. If you are a musician and would like to be featured in our series, please contact us at...
View ArticlePodium Diplomacy: Conductor Takes Chinese Music West And Vice Versa
By some measures, China is now the world's largest economy. It's also a gigantic market for American brands, from Hollywood blockbusters to KFC and Pizza Hut.
View ArticleSimon Rattle named music director of London Symphony
Conductor Simon Rattle is swapping a podium in Berlin for one in Britain, taking over as music director of the London Symphony Orchestra. The LSO announced Tuesday that Rattle, who has led the Berlin...
View ArticleRyan Silverman, Tony DeSare & More to Join New York Pops for Let's Be Frank...
On April 10, 2015 at 8:00PM, The New York Pops will close its 32nd subscription season at Carnegie Hall 's Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, with four of today's finest entertainers - Tony DeSare ,...
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