The Twin Cities Hot Club (TCHC) represents Minnesota in the burgeoning revival of gypsy jazz originally popularized by Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli and the Hot Club of France. They recreate not only the famous la pompe that distinguishes this romantic brand of acoustic jazz but also gypsy bossanova, musette, bolero, and swing. TCHC perform this timeless […]
A newly commissioned work of music, voice, and video by women composers, with a libretto drawn from the words of the women who have traveled in outer space and seen our world from a dramatic new perspective, Astronautica will be performed by the women of Trio Triumphatrix with stunning NASA footage at Symphony Space's Leonard […]
IN-PERSON PERFORMANCES (post-performance videos) Dates & Times: Thursday - Saturday, October 21-23, 2021 at 7 PM CT | 8 PM ET Written in 1987 and last performed in 1995, Robert Ashley’s eL/Aficionado (72 minutes) is an opera scored for four voices and a pre-recorded electronic orchestra. It is the trial of a mind or an […]
After twenty months sharing chamber music on digital platforms, Emerald City Music, the Pacific Northwest home for eclectic, intimate, and vibrant classical chamber music experiences. presents What You Are To Me, the first Mainstage program in its sixth season. The program includes Martinu’s Variations on a Theme of Rossini, H. 290 for Cello and Piano […]
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra announces its 2021/22 Ordway season — the 63rd concert season for the organization. The SPCO will perform music by numerous living composers and will present the premieres of six newly commissioned works, including Jessie Montgomery: Shift, Change, Turn and Variations (Midwest premiere, SPCO co-commission). Date & Time: Friday, October 22, […]
A collaboration between Zeitgeist, composer/flutist Julie Johnson and writer Cheri Johnson, Crocus Hill Ghost Story is a macabre tale of a house possessed, accompanied by a wildly evocative and colorful score performed live by Zeitgeist, Johnson, and KrisAnne Weiss, narrator. Inspired by the author’s experiences living in a St. Paul mansion during the 1980s, the work explores the complex relationship between […]
We usually try to ignore latency (the delay between live sound and transmitted sound) in virtual concerts…but what if it’s an integral part of the music? Join American Composers Orchestra and Groupmuse Foundation for a hybrid in-person and virtual concert featuring works by two composers who experiment with latency and technology in their music, and three interactive works through which we […]
Co-Artistic Directors William B. Richter and Elizabeth Chapman Reilly will lead the ensemble in the premiere of “Arrived in Good Harbor,” a commissioned work by composer Clifton J. Noble Jr., of Amherst. The work incorporates texts written by William Bradford, the second governor of Plymouth Colony. Also on the program is Boston composer Alice Parker's […]
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra announces its 2021/22 Ordway season — the 63rd concert season for the organization. The SPCO will perform music by numerous living composers and will present the premieres of six newly commissioned works, including Jessie Montgomery: Shift, Change, Turn and Variations (Midwest premiere, SPCO co-commission). Date & Time: Friday, October 22, […]
Co-Artistic Directors William B. Richter and Elizabeth Chapman Reilly will lead the ensemble in the premiere of “Arrived in Good Harbor,” a commissioned work by composer Clifton J. Noble Jr., of Amherst. The work incorporates texts written by William Bradford, the second governor of Plymouth Colony. Also on the program is Boston composer Alice Parker's […]
The Lewis Prize for Music has teamed up with Save The Music Foundation to host youth-led weekly conversations with today’s music leaders starting on Mondays, October 18, 2021 through December 20, 2021 at 5 PM CT | 3 PM PT Music Monday LIVE is an exciting opportunity for youth across the United States to connect with music industry […]
The NYC Contemporary Music Symposium presents the Zodiac Trio in a musical journey through six bold, contemporary works for clarinet, violin, and piano. Heralded by Radio France as "A breathtaking ensemble of virtuosity and sensitivity," the Zodiac Trio has established itself as the leading international trio of its kind. Join for an evening of fresh […]