Louisville native Valerie Coleman (a BandQuest composer) wrote her piece and titled it “UMOJA” as a gesture of love between good friends. As we strive to create unity within our families, our city, our nation, and our world, we present this concert as an embrace and lifting up of the joys and sorrows of our […]
Fresh from winning its first Grammy Award, Experiential Orchestra (EXO), led by Music Director James Blachly, opens its 2021-22 season with a concert highlighting its partnership with the African Diaspora Music Project (ADMP). Featuring ADMP Founder and Editor, celebrated soprano Dr. Louise Toppin, the program includes two New York premieres by 20th century African-American composer […]
Your Fort Collins Symphony returns to the Lincoln Center’s Main Stage after a year of virtual performances. The opening night of our 2021-2022 Season will guide you through a range of emotions that include passion, contemplation, and hope. We present Rodion Shchedrin’s fiery Carmen Suite, Leonard Bernstein’s thoughtful Serenade after Plato’s Symposium, and Jessie Montgomery’s expectant Banner, a re-imagining of the […]
The Symphony’s return to the stage, in celebration of their 60th anniversary, will take place on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 9:30 PM CT | 7:30 PM PT at the Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo. In light of new guidelines from San Luis Obispo County Health Officials, the previously planned program has been modified. The new […]
The World Doctors Orchestra, formed in 2008, is an ensemble of physicians from all over the world who meet three to four times a year to perform concerts raising money for medical charities. They are delighted to be making their first appearance on a UK stage with Dame Evelyn Glennie, raising money for Pathway UK who support […]
The season launches with two giants from the symphonic repertoire: Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Described as a “compelling, sparkling virtuoso,” Michelle Cann will grace the ASO stage with Gershwin’s Rhapsody. The concert also features Copland’s inspired Fanfare for the Common Man and Umoja by Valerie Coleman (a BandQuest composer), recently commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra. Dates […]
Outdoor concert featuring music, songs and poetry by vocalist/soprano Alicia Waller, and writer/performer Judith Sloan with guest singers. Alicia Waller is recognized for her work as bandleader for the jazz fusion ensemble Alicia Waller & The Excursion and Judith Sloan is known for her veteran contributions to the New York City performance scene, most recently […]
sounding light is a professional chamber choir made up of talented, expressive singers gathered together from seven states. The ensemble will be in residence in Lincoln for a single week in intense preparation for this concert. The choir's program delivers a powerful message of hope and resilience in the face of struggle. The choir's program […]
Concert Program Gioachino Rossini: Overture to the Italian in Algiers Gao Hong (an ACF innova artist and board member) : Celebration Note: World Premier and Recipient of the Minnesota Sinfonia Call for Scores with Support from the McKnight Foundation Dmitry Shostakovich: The Little Ballerina Giacomo Puccini: Crisantemi Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 1 in c minor […]
This program features The Flower by 2019/20 Luna Composition Lab Fellow, KiMani Bridges ( a NextNotes creator), and Claude Debussy‘s ethereal Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun from a performance at The Huntington on July 1, 2021. Date & time: Friday, October 8, 2021 at 4 PM CT | 6 PM PT Learn more here.
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This year the Gulf Coast Chamber Orchestra opens its 2021-2022 season with the works of four award winning composers Joan Tower, Vivian Fung, Libby Larson and Florence Beatrice Price. Joan Tower Sixth Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman Libby Larsen (ACF's co-founder and a BandQuest composer) Solo Symphony No. 5 Vivian Fung Dust Devils Florence Price Symphony No. 1 Date & Time: Saturday, […]