Conceived by acclaimed concert pianist Anthony de Mare, LIAISONS is a landmark commissioning and concert project that brings together today’s leading classical, jazz, theater, film and indie composers to re-imagine Stephen Sondheim’s songs as solo piano pieces. This remarkable compendium of new music breaks open the boundaries between musical theater and concert music while making […]
Mezzo-soprano Sun-Ly Pierce and pianist Chien-Lin Lu, the 2019 Marilyn Horne Song Competition winners, will premiere a song cycle written expressly for them by Pulitzer Prize– and Grammy-winning American composer Jennifer Higdon (a BandQuest and ChoralQuest composer). Wise Moon sets five short poems about the moon in music intended to bring out the unique talents of […]
Join the African American Choral Ensemble and the UGA Wind Ensemble as they share the stage in a combined concert on Friday, November 19, 2021 at 6:30 PM CT | 7:30 PM ET in Hodgson Concert Hall. Part of UGA’s Spotlight on the Arts festival, the program features works by composers Adolphus Hailstork (a BandQuest […]
Under the baton of Maestro Robert Spano, the ASO has consistently featured new music from contemporary composers alongside more standard classical repertoire. In this special presentation, we celebrate perhaps the fullest incarnation of this, the "Atlanta School of Composers," with a program of works commissioned by the ASO from some of the brightest composers to […]
Zeitgeist’s 10th Annual Early Music Festival explores the powerful contributions of our musical pioneers with a celebration of composer Frederic Rzewski. From the 1960s to today, Rzewski has influenced American music profoundly through his work with minimalism, improvisation, text notation, and politically charged music. Zeitgeist frequently collaborated with Rzewski in the 1980s and he composed […]
At this interactive, multimedia, multidisciplinary performance, New will play with sounds from the in-person and virtual audience, create a telematic music instrument petting zoo, give the in-person audience musical control, and virtually bring in performers from around the U.S. This performance is about all the ways we can and are connected. Trevor New is a […]
Zeitgeist’s 10th Annual Early Music Festival explores the powerful contributions of our musical pioneers with a celebration of composer Frederic Rzewski. From the 1960s to today, Rzewski has influenced American music profoundly through his work with minimalism, improvisation, text notation, and politically charged music. Zeitgeist frequently collaborated with Rzewski in the 1980s and he composed […]
New York Youth Symphony opens their Season Opening Concert with Valerie Coleman (a BandQuest composer). $30 tickets available to purchase starting on September 15th @ carnegiehall.org. Date & Time: Sunday, November 21, 2021 at 1 PM CT | 2 PM ET Valerie Coleman: Umoja: Anthem for Unity Patrick O'Malley: Obliviana Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
Chamber Music Society of Utica will present the Neave Trio performing “Her Voice — Piano Trios by Women Composers,” on Sunday, November 21, 2021 at 1:30 PM CT | 2:30 PM ET at Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, 310 Genesee St. Music will be by Louise Farrenc, Amy Beach, Cecile Chaminade and Jennifer Higdon (a BandQuest and […]
Melodia Women's Choir, conducted by Cynthia Powell, Artistic Director, present an afternoon of 20th and 21st century music celebrating the sun, moon, and stars. Works by Imant Raminsh, Morten Lauridsen, and Randall Thompson are among the rich repertoire. With Taisiya Pushkar, piano; strings and flute. Date & Time: Sunday, November 21 2021 at 3 PM […]
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 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 […]