What is it: an innovative new short film directed by Emmy award winning filmmaker Bob Berg that tells a story from despair to hope, inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic, set to a new score for virtual chorus commissioned by The Washington Chorus and composed by acclaimed American composer Damien Geter. Sung and recorded virtually by […]
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Department of Music brings music straight to your home this November with a variety of virtual concerts. Two of these virtual events include the Symphonic Wind Ensemble (SWE) concert conducted by Glenn Hayes Ph.D., and the Whitewater Symphony Orchestra (WSO) conducted by Christopher Ramaekers, Ph.D. SWE will be performing “Canzona” by […]
AURA: One on One is a video series featuring performances of exciting solo works by members of AURA Contemporary Ensemble. The music to be performed has been written by some of today’s most innovative composers, who will be interviewed by the performers at the end of each video. Beginning on October 5th, new episodes are presented […]
AURA: One on One is a video series featuring performances of exciting solo works by members of AURA Contemporary Ensemble. The music to be performed has been written by some of today’s most innovative composers, who will be interviewed by the performers at the end of each video. Beginning on October 5th, new episodes are presented […]
International Contemporary Ensemble’s lighting designer Nick Houfek guides us through a throwback to light organs of the early 20th century and looks forward to new options for today. In his creation of a light synthesizer prototype, he explores the musicality of light with Elizabeth A. Baker, mediaqueer, and Viola Yip. Featuring workshop performances and discussions. […]
AURA: One on One is a video series featuring performances of exciting solo works by members of AURA Contemporary Ensemble. The music to be performed has been written by some of today’s most innovative composers, who will be interviewed by the performers at the end of each video. Beginning on October 5th, new episodes are presented […]
Do you have dreams of visiting Cuba? Join on Zoom and Facebook Live as Sage Lewis and Adolfo Nodal of Project Por Amor take an insider’s look at present day Cuba, discuss what the future of Cuba now holds over the next four years, and detail ways that people can visit safely. Cuban art, music […]
AURA: One on One is a video series featuring performances of exciting solo works by members of AURA Contemporary Ensemble. The music to be performed has been written by some of today’s most innovative composers, who will be interviewed by the performers at the end of each video. Beginning on October 5th, new episodes are presented […]
AURA: One on One is a video series featuring performances of exciting solo works by members of AURA Contemporary Ensemble. The music to be performed has been written by some of today’s most innovative composers, who will be interviewed by the performers at the end of each video. Beginning on October 5th, new episodes are presented […]
Join The Singers as they bring you Christmas favorites from past seasons! This digital, pre-recorded concert includes Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten, Three Nativity Carols by Stephen Paulus, beloved Joseph by Timothy Takach, composer-in-residence & a Healing and Hope Through Song composer and many more Holiday favorites. Ticket buyers will receive a link and […]
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's free event: Front Row: The PSO Virtual Experience. Episode 2: Originators and Disrupters (Part 2) Friday, November 27, 2020 at 6:30pm CST / 7:30pm ET Part 2 brings together the musicians with modern American composers (Libby Larsen, Gary Schocker and Charles Rochester Young) and a Beethoven orchestration by Music Director Manfred Honeck […]
Sarah Cahill, called a “a sterling pianist and an intrepid illuminator of the classical avant-garde” by the New York Times, performs a recital featuring the world premiere of Regina Harris Baiocchi’s Piano Poems, inspired by poetry by Gwendolyn Brooks and Richard Wright; along with George Lewis’ Endless Shout, Mary Watkins’ Summer Days, and Aida Shirazi’s Albumblatt. […]
AURA: One on One is a video series featuring performances of exciting solo works by members of AURA Contemporary Ensemble. The music to be performed has been written by some of today’s most innovative composers, who will be interviewed by the performers at the end of each video. Beginning on October 5th, new episodes are presented […]
AURA: One on One is a video series featuring performances of exciting solo works by members of AURA Contemporary Ensemble. The music to be performed has been written by some of today’s most innovative composers, who will be interviewed by the performers at the end of each video. Beginning on October 5th, new episodes are presented […]
Great Falls Symphony announces their 100% FREE concert season this year until May 2021. "All of us at the Great Falls Symphony are fully committed to fulfilling our mission to infuse cultural vibrancy into the Great Falls community through transformative music events and education programs." All live performances will be FREE of charge, but need […]
Celebrated pianist Simone Dinnerstein presents the world premiere of Richard Danielpour's An American Mosaic, commissioned by the Oregon Bach Festival. An American Mosaic is a series of 15 miniatures, commemorating segments of the American population that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, including parents, caretakers and those who have lost their lives to the virus. Los […]
This event takes place on ZOOM. You must RSVP to receive ZOOM link. Experience six world premieres born from the new initiative Mutual Mentorship for Musicians (M³), a revolutionary model of mentorship created in March and launched in June 2020 at the height of the pandemic. Hosted by M³ Editor-in-Chief Jordannah Elizabeth, each premiere will be […]
Ragamala Artistic Directors Ranee and Aparna Ramaswamy and Choreographic Associate Ashwini Ramaswamy share their decades of experience building an arts nonprofit in the Twin Cities and provide vital insights for the next generation of leaders in Minnesota’s arts and culture sector. Join this live artist talk either in-person and physically distanced at Northrop or via […]
The University of Liverpool presents some of their very best instrumental tutors performing an exciting range of repertoire in our flagship SSL Studio. The concerts also showcase the continuation and creativity of their partnerships with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and the Solem Quartet. In celebration of Black History Month this October you can also find […]
Composers Concordance Presents a LIVE-Stream Event, CHARTS: The New 21st Century Fake Book. Performing a set of compositions written as lead sheets or charts. Music includes the premieres of Gene Pritsker's 'Kinda Charts' (an ACF awardee) and Daniel Schnyder's ode to Bassam Saba as well as compostions by Jay Rodriguez, Mark Kostabi, Dan Cooper and […]
Join for the culminating event of Danny Clay’s 2019 McKnight Visiting Composer Residency with MPLS (imPulse) and ComMUSICation, which will take place on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 4pm CST via this link. Over the past two months, Danny worked virtually with MPLS (imPulse) and ComMUSICation from San Francisco with the ensembles located in the Twin Cities. Danny facilitated a […]
In unprecedented times, new evolving models and ways of thinking are necessary. National Sawdust has responded to the pandemic by creating the New Works Commission, and awarding twenty composers the resources to create a new work for streamed performance. This is the first of two online performances of the commissioned works, hosted by the composers […]
Beats by Girlz invites you to the Virtual Music Tech Party on Thursday, December 10 from 7pm-9pm PT / 8pm-10pm ET! Instead of the three parties they typically throw in NYC, LA and Boston, this year they've got one big virtual event that everyone can come to. You’ll see performances from their BBG teaching artists who are also newly minted Ableton Certified […]
This eight-man vocal group puts its own spin on the King’s College “Nine Lessons and Carols” tradition, with a different 50-minute concert streamed each weekend (taped at Ordway Concert Hall). Part one, streaming next weekend, features Cantus’ arrangements of traditional carols, while the following weekend includes works from such local composers as Jocelyn Hagen, a […]
In unprecedented times, new evolving models and ways of thinking are necessary. National Sawdust has responded to the pandemic by creating the New Works Commission, and awarding twenty composers the resources to create a new work for streamed performance. This is the second of two online performances of the commissioned works, hosted by the composers […]
The bilingual choir presents a mashup of George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah” with Argentine composer Ariel Ramirez’s cantata “Navidad Nuestra.” It’s also a hybrid of live performance, recordings from past years, and a collaboration with the Minnesota Orchestra. Watch on Friday, December 11 at 8pm CST for free. Visit their website here to learn more.
This event takes place on ZOOM. You must RSVP to receive ZOOM link. Experience six world premieres born from the new initiative Mutual Mentorship for Musicians (M³), a revolutionary model of mentorship created in March and launched in June 2020 at the height of the pandemic. Hosted by M³ Editor-in-Chief Jordannah Elizabeth, each premiere will be […]
The Neave Trio, Faculty Ensemble‑in‑Residence at the Longy School of Music of Bard College, presents Finding What is Lost, a livestream performance on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 6:30pm CST / 7:30pm EST. The trio will perform live in Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall and the stream will be available to watch online with advance […]
The Albany Symphony unveiled its reimagined 2020-2021 season, which will include world premieres and concertos with brilliant soloists, as well as iconic masterworks. Curated by conductor David Alan Miller, the season brings to life an array of new and recent works by a panoply of living composers forging new ways to create art reflecting our […]
Sarah Cahill, called a “a sterling pianist and an intrepid illuminator of the classical avant-garde” by the New York Times, performs an online concert from Sol Joseph Recital Hall, in a concert that features the world premiere of Up for two pianos by Riley Nicholson (an alumnus of SFCM), performed with Regina Myers; George Lewis’s Endless […]
Sarah Cahill, called a “a sterling pianist and an intrepid illuminator of the classical avant-garde” by the New York Times, performs an online concert from Sol Joseph Recital Hall, in a concert that features the world premiere of Up for two pianos by Riley Nicholson (an alumnus of SFCM), performed with Regina Myers; George Lewis’s Endless […]
In October, November and December, members of the Santa Rosa Symphony (SRS) orchestra and Francesco Lecce-Chong will gather on stage for three spectacular concerts with rich, dynamic programming to replace the originally planned live concerts. This will be new and different, we know, but we are very excited to share these virtual performances with you. […]
The New York Choral Society has announced “Our Voices,” a digital 2020-21 season between November and May. “The challenge of social distancing – so ‘unchoral’ – has prompted us to consider new ways of creating performances of choral music,” said NY Choral Society’s Music Director David Hayes in a press release. “The digital media space […]
Composer Timothy C. Takach (a past JFund winner and Healing & Hope Through Song composer), is delighted that PBS will air All is Calm across the country. The show has changed quite a bit since they first premiered it as a radio drama in Minneapolis with 3 actors speaking the lines and the 9 members of Cantus […]
A one-hour interactive presentation on the underlying causes of conflict, simple skills you can use to help manage disputes when they arise, and how mediation can help when you just can’t talk to your bandmates (or others you’re having a dispute with). Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 4 pm Get tickets to this free online […]
VIDEO PREMIERE Co-presented with Columbia University School of the Arts Simone Dinnerstein’s “majestic originality of vision” (The Independent) has made her one of today’s most sought-after pianists. The frequent Miller collaborator performs a solo recital highlighting her thoughtful interpretation and signature expressive elegance. The virtual concerts in the Live from Columbia series are filmed live […]
Celebrated pianist Simone Dinnerstein returns to the Miller Theater at Columbia University for a solo recital as part of their Pop-Ups in the Lantern concert series. Dinnerstein will perform Phillip Glass's Etude No. 2 (1994) and Franz Schubert's molto moderato from Piano Sonata in B-flat, D. 960 (1828). The virtual concert is free and will be […]
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 6pm CST | 7pm EST ROBERT SCHUMANN – Carnaval Op. 9 (1834-1835) CHRISTIAN WOLFF – FANTAIL (22 pieces for a pianist) (2020) World Premiere! Pianist Adam Tendler premieres FANTAIL, a new major work by iconic American composer Christian Wolff. Commissioned by the pianist, FANTAIL is a 22 movement, unofficial response […]
“Songs for the Season” featuring carols by Minnesota composers is one of the most popular programs from the Courtroom Concert series. If sub-zero temperatures kept you from attending the program last time at TPT Street Space, now’s your chance to hear “Songs for the Season” from the comfort of your own home! Carols by Linda […]
A series of eight FREE monthly digital Performance As Process events on Thursday evenings from September through April will invite audiences to Conrad Tao's, 2020-21 Kaufman Music Center Artist-in-Residence, creative practice as he develops programming for his May 6 Ecstatic Music concert in Merkin Hall. Streamed from his home in Manhattan, these events will give the audience a deeper look […]
counter)induction returns to Music of the Americas with music by Latin American female composers. Celebrating its 21st season, the adventurous composer-performer collective counter)induction returns to Music of the Americas after over a decade with a program highlighting the widely diverse world of contemporary music by Latin American female composers. Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 6pm […]
This eight-man vocal group puts its own spin on the King’s College “Nine Lessons and Carols” tradition, with a different 50-minute concert streamed each weekend (taped at Ordway Concert Hall). Part one, streaming next weekend, features Cantus’ arrangements of traditional carols, while the following weekend includes works from such local composers as Jocelyn Hagen, a […]
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's free event: Front Row: The PSO Virtual Experience. Episode 2: Originators and Disrupters (Part 2) Friday, November 27, 2020 at 6:30pm CST / 7:30pm ET Part 2 brings together the musicians with modern American composers (Libby Larsen, Gary Schocker and Charles Rochester Young) and a Beethoven orchestration by Music Director Manfred Honeck […]
Hey! What are you doing Friday Night on December 18th? If you miss nightlife as much as us, you'll be happy to know San Francisco has its own late show now, with famous djs, bands and local performers of all varieties! Tonight "Club Closed," (filmed at The Great Northern), presents EKI SHOLA, DJ VIN SOL, […]
This eight-man vocal group puts its own spin on the King’s College “Nine Lessons and Carols” tradition, with a different 50-minute concert streamed each weekend (taped at Ordway Concert Hall). Part one, streaming next weekend, features Cantus’ arrangements of traditional carols, while the following weekend includes works from such local composers as Jocelyn Hagen, a […]
Mary Prescott presents Tida—an interdisciplinary performance examining intergenerational cultural identity through the artist’s maternal lineage. Integrating music, dance, and word, Prescott investigates her mother’s undocumented Thai ancestry, her experience as a Southeast Asian immigrant raising biracial children in Midwest America, and the resulting impact of these histories on her, her daughters, and granddaughters. Tida will be presented […]
Conversation and live music from their living room to yours, featuring Richard O’Neill, a classical music rock star, and Christopher Theofanidis, a BQ composer. Date: Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 7pm CST | 5pm PST Get the streaming link here.
For generations, Handel’s Messiah has been one of classical music's greatest holiday traditions. Now, you can enjoy free HD streaming video of this performance featuring conductor Jeannette Sorrell, an all-star roster of vocal soloists, and renowned vocal ensemble The Singers. This live stream will start Saturday, December 19, at 8:00 pm CST. George Frideric Handel, Jeannette Sorrell (conductor), […]
This eight-man vocal group puts its own spin on the King’s College “Nine Lessons and Carols” tradition, with a different 50-minute concert streamed each weekend (taped at Ordway Concert Hall). Part one, streaming next weekend, features Cantus’ arrangements of traditional carols, while the following weekend includes works from such local composers as Jocelyn Hagen, a […]
ACF has previously partnered with MakeMusic! After years of spontaneous musical merriment on June 21, the spirit of Make Music Day has come to visit on Monday, December 21, 2020 the winter solstice. For Make Music Winter, music can pop up anywhere. Rounding the corner, you may see a herd of electric guitarists, a choir of […]
Join Elliott McKinley and their two colleagues, Dr. Peter Smucker (Assistant Professor of Music Theory at Stetson University) and Dr. Erich Stem (Associate Professor of Music Composition at Indiana University Southeast) for a second panel discussion envisioning new and different ways of teaching music theory. They invite discussion and questions from the audience, especially those […]
This event is a combination of two holiday programs from 2018 and 2019. Music for Advent, Hanukkah, and Christmas are all represented including a few world premieres. Tune in on Wednesday, December 23 at 7pm CST | 8pm EST How to Listen Program: Cleveland Chamber Choir Scott MacPherson, conductor Part 1 Stephen Paulus (ACF co-founder, […]
Question: What do Seinfeld, Christmas, The Tin Woodman, Queen, Sting, Charlie Brown, Bill Evans, Dave Brubeck, and award-winning American poetry, have in common? Answer: Streaming Festivus and Other Twisted Holidays! Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at 7pm. On Facebook Live and YouTube Live Sponsored by Larry McDonough Jazz and Black Dog Café Larry McDonough Quartet Larry […]
How Can We Not Sing is part of Artists Respond: Combating Social Isolation, a project of Springboard for the Arts. The Artist Respond commissions empowers artists to find ways to address the isolation and sense of disconnection that has come with the pandemic. For this event, three experienced artists on two continents will take the […]
Field to Media is about amplifying musical communities’ responses to environmental challenges. Field researchers worked with communities in Canada, Bangladesh, China, Haiti, India, Tanzania, and the United States to create musical videos and cinematic messaging about climate change, water pollution, deforestation, and the impact of motor noise on marine life. You will find a full […]