American Roots

The grand opening event for the Lakes Area Music 2021 season, that celebrates the American Spirit. American Roots features Mason Bates' kaleidoscopic orchestral fanfare followed by Jessie Montgomery's rhapsody of patriotic anthems, including the 'Star Spangled Banner' and 'Lift Every Voice and Sing.' Peruvian-American composer Jimmy Lopez completes this trilogy of contemporary voices with a […]

American Roots

American Roots is the Lakes Area Music Festivals grand opening event of the season that celebrates the American Spirit. Mason Bates' kaleidoscopic orchestral fanfare is followed by Jessie Montgomery's rhapsody of patriotic anthems, including the 'Star Spangled Banner' and 'Lift Every Voice and Sing.' Peruvian-American composer Jimmy Lopes completes this trilogy of contemporary voices with […]

Experiential Orchestra presents Renewal: An Evening with Louise Toppin

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 […]

Signature Concert #1 – Fury, Contemplation & Hope

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 […]

Event Series Beethoven, Hailstork and Montgomery

Beethoven, Hailstork and Montgomery

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, […]

Event Series Beethoven, Hailstork and Montgomery

Beethoven, Hailstork and Montgomery

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, […]

Event Series Back to the Future

Back to the Future

Resonance Works returns to live performance with music by some of today’s most important living composers: Missy Mazzoli, Gabriela Lena Frank, Jessie Montgomery, and Chen Yi (a BandQuest and ChoralQuest composer). Guest soloist Jeffrey Turner, former principal double bassist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, joins the Resonance Chamber Orchestra and conductor Maria Sensi Sellner for […]

Event Series Back to the Future

Back to the Future

Resonance Works returns to live performance with music by some of today’s most important living composers: Missy Mazzoli, Gabriela Lena Frank, Jessie Montgomery, and Chen Yi (a BandQuest and ChoralQuest composer). Guest soloist Jeffrey Turner, former principal double bassist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, joins the Resonance Chamber Orchestra and conductor Maria Sensi Sellner for […]

JOY OF CHRISTMAS

Cathedral Choral Society's esteemed Music Director Steven Fox has renewed his contract with the Cathedral Choral Society through June of 2025. He has served as our Music Director since 2018, and we’re excited about his continued leadership in our upcoming performances and collaborations. As the pandemic continues to shift, Steven looks forward to honoring the […]

I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY

In 1920, the right to vote was expanded under the Nineteenth Amendment to include women. One hundred and two years later, we explore what it means to have your voice heard. CCS has commissioned works from three of today’s leading women composers — Augusta Read Thomas, Lisa Bielawa, and Jessie Montgomery — that demonstrate the […]