Join Nicky Manlove and Bradford Dumont as they facilitate a roundtable with all of the guests from the Engender series: Abdullah Hall, Bex Bagnato, Erik Peregrine, Jace Kaholokula Saplan, Lindsey Deaton, Logan Bradford, Mari Esabel Valverde, and Michael Bussewitz-Quarm. Date & Time: Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 7 PM CDT Watch on Facebook Live here.
In this finale of the North State Symphony's 20th season, they bring to the spotlight composers and works that have everything from exotic combinations of instruments and orchestral color to unique storylines. The sampling begins with Ellen Taaffe Zwilich and her Chamber Symphony, a work whose elaborate melodic writing and rich and varied sonorities explore […]
The creative and collaborative interweaving of classical music with elements of social justice, language, and improvisation has made Jessie Montgomery one of America’s most relevant and sought-after composers. For the second episode of her Close Quarters musical curation, Montgomery is working directly with episode director Isabel Leonard to craft an original work of video art incorporating the composer’s brilliant and eclectic program with cinematic footage of […]
This outdoor, self-guided event is free and family-friendly, but requires reservations as capacity is limited. Further details such as exact location and directions are provided upon registration. Wavelets Creative presents composer JG Everest’s entire four-part Water Suite: Four Seasonal Sound Gardens in a series of free outdoor, self-guided “pop-up” events along West River Parkway in […]
Date & Time: Sunday, May 9, 2021 at 3 PM CT Location: St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 201 North State Street, New Ulm, MN, 56073, United States (map) ProMusica Minnesota will present the last New Ulm-based concert of the season. The performance begins with the Piano Trio Hob XV:21, in C Major by Classical composer Joseph Haydn. Next, […]
On Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 11:30am CT, the Jupiter Quartet will perform a virtual concert presented by Chicago Chamber Music Society. Jupiter will perform George Walker’s “Lyric” for String Quartet; excerpts from Michi Wiancko’s To Unpathed Waters, Undreamed Shores; and Schubert’s String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, “Death and the Maiden.” Michi Wiancko’s […]
ACF Invites you to engage in a discussion of Code-Switching. Quite often used as a survival tactic for BIPOC navigating white spaces, code-switching can be adjusting the way we talk or how we do our hair, or how we dress to fit into the dominant culture. What does it mean and what is its impact? […]
Bang on a Can, BOMB Magazine, and the Jewish Museum present a live conversation featuring composer Steve Reich and painter Amy Sillman, plus performances of two Reich classics: Piano/Video Phase and Electric Counterpoint by the Bang on a Can All-Stars’ David Cossin (percussion) and Mark Stewart (electric guitar). Among the most iconic and well-known composers […]
A Choreographic Work for Viol Quartet and Baroque Harp by Eleonor Sandresky Parthenia Viol Consort and guests discuss the conception, composition and performance of Sandresky’s 2014 work, John Donne Songs Without Words, commissioned by Parthenia with a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts. Explore Donne’s poetry, the guiding aesthetic for this […]
The Singers – MCA, Matthew Culloton, conductor, perform the World Premier of Craig Carnahan’s “Ghost Camp” Text by Walt Whitman (1819-1892). The text for this piece dates to Walt Whitman’s experiences during the Civil War as a nurse and is taken from his journals and poetry. James Ramlet, narrator: Ruth Palmer, piano; Heather Barringer, marimba/vibraphone/crotales; […]
The second edition of the much-beloved After Hours program is back, and this time, it is celebrating 11 astounding Latina composers. Russell Thomas, Artist in Residence-turned-host, curated this spectacular special to transport you right to Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina, Cuba and Peru (without ever leaving your home). Presented in collaboration with Opera San José and filmed […]
Lull, a sleep temple is an overnight musical work. In this project Mendi + Keith Obadike create a sonic environment for rest. The 8 hour livestream uses field recordings, analog synths, and slow-moving harmonies from pianos, guitars, banjos, bell plates, and elongated melodies to create a field of sound for dreaming. At the center of the work is […]
Composers Concordance presents Tin Pan Allegiances on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 5 PM CT | 6 PM ET at Michiko Studios in New York City. The concert commemorates and pays tribute to NYC's Tin Pan Alley, where publishers of zillions of popular songs had their offices. Songwriters associated with Tin Pan Alley included George […]
This program will be livestreamed on YouTube and Facebook. Minju Kim, violin; Keith Robinson, cello; Daniel Gilbert, clarinet; Donna Lee, piano Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Op. 11, Ludwig van Beethoven Andante un poco mosso from Trio, Op. 99, Franz Schubert Lucas’s Garden, Amanda Harberg Song Without Words, Libby Larsen Date & Time: Saturday, […]
On Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 3pm CT | 1:00pm PT, the Jupiter Quartet will perform a virtual concert presented by Chamber Music at the Clark at UCLA. The program features Felix Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80; Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s String Quartet in E-flat Major; and Judd Greenstein’s Four on […]
The Boston-based Neave Trio returns – virtually – to the Ridgecrest Chamber Music Society for an online concert, marking the trio’s seventh appearance on the series. The performance was recorded in Pickman Hall at the Longy School of Music of Bard College, where the trio is on faculty. Date & Time: Sunday, May 16, 2021 […]
This Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 6:30 PM CT | 7:30 PM ET, Theatre Communications Group (TCG) will be honoring the Performing Arts Alliance at their 60th Anniversary Gala: Our Stories. Celebrate the theatre field’s legacy and future! You're invited to celebrate this year's honorees: Ricardo Khan and the Performing Arts Alliance. The Gala and […]
Join this event for an uplifting and joyful virtual concert featuring our three Twin Cities based choruses. Take "your special place" for this second virtual concert performance by Giving Voice Chorus! The St. Paul, Minneapolis AM, and Minneapolis PM choruses are each featured singing a favorite song. And all three choruses Join together to sing […]
The following Professional Development Webinar is co-presented by the American Composers Orchestra (ACO) and the American Composers Forum (ACF). How does traditional programming change when it’s focused online? Where is classical music headed in the digital age? American Composers Orchestra Artistic Director Derek Bermel moderates a panel of experts, followed by a Q&A with the audience. Panelists: Keith Obadike, maker of music, art, and literature […]
AACM in Conversation with Rudresh Mahanthappa Moderated by Dameun Strange on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 3PM CT Join artist and AACM member Renee Baker and artist Rudresh Mahanthappa's discussion of the work Rudresh has developed for AACM through our ACF l connect program. We'll learn about Rudresh's inspiration for the improvisation-driven piece and the […]
As we have reached out to artists and leaders in our community, we hear a consistent need and desire to connect with one another and support each other in these times. ACF seeks to share our platform to bring our circles together and build relationships, share experiences, and strengthen our work through dialogue and art-making. […]
Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 3 PM CT | 4 PM EST/UTC-4 (1pm PST | 10pm CET/UTC+2) Viola Yip + Ken Ueno will present an hour-long live telematic multimedia performance. In this new piece for the Look + Listen Festival, they ask: How can we reclaim time from the COVID-19 malaise of non-time? What are […]
Members of the Space Coast Symphony Youth Orchestras will perform side-by-side with their professional SCSO counterparts in an inspiring program that also includes the world premieres of Vero Beach resident Michael Daugherty’s (a BandQuest composer) "Italian Sojourn" and of Thomas Joseph’s "Concerto Dystonia" for horn and orchestra, which chronicles the composer’s own battle with task-specific […]
This is a Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra's Concert Inspired by sacred music, this program looks toward a brighter tomorrow after a year filled with uncertainty. Stirring selections by Sergei Rachmaninoff lead the program, along with the world premiere of a new work for solo flute by American Indian composer Brent Michael Davids (a BandQuest composer). […]
This year's in the COMMUNITY series concert features two works that are fully electronic and audio-visual in concept - a piece by Finnish composer Maija Hynninen, with a new video accompaniment by film artist Olivia Ting, and a newly expanded work by California-based composer Jon Kulpa, who’s developed both the audio and visual aspects of […]
DIGITAL PREMIERE! On Sunday, May 30, 2021 at 5 PM CT | 4 PM MT, experience your Symphony musicians performing Mozart’s masterful Flute Quartet No. 1, Chickasaw composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate's (a ChoralQuest composer) Raccoon Talk for Solo Violin, Cherokee and Quapaw composer Louis Ballard’s Ritmo Indio, Francisco Braga’s A Sonorous Dialogue to the Moon, […]
American Composers Orchestra (ACO) continues its series of Composer to Composer Talks, which features major American composers in conversation with each other about their work and leading a creative life. The intergenerational discussions will begin by exploring a single work with one composer interviewing the other. Attendees will gain insight to each work’s genesis, sound, […]
C4 presents their eighth #C4GoesRemote livestream concert: Our Voices. Hear the latest in choral music, performed LIVE by singers across the US! Date & Time: Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 7:30 PM CT | 8:30 PM ET Our program will include the following pieces: Austrian Suite by David See - world premiere My Voice by […]
Album Release: Minneapolis-based Composer / Director JG Everest (a 2019 McKnight Composer Fellow) returns to Grand Marais, MN to present his site-specific “Spring Sound Garden” performance installation at Harbor Park on May 29 & 30 as part of the annual ART ALONG THE LAKE open gallery tour event. This self-guided, spatial “concert you can move […]
Santa Rosa Symphony (SRS) presents a virtual concert experience on Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 5 PM CST | 3 PM PST on YouTube. It will be accompanied by excerpts curated by Music Director Francesco Lecce-Chong from the Symphony’s 2020-2021 SRS at home concerts. Prior to each piece, Lecce-Chong, joined each time by a different […]
THE ILLUSTRATED PIANIST is an in-person multimedia concert of all new piano works inspired by Ray Bradbury's timeless book The Illustrated Man. In celebration of the American author’s 100th birthday, pianist and composer Nicole Brancato brings together 9 brilliant pianists who double as performers and composers, including Geoffrey Burleson, Anthony de Mare, Kathleen Supové, Jed […]
Ensemble Ipse is pleased to present this streaming concert of recent pieces: Evan Williams – “Cantigas" - Complete NY Premiere Stephanie Griffin - “Four Bonangs” Seong Ae Kim - “Garak” Elizabeth Hoffman - “For Margaret: Bloom Back Brighter” - NY Premiere Philip Schuessler - “Patchwork Vespers” - NY Premiere Date & Time: Sunday, May 30, […]
Virtual Sacred Masterworks is a brand new digital concert release featuring 11 new pre-recorded songs! Access to this production will be available for unlimited on-demand streaming for three months. A balance between familiar and new, Virtual Sacred Masterworks combines the traditions of classical composers, such as Mozart and Brahms, with thrilling works from Black, Indigenous, and People of […]
The Larry McDonough Sextet returns to the Dakota to stream a celebration the birthday of Miles Davis, born on May 26, 1926, in Alton, Illinois. It also is the 61st year since the release and performance of the legendary Miles Davis album Kind of Blue. The Larry McDonough Sextet will perform a set of all […]
"Join us as we celebrate a return to in-person choral singing. This is the first live, in-person performance for the SD Master Chorale in over a year. Moving our program to an outdoor venue creates an opportunity for us to share the joy of live, choral music and introduce music that honors the beautiful, and […]