Franz Xaver Schnizer News
Last update
2024-04-21
Refresh
2022-05-18 00:23:45
Damien Geter, Native of Chesterfield County, to have Premiere of his work at The Kennedy Center 7 PM Monday, May 23
Damien Geter An African American Requiem Graphic Scott Tucker, Artistic Director, Choral Arts Nolan Williams NEWorks Choral Arts Society of Washington FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (Washington, DC) 5/17/2022 Chesterfield County, Virginia native and acclaimed composer Damien Geter set to have his "An African American Requiem" receive its East Coast Premiere at The Kennedy Center. Following its world premiere by the west coast based Resonance Ensemble, Geter's work will be performed on Monday, May 23, 2022 in collaboration The Choral Arts Society of Washington. The Choral Arts Society of Washington will present the East Coast premiere and recording of South Chesterfield County, Virginia native Damien Geter’s An African American Requiem in collaboration with Oregon’s Resonance Ensemble. The concert will take place on Monday, May 23, 2022 at The […]
2022-04-09 05:10:00
Classical Music News of the Week, April 9, 2022
Tulsa Opera Announces 75th Anniversary SeasonGeneral Director Ken McConnell and Artistic Director Tobias Picker today announced Tulsa Opera’s 75th anniversary season, which opens October 28 & 30 with the company premiere of Rossini’s The Italian Girl (L’italiana in Algeri). The season continues with a gala concert performance of Verdi’s Aida on February 25 and the long-awaited company premiere of Tobias Picker’s Emmeline in a new production on May 12 & 14.“For 75 years, Tulsa Opera has been inspiring the people of our city through powerful productions of the best our art form has to offer,” said Mr. McConnell. “This landmark ‘diamond jubilee’ season will be a time of celebration, but also a time of appreciation for those who, over the years, helped make the company what it is today.”“This anniversary season, we present to Tulsa audiences something new, something familiar, and something long promised now finally delivered,” said Mr. Picker. “A little more […]
2022-03-23 00:49:20
The Choral Arts Society of Washington Presents the East Coast Premiere of Damien Geter’s An African American Requiem
(ChoralArts.org) Geter’s Homecoming performance is an ode to the many Black lives lost to racial violence Washington, D.C. (March 22, 2022) — The Choral Arts Society of Washington is honored to announce the East Coast premiere and recording of composer Damien Geter’s An African American Requiem with Oregon’s Resonance Ensemble. The concert will take place on Monday, May 23, 2022 at The Kennedy Center. The piece, which takes inspiration from traditional Latin requiem texts, has been in the works for the last several years and is a bold and thought-provoking musical response to racial violence against African Americans in the United States. “As a Black composer in today’s America, I feel like I've been writing this my entire life,” says Geter. “I was hoping there would be a time we wouldn’t need this piece, but I think we always will. […]
2021-09-10 15:10:48
Venue: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97205 Dates: JOSHUA BELL WITH THE OREGON SYMPHONY April 23, 24, and 25, 2022 One of the most celebrated violinists of our time, Joshua Bell returns to Portland to star in a program featuring two Romantic Era greats. Bell’s masterful playing will be featured in Dvořák’s Violin Concerto, filled with delightful melodies inspired by the folk music of its composer’s Czech homeland. PROGRAM Dvořák: Violin Concerto Brahms/Schoenberg: Piano Quartet No. 1 ARTISTS Oregon Symphony Orchestra Jun Märkl, Conductor Joshua Bell, Violin
or
- timeline: Composers (Europe).
- Indexes (by alphabetical order): S...