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2022-03-26 05:25:00
Classical Music News of the Week, March 26, 2022
[…] cycle of 15 songs, duets, and ensemble works by 15 composers was commissioned in honor of 5BMF’s 15th Anniversary and On Site Opera’s 10th Anniversary seasons, and marks the third installment of 5BMF’s critically-acclaimed flagship Five Borough Songbook project.The Five Borough Songbook, Volume III is divided into five sections with three songs inspired by locations in each of New York City’s boroughs. It features 15 new works written by Arianne Abela, Raquel Acevedo Klein, Kinan Azmeh, Colin Britt, Majel Connery, Laura Jobin-Acosta, Will Healy, Brian Lawlor, Jessica Meyer, Angélica Negrón, Nkeiru Okoye, Juri Seo, Aaron Siegel, Darian Thomas, and Jonathan Woody.For details, visit https://5bmf.org/events/songbook-vol-iii/--Katy Salomon, Morahan Arts and MediaLos Angeles Master Chorale Announces 2022-23 SeasonThe Los Angeles Master Chorale, led by Grant Gershon, Kiki & David Gindler Artistic Director, announced its 2022-23 season during GALA 2022, held on March 23, 2022, at Walt Disney Concert Hall in celebration of Gershon’s […]
2021-10-16 04:29:00
Classical Music News of the Week, October 16, 2021
[…] ConsultingExplore “Fractals” with SOLISOLI Chamber Ensemble continues its season at the San Antonio Botanical Garden on October 18 at 7 p.m. with “Fractals”--an exploration of infinite color, shape, and voice--as composers weave new sounds and combinations into the ever-evolving kaleidoscope of music. “Fractals” features works by Gabriela Ortiz, Fazil Say, Xi Wang, Quinn Mason, San Antonio-native Aaron Prado, and the world premiere of Essays on Solitude and other Ambiguous Emotions by internationally acclaimed Syrian-American composer Kinan Azmeh.For details, visit https://www.solichamberensemble.com/fractals/--SOLI Chamber EnsembleFauré Requiem at The Green-Wood CemeteryDeath of Classical and The Green-Wood Cemetery will conclude the third season of The Angel’s Share this October with large-scale outdoor performances of the Fauré Requiem on October 21, 22, & 23. Sung by Cantori New York and led by Mark Shapiro, the concerts will feature soprano Nola Richardson and baritone Joseph Parrish, as well as a reduced 10-piece orchestra. The deeply consoling work will be sung […]
2021-10-16 04:29:00
Classical Music News of the Week, October 16, 2021
[…] ConsultingExplore “Fractals” with SOLISOLI Chamber Ensemble continues its season at the San Antonio Botanical Garden on October 18 at 7 p.m. with “Fractals”--an exploration of infinite color, shape, and voice--as composers weave new sounds and combinations into the ever-evolving kaleidoscope of music. “Fractals” features works by Gabriela Ortiz, Fazil Say, Xi Wang, Quinn Mason, San Antonio-native Aaron Prado, and the world premiere of Essays on Solitude and other Ambiguous Emotions by internationally acclaimed Syrian-American composer Kinan Azmeh.For details, visit https://www.solichamberensemble.com/fractals/--SOLI Chamber EnsembleFauré Requiem at The Green-Wood CemeteryDeath of Classical and The Green-Wood Cemetery will conclude the third season of The Angel’s Share this October with large-scale outdoor performances of the Fauré Requiem on October 21, 22, & 23. Sung by Cantori New York and led by Mark Shapiro, the concerts will feature soprano Nola Richardson and baritone Joseph Parrish, as well as a reduced 10-piece orchestra. The deeply consoling work will be sung […]
2021-08-28 04:54:00
Classical Music News of the Week, August 28, 2021
[…] in her debut as Carmen, and I’m thrilled that Stephanie Blythe will be joining us in a new role that fits her truly unusual voice like a glove.”For complete information, visit https://chicagooperatheater.org/--Beth Stewart, Verismo CommunicationsFive Boroughs Music Festival Opens 15th Anniversary SeasonFive Boroughs Music Festival’s (5BMF) 15th anniversary season is celebrated in 2021-2022 with a return to live in-person concerts throughout New York City. The season opens with a special concert and celebration featuring Kinan Azmeh’s CityBand in performance at Five Boroughs Brewing Co. in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 6:30pm.The genre-blending ensemble, in the style of a jazz combo, will perform a set of recently-composed works by Azmeh that are at times through-composed, reflecting a more classical style, and at others open-ended, leaving room for improvisations with elements of Syrian folk styles. CityBand headlines the evening that will also seek to raise funds for 5BMF’s […]
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