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Houston Symphony welcomes Leipzig orchestra, commemorates fall of Berlin Wall
On November 3, the Houston Symphony Orchestra presents a concert by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra at Houston’s Jones Hall, launching the German orchestra’s U.S. tour. The performance...
November 3, 2014
Jacksonville Symphony to perform at free outdoor Art Walk
Jacksonville, Florida’s First Wednesday Art Walk on November 5 will feature two free performances in Hemming Park by the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. The concerts represent the first...
November 3, 2014
Astronaut to join Firelands Symphony for its NASA-themed concert
In Ohio, the Firelands Symphony Orchestra will perform “Stars and Stripes—A Tribute to NASA” on November 9, featuring selections from Apollo 13, The Jetsons, and Star Wars, among others....
October 31, 2014
David Zinman to lead conducting institute at National Arts Centre in Ottawa
Emerging conductors may apply now through November 10 for a three-day conducting workshop at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Canada, led by David Zinman. The workshop,...
October 30, 2014
Des Moines Symphony and local partners join for “Four Seasons Project”
The Des Moines Symphony has announced a nine-month multidisciplinary collaboration called The Four Seasons Project with the Des Moines Symphony Academy, the Pointe Academy of Ballet & Contemporary Dance,...
October 29, 2014
New documentary tracks students in Juilliard’s Music Advancement Program
The feature-length documentary Some Kind of Spark will have its inaugural screening on November 16 at the School of Visual Arts Theatre in New York City, during the DOC...
October 28, 2014
Applications now open for 2015 Sphinx Competition
The deadline is November 11 to apply online to the eighteenth annual Sphinx Competition for young black and Latino string players. Nine musicians from each division will...
October 27, 2014
North Carolina Symphony to commemorate Civil War in words and music
On October 30 at Meymandi Concert Hall in Raleigh, the North Carolina Symphony will present “Battle Hymn of the Republic: Words and Music from the Civil War,” a morning...
October 24, 2014
Music Alive: New Partnerships residencies announced by League of American Orchestras and New Music USA
The League of American Orchestras and New Music USA announced Wednesday (10/22) that twelve orchestras and composers have been selected to receive Music Alive: New Partnerships grants of $7,500...
October 22, 2014
New Jersey Symphony’s “Artist Box” collaboration with Newark art gallery
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra has inaugurated a new partnership this season in which artists from Gallery Aferro, a contemporary-art gallery based in Newark, will attend orchestra performances....
October 21, 2014
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