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Positive box-office news from Lake Tahoe SummerFest
In Nevada, the Lake Tahoe SummerFest reports that it concluded its third season in 2014 with a 7 percent increase in ticket sales and an increase of more than...
September 19, 2014
Didgeridoo: featured instrument at Reno Chamber Orchestra’s season-opener
The Reno Chamber Orchestra and didgeridoo player William Barton will perform Barton’s Birdsong at Dusk at the orchestra’s season-opening concert...
September 18, 2014
Finalists announced in International Violin Competition of Indianapolis
The 9th Quadrennial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, underway from September 5 to 21, 2014, has announced the competition’s six finalists. They are Jinjoo Cho, Yoo Jin Jang, Dami...
September 17, 2014
Shreveport Symphony to open season with “Cloud Scraper” world premiere
In Louisiana, Music Director Michael Butterman will lead the Shreveport Symphony’s 2014-15 season-opening concert, which will feature Cloud Scraper, a world premiere by James Eakin, a Shreveport...
September 15, 2014
Akiho wins $15K prize from American Composers Orchestra
Andy Akiho has won the American Composer Orchestra’s $15,000 Underwood Emerging Composer Commission for a work to be premiered during the 2015-16 season....
September 16, 2014
Dayton Performing Arts Alliance goes all-Russian for 2014-15 opening
The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance’s season kickoff program on September 20 will feature members of the Dayton Philharmonic, Dayton Opera, and Dayton Ballet in a “Russian Panorama” program....
September 12, 2014
Buffalo Philharmonic teams with Alan Parsons for “BPO Rocks” concert
The Buffalo Philharmonic has announced that it will perform with the Alan Parsons Live Project for its January 30 concert at Kleinhans Music Hall, as part of the orchestra’s...
September 11, 2014
Des Moines Symphony’s pick-your-own (Russian) encore
The Des Moines Symphony has invited members of the public to vote online for one of three encore pieces for its Russian-themed season-opening concert on September 27 at the...
September 10, 2014
New Century Chamber Orchestra to open season with three Bermel works
The New Century Chamber Orchestra will open its 2014-15 season—the seventh under the leadership of Music Director Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg—on September 11 in Berkeley, California, with three pieces by Derek...
September 9, 2014
Chicago Sinfonietta’s season-opener: classics, punk marching band, and beer
The Chicago Sinfonietta will open its 2014-15 season with a highly eclectic program called “Rethink. Redefine. Reimagine.” Set for performances on September 20 at Wentz Concert Hall...
September 8, 2014
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