Why Baritone Lucas Meachem Thinks Social Media is Necessary for Classical Musicians of Today
We've recently taken notice of Lucas Meachem’s engaging social media presence and his entertaining and informative blog, The Baritone Blog, so we decided to ask him a few questions about why he started it all!
Peggy Rockefeller Concerts Presents Telegraph Quartet with Oboist James Austin Smith
On Thursday, September 27 at 7:30pm, the Telegraph Quartet joins forces with oboist James Austin Smith for a performance presented by the Peggy Rockefeller Concerts Series at The Rockefeller University in Caspary Auditorium.
Wilson marks Armistice, Allen directs The Marriage of Figaro in Royal College of Music Autumn Season
The Royal College of Music (RCM) welcomes internationally renowned conductor John Wilson for its 2018 Autumn Season. Wilson leads the talented musicians of the RCM Symphony Orchestra in Vaughan Williams’ Pastoral Symphony and Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the left hand, performed by rising star Nikola Avramovic.
#Bach Opens New York Baroque Incorporated Season
New York Baroque Incorporated (NYBI), opens its 2018-19 season with #Bach, a program that features music by Johann Sebastian Bach and two of his composer-sons, Johann Christian and Carl Philipp Emmanuel. The concert on September 14 finds the cutting edge early music ensemble returning to Trinity Wall Street's St. Paul's Chapel and collaborating with the resident Choir of Trinity Wall Street.
The Cleveland Orchestra Announces 2018-19 Music Study Groups
The 2018-19 Cleveland Orchestra Music Study Groups will begin on September 25, 26, and 27 at convenient community locations throughout the Greater Cleveland area. The classes explore music from The Cleveland Orchestra’s 2018-19 Season at Severance Hall. The series is organized into three sessions, so registrants may choose a series length to best fit their schedule — selecting from fall, winter, and/or spring.
Conductor Donato Cabrera Begins 2018-2019 Season
Conductor Donato Cabrera is set to begin his 2018-2019 season, including his sixth season with the California Symphony and fifth season with the Las Vegas Philharmonic, celebrates ongoing growth and success with both organizations. Cabrera’s programming showcases not only the celebrated symphonic repertoire, but also music by acclaimed living composers demonstrating his commitment to keeping the art form relevant and vital.
Susan Graham Tours Europe, Makes Role Debut at LA Opera, Returns to Carnegie Hall
Grammy Award-winning mezzo Susan Graham launches her 2018-19 season in the company of Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, with whom she reprises her celebrated account of Mahler’s Third Symphony on a high-profile European tour that kicks off at London’s BBC Proms and takes in Berlin, Leipzig, Vienna, Lucerne, and Paris.
Yolanda Kondonassis Performs Jennifer Higdon’s Harp Concerto for Live Recording
Internationally acclaimed harpist Yolanda Kondonassis returns to the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra for encore performances of Pulitzer Prize-winner Jennifer Higdon’s Harp Concerto on Thursday, September 20, and Saturday, September 22, in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre (26 Gibbs Street, Rochester).
National Sawdust Announces Wide-ranging Interdisciplinary 2018/2019 Season
With its largest and most diverse group of residencies, curators, and series to date, National Sawdust – the music incubator and venue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn – announced highlights of its fourth groundbreaking season, featuring a mix of veteran and emerging artists, festivals, and cross-genre collaborations. Providing a crucial platform for artists underrepresented by mainstream institutions, National Sawdust’s new season features the premiere or development of more than 25 new works, allowing audiences unprecedented access to bold new music and innovative creative voices.
Virtuosic Performances Set At Saint Thomas
The 2018-19 season of concerts at Saint Thomas Church on Fifth Avenue in New York City will begin with a long-anticipated, major dedicatory event centered on the inauguration of the church’s new Miller-Scott Organ. After over ten years of planning, this magnificent organ will be debuted by Saint Thomas’s current organist and director of music, Daniel Hyde, in a special solo recital at 7 p.m. on Friday, October 5.
House of Cards Symphony Album Features Grammy-winning Guitarist Jason Vieaux
Grammy-winning guitarist Jason Vieaux is featured on the forthcoming album House of Cards Symphony featuring music composed and conducted by Jeff Beal, available from BIS Records worldwide on August 24. The album features music inspired by the Netflix production House of Cards and Beal’s score, which won two Emmy Awards.
Mahler in the Mountains
I grew up in rural Ohio, surrounded by thousands upon thousands of acres of corn and soybeans. Fields vast enough that you could legitimately get lost as a young person, and sometimes I actually did. But from a very early age, boxed in by this bucolic Midwestern setting though I was, I dreamt of mountains. I happily remember drawing pictures of mountains for hours on end. My favorite TV show was that short-lived 1970s show set in the mountains, Grizzly Adams. I mean, I really thought everyone should grow up and have a pet grizzly bear named “Ben”!
Elīna Garanča Takes Center Stage in New York This Fall
“A star of the first magnitude,” Latvian mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča takes center stage in New York this fall. On September 24, she headlines her first season-opening gala at the Metropolitan Opera, making her house title role debut in a new production of Saint-Saëns’s Samson et Dalila opposite her frequent co-star Roberto Alagna, with whom her final performance on October 20 will be transmitted “Live in HD” to cinemas worldwide. Then, three days later on October 23, she returns to the main stage of Carnegie Hall for a lieder recital with pianist Malcolm Martineau.
Eric Moe’s Six Scenarios Of Human/Machine Interaction
Ask composer Eric Moe to describe his music and he writes, “Although the surfaces and genres are varied, my works share a concern for rhythmic propulsion and a disregard for stylistic orthodoxies.”
Alexis Ffrench To Release New Album With Unique Sound
A stunning new album that sees the U.K. pianist and composer Alexis Ffrench propel himself to yet further heights, Evolution features a host of guests, from Boston-based electro folk duo Tall Heights; to The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Adam Klemans; and international classical harpist Lavinia Meijer. The album has already spawned a success in previous single “Moments”, seeing it feature on Spotify’s New Music Friday playlist, a huge moment for a solo piano track.
Tesla Quartet and Alexandra Smither to Open BAC Salon
Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) opens its fall 2018 season on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 7:30pm with BAC Salon: Syzmanowski, Berio + Debussy, a program of sumptuous, turn of the 20th century masterworks for string quartet by Karol Szymanowski and Claude Debussy, and Luciano Berio’s Sequenza III, one of the great modern feats for solo voice.
The Impressive & Colorful Life of Christopher Houlihan
The organ is louder and more impressive than a piano, thought a young Christopher Houlihan. Now, the musician and professor sets out to teach the next generation of organists while also showing the world how colorful and exciting organ music can be.
Video Game Opera PermaDeath Opens ALS Conversations
Composer Dan Visconti and creator-librettist Cerise Jacobs’s video game opera, PermaDeath, is a groundbreaking work containing an intricate web of theater, music, and cutting-edge technology. But the elaborate technical aspects of the piece are all in the service of a story about one central human character: a gaming enthusiast named Sonny, who is grappling with the pain and motor control loss of the early stages of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
The World Is Steven LaBrie's Oyster In Singing & Life
From when he was a young boy, Steven LaBrie has been fascinated by classical music and singing. It was an opera field trip in 5th grade that drew him to the stage. Now, Steven travels the world with his gift, bringing beauty and humanity to the characters he plays.
