Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth unveils 2024-25 season
EarRelevant Staff | 17 JUN 2024 FORT WORTH, Texas— The Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth (CMSFW) is gearing up for its 2024-2025 season entitled “Journey Through Textural Colors.” The new season will...
View Article96-Hour Opera Festival showcases a commissioned premiere, announces winners...
Mark Gresham | 21 JUN 2024 Atlanta, GA— The Atlanta Opera hosted the third annual 96-Hour Opera Festival, a unique event challenging composers and librettists to create and stage original 10-minute...
View ArticleThe New American Sinfonietta makes its Atlanta debut at inaugural Georgia...
CONCERT REVIEW: Georgia Festival of Music June 22, 2024 First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia – USA The New American Sinfonietta, Michael Palmer artistic director & conductor;...
View ArticleA bass like no other: Morris Robinson closes Fort Worth Opera season with a...
CONCERT REVIEW: Morris Robinson June 18, 2024 Fort Worth Opera Kimball Art Museum Fort Worth, TX – USA Morris Robinson, bass; Caren Levine, piano. Wongang Amadeus MOZART: “Mentre ti lascio, o figlia”...
View ArticleGrand Teton Music Festival celebrates 50th Anniversary of Walk Festival Hall
EarRelevant Staff | 27 JUN 2024 Jackson, WY— The Grand Teton Music Festival (GTMF) opens its summer 2024 season today, Thursday, June 27. The eight-week festival, which runs to August 17, marks the...
View ArticleGerard Schwartz leads memorable Eastern Music Festival concert, Béla Fleck...
CONCERT REVIEW: Eastern Music Festival June 29, 2024 Dana Auditorium, Guilford College Greensboro, North Carolina – USA Eastern Festival Orchestra, Gerard Schwartz conductor; Béla Fleck, banjo; Carter...
View ArticleDallas Symphony Orchestra names Michelle Miller Burns as President & CEO
EarRelevant Staff | 3 JUL 2024 DALLAS, Texas— The Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) and Cece Smith, Chair of the Dallas Symphony Association Board of Governors, have announced Michelle Miller Burns as...
View ArticleHighlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival opens this weekend, runs through...
EarRelevant Staff | 3 JUL 2024 The Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival launches its 43rd season this weekend, running from July 6 through August 11 this year, promising a summer filled with...
View ArticleJens Korndörfer celebrates French heritage with masterful album of Franck and...
ALBUM REVIEW: Franck & Widor in Toulouse Jens Korndörfer, organ. 1889 Cavaillé-Coll organ (III/71) Basilica of Saint Sernin Toulouse, France Charles-Marie WIDOR: Symphonie VI, Op. 42, No. 2 César...
View ArticleNathan Nabb named director of KSU’s Bailey School of Music
EarRelevant Staff | 10 JUL 2024 KENNESAW, Georgia— Dr. Nathan Nabb has been appointed as the new Director of the Bailey School of Music at Kennesaw State University, effective July 1, according to an...
View ArticleGeorgia Symphony Orchestra awarded $14,400 Bridge Grant from Georgia Council...
EarRelevant Staff | 11 JUL 2024 MARIETTA, Georgia— The Georgia Symphony Orchestra (GSO) has been awarded a $14,400 Bridge Grant from the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) for fiscal year 2025. The...
View ArticleA nod to the past: Thomas Ludwig’s Third Symphony evokes post-romantic style,...
ALBUM REVIEW: Thomas Ludwig: Symphony No. 3 Danubia Symphony Orchestra (Óbudai Danubia Zenekar), Thomas Ludwig, conductor & composer. Thomas LUDWIG: Symphony No. 3 Ludwig (self-released) Formats:...
View ArticleCharlotte Hu brings masterful artistry to Liszt piano works
ALBUM REVIEW: Liszt: Metamorphosis Charlotte Hu, piano. Franz LISZT: “Les jeux d’eau à la Villa d’Este,” from Années de pèlerinage III, S. 163 Franz LISZT: “Ständchen,” No. 4 from Schwanengesang, S.560...
View ArticleAtlanta Music Project’s Senior Youth Choir wins prize at World Choir Games in...
EarRelevant Staff | 16 JUL 2024 ATLANTA, Georgia— The Senior Youth Choir of the Atlanta Music Project (AMP) has emerged as a category winner at the 2024 World Choir Games, the largest international...
View ArticleFrench Flavors and Virtuosic Variations highlight week two of...
CONCERT REVIEW: Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival July 14, 2024 Lewis Hall, Village Green Commons Cashiers, NC “Bastille Day celebration – Vive la France!” Yuriy Bekker & Helen Kim,...
View ArticleCharles Seo shines in Haydn’s Cello Concerto at outdoor Houston Symphony concert
CONCERT REVIEW: Houston Symphony July 20, 2024 Miller Outdoor Theatre Houston, Texas – USA Houston Symphony, Dionysis Grammenos, conductor; Charles Seo, cello. Samuel COLERIDGE-TAYLOR: Ballade in A...
View ArticleCincinnati Opera breathes new life into McCartney’s “Liverpool Oratorio” with...
PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Cincinnati Opera July 18, 20, 21(m), 25 & 27(m), 2024 Springer Auditorium, Music Hall Cincinnati, Ohio – USA Paul McCARTNEY & Carl DAVIS: Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Oratorio...
View ArticleCrowdStrike crisis prompts flip of concerts at Highlands-Cashiers Chamber...
CONCERT REVIEW: Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music festival July 21, 2024 Lewis Hall, Village Green Commons Cashiers, NC Risa Hokamura, violin; Zuill Bailey, cello; Victor Asuncion, piano. Johannes...
View ArticleStathis Karapanos’ new CD brings fresh attention to Hindemith’s flute music...
ALBUM REVIEW: Hindemith: Complete Works for Flute Stathis Karapanos, flute; Philippe Bernot, flute; Philippe Bernot, clarinet; Stephan Schweigert, bassoon; Céline Moinet, oboe; Marie-Pierre Langlamet,...
View ArticleHouston Symphony executive director John Mangum to join Lyric Opera of Chicago
EarRelevant Staff | 1 AUG 2024 HOUSTON, Texas— John Mangum, Executive Director and CEO of the Houston Symphony, is departing after six years to become the General Director, President, and CEO of Lyric...
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