“Ken Frazelle is a local treasure here in Winston Salem.” As the Winston Salem Symphony prepares for its New Year’s performances of Kenneth Frazelle’s Shivaree, general manager Travis Creed offers some insight into the orchestra’s first program of 2020. The 11-minute work was co-commissioned by the Winston-Salem Symphony and the Santa Rosa Symphony, and premiered […]
“Working with Pacho Flores was really great!” And so, composer Roberto Sierra introduces us to the soloist of his new trumpet concerto Salseando (Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra). The three-movement, 18-minute work premieres on January 9, performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra led by Domingo Hindoyan. “I would say that Salseando is traditional in […]
Concert: Frazelle: SHIVAREE Start Date: 2020-01-11 Start Time: 00:00:00 End Date: 2020-01-12 End Time: 00:00:00 Location: Winston-Salem Symphony Link: https://www.wssymphony.org/event/bela-fleck/ Concert Information: Timothy Redmond, conductor Stevens Center Winston-Salem, NC
Concert: Hurwit: SYMPHONY NO. 1, “REMEMBRANCE” Start Time: 00:00:00 Date: 2020-01-31 End Time: 00:00:00 Location: Palm Beach Symphony Link: https://jewishpb.org/fed/index.php/stec_event/insight-through-education-benefit-concert/ Concert Information: Michael Lankester, conductor Eissey Campus Theatre Palm Beach State College Palm Beach Gardens, FL
From November 21 – 24, the Chicago Symphony performs James Lee III’s Sukkot Through Orion’s Nebula conducted by Juanjo Mena. Commissioned by the Sphinx Organization, Lee’s ten-minute orchestral work premiered in October 2011 at the New World Symphony, led by Michael Tilson Thomas. Lee describes Sukkot Through Orion’s Nebula as “…a festive work for orchestra,” […]
Concert: Abels: URBAN LEGENDS Start Time: 00:00:00 Date: 2019-10-18 End Time: 00:00:00 Location: Interro Quartet; Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra Link: https://music.uni.edu/spotlight-series-northern-iowa-symphony-orchestra-1 Concert Information: Rebecca Burkhardt, conductor Great Hall GBPAC University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA
On September 27, Marin Alsop opens the Baltimore Symphony’s 2019-2020 season, leading violinist and composer Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) in this weekend’s performances of his Voodoo Violin Concerto. The three-movement, 24-minute concerto is one of DBR’s most popular, signature works. Originally composed for chamber ensemble, Voodoo Violin Concerto was commissioned in 2002 by The Kitchen […]
Concert: Abels: GLOBAL WARMING Start Time: 00:00:00 Date: 2020-03-01 End Time: 00:00:00 Location: Sphinx Virtuosi Tour Link: https://ordway.org/event/sphinx-virtuosi-justice-peace/ Concert Information: Ordway Center for the Peforming Arts St. Paul, MN
Concert: Abels: GLOBAL WARMING Start Time: 00:00:00 Date: 2020-02-28 End Time: 00:00:00 Location: Sphinx Virtuosi Tour Link: https://www.loc.gov/concerts/sphinx-virtuosi.html Concert Information: Coolidge Auditorium Library of Congress Washington, DC
Concert: Abels: GLOBAL WARMING Start Time: 00:00:00 Date: 2019-10-15 End Time: 00:00:00 Location: Sphinx Virtuosi Tour Link: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4324025 Concert Information: St. Michaels in the Hills Episcopal Church Toledo, OH
