Austin Symphony Orchestra Unveils 2026-27 Board of Trustees

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The Austin Symphony Orchestra has announced its incoming Board of Trustees for the 2026-27 season. Johannes Brinkmann, Dr. Soriya Estes, Ben Heitner, Sylvia Mayer, Adriel “A.J.” Meditz, and Kumar Parakala join the board. Jay Stewart and James “Jim” Green continue in leadership roles as Board President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, respectively, beginning Sept. 1, 2026. Brinkmann brings {…}

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Hillary Clinton Made Surprise Appearance at Arcadia Symphony’s America 250 Celebration

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At the Arcadia Symphony’s America 250 celebration on June 30, Hillary Clinton made a surprise appearance at Carnegie Hall. The former Secretary of State read Lincoln’s address during the concert, which featured music by Bernstein, Copland, and Sousa, among others. The evening featured Michael Fennelly conducting America’s greatest music and its roots in European, Jewish, and African American traditions. It {…}

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Boston Symphony Announces New Horn Player

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Horn player Austin Ruff is now a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He will join the ensemble this fall. “I am so thrilled to be joining the horn section of the Boston Symphony Orchestra,” said Ruff, who occupies the vacancy left by Jonathan Menkis following his retirement in 2018. “I was fortunate to be able to work and study {…}

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Philadelphia Orchestra Appoints Three Assistant Conductors

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The Philadelphia Orchestra and its Music and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin have announced that current Conducting Fellows Austin Chanu and Tristan Rais-Sherman will continue to work with the Orchestra throughout the 2023–24 season, and have been promoted to assistant conductors, effective immediately. Meanwhile, Naomi Woo has been named assistant conductor beginning during the 2024–25 season. The three conductors will serve as {…}

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Renée Fleming, Justin Austin & Anthony Roth Costanzo Lead Celebrity Series of Boston’s 2023-24 Season

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The Celebrity Series of Boston has announced its 2023-24 Season. Here is a look at the vocal highlights. Soprano Renée Fleming performs at Symphony Hall. Performance Date: Nov. 12, 2023 Tenor Karim Sulayman and guitarist Sean Shibe come together for a program that brings together 16th and 17th-century Italian and English works, traditional Sephardic and Arab-Andalusian songs, and Benjamin Britten’s {…}

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Renée Fleming, Denyce Graves, Aundi Marie Moore, Brandie Sutton, Justin Austin Headline Washington Performing Arts 2022-23 Season

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Washington Performing Arts has announced its 2022-23 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal and operatic performances. The Men and Women of the Gospel Choir, under conductor Theodore Thorpe III, will present “We’ve Come This Far By Faith: A 30th Anniversary Celebration.” Performance Date: Nov. 20, 2022 Tito Muñoz will conduct the Sphinx {…}

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Liv Redpath, Tamara Wilson, Eric Owens, Julia Bullock, Lucy Crowe Headline The Cleveland Orchestra’s 2022-23 Season

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(Credit: Julia Wesely) The Cleveland Orchestra has announced its 2022-23 season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on vocal and operatic performances. The season opens with Mahler’s Second Symphony conducted by Franz Welser-Möst. Lauren Snouffer and Marie-Nicole Lemieux will be the soloists. Performance Dates: Sept. 29 & 30, 2022 John Adams will conduct a performance of his {…}

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Nicole Cabell, Russell Braun & Camilla Tilling Lead Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s 2022-23 Season

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The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra announces its 2022-23 season featuring numerous artists. Nathalie Stutzmann conducts Beethiven’s Symphony No. 9 with Talise Trevigne, Jennifer Johnson Cano, Robin Tritschler, and Leon Košavić. Performance Dates: Oct. 6-9, 2022 Norman Mackenzie conducts the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in Christmas with ASO. Performance Dates: Dec. 15–18, 2022 Norman Mackenzie conducts the Atlanta {…}

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Q & A: Austin Opera’s Timothy Myers on What the Opera World Can Learn from Business in a COVID-19 Reality

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As the Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the Austin Opera, Timothy Myers has had one of the most difficult years of his life. Last year, 2020, left a mark on the operatic industry that forced many leaders to make difficult decisions and rethink the way the entire business of opera worked. As a result, Myers is taking the time {…}

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Austin Symphony Orchestra Unveils 2026-27 Board of Trustees

Hillary Clinton Made Surprise Appearance at Arcadia Symphony’s America 250 Celebration

Boston Symphony Announces New Horn Player

Philadelphia Orchestra Appoints Three Assistant Conductors

Renée Fleming, Justin Austin & Anthony Roth Costanzo Lead Celebrity Series of Boston’s 2023-24 Season

Renée Fleming, Denyce Graves, Aundi Marie Moore, Brandie Sutton, Justin Austin Headline Washington Performing Arts 2022-23 Season

Liv Redpath, Tamara Wilson, Eric Owens, Julia Bullock, Lucy Crowe Headline The Cleveland Orchestra’s 2022-23 Season

Nicole Cabell, Russell Braun & Camilla Tilling Lead Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s 2022-23 Season

Q & A: Austin Opera’s Timothy Myers on What the Opera World Can Learn from Business in a COVID-19 Reality