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Boulanger Initiative Hosts WoCo Fest 2023: Awaken Featuring Roomful of Teeth

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The Boulanger Initiative will host WoCo Fest 2023: Awaken on May 5 -6 in Washington D.C. The Grammy® award-winning ensemble Roomful of Teeth headline. The fifth annual event will feature the Stone Ridge Upper School Chorus and other multi-genre performances. Presentations include Dr. Leah Claiborne on Black American Women composers, a panel discussion on Boulanger Initiative’s new database, and yoga {…}

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Roomful of Teeth Announces Concert at Rice University

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Roomful of Teeth is set to present a free concert at Rice University’s Morrison Theater inside Brockman Hall for Opera on Feb. 24, 2023. The showcase kicks off at 7:30 p.m. The concert will feature Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti’s “On Stochastic Wave Behavior,” as well as Caroline Shaw’s “The Isle” and her Pulitzer Prize-winning composition “Partita for 8 Voices;” Shaw is {…}

News, Season Announcement

Erin Morley, Lawrence Brownlee, Konstantin Krimmel, Julia Bullock, & Freddie Ballentine Among Performers in 92NY’s Tisch 2025-26 Music Season

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92NY announces its 2025-26 Tisch Music Season. This article only features classical vocal performances “Gabriel Kahane & Friends” features works off of Kahane’s new album. Performance Date: October 31, 2025 The Curtis New Music Ensemble explores 20th- and 21st-century repertoire in “We the Artists.” Composers featured include Clarice Assad, Carlos Simon, and Joan Tower, among others. Performance Date: November 21, {…}

IndieOpera

Little Island Unveils 2025 Programming

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Little Island announces the details for its second annual season in The Glade. This article only features classical vocal performances. Sarah Gancher’s bluegrass take on Tchaikovsky’s opera, “Eugene Onegin” makes its New York City premiere. Casting will be announced at a later date. Performance Dates: July 30 & 31, 2025 Matt Aucoin’s new song cycle, “The Lights” set to the {…}

Business, News

New Music USA Announces 2024 Organization Fund Awardees

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New Music USA has named 85 awardees for the New Music Organization Fund’s 2024 grant cycle. This year, 702 applications were submitted. Grant seekers included music organizations, performance groups, dance organizations, festivals, presenters, and venues spanning 17 states. Applicants chose their preferred funding strand from one of the following categories: General Operating Support, Creation of New Work, or Live Music {…}

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Paulina Francisco, Shelén Hughes, Jacqueline Echols, Justin Austin, Amanda Forsythe Headline Caramoor 2024 Season

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Caramoor has announced its summer 2024 season. Here is a rundown of the classical vocal performances on offer. Kicking things off is a Pride Month celebration with tenor Jasmine Rice LaBeija, presented in collaboration with The LOFT LGBTQ+ Community Center. Performance Date: June 13, 2024 Roomful of Teeth will present works by Caroline Shaw, Angelica Negrón, Peter Shin, William Brittelle, and {…}

IndieOpera

Katelyn Morton, Kirsten Kunkle, Mark Billy to Headline World Premiere of Jerod Impichchaachaaha Tate‘s ‘Shell Shaker’

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The Mount Holyoke Symphony Orchestra is set to world premiere “Shell Shaker,” a new opera by Jerod Impichchaachaaha Tate on. Feb. 24, 2023 at Prat Hall in Massachusetts. The opera is based on the ancient legend of the Chickasaw people who received turtle shells as a traditional percussion instrument. The opera will be entirely in Chickasaw language and will star {…}

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Estelí Gomez to Headline A Far Cry’s ‘México Lindo y Querido’

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A Far Cry is set to present “México Lindo y Querido” on Nov. 18, 2022 at the New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall. The showcase will be headlined by soprano Estelí Gomez in a program featuring Julián Carrillo’s “En Secreto,” Silvestre Revueltas’ “Cuauhnáhuac,” and Gabriela Ortiz’s “La Calaca.”There will also be a suite of popular Mexican music arranged by Alex Fortes. {…}

Business, News

The Curtis Institute Names Four Composers to its Faculty

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The Curtis Institute has appointed four composers to its faculty. The composers include Nick DiBerardino, Amy Beth Kirsten, Jonathan Bailey Holland, and Steven Mackey. They will begin their respective tenures during the 2022-23 school year. The quartet will all work with Curtis students and current faculty member Richard Danielpour to develop the composition through lessons, seminars, and coachings. “I am {…}